A short introduction to the geology, structural evolution, geophysical fields and geokinematics of the area studies by the CERGOP 2 countries and workpackage subgroups

Looking at the geologic map (Fig.l) and the geotectonic division (inside scheme of Fig.l) of Europe we can see, that the area investigated by the 7 groups for regional investigation (WP 10.1 to WP 10.7) of the CERGOP - 2 work package WP 10 "Geodynamics of Central Europe" (see tab. 1 for subjects and chairs) belong almost exclusively to the Alpine Europe, called also Neo-Europe. More exactly it belong: to the Eastern Alps-Carpathian-Balkan of the northern and the Dinaric Alps of the southern branches, of the European sector of the Alpine-Himalayan erogenic belt, with the Pannonian Basin in between. The forefield of the Eastern Alps-Carpathian-Balkan Alpine fold-and-thrust belt is very heterogenous and comprise tectonic units of Hercynian (e.g. Bohemian Massif of Czech Republic including the marginal Sudetic structures of Poland), Caledonian (e.g. within the Transeuropean Suture Zone - TESZ - of Poland), and Precambrian (Podole-Moldavian sectors of the East-European Platform of the Ukraine and Romania). These were described in great details in a series of monographs published in Reports on Geodesy by the Chief Editor J. Sledzinski as results of the CERGOP-1 Study Group CSG 8 "Geotectonic analysis of the region of Central Europe".