Climatology
Overall description of research
Research is focused to the study of climate fluctuations (mainly temperature and precipitation) in the Czech Republic based on documentary evidence, dendroclimatic data, early instrumental measurements and regular meteorological observations during the last millennium. Another field of study is the reconstruction and the study of selected hydrological and meteorological extremes from the viewpoint of their frequency of occurrence, seasonality, intensity and impacts to nature and society.
Team members
- Prof. RNDr. Rudolf Brázdil, DrSc.
- Prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
- Mgr. Lukáš Dolák, Ph.D.
- Mgr. Jan Řehoř
- Mgr. Ladislava Řezníčková, Ph.D.
Research projects
- GA17-10026S Drought events in the Czech Republic and their causes (2017-2019)
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Responses to our publishing activities
- Silver Medal of Masaryk University for prof. Rudolf Brázdil
On 6 March, Rector Mikuláš Bek presented Gold and Silver Medals to people who have been developing Masaryk University in recent decades. Among the awarded were also Professor at the Institute of Geography Rudolf Brázdil, who made a significant contribution to the development of historical climatology.
- Eduard Brückner Prize for prof. Rudolf Brázdil
- The publication by R. Brázdil, M. Trnka et al. Droughts in the Czech Lands: The Past, Present and Future was awarded the Josef Hlávka Prize for 2015 in the category of scientific literature in the field of inanimate nature sciences.
- The paper by František Vyskočil in the magazine Vesmír (vol. 2016, no. 11): From drought to drought
- Alcoforado, MJ (2014): Book series on climate reconstruction of the Czech Lands. Finisterra, XLIX, 97, pp. 137-143.
- The publication Climate of the Sixteenth Century in the Czech Lands won the MU Rector's Award 2014 for significant creative achievement.
