Kateřina Potužníková, Ph.D.
Born: 23 November 1973 in Prague, Czech Republic
Status: married,
maiden name: Neumanová, daughter: Adík,
30 June 2005, son: Čenda :)
Education and academic qualification:
1998 - Mgr. (=M.Sc.) degree; Charles University of Prague; Faculty of
mathematics and physics; Department of Meteorology and environment protection;
Diploma thesis: “Numerical prediction of atmospheric boundary layer daily cycle”
2004 – Ph.D. degree; Charles University of Prague; Doctoral thesis: “Modelling
of ABL daily cycle and its interaction with fog and low level clouds development”.
Employment:
Since 1998 Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR (IAP ASCR), Department of
Meteorology
International activities:
2003 participation in: “LAPBIAT“ (Lapland Atmosphere Biosphere Facility) project
and project “CzechCarbo” supported by the Ministry of the Environment of the
Czech Republic.
Field of interest:
Atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) physics.
Parameterization of ABL and land surface processes (especially fog and low-level
stratus) in numerical models.
Simulation of the soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer of mass and energy.
Study of turbulence in plant canopies (turbulence spectra, coherent structures)
- application of wavelet analysis.
Postdoctoral project:
GACR 205/05/P564,
subtask2005 (in czech)
Selected publications:
- Sedlák P., Aubinet M., Heinesch B., Janouš D., Pavelka M., Potužníková K., Yernaux M., 2010: Night-time airflow in a forest canopy near a mountain crest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 150, 736-744.
- Potužníková K., Sedlák P., Šauli P., 2008: Studium charakteru a efektivity nízkofrekvenčních oscilací
v přízemní vrstvě atmosféry nad zalesněným horským hřebenem metodou waveletové transformace. Meteorologické
Zprávy, 61, 169-175.
- Potužníková K., Sedlák P., Šauli P., 2008:
Wavelet-based methodology of
detection and characterisation of low-frequent oscillations in the turbulence
data collected at the Bílý Kříž study site.
- Sedlak P., Aubinet M., Heinesch B., Janous D., Potuznikova K., Yernaux
M., Zverinova Z.: Night-time CO2 budget influenced by katabatic flow in forest
canopy near a mountain crest. In: Abstract proceedings of the “EGU General
Assembly”, Vienna, Austria, April 2005.
- Potuznikova K. and Sedlak P.: Turbulent structures at the atmosphere-forest
interface at mountainous site Bily Kriz. In: Abstract proceedings of the “EGU
General Assembly”, Vienna, Austria, April 2005.
- Potuznikova K., Sedlak P., Fisak J., Turunen T.: Model and experimental
study of radiation fog in two different environments. In: Abstract proceedings
of the “EGU - 1st General Assembly”, Nice, France, 25-30, April 2004.
- Potužníková, K., Sedlák, P., 2004: Role of vegetation in formation of
radiation fog: A numerical study. Ekológia (Bratislava), 23, Suppl. 2.
- Potužníková K., Sedlák P.: Numerical study of radiation fog. Part II:
Tests of model sensitivity. (in Czech). Met. zpr., 56, 143-149, 2003.
- Potužníková K., Sedlák P.: Numerical study of the influence of different
vegetation cover on the ABL daily cycle and on the evolution of radiation fog.
In: “EGS-AGU-EGU Joint Assembly“, Nice, France, 6-11 April, 2003, conference
proceedings on CD ROM. Potužníková K., Sedlák P, 2003: Numerical study of
radiation fog. Part I: Description of characteristic development stages of
radiation fog (in Czech). Met. zpr., 56, 33-39.
- Potužníková, K., Sedlák, P., 2004: Role of vegetation in formation of
radiation fog: A numerical study, Ekológia (Bratislava), 23, Suppl. 2.
- Sedlák P., Neumanová K.: Potential for convective instability in the
simulated cloud-free atmospheric boundary layer under different moisture
conditions. In: Abstract proceedings of the “Climate conference 2001“, Utrecht,
The Netherlands, 20-24 August 2001, 46-47.
- Neumanová K., Sedlák P., 1999: Effect of soil moisture on the development of
modelled boundary layer structure (in Czech). Met. zpr., 52, 65 72.
Contact: e-mail: kaca@ufa.cas.cz
Hobbies and social activities:
Landscape painting
Sport: tennis (TC Modřany, Prague
division), cross-country skiing (MFF
Prague, 2. student league), swimming,
cycling, badminton