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Czechia
2025

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
4997
World Ranking
6889
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jan Laštovička is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, focusing on research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research mainly addresses topics involving Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Climate Variability and Models.

Laštovička has contributed to various scientific journals, with frequent publications in Atmosphere, Advances in Space Research, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan Laštovička include:

  • "September 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Quasi-6-Day Wave Burst and Ionospheric Effects," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations," 2021, Advances in Space Research
  • "What is the optimum solar proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations?" 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • "Progress in investigating long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere," 2023, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Ionosphere Influenced From Lower-Lying Atmospheric Regions," 2021, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent collaborators include Michal Kozubek, Zbyšek Mošna, Claudia Stolle, Tarique Adnan Siddiqui, and Yosuke Yamazaki.

Jan Laštovička is a recognized member of the European Academy of Sciences since 2003.

Best Publications

  • Forcing of the ionosphere by waves from below

    Jan Laštovička

  • Ozone trends at northern mid- and high latitudes - a European perspective

    N. R. P. Harris;E. Kyrö;J. Staehelin;Dennis Brunner

  • Emerging pattern of global change in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere

    J. Laštovička;R.A. Akmaev;G. Beig;J. Bremer

  • September 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Quasi-6-Day Wave Burst and Ionospheric Effects

    Yosuke Yamazaki;Vivien Matthias;Yasunobu Miyoshi;Claudia Stolle

  • Trends in the Neutral and Ionized Upper Atmosphere

    Jan Laštovička;Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian

  • Long-term trends in foF2: A comparison of various methods

    J. Laštovička;A.V. Mikhailov;T. Ulich;J. Bremer

  • A review of recent progress in trends in the upper atmosphere

    Jan Laštovička

  • Effects of geomagnetic storms in the lower ionosphere, middle atmosphere and troposphere☆

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  • Progress in observations and simulations of global change in the upper atmosphere

    Liying Qian;Jan Laštovička;Raymond G. Roble;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Solar activity impact on the Earth’s upper atmosphere

    Ivan Kutiev;Ioanna Tsagouri;Loredana Perrone;Dora Pancheva

  • Ionospheric disturbances (infrasound waves) over the Czech Republic excited by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake

    J. Chum;F. Hruska;J. Zednik;J. Lastovicka

  • Pre-storm enhancements of foF2 above Europe

    D. Burešová;J. Laštovička

  • Ionospheric disturbances under low solar activity conditions

    D. Buresova;J. Lastovicka;P. Hejda;J. Bochnicek

  • Global pattern of trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress

    J. Laštovička

  • Persistence of the planetary wave type oscillations in fo F2 over Europe

    J. Laštovička;P. Križan;P. Šauli;D. Novotná

  • The vertical propagation of disturbances triggered by seismic waves of the 11 March 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake over Taiwan

    J. Y. Liu;J. Y. Liu;C. H. Chen;Y. Y. Sun;H. F. Tsai

  • On the role of solar and geomagnetic activity in long-term trends in the atmosphere ionosphere system

    Jan Laštovička

  • Trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress

    Jan Laštovička

  • Toward an Improved Representation of Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Thanks to the ARISE Project

    E. Blanc;L. Ceranna;A. Hauchecorne;A. Charlton-Perez

  • Long-term trends in planetary wave activity (2–15 days) at 80–100 km inferred from radio wave absorption

    J. Laštovička;V. Fišer;D. Pancheva

  • Ionospheric signatures of the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake and the relative role of compression and advection for Doppler sounding of infrasound in the ionosphere

    Jaroslav Chum;Jann-Yenq Liu;Jan Laštovička;Jiří Fišer

  • Impact of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles on the Earth’s ionosphere and atmosphere

    Peter I.Y. Velinov;Simeon Asenovski;Karel Kudela;Jan Lastovicka

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Stolle
Claudia Stolle Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University
William E. Ward
William E. Ward University of New Brunswick
Jann-Yenq Liu
Jann-Yenq Liu National Central University
Maurizio Ripepe
Maurizio Ripepe University of Florence
Andrew Charlton-Perez
Andrew Charlton-Perez University of Reading
Liying Qian
Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gufran Beig
Gufran Beig National Institute of Advanced Studies
Philippe Keckhut
Philippe Keckhut Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Yasunobu Miyoshi
Yasunobu Miyoshi Kyushu University
Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research

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