Vojtěch Bližňák

Position: postdoktorand
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Phone: +420 272 016 051
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Education:

  • 2002-2005 – Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava
  • 2006/2007 – Faculté de geographie et d’amenagement, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France (ERASMUS program)
  • 2005-2007 - Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague; Diploma thesis title: “The analysis of short-term rainfalls and their relationship to orography of the Czech republic”
  • 2009 - “Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques”, Météo-France, Toulouse, France
  • 2010 - Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague (EDIGE fellowship)

Diploma thesis accepted as a rigorosum thesis

  • 2007-2011 – Physical Geography and Geoecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Doctoral thesis title: “The exploitation of remote sensing measurements for the analysis and development of rainfalls”.

Employment and academic experience:

od 2008 – Ústav fyziky atmosféry AVČR, v.v.i., oddělení meteorologie


Professional interests:

Extreme convective precipitation and their detection by remote sensing measurements (weather radars, meteorological satellites)


Selected publications:

  • Bližňák, Vojtěch ; Sokol, Zbyněk, 2012: The exploitation of Meteosat Second Generation data for convective storms over the Czech Republic, Atmospheric Research, 103, -, pp. 60-69
  • Mahfouf, J. - F. ; Bližňák, Vojtěch, 2011: Combined assimilation of screen-level observations and radar-derived precipitation for soil moisture analysis, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 137, 656, pp. 709-722
  • Sokol, Zbyněk ; Bližňák, Vojtěch, 2009: Areal distribution and precipitation-altitude relationship of heavy short-term precipitation in the Czech Republic in the warm part of the year, Atmos. Res., 94, pp. 652-662

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Other:

Sport (mountain bike, in-line skates, swimming, etc.), travelling, culture, etc.