Jiří Šimůnek

Function: Head of Panská Ves observatory
Position: Research Scientist
Email:
Phone: +420 487 870 273
Room: Panská Ves

Education:

  • Ph.D.,  Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Dissertation „Structure of outer cusp“ , 2005
  • M.S.    Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, specialization Electronics and microelectronics; Thesis: „Study of relaxation processes in the flowing afterglow“, 1987

Employment and academic experience:

  • Head of the Observatory and Telemetry station Panská Ves (2007 – present)
  • Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, AS CR, 2004 – present
  • Associated scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, AS CR (1994 – 2004)
  • Research assistant, Institute of geophysics,  CAS

Professional interests:

Professional interest

  • Space plasma physics – physical processes at magnetopause
  • Programming of control and telemetry systems
  • Backup and security of data
  • Telemetry systems

As a member of team „MAGION“ received Awards of the ASCR for outstanding results of major scientific importance, 1999


Selected publications:

  • Gutynska, O. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L., 2012: Multipoint study of magnetosheath magnetic field fluctuations and their relation to the foreshock, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, -, pp. A04214/1
  • Tkachenko, O. ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Přech, L., 2008: Observations of vortex-like structure in the cusp-magnetosheath region during northward IMF orientation, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 11, pp. 1904-1910
  • Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L. ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Sibeck, D. ; Sauvaud, J. A. , 2007: Variations of the flank LLBL thickness as response to the solar wind dynamic pressure and IMF orientation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, A7, pp. A07201/1-A07201/14
  • Merka, J. ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Šimůnek, Jiří, 2005: Magion-4 High-Altitude Cusp Study, Surveys in Geophysics, 26, 1-3, pp. 57-69
  • Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šafránková, J. ; Němeček, Z. ; Přech, L., 2005: Structure of the high-altitude cusp formed by the horizontal IMF, Advances in Space Research, 36, 10, pp. 1928-1933
  • Tříska, Pavel ; Czapek, Alexandr ; Chum, Jaroslav ; Hruška, František ; Šimůnek, Jiří ; Šmilauer, Jan ; Truhlík, Vladimír ; Vojta, Jaroslav, 2005: Space weather effects on the MAGION-4 and MAGION-5 solar cells, Annales Geophysicae, 23, -, pp. 3111-3113

Projects:

  • GA ČR. GA14-19376S, Driving of the Earth magnetosphere by ICMEs and CIRs, 2014–2016. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details
  • GA ČR. GA205/09/0170, The role of solar wind disturbances in Space Weather, 2009-2013. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details
  • MŠMT. ME09098, Reception and processing of science data of the CLUSTER mission at the Panska Ves observatory, 2009-2011. Investigator: Šimůnek, J. Details