This domain’s scientific focus covers a wide range of topics related to climate research and climate behavior. It deals with issues of analysis of past and present climate and the determination of the most likely future climate trends, including the manifestation of extreme events. Cutting-edge global and regional climate models are employed. A key focus of this domain is also the study of climate change impacts on landscapes and agricultural crop production, along with the development of appropriate strategies to mitigate these adverse effects.
The domain’s main objectives are as follow:
a) development of methodology for modelling climate extremes and trends of climatic elements using historical climate characteristics and quantification of relationships between atmospheric circulation and surface climate elements;
b) development and operation of a regional climate model featuring advanced generations of physical parameterizations and able to operate at very high spatial resolution as well as the creation of tools for constructing local probabilistic climate change scenarios, including to construct the climate change scenarios themselves; and
c) preparation of a regional spatial study on GCC impacts on crop yields using growth models and preparation of propositions for adaptation measures while emphasizing the effects of drought, diseases and pests.
Head
prof. Mgr. Ing. Miroslav Trnka, Ph.D.
mirek_trnka@yahoo.com
Address
Bělidla 986/4a, 60300 Brno, Czech Republic
Deputy for applied research
RNDr. Aleš Farda, Ph.D.
farda.a@czechglobe.cz
Address
Bělidla 986/4a, 60300 Brno, Czech Republic
Deputy for outreach and education
prof. RNDr. Petr Dobrovolný, CSc.
dobro@sci.muni.cz
Address
Bělidla 986/4a, 60300 Brno, Czech Republic
