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Ondřej Čadek

Ondřej Čadek

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Earth Science

D-Index
32
Citations
3030
World Ranking
8791
National Ranking
18

Overview

Ondřej Čadek is affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic and is engaged primarily in research intersecting physics, astronomy, and earth and planetary sciences. Their scholarly contributions focus extensively on astro and planetary science, covering a broad range of topics including geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, planetary science and exploration, methane hydrates, geology, paleoclimatology, spacecraft technologies, and geological studies.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields such as astronomy and astrophysics, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, atmospheric science, and aerospace engineering. These diverse interests reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding planetary bodies and their environments.

Čadek has contributed to several notable scientific publications. Key recent papers include:

  • A numerical model of convective heat transfer in Titan's subsurface ocean (2022, Icarus)
  • The density structure of Titan's outer ice shell (2021, Icarus)
  • The influence of heterogeneous seafloor heat flux on the cooling patterns of Ganymede's and Titan's subsurface oceans (2022, Icarus)
  • Seafloor hydrothermal control over ocean dynamics in Enceladus (2025, Nature Astronomy)
  • Topographic response to ocean heat flux anomaly on the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn (2022, Icarus)

The publishing venues frequently hosting Čadek's research are:

  • Icarus
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Astronomy
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Frequent collaborators include Burak Aygün, Jakub Kvorka, G. Choblet, G. Tobie, and Klára Kalousová. The recurring coauthorships suggest sustained collaborations that contribute to the continuity and depth of research outputs.

Ondřej Čadek's publication record shows a consistent engagement with advanced models and analyses of icy moons and subsurface oceans, mainly in the context of Saturn and Jupiter's planetary systems. Their work often examines thermal and geological processes such as convective heat transfer, ice shell density structures, heat flux variability, and hydrothermal controls, highlighting interconnected physical phenomena within planetary bodies.

Best Publications

  • Powering prolonged hydrothermal activity inside Enceladus

    Gaël Choblet;Gabriel Tobie;Christophe Sotin;Marie Běhounková

  • Enceladus's internal ocean and ice shell constrained from Cassini gravity, shape, and libration data

    Ondřej Čadek;Gabriel Tobie;Tim Van Hoolst;Tim Van Hoolst;Marion Massé

  • Solid tidal friction above a liquid water reservoir as the origin of the south pole hotspot on Enceladus

    G. Tobie;G. Tobie;O. Čadek;C. Sotin;C. Sotin;C. Sotin

  • Effect of lateral viscosity variations in the top 300 km on the geoid and dynamic topography

    O. Čadek;L. Fleitout

  • Inferences of viscosity from the oceanic geoid: indication of a low viscosity zone below the 660-km discontinuity

    M. Kido;O. Cadek

  • Tidally-induced melting events as the origin of south-pole activity on Enceladus

    Marie Běhounková;Gabriel Tobie;Gabriel Tobie;Gaël Choblet;Gaël Choblet;Ondřej Čadek

  • Long-term stability of Enceladus’ uneven ice shell

    Ondřej Čadek;Ondřej Souček;Marie Běhounková;Gaël Choblet

  • Geophysical inferences of thermal‐chemical structures in the lower mantle

    David A Yuen;O. Cadek;A. Chopelas;C. Matyska

  • Spherical harmonic expansion of the Earth's crustal thickness up to degree and order 30

    O. Čadek;Z. Martinec

  • Coupling mantle convection and tidal dissipation: Applications to Enceladus and Earth‐like planets

    Marie Běhounková;Gabriel Tobie;Gaël Choblet;Ondřej Čadek

  • Mantle viscosity derived by genetic algorithm using oceanic geoid and seismic tomography for whole-mantle versus blocked-flow situations

    Motoyuki Kido;David A Yuen;Ondřej Čadek;Tomoeki Nakakuki

  • Modeling the dynamic component of the geoid and topography of Venus

    M. Pauer;Kevin Fleming;O. Cadek

  • Effect of lateral viscosity variations in the core-mantle boundary region on predictions of the long-wavelength geoid

    O. Čadek;L. Fleitout

  • A global geoid model with imposed plate velocities and partial layering

    Ondřej Čadek;Luce Fleitout

  • Toroidal/poloidal energy partitioning and global lithospheric rotation during Cenozoic time

    Ondřej Čadek;Yanick Ricard

  • Lower mantle thermal structure deduced from seismic tomography, mineral physics and numerical modelling

    O. Cadek;D. A. Yuen;V. Steinbach;A. Chopelas

  • Scoria cones on Mars: Detailed investigation of morphometry based on high-resolution digital elevation models

    Petr Brož;Ondřej Čadek;Ernst Hauber;Angelo Pio Rossi

  • Ice melting and downward transport of meltwater by two-phase flow in Europa's ice shell

    Klára Kalousová;Klára Kalousová;Ondřej Souček;Ondřej Souček;Gabriel Tobie;Gaël Choblet

  • Bright carbonate surfaces on Ceres as remnants of salt-rich water fountains

    Ottavian Ruesch;Ottavian Ruesch;Lynnae Quick;Margaret Evelyn Landis;M.M. Sori

  • Timing of water plume eruptions on Enceladus explained by interior viscosity structure

    Marie Běhounková;Gabriel Tobie;Ondřej Čadek;Gaël Choblet

  • Tidally Induced Thermal Runaways on Extrasolar Earths: Impact on Habitability

    Marie Běhounková;Gabriel Tobie;Gaël Choblet;Ondřej Čadek

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Yuen
David A. Yuen Columbia University
Christophe Sotin
Christophe Sotin Jet Propulsion Lab
Ernst Hauber
Ernst Hauber German Aerospace Center
Nicola Tosi
Nicola Tosi German Aerospace Center
Luce Fleitout
Luce Fleitout École Normale Supérieure
Ondrej Lexa
Ondrej Lexa Charles University
Karel Schulmann
Karel Schulmann University of Strasbourg
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne University of Arizona
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Williams
David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz

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