Jaroslav Svoboda, RNDr., CSc.
Born in Budyne n.O., Czech Republic

Education:

1962-1967 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University in Prague (major in meteorology and climatology),

1980 Defense of candidates thesis at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University

Employment:

Since 1968 employed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of ASCR.

In 1975 six-month sojourn at the Siberian Department of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

Professional interests:
Physical design of mathematical models of the atmospheric boundary layer over a complex terrain. Development of numerical codes of the boundary layer models. Comparison model outputs with measurements. Large eddy simulations.

Recent publications

• Svoboda J., 2005: Comparison of the vertical profiles of the wind speed measured on tower with Doppler sodar profiles (in Czech), Větrná energie, No.1, 3-5
• Hošek Jiří, Jež Jaroslav, Svoboda Jaroslav, Štekl Josef (2004): Comparison of the mean wind speed fields computed by three models over the area of the Czech republic, DEWI Magazin, 24.
• Svoboda,J., Čermák,J., 2002: Vertical profiles of wind speed over a mountain ridge, Meteorol. Zeitschrift, 11, No.5, 361-366.
• Svoboda,J., Čermák,J., 2001: Wind speed vertical profile measurement in mountainous terrain by Doppler Sodar, Proceedings of the Wind Energy Conference, Godollo, Hungarian Wind Energy Scientific Association, 93-100.
• Svoboda,J., Čermák,J., 2001: Influence of the atmospheric turbulence on the power output of wind turbines (in Czech), Větrná energie ,8, No.15, 2-3.
• Svoboda,J., 2000: Measurements of the wind velocity by Doppler sodar (in Czech), Větrná energie, 7, No.12, 6-7.
• Štekl,J., Svoboda,J., 1999: The Significance of High Meteorological Masts (in Czech). Větrná energie, 6, No.2, p.8-10.
• Svoboda,J., 1997: Calculation of passive pollutant concentration in the atmosphere over a complex terrain (in Czech). Meteorologické zprávy, 50, p. 69-76.
• Svoboda J.,1996: Wind field around the Milešovka Hill , . In: Climate Variability and Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation, ed. I. Nemešová, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Prague 1996, p 359-362
• Svoboda,J., 1996: Average wind speed calculation at mountain regions by means of simulated air flow fields (in Czech). Meteorologické zprávy, 49, p. 77-80.
• Svoboda J., Štekl J.,1994: Mesoscale modelling of a flow modification caused by orography, Meteorol. Zeitschrift, N.F.3,233-241.
• Svoboda J., Sedlak P., 1992: Flow over a hill medelled on personal computers (czech), 178-182, Proc. "Computer technology in meteorology, Czechoslov.Met.Soc.
• Svoboda J., Stejskal M.,1992: Mathematical modelling as a tool for the selection of the place of the wind power station (czech), 183-185, Proc. "Computer technology in meteorology, Czechoslov.Met.Soc.
• Svoboda J., 1990: Numerical modeling of the atmospheric boundary layer over a hilly landscape. Studia geoph. et geod.,34,167-184.