Radek Klanica

Radek Klanica has been working at the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences since 2014, focusing mainly on geoelectric methods – electrical resistivity tomography and the magnetotelluric method. He completed both his master’s (2013–2015) and doctoral (2015–2019) studies within the Applied Geology program at the Faculty of Science, Charles University.

He uses electrical resistivity tomography primarily to address archaeological questions related to settlement defensive features, such as ramparts or ditches. He also works on combining field geophysics, magnetic susceptibility, and geochemistry for archaeological and environmental purposes. In addition, he collaborates on applying electrical resistivity tomography to geological questions related to faults or volcanic structures. He combines the magnetotelluric method with shallow geophysical techniques for exploring the upper crust and also focuses on advanced processing of magnetotelluric data and 3D modeling.

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Selected publications

• Beránek, R., Mrlina, J., Klanica, R., Vošvrdová E. (2025) Complex Geophysical Survey of Historical Shallow Tin Mines in Abertamy-Hřebečná, UNESCO Site in Ore Mountains, Czechia. Geoheritage 17, 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-025-01163-9

• Klanica, R., Štefan, I., Hasil, J., Beránek, R. (2024) Characterization of Stronghold Fortifications by 2D/3D/4D Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Major Push Towards Quantitative Interpretation. Pure and Applied Geophysics 181, 919-933. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-024-03427-x

• Hrubcová, P., Fischer, T., Rapprich, V., Valenta, J., Tábořík, P., Mrlina, J., Dahm, T., Vylita, T., Beránek, R., Klanica, R., Turjaková, V. (2023) Two Small Volcanoes, One Inside the Other: Geophysical and Drilling Investigation of Bazina Maar in Western Eger Rift. Earth and Space Science 10, e2023EA003009. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EA003009

• Grison, H., Klanica, R., Stejskalová, Š., Šteffl, J. (2022) Geoelectric, magnetic susceptibility, and geochemical survey as a tool to clarify the origin of Bronze Age water reservoirs at the Štěpánov hillfort, Czechia. Catena 213, 106192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106192

• Klanica, R., Kadlec, J., Tábořík, P., Mrlina, J., Valenta, J., Kováčiková, S., Hill, G.J. (2020) Hypogenic versus epigenic origin of deep underwater caves illustrated by the Hranice Abyss (Czech Republic) – the world’s deepest freshwater cave. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125, e2020JF005663. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JF005663