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Zuzana Rulfová
| Position: | Postdoctoral Research Scientist | Email: |
| Phone: | +420 272 016 048 |
| Room: | 118 |
Education:
- 2005-2008 – General physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague (Bachelor’s degree); graduation thesis: Tropical cyclones - what do we know about them and how can they be forecasted?
- 2008-2010 – Meteorology and Climatology, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague (Master’s degree); graduation thesis: Changes in selected characteristics of precipitation from convective and stratiform cloudiness
- 2010-2012 – Secondary school teacher – Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague
- 2010-2016 – Meteorology and Climatology, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague (PhD study); PhD thesis: Frequency analysis of precipitation amount
Study and research fellowships:
- 2014 – KNMI (Royal Netherland Meteorological Institute), De Bilt, Netherlands (doctoral research fellowship, 4 months)
Employment and academic experience:
2011-present: Department of Climatology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
Professional interests:
- Changes in selected characteristics of convective and stratiform precipitation (from observations and climate models).
- Statistical analysis of extreme convective and stratiform precipitation.
Selected publications:
- Rulfová, Zuzana; Beranová, Romana; Kyselý, Jan, 2017: Climate change scenarios of convective and large-scale precipitation in the Czech Republic based on EURO-CORDEX data, International Journal of Climatology, 37, 5, pp. 2451–2465
- Rulfová, Zuzana ; Buishand, A. ; Roth, M. ; Kyselý, Jan, 2016: A two-component generalized extreme value distribution for precipitation frequency analysis, Journal of Hydrology, 534, pp. 659–668
- Kyselý, Jan ; Rulfová, Zuzana ; Farda, Aleš ; Hanel, M. , 2016: Convective and stratiform precipitation characteristics in an ensemble of regional climate model simulations, Climate Dynamics, 46, 1, pp. 227-243
- Rulfová, Zuzana ; Kyselý, Jan, 2014: Trends of convective and stratiform precipitation in the Czech Republic, 1982–2010, Advances in Meteorology, online
- Rulfová, Zuzana ; Kyselý, Jan, 2013: Disaggregating convective and stratiform precipitation from station weather data, Atmospheric Research, 134, pp. 100-115
Projects:
- GA ČR. GA14-18675S, Advanced models of precipitation extremes and their applications in high-resolution climate model simulations, 2014–2016. Investigator: Kyselý, J., Team: Rulfová, Z. Details
- UK v Praze, č. 851713, Simulation of convective and stratiform precipitation in climate models, 2013-2014. Investigator: Rulfová, Z.
- Evropský sociální fond a MŠMT ČR. CZ.1.07./2.3.00/20.0086, KLIMATEXT, 2011-2014. Investigator: Rulfová, Z.
- GA ČR. GAP209/10/2045, Homogeneous and non-homogeneous Poisson process models for extremes in climate change studies, 2010-2013. Investigator: Kyselý, J., Team: Rulfová, Z. Details