RNDr. Marek Kašpar Ph.D.
Born 22nd September 1973 in Louny, married, 2 children (* 2000, 2005)
Education:
1992-2001 Studies at Mathematical and Physical Faculty, Charles University in
Prague, branch Meteorology and Climatology.
1997 Defended diploma thesis: “Potential and moist symmetric instability in the
atmosphere”.
2001 RNDr. degree, PhD. degree, thesis: “Evolution of cloud and rain bands in
the atmosphere”.
Professional experience:
Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR, Department of Meteorology, since 1996.
Professional interests:
Synoptic-scale dynamic meteorology
relation between the extremity of thermodynamic characteristics of atmospheric circulation and heavy, widespread rainfalls events in Central Europe.
Mesoscale meteorology
atmospheric convection, the objective analysis of gust fronts.
Recent publications:
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Müller, M.,Kašpar, M., 2011: Association between anomalies of moisture flux and extreme runoff events in the south-eastern Alps. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 11, 915-920.
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Kašpar, M., Müller, M., 2010: Variants of synoptic-scale patterns inducing heavy rains in the Czech Republic. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 35, 477-483.
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Müller, M., Kašpar, M., 2010: Quantitative aspect in circulation type classifications - An example based on evaluation of moisture flux anomalies. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 35, 484-490.
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Kašpar, M., Müller, M., 2009: Cyclogenesis in the Mediterranean basin: a diagnosis using synoptic-dynamic anomalies. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 9, 957-965.
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Müller, M., Kašpar, M., Matschullat, J., 2009: Heavy rains and extreme rainfall-runoff events in Central Europe from 1951 to 2002. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 9, 441-450.
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Müller, M., Kašpar, M., Řezáčová, D. and Sokol, Z., 2009: Extremeness of meteorological variables as an indicator of extreme precipitation events. Atmos. Research 92, 308-317.
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Kašpar, M., Müller, M., Kakos, V., Řezáčová, D, Sokol, Z., 2009: Severe Storm in Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland on 12-13 July 1984: a statistic- and model-based analysis. Atmos. Research, 93, 99-110.
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Kašpar, M., Müller, M., 2008: Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events in the Czech Republic, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 8, 1359-1367.
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Kašpar, M., Müller, M., 2007: Diagnostic analyses of convective events - the effect of propagating gust fronts. Atmos. Research, 83, 140-151.
- Kašpar, M., Müller, M., 2007: Application of the model for the objective analysis of gust fronts. Meteorologické Zprávy, 60, 77-84. In Czech with English summary.
- Řezáčová, D., Novák, P., Kašpar, M., Setvák, M., 2007: Physics of clouds and precipitation. Academia Praha, 576 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-1505-1. In Czech with English summary.
- Müller, M., Kašpar, M., Řezáčová, D., Sokol, Z., 2006: The extremity of meteorological quantities before large scale rain floods in the Czech Republic - Large Scale Flood index. Meteorologické zprávy, 59, 65-75. In Czech with English summary.
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Řezáčová D.,Kašpar, M., Müller, M., Sokol, Z., Kakos, V., Hanslian, D., Pešice, P., 2005: A comparison of the flood precipitation episode in August 2002 with historic extreme precipitation events on the Czech territory. Atmos. Research, 77, 354-366.
- Kašpar, M., 2003: Objective frontal analysis techniques applied to the extreme/non-extreme precipitation events. Studia geoph. et geod., 47, 605-631.
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Kašpar, M., 2003: Analyses of gust fronts by means of limited area NWP model outputs. Atmos. Research, 67-68, 333-351.
- Kašpar, M., 2003: The comparison of extremeness of synoptic conditions during the floods in the Czech Republic in August 2002 and July 1997. Meteorologické zprávy, 56, 166-177. In Czech with English summary.
Grant projects:
Last update March 16, 2011
e-mail: kaspar@ufa.cas.cz