Mgr. Ondřej Lhotka, Ph.D.
Department: | Department of Climatology |
Position: | Research Scientist |
E-mail: | |
Phone: | +420 272 016 069 |
Room: | 209 |
Education:
- 2012–2016 – PhD student of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University. PhD thesis: Long-term variability of heat waves and cold spells in Central Europe
- 2010–2012 – Master's degree in Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University
- 2007-2010 – Bachelor's degree in Geography and Cartography, Faculty of Science, Charles University
Professional interest:
- Temperature extremes
- Regional climate models
- Atmospheric circulation
- Compound events
Awards:
- 2022 – Otto Wichterle award for promising young scientists at the Czech Academy of Sciences
- 2016 – Best graduate thesis in the Ph.D. study program of Geography
International projects:
- COST, CA17109 (DAMOCLES) – Understanding and modeling compound climate and weather events, 2018–2022 (working group leader and management committee member)
Projects:
- GA21-07954S , Varying atmospheric variability, 2021-2024, investigator (IAP): Pejchová Plavcová Eva, team: Beranová, R., Dubrovský, M., Huth, R., Kašpar, M., Krauskopf, T., Lhotka, O., Navrátilová, D., Rulfová, Z.
- GA ČR GA20-28560S , Driving mechanisms of extremes in reanalysis and climate models, 2020-2022, investigator (IAP): Kyselý Jan, team: Beranová, R., Lhotka, O., Martínková, M., Urban, A., Bešťáková, Z.
- MŠMT LTC19044 , Modeling compound climate events in Central Europe, 2019-2022, investigator (IAP): Lhotka Ondřej, team: Pejchová Plavcová, E., Stryhal, J.,
- GA ČR GJ19-24425Y , High-impact winter weather in climate models, 2019-2021, investigator (IAP): Pejchová Plavcová Eva, team: Stryhal, J., Urban, A., Lhotka, O.
- GA ČR GA18-15958S , Development of high-resolution spatial weather generator for use in present and future climate conditions, 2018-2020, investigator (IAP): Dubrovský Martin, team: Lhotka, O., spoluřešitel: Štěpánek, P. (ÚVGZ)
Publications:
- Zahradníček, P., Brázdil, R., Řehoř, J., Lhotka, Ondřej, Dobrovolný, P., Štěpánek, P., Trnka, M., 2022: Temperature extremes and circulation types in the Czech Republic, 1961–2020, International Journal of Climatology, 42, 9, 4808-4829
- Lhotka, O., Kyselý, J., 2022: The 2021 European Heat Wave in the Context of Past Major Heat Waves, Earth and Space Science, 9, 11, e2022EA002567
- Brázdil, R., Zahradníček, P., Dobrovolný, P., Řehoř, J., Trnka, M., Lhotka, Ondřej, Štěpánek, P., 2022: Circulation and Climate Variability in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2020: A Comparison of Changes for Two “Normal” Periods, Atmosphere, 13, 1, 137
- Lhotka, O., Kyselý, J., 2022: Precipitation–temperature relationships over Europe in CORDEX regional climate models, International Journal of Climatology, 42, 9, 4868-4880
- Potopová, V., Lhotka, Ondřej, Možný, M., Musiolková, M., 2021: Vulnerability of hop‐yields due to compound drought and heat events over European key‐hop regions., International Journal of Climatology, 41, S1, E2136-E2158
- Řehoř, J., Brázdil, R., Trnka, M., Lhotka, Ondřej, Balek, J., Možný, M., Štěpánek, P., Zahradníček, P., Mikulová, K., Turňa, M. , 2021: Soil drought and circulation types in a longitudinal transect over central Europe, International Journal of Climatology, 41, S1, E2834-E2850
- Potopová, V., Türkott, L., Musiolková, M., Možný, M., Lhotka, Ondřej, 2021: The compound nature of soil temperature anomalies at various depths in the Czech Republic, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 146, 3-4, 1257-1275
- Řehoř, J., Brázdil, R., Lhotka, Ondřej, Trnka, M., Balek, J., Štěpánek, P., Zahradníček, P., 2021: Precipitation in the Czech Republic in Light of Subjective and Objective Classifications of Circulation Types, Atmosphere, 12, 11, 1536
- Lhotka, Ondřej, Brönnimann, S., 2020: Possible Increase of Vegetation Exposure to Spring Frost under Climate Change in Switzerland, Atmosphere, 11, 391
- Lhotka, Ondřej, Trnka, M., Kyselý, Jan, Markonis, Y., Balek, J., Možný, M., 2020: Atmospheric Circulation as a Factor Contributing to Increasing Drought Severity in Central Europe., Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD032269
- Lhotka, Ondřej, Kyselý, Jan, 2019: Vlny veder ve střední Evropě - přehled současných poznatků, Meteorologické zprávy, 72, 5, 152-156