Vojtěch Bližňák

Position:	Postdoctoral associate
Email:
Phone:	+420 272 016 051
Room:	121

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:

• 2008-present: Department of Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, ASCR, Prague, Czech Republic

Professional interests:

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

Selected publications:

• Sokol, Zbyněk ; Zacharov, Petr, jr. ; Sedlák, Pavel ; Hošek, Jiří ; Bližňák, Vojtěch ; Chládová, Zuzana ; Pešice, Petr ; Škuthan, M., 2014: First experience with the application of the METRo model in the Czech Republic, Atmospheric Research, 143, -, pp. 1-16
• 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

Projects:

• MŠMT. LD11044, Methods for validating numerical prediction of convective precipitation – the evaluation of the efficiency of physical parameterizations, 2011-2014. Investigator: Řezáčová, D., Team: Bližňák, V.; Pešice, P.; Sokol, Z.; Zacharov, P. Details
• TA ČR. TA01031509, Forecasting system for the forecast of road surface for the Czech Republic, 2011-2014. Investigator: Sokol, Z., Team: Bližňák V., Sedlák P., Pešice P., Chládová Z., Zacharov P., Fišer O., Hošek J., Řezáčová D. Details
• COST. ES0905, Basic Concepts for Convection Parameterization in Weather Forecast and Climate Models, 2010-2014. Investigator: Řezáčová, D., Team: Bližňák, V.; Pešice, P.; Sokol, Z.; Zacharov, P. Details

Other:

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