Staff – Institute of Atmospheric Physics CAS

RNDr. Jan Laštovička, DrSc.

Department:	Department of Ionosphere and Aeronomy
Position:	Head of the Department
Position:	Senior Research Scientist
E-mail:
Phone:	+420 267 103 055
Room:	G316

Education:

Graduated in geophysics (1996) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University in Prague. CSc (= PhD) 1973, RNDr. 1974, DrSc (= Research Professor or DSc) 1987, all in geophysics.

Employment and academic experience:

Professional interest:

Scientific activity: Physics and aeronomy of the ionosphere, long-term trends in the ionosphere-atmosphere system, solar-terrestrial relations, impact of space weather and atmospheric waves on the ionosphere, ozone and middle atmospheric dynamics. Author/co-author of more than 320 scientific publications and about 450 scientific talks. H = 29.

International activities: IAGA: vice president 199-2003, now co-chairman WG II.F “Long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere”. COSPAR: member of COSPAR Council, chairman of National Committee. SCOSTEP: member of National Committee, in the past chaired several trend-related working groups. European Geosciences Union (EGU): he was secretary for the ionosphere and thermosphere. Membe rof AGU and AOGS. Organizer/co-organizer more than 30 international meetings. He was member of European Research Council panel for projects of young scientists. He participated in many international projects.

Editorial activities: Co-editor of Advances in Space Research (2010-2013 editor-in-chief). Guest-editor of more than 15 issues of various international journals, editor of section Geophysics and geochemistry of the UNESCO Encyclopedia EOLSS.

Awards: Hlavka medal for lifetime scientific activities. Member of the European Academy of Sciences. Cited in various Who’s Who: International Biographic Centre, Cambridge, UK; American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA; Marquis, New York, USA; Madison, USA, Kdo je Kdo, Prague, Czechia.

Other info:

Hobbies: hiking, skiing, history, breakfast.

Family: wife Marcela (RNDr., CSc), son Radek (ing., PhD), granddoughters Dita and Andrea

Projects:

GA ČR GA24-12188S , Sudden stratospheric warmings, related processes, and their impact on the ionosphere and middle atmosphere (SHAPIRO), 2024-2027, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
GA21-03295S , Long-term trends of anthropogenic and natural origin in the stratosphere and upper atmosphere., 2021-2023, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
ESA 4000126709/18/NL/IA , VERA: VERtical coupling in Earth´s atmosphere at mid and high latitudes, 2019-2020, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
GA ČR GA18-01625S , The influence of greenhouse gases and another drivers on long-term trends in the stratosphere-mezosphere-termosphere-ionosphere systém, 2018-2021, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
GA ČR GA15-03909S , Scenario of long-term trends in the stratosphere-mesosphere-thermosphere-ionosphere system, 2015–2017, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Križan P., Kozubek M.
HORIZON 2020, projekt ARISE2, ID 653980 , ARISE2 - Atmospheric dynamics Research InfraStructure in Europe 2, 2015-2018, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Šindelářová T. - member of Management Committee, Chum J., Baše J., Fišer J., Hruška F., Obrazová (Burešová) D.
AV ČR. M100421201 , Coupling v systému atmosféra - ionosféra vyvolaný krátkoperiodickou vlnovou aktivitou, 2012-2015, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
COST. ES1005 , Dopad sluneční aktivity na horní atmosféru Země, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
MŠMT 7E1202 , Atmospheric dynamics InfraStructure in Europe (ARISE), 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Laštovička, J.
EU, 7th FP , ARISE, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Laštovička, J.
MŠMT. LD12070 , Dopad sluneční aktivity na horní atmosféru Země, 2012-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
Galileo Supervising Authority (GSA)/ 7. rámcovy program EU. MŠMT. 7E10032 , Podpora vědeckému výzkumu na bázi přijímačů GALILEO E5, 2010–2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Boška J., Kouba D., Obrazová (Burešová) D., Mošna Z.
GA ČR. GAP209/10/1792 , Dlouhodobé změny v systému atmosféra-ionosféra, 2010-2014, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
EU 7E10032 , Scientific Service Support based on GALILEO E5 Receivers, 2010-2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
SCOSTEP , CAWSES-II (Climate And Weather of the Sun-Earth System) - celosvětový projekt, 2009-2013, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Koucká-Knížová P., Križan P.
COST ES0803 , Kosmické počasí a klima v ionosféře nad Evropou, 2009-2012, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
GA ČR. GA205/07/1367 , Infrazvukové vlny v ionosféře a termosféře, 2007-2011, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan
ESA. SSA-P2-SWE-1.4 , Space Situation Awareness - Ionospheric Space Weather, 2015-2017, investigator (IAP): Laštovička Jan, team: Kouba D., Koucká Knížová P., Obrazová (Burešová) D, Boška J., Rejfek L.

Publications:

Laštovička, J., 2024: Dependence of long-term trends in foF2 at middle latitudes on different solar activity proxies. , Advances in Space Research, 73, 1, 685-689
Kozubek, M., Križan, P., Ramatheerthan, S. K., Laštovička, J., 2024: Large Ozone Hole in 2023 and the Hunga Tonga Volcanic Eruption, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 181, 2391-2402
Chum, J., Šindelářová, T., Koucká Knížová, P., Podolská, K., Rusz, J., Baše, J., Nakata, H., (...), Laštovička, J., Obrazová, D. Kouba, D., Urbář, J., Truhlík, V., 2023: Atmospheric and ionospheric waves induced by the Hunga eruption on 15 January 2022. Doppler sounding and infrasound, Geophysical Journal International, 233, 2, 1429-1443
Sivakandan, M., Mielich, J., Renkwitz, T., Chau, J.L., Jaen, J., Laštovička, Jan, 2023: Long-term variations and residual trends in the E, F and sporadic E (Es) layer over Juliusruh, Europe, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, 128, 4, e2022JA031097
Laštovička, J., Burešová, D., 2023: Relationships Between foF2 and Various Solar Activity Proxies, Space Weather, 21, 4, e2022SW003359
Zhang, S.-R., Cnossen, I., Laštovička, J., Elias, A. G., Yue, X., Jacobi, C., Yue, J., Wang, W., Qian, L., Goncharenko, L., 2023: Long-term geospace climate monitoring, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 10, 1139230
Laštovička, Jan, 2023: Progress in investigating long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23, 10, 5783-5800
Zossi, B.S., Medina, F. D., Tan Jun, G., Laštovička, J., Duran, T., Fagre, M., Barbas, B.F.H., Elias, A. G., 2023: Extending the analysis on the best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations, Proceedings of the Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 479, 2276, 20230225
Laštovička, Jan, 2022: Long‐Term Changes in Ionospheric Climate in Terms of foF2, Atmosphere, 13, 1, 110
Laštovička, Jan, 2021: What is the optimum solar proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations, Advances in Space Research, 67, 2-8
Mošna, Z., Edemskiy, I., Laštovička, J., Kozubek, M., Koucká Knížová, P., Kouba, D., Siddiqui, T.A., 2021: Observation of the Ionosphere in Middle Latitudes during 2009, 2018 and 2018/2019 Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events, Atmosphere, 12, 602

Koucká Knížová, P., Laštovička, J., Kouba, D., Mošna, Z., Podolská, K., Potužníková, K., Šindelářová, T., Chum, J., Rusz, J., 2021: Ionosphere Influenced From Lower-Lying Atmospheric Regions, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, 8, 651445
Laštovička, Jan, 2021: The best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations, Advances in Space Research, 68, 6, 2354-2360
Ward, W., Seppälä, A., Yigit, E., Nakamura, T., Stolle, C., Laštovička, Jan, Woods, T.N., Tomikawa, Y., Lübken, F.-J., Solomon, S.C., Marsh, D.R., Funke, B., Pallamraju, D., 2021: Role Of the Sun and the Middle atmosphere/thermosphere/ionosphere In Climate (ROSMIC): a retrospective and prospective view, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 8, 47
Laštovička, Jan, 2021: Long-Term Trends in the Upper Atmosphere, Upper Atmosphere Dynamics and Energetics, Geophysical Monograph Series, 261, 325-341
Siddiqui, T.A., Yamazaki, Y., Stolle, C., Maute, A., Laštovička, Jan, Edemskiy, Ilya K., Mošna, Zbyšek, Sivakandan, M., 2021: Understanding the total electron content variability over Europe during 2009 and 2019 SSWs, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, 9, e2020JA028751
Križan, P., Kozubek, M., Laštovička, J., Lán, R., 2021: Share of Discontinuities in the Ozone Concentration Data from Three Reanalyses, Atmosphere, 12, 11, 1508
Kozubek, M., Laštovička, J. Zajíček, R., 2021: Climatology and Long-Term Trends in the Stratospheric Temperature and Wind Using ERA5, Remote Sensing, 13, 23, 4923
Yamazaki, Y., Matthias, V., Miyoshi, Y., Stolle, C., Siddiqui, T., Kervalishvili, G., Laštovička, Jan, Kozubek, Michal, Ward, W., Themens, D.R., Kristoffersen, S., Alken, P., 2020: September 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Quasi-6-Day Wave Burst and Ionospheric Effects, Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2019GL086577
Kozubek, Michal, Križan, Peter, Laštovička, Jan, 2020: Homogeneity of the Temperature Data Series from ERA5 and MERRA2 and Temperature Trends, Atmosphere, 11
Laštovička, Jan, Jelínek, Š., 2019: Problems in calculating long-term trends in the upper atmosphere, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 189, 80-86
Križan, Peter, Kozubek, Michal, Laštovička, Jan, 2019: Discontinuities in the Ozone Concentration Time Series from MERRA 2 Reanalysis, Atmosphere, 10, 12, 812
Laštovička, Jan, 2019: Is the Relation Between Ionospheric Parameters and Solar Proxies Stable?, Geophysical Research Letters, 46, 24, 14208-14213
Laštovička, Jan; Križan, Peter; Kozubek, Michal, 2018: Longitudinal structure of stationary planetary waves in the middle atmosphere–extraordinary years, Annales Geophysicae, 36, 1, 181-192
Edemskiy, I.; Laštovička, Jan; Burešová, Dalia; Habarulema, J. B.; Nepomnyashchikh, I., 2018: Unexpected Southern Hemisphere ionospheric response to geomagnetic storm of 15 August 2015, Annales Geophysicae, 36, 1, 71-79
Blanc, E., Ceranna, L., Hauchecorne, A., Charlton-Perez, A., Marchetti, E., Evers, L.G., Kvaerna, T., Laštovička, Jan, Eliasson, L., Crosby, N. B., Blanc-Benon, P., Le Pichon, A., Brachet, N., Pilger, C., Keckhut, P., Assink, J.D., Smets, P. S. M., Lee, C. F., Kero, J., Šindelářová, Tereza, Kämpfer, N., Rüfenacht, R., Farges, T., Millet, C., Näsholm, S. P., Gibbons, S. J., Espy, P. J., Hibbins, R. E., Heinrich, P., Ripepe, M., Khaykin, S., Mze, N., Chum, Jaroslav, 2018: Toward an Improved Representation of Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Thanks to the ARISE Project, Surveys in Geophysics, 39, 2, 171-225
Chum, Jaroslav, Urbář, Jaroslav, Laštovička, Jan, Cabrera, M. A., Liu, J.-Y., Bonomi, F. A. M., Fagre, M., Fišer, Jiří, Mošna, Zbyšek, 2018: Continuous Doppler sounding of the ionosphere during solar flares, Earth, Planets and Space, 70 , 198
Kozubek, Michal; Križan, Peter; Laštovička, Jan, 2017: Comparison of the long-term trends in stratospheric dynamics of four reanalyses, Annales Geophysicae, 35, 279-294
Laštovička, Jan, 2017: A review of recent progress in trends in the upper atmosphere, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics , 163, 2-13
Laštovička, Jan; Chum, Jaroslav, 2017: A review of results of the international ionospheric Doppler sounder network, Advances in Space Research, 44, 16, 8186-8172
Laštovička, Jan; Urbář, Jaroslav; Kozubek, Michal, 2017: Long-term trends in the total electron content, Geophysical Research Letters , 44, 16, 8186-8172
Chum, Jaroslav ; Liu, J.-Y. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Fišer, Jiří ; Mošna, Zbyšek ; Baše, Jiří ; Sun, Y.-Y., 2016: 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, Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 24
Chum, Jaroslav ; Liu, J.-Y. ; Chen, S.-P. ; Cabrera, M. A. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Baše, Jiří ; Burešová, Dalia ; Fišer, Jiří ; Hruška, František ; Ezquer, R., 2016: Spread F occurrence and drift under the crest of the equatorial ionization anomaly from continuous Doppler sounding and FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC scintillation data, Earth, Planets and Space, 68, 56
Liu, J. Y. ; Chen, C. H. ; Sun, Y. Y. ; Chen, C. H. ; Tsai, H. F. ; Yen, H. Y. ; Chum, Jaroslav ; Laštovička, Jan ; Yang, Q. S. ; Chen, S. W. ; Wen, S., 2016: The vertical propagation of disturbances triggered by seismic waves of the 11 March 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake over Taiwan, Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 4 , 1759-1765
Laštovička, Jan; Burešová, Dalia; Kouba, Daniel; Križan, Peter, 2016: Stability of solar correction for calculating ionospheric trends, Annales Geophysicae, 34, 12, 1191-1196
Laštovička, Jan, 2015: Comment on “Long-term trends in thermospheric neutral temperatures and density above Millstone Hill” by W. L. Oliver et al., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120, 3, 2347-2349
Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan ; Kozubek, Michal, 2015: Size dependence of ozone lamina characteristics and their correlations, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 132, September, 116-123
Cnossen, I. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Emmert, J. T. , 2015: Introduction to special issue on “Long-term changes and trends in the stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere”, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120, 22
Kozubek, Michal ; Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan, 2015: Northern Hemisphere stratospheric winds in higher midlatitudes: longitudinal distribution and long-term trends, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, -, 2203-2213
Kozubek, Michal ; Laštovička, Jan ; Križan, Peter, 2014: Differences in mid-latitude stratospheric winds between reanalysis data and versus radiosonde observations at Prague, Annales Geophysicae, 32, -, 353-366
Burešová, Dalia ; Laštovička, Jan ; Hejda, Pavel ; Bochníček, Josef, 2014: Ionospheric disturbances under low solar activity conditions, Advances in Space Research, 54, 2, 185-196
Chum, Jaroslav ; Bonomi, F. A. M. ; Fišer, Jiří ; Cabrera, M. A. ; Ezquer, R. G. ; Burešová, Dalia ; Laštovička, Jan ; Baše, Jiří ; Hruška, František ; Molina, M. G. ; Ise, J. E. ; Cangemi, J. I. ; Šindelářová, Tereza, 2014: Propagation of gravity waves and spread F in the low-latitude ionosphere over Tucumán, Argentina, by continuous Doppler sounding: First results, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 119, 8, 6954-6965
Laštovička, Jan ; Križan, Peter ; Kozubek, Michal, 2014: Long-term trends in the northern extratropical ozone laminae with focus on European stations, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 120, -, 88-95
Ratnam, M. V. ; Kumar, G. K. ; Rao, N. V. ; Murthy, B. V. K. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Qian, L., 2013: Evidence of long-term change in zonal wind in the tropical lower mesosphere: Observations and model simulations, Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 2, 397-401
Laštovička, Jan, 2013: Trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics , 118, 6, 3924-3935
Laštovička, Jan, 2013: Are trends in total electron content (TEC) really positive?, Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 118, 6, 3831-3835
Laštovička, Jan ; Boška, Josef ; Burešová, Dalia ; Kouba, Daniel, 2012: High historical values of foEs — Reality or artefact?, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 74, -, 51-54
Chum, Jaroslav ; Athieno, R. ; Baše, Jiří ; Burešová, Dalia ; Hruška, František ; Laštovička, Jan ; McKinnell, L.- A. ; Šindelářová, Tereza, 2012: Statistical investigation of horizontal propagation of gravity waves in the ionosphere over Europe and South Africa, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, - , A03312/1-A03312/13
Laštovička, Jan, 2012: On the role of ozone in long-term trends in the upper atmosphere-ionosphere system, Annales Geophysicae, 30, 5, 811-816
Laštovička, Jan ; Solomon, S.C. ; Qian, L., 2012: Trends in the neutral and ionized upper atmosphere, Space Science Reviews, 168, 1-4, 113-145
Chum, Jaroslav ; Hruška, František ; Zedník, Jan ; Laštovička, Jan, 2012: Ionospheric disturbances (infrasound waves) over the Czech Republic excited by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, - , A08319/1
Qian, L. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Roble, R. G. ; Solomon, S.C, 2011: Progress in observations and simulations of global change in the upper atmosphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, A00H03/1-A00H03/16
Chum, Jaroslav ; Šindelářová, Tereza ; Laštovička, Jan ; Hruška, František ; Burešová, Dalia ; Baše, Jiří, 2010: Horizontal velocities and propagation directions of gravity waves in the ionosphere over the Czech Republic, Journal of Geophysical Research, 115, A11322/1-A11322/13
Laštovička, Jan ; Baše, Jiří ; Hruška, František ; Chum, Jaroslav ; Šindelářová, Tereza ; Horálek, Josef ; Zedník, Jan ; Krasnov, V., 2010: Simultaneous infrasonic, seismic, magnetic and ionospheric observations in an earthquake epicentre, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 72, 16, 1231-1240
Stanislawska, I. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Bourdillon, A. ; Zolesi, B. ; Cander, Lj. R. , 2010: Monitoring and modeling of ionospheric characteristics in the framework of European COST 296 Action MIERS, Space Weather, 8, S02001/1-S02001/7
Bremer, J. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Mikhailov, A. V. ; Altadill, D. ; Bencze, P. ; Burešová, Dalia ; Franceschi de, G. ; Jacobi, C. ; Kouris, S. S. ; Perrone, L. ; Turunen, E. , 2009: Climate of the upper atmosphere, Annals of Geophysics, 52, 3/4, 273-299
Franceschi de, G. ; Alfonsi, L. ; Altadill, D. ; Bencze, P. ; Bourdillon, A. ; Burešová, Dalia ; Cander, Lj. R. ; Morena de la, B. A. ; Economou, L. ; Herraiz, M. ; Kauristie, K. ; Laštovička, Jan ; Pau, S. ; Rodriguez, G. ; Stamper, R. ; Stanislawska, I., 2009: The contribution to IHY from the COST296 Action MIERS: Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems, Earth, Moon, and Planets, 104, 1-4, 63-67
Jacobi, C. ; Hoffmann, P. ; Liu, R. Q. ; Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan ; Merzlyakov, E. G. ; Solovjova, T. V. ; Portnyagin, Yu. I., 2009: Midlatitude mesopause region winds and waves and comparison with stratospheric variability, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 71, 14-15, 1540-1546
Laštovička, Jan, 2009: Global pattern of trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 71, 14-15, 1514-1528
Laštovička, Jan ; Križan, Peter, 2009: Impact of strong geomagnetic storms on total ozone at southern higher middle latitudes, Studia geophysica et geodaetica, 53, 1, 151-156
Laštovička, Jan ; Akmaev, R. A. ; Emmert, J. T., 2009: Long-term changes and trends in the upper atmosphere - An introduction, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 71, 14-15, 1511-1513
Laštovička, Jan, 2009: Lower ionosphere response to external forcing: A brief review, Advances in Space Research, 43, 1, 1-14
Burešová, Dalia ; Laštovička, Jan, 2008: Pre-storm electron density enhancements at middle latitudes, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 70, 15, 1848-1855
Harris, N. R. P. ; Kyrö, E. ; Staehelin, J. ; Brunner, D. ; Andersen, S.-B. ; Godin-Beekmann, S. ; Dhomse, S. ; Hadjinicolaou, P. ; Hansen, G. ; Isaksen, I. ; Jrrar, A. ; Karpetchko, A. ; Kivi, R. ; Knudsen, B. ; Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan ; Maeder, J. ; Orsolini, Y. ; Pyle, J. A. ; Rex, M. ; Vaníček, K. ; Weber, M. ; Wohltmann, I. ; Zanis, P. ; Zerefos, C., 2008: Ozone trends at northern mid- and high latitudes – a European perspective, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 5, 1207-1220
Chum, Jaroslav ; Laštovička, Jan ; Šindelářová, Tereza ; Burešová, Dalia ; Hruška, František, 2008: Peculiar transient phenomena observed by HF Doppler sounding on infrasound time scales, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 70, 6, 866-878
Laštovička, Jan ; Akmaev, R. A. ; Beig, G. ; Bremer, J. ; Emmert, J. T. ; Jacobi, C. ; Jarvis, M.J. ; Nedoluha, G. ; Portnyagin, Yu. I. ; Ulich, T, 2008: Emerging pattern of global change in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 5, 1255-1268
Laštovička, Jan ; Yue, X. ; Wan, W., 2008: Long-term trends in foF2: their estimating and origin, Annales Geophysicae, 26, 3, 593-598
Burešová, Dalia ; Krasnov, Valerij Michailovič ; Drobzheva, Yana Viktorovna ; Laštovička, Jan ; Chum, Jaroslav ; Hruška, František, 2007: Assessing the quality of ionogram interpretation using the HF Doppler technique, Annales Geophysicae, 25, 4
Burešová, Dalia ; Laštovička, Jan, 2007: Pre-storm enhancements of foF2 above Europe, Advances in Space Research, 39, 8, 1298-1303
Krasnov, Valerij Michailovič ; Drobzheva, Yana Viktorovna ; Laštovička, Jan, 2007: Acoustic energy transfer to the upper atmosphere from sinusoidal sources and a role of nonlinear processes, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 69, 12, 1357-1365
Šauli, Petra ; Mošna, Zbyšek ; Boška, Josef ; Kouba, Daniel ; Laštovička, Jan ; Altadill, D., 2007: Comparison of true-height elektron density profiles derived by POLAN and NHPC methods, Studia geophysica et geodaetica, 51, 3, 449-459
Krasnov, Valerij Michailovič ; Drobzheva, Yana Viktorovna ; Laštovička, Jan, 2006: Recent advances and difficulties of infrasonic wave investigation in the ionosphere, Surveys in Geophysics, 27, č. 2, 169-209
Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan, 2006: Ozone laminae: Comparison of the Southern and Northern Hemisphere, and tentative explanation of trends, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 68, 17, 1962-1972
Laštovička, Jan, 2006: Forcing of the ionosphere by waves from below, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 68, 3-5, 479-497
Laštovička, Jan ; Akmaev, R. A. ; Beig, G. ; Bremer, J. ; Emmert, J. T., 2006: Global Change in the Upper Atmosphere, Science, 314, 5803, 1253-1254
Laštovička, Jan ; Mikhailov, A. V. ; Ulich, T. ; Bremer, J. ; Elias, A. G. ; Ortiz de Adler, N. ; Jara, V. ; Abarca del Rio, R. ; Foppiano, A. J. ; Ovalle, E. ; Danilov, A. D., 2006: Long-term trends in foF2: A comparison of various methods, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 68, 17, 1854-1870
Laštovička, Jan ; Šauli, Petra ; Križan, Peter, 2006: Persistence of planetary wave type oscillations in the mid-latitude ionosphere, Annals of Geophysics, 49, -, 1189-1200
Laštovička, Jan ; Križan, Peter, 2006: Trends in laminae in ozone profiles in relation to trends in some other middle atmospheric parameters, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 31, 1-3, 46-53
Križan, Peter ; Laštovička, Jan, 2005: Trends in positive and negative ozone laminae in the Northern Hemisphere, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, -, D10107/1/-D10107/11
Laštovička, Jan ; Križan, Peter, 2005: Geomagnetic storms, Forbush decreases of cosmic rays and total ozone at northern higher middle latitudes, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 67, 1-2, 119-124
Laštovička, Jan, 2005: On the role of solar and geomagnetic activity in long-term trends in the atmosphere-ionosphere system, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 67, 1-2, 83-92
Laštovička, Jan, 2005: Progress in trend studies: Highlights of the TREND2004 Workshop, Advances in Space Research, 35, -, 1359-1365