Geonomy of the soil cover conference 2013

Pedosphere – the peculiar phase boundary of the planet Earth. Two-day conference of the Subcommittee on Geonomy and Planetology of the Committee on Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Petrology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Section X).

Proceedings of the conference: Egyetemi Meteorológiai Füzetek 28 – A talajtakaró geonómiája. A pedoszféra mint a Föld sajátos fázishatára [Geonomy of the soil cover. The pedosphere as the Earth’s peculiar phase boundary] (Kubovics Imre, Póka Teréz, Weidinger Tamás, eds., ELTE Department of Meteorology, Budapest, 2017). The programme is also printed on pages 8–11 of the volume; the articles are linked from the programme to the matching page of the PDF. The volume is in Hungarian. Invitation and programme of the conference: PDF. Full text: PDF, about 28 MB.

Date
26 and 27 September 2013
Venue
MTA Research House, MTA CsFK Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Large Lecture Hall, Budaörsi út 45, 1112 Budapest
Chair
Dr. Imre Kubovics, professor emeritus, Chair of the Subcommittee, ELTE Faculty of Science, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Petrology and Geochemistry

26 September 2013, morning (10:00–13:00)

  1. Chairman’s welcome: the pedosphere – in interaction with the Earth’s spheres

    Kubovics Imre, professor emeritus, Chair of the Subcommittee
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Petrology and Geochemistry

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Elnöki köszöntő: a pedoszféra – kölcsönhatásban a Föld szféráival, p. 5 · PDF

  2. The classical foundations of geonomy on the interaction of the Earth’s spheres and the decisive role of the pedosphere

    Póka Teréz, retired senior research fellow
    MTA Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CsFK), Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A geonómia klasszikus alapvetése a földi szférák kölcsönhatásáról és a pedoszféra meghatározó szerepéről, p. 12 · PDF

  3. Characterisation of the recent pedosphere

  4. Recent soil types of the Earth in different climatic zones

    Szalai Zoltán, associate professor and head of department
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Environmental and Landscape Geography

  5. Modern mineralogical and geochemical investigation of soils

    Nemecz Ernő, professor emeritus, member of the Academy
    Hartyányi Zsuzsa, associate professor
    University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Talajok korszerű ásványtani és geokémiai vizsgálata, p. 71 · PDF

  6. Invited contributions, Hungarian research results

  7. Clay minerals in Hungarian erubase (erubáz) soils

    Madarász Balázs, assistant professor
    Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Department of Soil Science and Water Management

    Németh Tibor, senior research fellow
    MTA CSFK Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Geochemical Research Laboratory

  8. Typical clay-mineral transformations in the characteristic soil associations of the Cserhát

    Németh Tibor, senior research fellow
    Sipos Péter, senior research fellow
    Balázs Réka Brigitta, research assistant
    MTA CSFK Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Geochemical Research Laboratory

  9. Clay minerals in hydromorphic soils

    Balázs Réka Brigitta, research assistant
    Németh Tibor, senior research fellow
    MTA CSFK Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Geochemical Research Laboratory

  10. Clay minerals in alkali (sodic) soils

    Szendrei Géza, retired deputy director of the collection
    Hungarian Natural History Museum, Mineral and Rock Collection

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Agyagásványok szikes talajokban, p. 85 · PDF

  11. Interaction of the biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere with the pedosphere

  12. The role of living organisms in soil formation

    Kátai János, professor
    University of Debrecen, Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, Institute of Agrochemistry and Soil Science

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Az élővilág szerepe a talajképződésben, p. 61 · PDF

  13. The role of water in the material and energy flow processes of soil (formation, transformation, degradation)

    Várallyay György, research professor emeritus, member of the Academy
    MTA Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A víz szerepe a talaj anyag- és energiaforgalmi folyamataiban (képződés, átalakulás, degradáció), p. 21 · PDF

  14. The effect of soil on the atmosphere: a review of Hungarian numerical studies

    Ács Ferenc, associate professor
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Meteorology

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A talaj hatása a légkörre: a hazai numerikus vizsgálatok áttekintése, p. 230 · PDF

  15. Lunch break (13:00–14:00)

26 September 2013, afternoon (14:00–17:00)

  1. The pedosphere in the Earth’s past

  2. Geohistorical interaction of climate and environmental change, palaeosol research in Hungary

    Kordos László, professor
    University of West Hungary (NYME), Savaria University Centre, Department of Geology

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Elmélkedés a pedoszféráról, p. 257 · PDF

  3. On the contradictory character of palaeosols appearing in shallow-marine carbonate sequences

    Mindszenty Andrea, professor
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of General and Applied Geology

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A sekélytengeri karbonátos rétegsorokban megjelenő paleotalajok ellentmondásos karakteréről, p. 134 · PDF

  4. Regularities of soil development in the Ice Age sediments of Hungary

    Marsi István, senior research fellow
    Hungarian Geological and Geophysical Institute, Geological Research Department

  5. Relationship between the mineral composition and the formation conditions of Plio-Pleistocene red clays

    Viczián István, research fellow
    MTA CSFK Geographical Institute

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Összefüggés a plio-pleisztocén vörösagyagok ásványos összetétele és képződési körülményei között a DK-Dunántúlon, p. 107 · PDF

  6. Discussion

27 September 2013, morning (10:00–12:00)

  1. Planetary pedospheres and the possibility of detecting their existence

  2. Conditions and process of the formation of the primary soil cover on the Earth

    Illés Erzsébet, retired researcher
    MTA CSFK Konkoly Thege Miklós Astronomical Institute

    Füleky György, professor
    Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Department of Soil Science and Agrochemistry

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Az elsődleges talajtakaró kialakulásának feltételei és folyamata a Földön, p. 170 · PDF

  3. What is available for the formation of a soil cover on the solid-crusted planetary bodies of the Solar System?

    Bérczi Szaniszló, retired associate professor
    ELTE Institute of Physics, Department of Materials Physics

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Az anyagszerveződési szintek a planetáris pedoszférák áttekintéséhez, p. 184 · PDF

  4. Possibilities of detecting extraterrestrial palaeo-pedospheres on the basis of terrestrial experience. The effect of extreme changes of the terrestrial atmosphere on the state of soils

    Polgári Márta, scientific advisor
    MTA CSFK Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Geochemical Research Laboratory

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Extraterresztrikus paleo-pedoszférák kimutatásának a lehetőségei földi tapasztalatok alapján, p. 192 · PDF

  5. Astronomical connections of climate changes

    Petrovay Kristóf, professor and head of department
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Astronomy

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A klímaváltozások csillagászati összefüggései, p. 205 · PDF

  6. Short-term climate changes and their prediction

    Bartholy Judit, professor and head of department
    ELTE Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Meteorology

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Rövidtávú klímaváltozások és előrejelzésük, p. 217 · PDF

  7. Lunch break (12:00–13:00)

27 September 2013, afternoon (13:00–16:00)

  1. Transformation of soils, climate changes under the effect of human activity

  2. The expected transformation of various soils in response to climate change and human impacts

    Bidló András, associate professor
    University of West Hungary (NYME), Faculty of Forestry, Institute of Environmental and Earth Sciences, Department of Site Science

  3. Transformation of the clay minerals of soils under the effect of fertilisation and vegetation, and its detection by measuring the formal K-Ar age of the clay minerals

    Balogh Kadosa, retired senior research fellow
    MTA Institute for Nuclear Research (ATOMKI), Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences

    Kádár Imre, research professor emeritus
    MTA Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Nutrition

  4. Soil-science causes and consequences of extreme water-balance situations (flood, inland excess water, drought)

    Várallyay György, research professor emeritus, member of the Academy
    MTA Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

    In the volume (in Hungarian): A szélsőséges vízháztartási helyzetek (árvíz, belvíz – aszály) talajtani okai és következményei, p. 41 · PDF

  5. Crop production, land use and climate change

    Jolánkai Márton, professor
    Szent István University, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Crop Production, Department of Crop Science

    In the volume (in Hungarian): Növénytermesztés, földhasználat és klímaváltozás, p. 249 · PDF

  6. Discussion

  7. Scientific summary, closing remarks

    Kubovics Imre, professor emeritus, Chair of the Subcommittee
    ELTE Department of Petrology and Geochemistry

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