Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR

Department of Climatology

   Main research topics:

    Climate change research

    Statistical climatology

   Research projects:

• started in 2008:

    Probabilistic climate scenarios for the Czech Republic. Principal investigator M.Dubrovský; co-investigator L.Metelka, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute; funded by GA AS CR (2008-2011).

    Effect of climate variability and meteorological extremes on the production of selected crops between 1801 and 2007. Principal investigator M.Trnka, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno; co-investigators R.Brázdil, Masaryk University, Brno, M.Dubrovský, and M.Možný, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2008-2010).

    Regional and grid-box extreme value models in high-resolution climate model outputs. Principal investigator J.Kyselý, funded by GA AS CR (2008-2010).

    Extraterrestrial effects on atmospheric circulation in mid and high latitudes. Principal investigator R.Huth; co-investigators J.Bochníček, Institute of Geophysics, Prague, and M.Paluš, Institute of Computer Science, Prague; funded by GA AS CR (2008-2011).

    Impact-targeted validation of statistical and dynamical downscaling models. Principal investigator R.Huth; co-investigators J.Mikšovský, Charles University, Prague, and P.Štěpánek, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Brno; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2008-2010).

• started in 2007:

    Meteorological causes and human mortality impacts of extreme hot weather in summer: a comparative study. Bilateral project funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic and Korea Research Foundation; principal investigators J.Kyselý and J.Kim, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul (2007-2009).

    Growth rhythms, sclerochronology, Earth rotation, and weather in Devonian. Principal investigator A.Galle, Institute of Geology, Prague; co-investigators C.Ron, Institute of Astronomy, Prague, D.Novotná, and L.Strnad, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague; funded by GA AS CR (2007-2010).

    Effects of short-term and long-term variability of weather on mortality. Principal investigator J.Kyselý, co-investigator B.Kříž, National Institute of Public Health, Prague; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2007-2010).

• started in 2006:

    Central and Eastern Europe Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessment (CECILIA). Principal investigator T.Halenka, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 17 cooperating institutions, co-investigator R.Huth; specific targeted research project (STREP) funded by 6th Framework Programme of the EU (2006-2009).

    Extreme value models with time dependent parameters and their application in climate change studies. Principal investigator J.Kyselý, co-investigator J.Picek, Technical University, Liberec; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2006-2008).

    Frequency analysis of precipitation extremes by the region-of-influence approach and non-stationary extreme value distributions. Principal investigator J.Kyselý, co-investigators L.Gaál, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, and J.Picek, Technical University, Liberec; funded by GA AS CR (2006-2008).

    Climate change impacts on the crop growth and development of selected crops. Principal investigator Z.Žalud, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno; co-investigators M.Dubrovský and M.Možný, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague; funded by the National Agency for Agricultural Research (2006-2009).

• started in 2005:

    COST 733 - Harmonization and Applications of Weather Types Classifications for European Regions. Chair O.E.Tveito, Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway; 19 participating countries, co-investigator R.Huth; Czech participation funded by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (2005-2010).

    Are persistence and time-scales of atmospheric circulation in European mid-latitudes changing? Principal investigator R.Huth; funded by GA AS CR (2005-2008).

    Atmospheric teleconnections over the Euro-atlantic sector. Principal investigator R.Huth, co-investigators L.Metelka, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, and T.Halenka, Charles University, Prague; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2005-2007).

    Calibration of weather generator for sites without or with incomplete meteorological observations. Principal investigator M.Dubrovský; co-investigators M.Trnka, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, L.Metelka, Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, regional branch, Hradec Králové, and M.Růžička, Institute of Hydrodynamics, Prague; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2005-2007).

    Impact of climate change on potential incidence of selected pathogens and pests. Principal investigator Z.Žalud, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno; co-investigator M.Dubrovský; funded by Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (2005-2007).

• started in 2004:

    ENSEMBLE-based predictions of climate change and its impacts (ENSEMBLES). Principal investigator D.Griggs, Meteorological Office, Exeter, UK; 70 cooperating institutions, co-investigator R.Huth; integrated project funded by 6th Framework Programme of the EU (2004-2009).

    Solar and geomagnetic effects on the Northern Hemisphere tropospheric circulation. Principal investigator R.Huth; co-investigators J.Bochníček, Geophysical Institute AS CR, and M.Paluš, Institute of Computer Science AS CR; funded by GA AS CR (2004-2007).

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  Other interesting links:

  Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR (home page)
  Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
  Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
  Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University