RNDr. Naděžda Zíková, Ph.D.

Research specialization

Atmospheric aerosol, influence of meteorological conditions on atmospheric pollutant concentrations, influence of hydrometeors on aerosol size composition, aerosol-cloud interactions, aerosol optical properties, microclimatic conditions.

Teaching (all courses in CZ)

• Meteorologie a klimatologie
• Biometeorologie a bioklimatologie
• Metody měření fyzikálních podmínek prostředí

Bachelor and master theses themes

• Ice and condensation nuclei in the atmosphere
• Aerosol characteristics in urban and rural environments
• Optical properties of atmospheric aerosol
• Microclimatic conditions in classrooms
• Influence of hydrometeors on air quality
• Changes in atmospheric pollutant concentrations with altitude

+ other topics may be listed after personal consultation

Recent publications (more on Google Scholar)

Lhotka, R., Pokorná, P., Vodička, P., Zíková, N., Chen, G. I., Prévôt, A. S., ... & Ždímal, V. (2025). Influence of meteorological conditions and seasonality on PM1 and organic aerosol sources at a rural background site. Atmospheric Environment, 121028.

Julaha, K., Ždímal, V., Šmejkalová, A. H., Komínková, K., Zíková, N. (2024). Boundary layer and mixing layer height: Models vs. Ground-based measurements intercomparison. Atmospheric Research, 107897.

Suchánková, L., Mbengue, S., Zíková, N., Šmejkalová, A. H., Prokeš, R., Holoubek, I., & Ždímal, V. (2024). A seven-year-based characterization of aerosol light scattering properties at a rural central European site. Atmospheric Environment, 319, 120292.

Windell, L.C., Pokorná, P., Schwarz, J., Vodička, P., Hopke, P.K., Zíková, N., Lhotka, R., Ondráček, J., Roztočil, P., Vojtišek, M., Ždímal, V. (2024). Highly Time-Resolved Elemental Source Apportionment at a Prague Urban Traffic Site. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 24, 240058.

Savadkoohi, M., Pandolfi, M., Favez, O., Putaud, J.-P., Eleftheriadis, K., Fiebig, M., Hopke, P.K., Laj, P., Wiedensohler, A., Alados-Arboledas, L., others, 2024. Recommendations for reporting equivalent black carbon (eBC) mass concentrations based on long-term pan-European in-situ observations. Environ. Int. 185, 108553.

Mbengue, S., Vodička, P., Komínková, K., Zíková, N., Schwarz, J., Prokeš, R., ... & Ždímal, V. (2023). Different approaches to explore the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on carbonaceous aerosols at a European rural background site. Science of The Total Environment, 164527.