Marek Kašpar

Function:	Deputy Head of the Dpt.
Position:	Research scientist
Email:
Phone:	+420 272 016 024
Room:	24

Education:

• 1992-2001 - Studies at Mathematical and Physical Faculty, Charles University in Prague, branch Meteorology and Climatology.
• 1997 - Defended diploma thesis: “Potential and moist symmetric instability in the atmosphere”.
• 2001 - RNDr. degree, PhD. degree, thesis: “Evolution of cloud and rain bands in the atmosphere”.

Employment and academic experience:

Institute of Atmospheric Physics AS CR, Department of Meteorology, since 1996

Professional interests:

• Synoptic-scale dynamic meteorology relation between the extremity of thermodynamic characteristics of atmospheric circulation and heavy, widespread rainfalls events in Central Europe.
• Mesoscale meteorology atmospheric convection, the objective analysis of gust fronts.
  

Selected publications:

• Bližňák, Vojtěch; Kašpar, Marek; Müller, Miloslav, 2018: Radar-based summer precipitation climatology of the Czech Republic, International Journal of Climatology, 38, 2, pp. 677-691
• Minářová, Jana; Müller, Miloslav; Clappier, A.; Kašpar, Marek, 2017: Comparison of extreme precipitation characteristics between the Ore Mountains and the Vosges Mountains (Europe), Theoretical and Applied Climatology, in press
• Minářová, Jana; Müller, Miloslav; Clappier, A.; Hänsel, S.; Hoy, A.; Matschullat, J.; Kašpar, Marek, 2017: Duration, rarity, affected area, and weather types associated with extreme precipitation in the Ore Mountains (Erzgebirge) region, Central Europe, International Journal of Climatology, 37, 12, pp. 4463-4477
• Minářová, Jana; Müller, Miloslav; Clappier, A.; Kašpar, Marek, 2017: Characteristics of extreme precipitation in the Vosges Mountains region (north-eastern France), International Journal of Climatology, 37, 13, pp. 4529-4542
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav ; Crhová, L. ; Holtanová, E. ; Polášek, J. F. ; Pop, Lukáš ; Valeriánová, A., 2016: Relationship between Czech windstorms and air temperature, International Journal of Climatology, 37, 1, pp. 11-24
• Valeriánová, A. ; Crhová, L. ; Holtanová, E. ; Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav ; Pecho, Jozef, 2016: High temperature extremes in the Czech Republic 1961–2010 and their synoptic variants, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 127, 1-2, pp. 17-29
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek ; Valeriánová, A. ; Crhová, L. ; Holtanová, E. ; Gvoždíková, B., 2015: Novel indices for the comparison of precipitation extremes and floods: an example from the Czech territory, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19, 11 , pp. 4641-4652
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav, 2014: Combinations of large-scale circulation anomalies conducive to precipitation extremes in the Czech Republic, Atmospheric Research, 138, pp. 205–212
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek, 2014: Event-adjusted evaluation of weather and climate extremes, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14, 2, pp. 473-483
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek, 2011: Association between anomalies of moisture flux and extreme runoff events in the south-eastern Alps, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11, 3, pp. 915-920
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav, 2010: Variants of synoptic-scale patterns inducing heavy rains in the Czech Republic, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 35, 9-12, pp. 477-483
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek, 2010: Quantitative aspect in circulation type classifications – An example based on evaluation of moisture flux anomalies, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 35, 9-12, pp. 484-490
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav, 2009: Cyclogenesis in the Mediterranean basin: a diagnosis using synoptic-dynamic anomalies, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9, 3, pp. 957-965
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav ; Kakos, Vilibald ; Řezáčová, Daniela ; Sokol, Zbyněk, 2009: Severe storm in Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland on 12–13 July 1984: A statistic- and model-based analysis, Atmospheric Research, 93, 1-3, pp. 99-110
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek ; Řezáčová, Daniela ; Sokol, Zbyněk, 2009: Extremeness of meteorological variables as an indicator of extreme precipitation events, Atmospheric Research, 92, 3, pp. 308-317
• Müller, Miloslav ; Kašpar, Marek ; Matschullat, J., 2009: Heavy rains and extreme rainfall-runoff events in Central Europe from 1951 to 2002, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9, 2, pp. 441-450
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav, 2008: Selection of historic heavy large-scale rainfall events in the Czech Republic, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 8, 6, pp. 1359-1367
• Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav, 2007: Diagnostic analyses of convective events - The effect of propagating gust fronts, Atmospheric Research, 83, 2-4, pp. 140-151
• Řezáčová, Daniela ; Novák, Petr ; Kašpar, Marek ; Setvák, Martin, 2007: Fyzika oblaků a srážek, Praha, Academia, pp. 576
• Řezáčová, Daniela ; Kašpar, Marek ; Müller, Miloslav ; Sokol, Zbyněk ; Kakos, Vilibald ; Hanslian, David ; Pešice, Petr., 2005: A comparison of the flood precipitation episode in August 2002 with historic extreme precipitation events on the Czech territory, Atmospheric Research, 77, -, pp. 354-366

Projects:

• GAČR 17-23773S, Extremita a prediktabilita srážkových událostí v závislosti na jejich vlastnostech, atmosférické cirkulaci a termodynamických podmínkách, 2017-2019. Investigator: Müller, M., Team: Kašpar, M., Bližňák, V., Zacharov, P., Kvak, R.,
• MZE. QJ1520265, Variability of Short-term Precipitation and Runoff in Small Catchments and its Influence on Water Resources Management, 2015–2017. Investigator: Müller, M., Team: Bližňák, V., Kašpar, M. Details
• GA ČR. GAP209/11/1990, Extreme weather events in the Czech Republic and their relationship to meso-alpha meteorological patterns, 2010-2014. Investigator: Kašpar, M. Details