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Summary Report on 1999 Activities
This particularly successful and dynamic Programme is supported by Member Organizations from the following nations:- Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, though in addition many central and eastern European nations, including Russia and the Ukraine, contribute to the science projects. The programme has now a three year extension. The ESF co-ordination budget for this year is 1 603 kFF (approximately 240 kEuro), and EUROPROBE attracted approximately twenty times these funds in research projects during 1999. Three EC TMR networks and several INTAS projects provide a significant part of this funding, which otherwise mainly comes from national sources.
EUROPROBE provides not only an important framework for European collaboration, into which its 10 current projects and their sub-projects can fit, but also functions as a vehicle for extending the framework for major international collaboration; for example, American and Canadian participation in the recent POLONAISE and DOBRE projects and planned Celebration 2000 and RISK 2000 seismic projects, targeting central Europe.
Amongst the many research activities during 1999, further field work was carried out in extending previous reflection seismic lines in the middle Urals and in isotopic age and provenance studies (URALIDES). Palaeomagnetic work provides evidence of sub-plate rotation within the Pannonian Basin (PANCARDI); an atlas of reflection profiles in Slovenia and the Czech Republic is in press. The TESZ project is analyzing a set of maps of the gravity and magnetic fields across Europe. The first results of the POLONAISE deep seismic 3D experiment were presented, as well as the results of the TOR teleseismic tomographic investigation, both major multinational endeavours. SVEKALAPKO concentrated on the geology and improved geochronology of the high pressure metamorphic collision zone in the Kola suture and the associated accretionary zone. During the summer of 1998, the BEAR magnetotelluric investigations deployed the largest ever array, covering northern Scandinavia and most of Finland. The GEORIFT project in the Ukraine consolidated its earlier field work and planned a major programme for 1999, in particular the DOBRE DSS profiling. EUROBRIDGE completed its 1500 km seismic profiling at the end of 1997 with an extension from Belarus to Ukraine; integration with the geology, palaeomagnetism and geochronology continues. Connections with POLONAISE seismic lines will also cross the EUROBRIDGE line. In SW Iberia geological studies continue to prepare for a reflection seismic profile, planned to investigate the transpressive Variscan structures. The major ore deposits here will also be of interest to the ESF Programme GEODE and promote collaboration with EUROPROBE. The TIMPEBAR Project is investigating the northward extension of the Ural mountains into Novaya Zemlya and the Taimyr peninsula, where a Russian aeromagnetic survey indicates important linkages. A major expedition visited Taimyr (78oN) during 1998 and another is planned for 1999. In the CAUCASUS project palaeostress and seismic studies were undertaken west of the Caspian Sea.
A large number of publications ensue from EUROPROBE activities, some of which have formed special issues of scientific journals, together with a number of maps and databases.
The strategy to be adopted for the extension of EUROPROBE has been detailed in the programme’s science plans; at the same time there is a view to developing EUROPROBE beyond 2001. It is felt that the EUROPROBE infrastructure for international collaboration and its momentum is so strong and valuable that continuity in the next decade is desirable, but with new ambitions and if necessary other sponsors.
Summary Report on 1998 Activities
This very successful and dynamic Programme is supported by Member Organisations from the following nations:- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, though in addition many central and eastern European nations, including Russia and the Ukraine, contribute to the science projects. The programme is now reaching the end of its original seven year period. The ESF co-ordination budget for this year is 1 424 000 FF (approximately 23Kecu), and EUROPROBE attracted approximately 4.5 Mecu for research during 1998. Three EC TMR networks and several INTAS projects provide a significant part of this funding, which otherwise mainly comes from national sources.
EUROPROBE provides an important framework for collaboration into which not only its 10 current projects and their sub-projects can fit, but also extending the framework for major international collaboration, for example the American and Canadian participation in the recent POLONAISE and planned Celebration 2000 seismic project, targeting central Europe.
Amongst the many research activities during 1998 further field work was carried out in extending previous seismic lines in the Urals and in making vertical seismic profiles (URALIDES). Palaeomagnetic work provides evidence of sub-plate rotation within the Pannonian Basin (PANCARDI) and an atlas of reflection profiles in Slovenia and the Czech Republic. The TESZ project is analysing a set of maps of the gravity and magnetic fields across Europe. The first results of the POLONAISE I seismic line were presented during 1998, as well as the results of the TOR seismic experiment, both main multinational endeavours. SVEKALAPKO concentrated on the geology and better geochronology of the high pressure metamorphic collision zone in the Kola suture and the associated accretionary zone. During summer 1998, the Baltic Electron Array Research (BEAR) was the largest ever array deployed, covering central and northern Scandinavia. The GEORIFT project in the Ukraine consolidated its earlier field work and planned a major programme for 1999. EUROBRIDGE completed its 1500 km seismic profiling at the end of 1997 with an extension from Belarus to Ukraine, while integration with the geology, palaeomagnetism and geochronology continues. Connections with POLONAISE II seismic lines will also cross the EUROBRIDGE line. In SW Iberia further seismic lines are planned to investigate the transpressive Variscan structures. The major ore deposits here will also be of interest to the ESF Programme GEODE and promote collaboration with EUROPROBE. The TIMPEBAR Project is looking into the northward extension of the Ural mountains into Novaya Zemlya and the Taimyr peninsula, where a Russian aeromagnetic survey indicates important linkages. A major expedition visited Taimyr during 1998. In the CAUCASUS project palaeostress and seismic studies were undertaken west of the Caspian Sea.
A large number of publications ensued from EUROPROBE activities, some of which have formed special issues of scientific journals, together with a number of maps and databases.
The strategy to be adopted for the extension of EUROPROBE has been detailed in the programme’s science plans and at the same time there is a view to developing EUROPROBE beyond 2001. It is felt that the EUROPROBE infrastructure for international collaboration and its momentum is too strong and valuable to cease operation; thus other possible sponsors beyond ESF are already being explored.
