RNDr.Vojtěch Bližňák
Born:16.7.1983 in Ostrava

Education:

2002-2005 - Studies at the Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology

2005-2007- Studies at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Department of Physical Geography; 2007 - diploma thesis: "The analysis of short-term rainfalls and their link to the orography of the Czech Republic".

2006/2007 - half-year study sojourn at Universite Louis Pasteur Strasbourg

since 2007 - Postgraduate studies at Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Department of Physical Geography; dissertation thesis: "The utilization of remote sensing data for the analysis of condition and progress of the rainfalls".

2009 - 3-month research sojourn at "Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques", Météo-France, Toulouse, France, founded by French government.

Professional experience:
since 2008 - Institute of Atmospheric Physics ASCR, Department of Meteorology

Professional interests:
Extreme convective rainfalls and their detection by distant measurements (meteorological radars, satellites)

Publications:

• Bližňák, V., Sokol, Z., 2011. The exploitation of Meteosat Second Generation data for convective storms over the Czech Republic. Atmos. res., DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.05.005.
• Bližňák, V., Sokol, Z.,2011. Využití dat z meteorologické geostacionární družice Meteosat Second Generation k odhadu srážek ze silných konvektivních bouří. Meteorologické zprávy, 64, 43-51.
• Mahfouf, J. F., Bližňák, V., 2011. Combined assimilation of screen-level observations and radar derived precipitation for soil moisture analysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 137, 709-722.
• Bek, S., Ježek, J. and Bližňák, V., 2010: Spatial relationships of heavy rains in the Czech Republic. Advances in Geosciences, 25, s. 85-90.
• Sokol, Z., Bližňák, V., 2009: Areal distribution and precipitation-altitude relationship of heavy short-term precipitation in the Czech Republic in the warm part of the year. Atmos. Res., 94, 652-662.
• Bližňák, V., Sokol, Z., 2009: Relationships between data measured by weather radars and Meteosat Second Generation for convective storms. 8th International Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas, St. Moritz, Switzerland, s. 32-36, ISBN 978-3-909386-27-7.
• Bližňák, V., Sokol, Z., 2008: Plošné rozložení krátkodobých srážek na území České republiky s využitím meteorologických radarů. Meteorologické zprávy, 176-184.

Special interests:
Sport (MTB, in-line, swimming, etc.), travelling, culture, etc.

Contact:
email: bliznak@ufa.cas.cz
telephone: 272016051