RNDr. Jan Laštovička, DrSc.
Department: | Department of Ionosphere and Aeronomy |
Position: | Head of the Department |
Position: | Senior Research Scientist |
E-mail: | |
Phone: | +420 267 103 055 |
Room: | G316 |
Education:
Graduated in geophysics (1996) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague. CSc (= PhD) 1973, RNDr. 1974, DrSc (= Research Professor or DSc) 1987, all in geophysics.
Professional interest:
Scientific activity: Physics and aeronomy of the ionosphere, long-term trends in the ionosphere-atmosphere system, solar-terrestrial relations, impact of space weather and atmospheric waves on the ionosphere, ozone and middle atmospheric dynamics. Author/co-author of more than 320 scientific publications and about 450 scientific talks. H = 29.
International activities: IAGA: vice president 199-2003, now co-chairman WG II.F “Long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere”. COSPAR: member of COSPAR Council, chairman of National Committee. SCOSTEP: member of National Committee, in the past chaired several trend-related working groups. European Geosciences Union (EGU): he was secretary for the ionosphere and thermosphere. Membe rof AGU and AOGS. Organizer/co-organizer more than 30 international meetings. He was member of European Research Council panel for projects of young scientists. He participated in many international projects.
Editorial activities: Co-editor of Advances in Space Research (2010-2013 editor-in-chief). Guest-editor of more than 15 issues of various international journals, editor of section Geophysics and geochemistry of the UNESCO Encyclopedia EOLSS.
Awards: Hlavka medal for lifetime scientific activities. Member of the European Academy of Sciences. Cited in various Who’s Who: International Biographic Centre, Cambridge, UK; American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA; Marquis, New York, USA; Madison, USA, Kdo je Kdo, Prague, Czechia.
Other info:
Hobbies: hiking, skiing, history, breakfast.
Family: wife Marcela (RNDr., CSc), son Radek (ing., PhD), granddoughters Dita and Andrea
Projects:
- GA21-03295S , Long-term trends of anthropogenic and natural origin in the stratosphere and upper atmosphere., 2021-2023, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- ESA 4000126709/18/NL/IA , VERA: VERtical coupling in Earth´s atmosphere at mid and high latitudes, 2019-2020, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- GA ČR GA18-01625S , The influence of greenhouse gases and another drivers on long-term trends in the stratosphere-mezosphere-termosphere-ionosphere systém, 2018-2021, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- GA ČR GA15-03909S , Scenario of long-term trends in the stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system, 2015–2017, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Križan P., Kozubek M.
- HORIZON 2020, projekt ARISE2, ID 653980 , ARISE2 - Atmospheric dynamics Research InfraStructure in Europe 2, 2015-2018, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Šindelářová T. - member of Management Committee, Chum J., Baše J., Fišer J., Hruška F., Obrazová (Burešová) D.
- AV ČR. M100421201 , Coupling v systému atmosféra - ionosféra vyvolaný krátkoperiodickou vlnovou aktivitou, 2012-2015, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- COST. ES1005 , Dopad sluneční aktivity na horní atmosféru Země, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- MŠMT 7E1202 , Atmospheric dynamics InfraStructure in Europe (ARISE), 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Laštovička, J.
- EU, 7th FP , ARISE, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Laštovička, J.
- MŠMT. LD12070 , Dopad sluneční aktivity na horní atmosféru Země, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- Galileo Supervising Authority (GSA)/ 7. rámcovy program EU. MŠMT. 7E10032 , Podpora vědeckému výzkumu na bázi přijímačů GALILEO E5, 2010–2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Boška J., Kouba D., Obrazová (Burešová) D., Mošna Z.
- GA ČR. GAP209/10/1792 , Dlouhodobé změny v systému atmosféra-ionosféra, 2010-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- EU 7E10032 , Scientific Service Support based on GALILEO E5 Receivers, 2010-2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- SCOSTEP , CAWSES-II (Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System) - celosvětový projekt, 2009-2013, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Koucká-Knížová P., Križan P.
- COST ES0803 , Kosmické počasí a klima v ionosféře nad Evropou, 2009-2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- GA ČR. GA205/07/1367 , Infrazvukové vlny v ionosféře a termosféře, 2007-2011, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
- ESA. SSA-P2-SWE-1.4 , Space Situation Awareness - Ionospheric Space Weather, 2015-2017, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Kouba D., Koucká Knížová P., Obrazová (Burešová) D, Boška J., Rejfek L.
Publications:
- Chum, J., Šindelářová, T., Koucká Knížová, P., Podolská, K., Rusz, J., Baše, J., Nakata, H., (...), Laštovička, J., Obrazová, D. Kouba, D., Urbář, J., Truhlík, V., 2023: Atmospheric and ionospheric waves induced by the Hunga eruption on 15 January 2022. Doppler sounding and infrasound, Geophysical Journal International, 233, 2, 1429-1443
- Laštovička, Jan, 2022: Long‐Term Changes in Ionospheric Climate in Terms of foF2, Atmosphere, 13, 1, 110
- Laštovička, Jan, 2021: What is the optimum solar proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations, Advances in Space Research, 67, 2-8
- Mošna, Z., Edemskiy, I., Laštovička, J., Kozubek, M., Koucká Knížová, P., Kouba, D., Siddiqui, T.A., 2021: Observation of the Ionosphere in Middle Latitudes during 2009, 2018 and 2018/2019 Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events, Atmosphere, 12, 602
- Koucká Knížová, P., Laštovička, J., Kouba, D., Mošna, Z., Podolská, K., Potužníková, K., Šindelářová, T., Chum, J., Rusz, J., 2021: Ionosphere Influenced From Lower-Lying Atmospheric Regions, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8, 651445
- Laštovička, Jan, 2021: The best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations, Advances in Space Research, 68, 6, 2354-2360
- Ward, W., Seppälä, A., Yigit, E., Nakamura, T., Stolle, C., Laštovička, Jan, Woods, T.N., Tomikawa, Y., Lübken, F.-J., Solomon, S.C., Marsh, D.R., Funke, B., Pallamraju, D., 2021: Role Of the Sun and the Middle atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere In Climate (ROSMIC): a retrospective and prospective view, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 8, 47
- Laštovička, Jan, 2021: Long-Term Trends in the Upper Atmosphere, Upper Atmosphere Dynamics and Energetics, Geophysical Monograph Series, 261, 325-341
- Siddiqui, T.A., Yamazaki, Y., Stolle, C., Maute, A., Laštovička, Jan, Edemskiy, Ilya K., Mošna, Zbyšek, Sivakandan, M., 2021: Understanding the total electron content variability over Europe during 2009 and 2019 SSWs, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, 9, e2020JA028751
- Križan, P., Kozubek, M., Laštovička, J., Lán, R., 2021: Share of Discontinuities in the Ozone Concentration Data from Three Reanalyses, Atmosphere, 12, 11, 1508
- Kozubek, M., Laštovička, J. Zajíček, R., 2021: Climatology and Long-Term Trends in the Stratospheric Temperature and Wind Using ERA5, Remote Sensing, 13, 23, 4923