Position:
Postdoktorand
Branch:
Research Group of Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mititgation Modelling
Workplace:
MendelGlobe
Zemědělská 1665/1
Brno
613 00
Email:
semeradova.d@czechglobe.cz
Research Focus
GIS (utilisation of interpolation methods for visualisation, spatial analysis of climate and soil data) and Remote Sensing (processing of satellite images) in the field of drought stress assessment and climate change impatcs on growth and development of plants
Education
1997-2002: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, MSc. in Plant Production
2002-2008: Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Ph.D. in Applied and Landscape Ecology
Appointments
2002-2004: Technical researcher at Deparment of Landscape Ecology, Mendel Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno
since 2006: Scienctific and technical researcher at Department of Agrosystems and Bioclimatology, Mendel University in Brno
since 2011: Researcher at Global Change Research Institute AS CR, v.v.i., Section of Climate Analysis and Modelling, Department of Climate Change Impacts on Agroecosystems
Important research visits and fellowships
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU) – 2001, 6 months
WMO Course – Weather Crop Modelling, Israel – 2002, 1 month
National Drought Mitigation Centre (NDMC) / CALMIT University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska – 2003, 1 month course of GIS; since 2011 several visits at NDMC
Brief scientometrics
Number of articles in Impact Factor Journals: 48
Sum of Times Cited without self-citations: 1994
H-index (WoS): 27
ResearcherID: H-4094-2013
Vlach, M.; Komoróczy, B.; Torbenson, M. C. A.; Esper, J.; Brázdil, R.; Büntgen, U.; Semerádová, D.; Urban, O.; Balek, J.; Kolář, T.; Rybníček, M.; Trnka, M. 2025: Climate variability and Germanic settlement dynamics in the Middle Danube region during the Roman Period (1st–4th Century CE). PLOS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 2025, 20(7), e0325139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325139
Mozny, M., Trnka, M., Vlach, V., Zalud, Z., Cejka, T., Hajkova, L., Potopova, V., Semenov, M. A., Semeradova, D., Büntgen, U. 2023: Climate-induced decline in the quality and quantity of European hops calls for immediate adaptation measures. Nature Communications, ISSN 2041-1723, 2023, 6028. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41474-5
Torbenson, M. C. A.; Büntgen, U.; Esper, J.; Urban, O.; Balek, J.; Reinig, F.; Krusic, P. J.; Martinez del Castillo, E.; Brázdil, R.; Semerádová, D.; Štěpánek, P.; Pernicová, N.; Kolář, T.; Rybníček, M.; Konašová, E.; Arbeláez, J.; Trnka, M. 2023: Central European Agroclimate over the Past 2000 Years. Journal of Climate, 36(13). https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0831.1
Trnka, M., Možný, M., Jurečka, F., Balek, J., Semerádová, D., Hlavinka, P., Štěpánek, P., Farda, A., Skalák, P., Cienciala, E., Čermák, P., Chuchma, F., Zahradníček, P., Janouš, D., Fischer, M., Žalud, Z., Brázdil, R. 2021: Observed and estimated consequences of climate change for the fire weather regime in the moist-temperate climate of the Czech Republic. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, ISSN 0168-1923, 2021, 310, 108583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108583
Jurečka, F., Fischer, M., Hlavinka, P., Balek, J., Semerádová, D., Bláhová, M., Anderson, M. C., Hain, C., Žalud, Z., Trnka, M. 2021: Potential of water balance and remote sensing-based evapotranspiration models to predict yields of spring barley and winter wheat in the Czech Republic. Agricultural Water Management, ISSN 0378-3774, 2021, 256, 107064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107064
Trnka, M.; Hlavinka, P.; Možný, M.; Semerádová, D.; Štěpánek, P.; Balek, J.; Bartošová, L.; Zahradníček, P.; Bláhová, M.; Skalák, P.; Farda, A.; Hayes, M. J.; Svoboda, M.; Wagner, W.; Eitzinger, J.; Fischer, M.; Žalud, Z. 2020: Czech Drought Monitor System for monitoring and forecasting agricultural drought and drought impacts. International Journal of Climatology, ISSN 0899-8418, 2020, 40(14), 5941–5958. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6557
Trnka, M., Balek, J., Možný, M., Cienciala, E., Čermák, P., Semerádová, D., Jurečka, F., Hlavinka, P., Štěpánek, P., Farda, A., Skalák, P., Beranová, J., Chuchma, F., Zahradníček, P., Janouš, D., Žalud, Z., Dubrovský, M., Kindlmann, P., Křenová, Z., Fischer, M., Hruška, J., Brázdil, R. 2020: Observed and expected changes in wildfire-conducive weather and fire events in peri-urban zones and key nature reserves of the Czech Republic. Climate Research, ISSN 0936-577X, 2020, 33–54. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01617
Trnka, M., Feng, S., Semenov, M. A., Olesen, J. E., Kersebaum, K. C., Rötter, R. P., Semerádová, D., Klem, K., Huang, W., Ruiz-Ramos, M., Hlavinka, P., Meitner, J., Balek, J., Havlík, P., Büntgen, U. 2019: Mitigation efforts will not fully alleviate the increase in water scarcity occurrence probability in wheat-producing areas. Science Advances, ISSN 2375-2548, 2019, 5(9), eaau2406. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau2406
Žalud, Z., Hlavinka, P., Prokeš, K., Semerádová, D., Balek, J., Trnka, M. 2017: Impacts of water availability and drought on maize yield – A comparison of 16 indicators. Agricultural Water Management, ISSN 0378-3774, 2017, 188, 126–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2017.04.007
Trnka, M., Balek, J., Štěpánek, P., Zahradníček, P., Možný, M., Eitzinger, J., Žalud, Z., Formayer, H., Turňa, M., Nejedlík, P., Semerádová, D., Hlavinka, P., Brázdil, R. 2016: Drought trends over part of Central Europe between 1961 and 2014. Climate Research, ISSN 0936-577X, 2016, 70, 143–160. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01420
Trnka, M., Semerádová, D., Novotný, I., Dumbrovský, M., Drbal, K., Pavlík, F., Vopravil, J., Štěpánková, P., Vizina, A., Balek, J., Hlavinka, P., Bartošová, L., Žalud, Z. 2016: Assessing the combined hazards of drought, soil erosion and local flooding on agricultural land: A Czech case study. Climate Research, ISSN 0936-577X, 2016, 70, 231–249. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01421
Trnka, M., Olesen, J. E., Kersebaum, K. C., Rötter, R. P., Brázdil, R., Eitzinger, J., Jansen, S., Skjelvåg, A. O., Peltonen-Sainio, P., Hlavinka, P., Balek, J., Eckersten, H., Gobin, A., Vučetić, V., Dalla Marta, A., Orlandini, S., Alexandrov, V., Semerádová, D., Štěpánek, P., Svobodová, E., Rajdl, K. 2016: Changing regional weather–crop yield relationships across Europe between 1901 and 2012. Climate Research, ISSN 0936-577X, 2016, 70, 195–214. https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01426
Trnka, M.; Brázdil, R.; Možný, M.; Štěpánek, P.; Dobrovolný, P.; Zahradníček, P.; Balek, J.; Semerádová, D.; Dubrovský, M.; Hlavinka, P.; Eitzinger, J.; Wardlow, B.; Svoboda, M.; Hayes, M.; Žalud, Z. 2015: Soil moisture trends in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012. International Journal of Climatology, ISSN 0899-8418, 2015, 35, 3733–3747. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4242
Zahradníček, P.; Trnka, M.; Brázdil, R.; Možný, M.; Štěpánek, P.; Hlavinka, P.; Žalud, Z.; Malý, A.; Semerádová, D.; Dobrovolný, P.; Dubrovský, M.; Řezníčková, L. 2015: The extreme drought episode of August 2011–May 2012 in the Czech Republic. International Journal of Climatology, ISSN 0899-8418, 2015, 35(11), 3335–3352. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.4211
Trnka, M.; Kersebaum, K. C.; Eitzinger, J.; Hayes, M.; Hlavinka, P.; Svoboda, M.; Dubrovský, M.; Semerádová, D.; Wardlow, B.; Pokorný, E.; Možný, M.; Wilhite, D.; Žalud, Z. 2013: Consequences of climate change for the soil climate in Central Europe and the central plains of the United States. Climatic Change, ISSN 0165-0009, 2013, 120(1–2), 405–418. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0786-4
Trnka, M.; Brázdil, R.; Dubrovský, M.; Semerádová, D.; Štěpánek, P.; Dobrovolný, P.; Možný, M.; Eitzinger, J.; Málek, J.; Formayer, H.; Balek, J.; Žalud, Z. 2011: A 200-year climate record in Central Europe: implications for agriculture. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, ISSN 1774-0746, 2011, 31(4), 631–641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-011-0038-9
Trnka, M.; Olesen, Jorgen Eivind; Kersebaum, K. C.; Skjelvag, A. O.; Eitzinger, J.; Seguin, B.; Peltonen-Sainio, P.; Rotter, R.; Iglesias, Ana; Orlandini, S.; Dubrovsky, M.; Hlavinka, P.; Balek, J.; Eckersten, H.; Cloppet, E.;Calanca, P.; Gobin, A.; Vucetic, V.; Nejedlik, P.; Kumar, S.; Lalic, B.; Mestre, A.; Rossi, F.; Kozyra, J.; Alexandrov, V.; Semeradova, D.; Zalud, Z. 2011: Agroclimatic conditions in Europe under climate change. Global Change Biology, ISSN 1354-1013, 2011, 17(7), 2298–2318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02396.x
Hlavinka, P.; Trnka, M.; Balek, J.; Semerádová, D.; Hayes, M.; Svoboda, M.; Eitzinger, J.; Možný, M.; Fischer, M.; Hunt, E.; Žalud, Z. 2011: Development and evaluation of the SoilClim model for water balance and soil climate estimates. Agricultural Water Management, ISSN 0378-3774, 2011, 98(8), 1249–1261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2011.03.011
Hlavinka, P.; Trnka, M.; Semerádová, D.; Dubrovský, M.; Žalud, Z.; Možný, M. 2009: Effect of drought on yield variability of key crops in Czech Republic. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149(3–4), 431–442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.09.004
