Microscopic anatomy of tree rings as a source of chronological information for optimizing the determination of landslide hazard

 

Grant No.:

22-12522S, Standard projects

Grant Agency:

Czech Science Foundation (GAČR)

Resolved in:

2022 - 2024

Principal investigator:

Dr. Karel Šilhán
University of Ostrava, Faculty of Science

Co-investigators:

Dr. Jan Klimes
Institute of Rock Structure and Mechanics of the CAS

Dr. Pavel Raska
UJEP - Department of Geography
Team members for IRSM:
Jan Balek, Jan Blahůt, Filip Hartvich, Petr Tábořík

Description:

The aim of the project is to develop an approach for dating landslide movements from microscopic analysis of annual ring anatomy, calibrate the approach on monitored landslides, add a new approach to supplement the chronology of landslides from historical records and implement it in landslide risk determination methods.