Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Marián Melo, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Melo
I.2 - Name
Marián
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1968
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky, Katedra astronómie, fyziky Zeme a meteorológie / Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics / Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth, and Meteorology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Fakulta matematiky, fyziky a informatiky UK UK, Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava /Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics CU, Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
odborný asistent / Assistant Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
melo@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4664
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Fyzika / Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6600-2623

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave / Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1991
II.c - Study field and programme
Geografia a kartografia / Geography and Cartography
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Geofyzikálny ústav SAV / Slovak Academy of Sciences, Geophysical Institute
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
Meteorológia a klimatológia / Meteorology and Climatology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
asistent - odborný asistent / assistant professor Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave / Comenius University in Bratislava 1992-2025
študijný pobyt / study stay Geografický ústav SAV / Institute of Geography SAS 1991-1992

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Fyzikálne aspekty geografického systému / Physical aspects of the geographical system Obnoviteľné zdroje energie a environmentálna fyzika / Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Fyzika/Physics
Meteorológia a klimatológia / Meteorology and Climatology Geografia, kartografia a geoinformatika / Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Vedy o Zemi/Earth Sciences
Climatology Environmental Studies I. Ekologické a environmentálne vedy/Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Zmeny a premenlivosť klímy / Climate changes and variability Environmentálna fyzika, obnoviteľné zdroje energie, meteorológia a klimatológia / Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology II. Fyzika/Physics
Vybrané problémy z klimatológie / Selected Problems in Climatology Fyzická geografia a geoinformatika / Physical Geography and Geoinformatics II. Vedy o Zemi/Earth Sciences
Astronómia a meteorológia / Astronomy and Meteorology Fyzika / Physics II. Učiteľstvo a pedagogické vedy/Teacher Training and Education Science
Metódy hydrologického a klimatologického výskumu / Methods of hydrological and climatological research Fyzická geografia a geoinformatika / Physical Geography and Geoinformatics II. Vedy o Zemi/Earth Sciences
Cvičenia z meteorológie a klimatológie / Exercises in meteorology and climatology Geografia, kartografia a geoinformatika / Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Vedy o Zemi/Earth Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
14
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
16
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
151
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
17
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
826
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
159
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
448
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
158
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Melo, M., Lapin, M., Kapolková, H., Pecho, J., Kružicová, A. (2013): Climate Trends in the Slovak Part of the Carpathians. In: Kozak, J., Ostapowicz, K., Bytnerowicz, A., Wyžga, B. (Eds.) (2013): The Carpathians: Integrating Nature and Society Towards Sustainability, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 131-150. ISBN 978-3-642-12724-3.

2

Melo, M., Pišút, P., Matečný, I., Viglaš, P. (2016): Johann Ignaz von Felbiger and his meteorological observations in Bratislava in the period 1783–85. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 25, 1, 97-115.

3

Lapin, M., Melo, M. (2004): Methods of climate change scenarios projection in Slovakia and selected results. J. Hydrol. Hydromech., 52, 4, 224-238. 

4

Brázdil, R, Szabó, P., Stucki, P., Dobrovolný P., Řezníčková, L., Kotyza, O., Valášek, H., Melo, M., Suchánková, S., Dolák, L., Chromá, K. (2017): The extraordinary windstorm of 7 December 1868 in the Czech Lands and its central European context. International Journal of Climatology, Volume 37, Issue Suppl.1, Pages 14–29.

5

Melo, M., Pekárová, P., Miklánek, P., Melová, K., Dujsíková, C. (2014): Use of historical sources in a study of the 1895 floods on the Danube River and its tributaries. Geographica Pannonica 18, 4, 108-116.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Melo, M., Lapin, M., Pecho, J. (2022): Climate in the Past and Present in the Slovak Landscapes – The Central European Context. In: Lehotský, M., Boltižiar, M. (Eds) (2022): Landscapes and Landforms of Slovakia. Springer, 27-44. ISBN 978-3-030-89292-0., 467 pp.

2

Sochová, I., Kolář, T., Brázdil, R., Kyncl, T., Kyncl, J., Melo, M., Trnka, M., Bilanych, M., Rybníček, M. (2025): A new 621-year Transcarpathian oak tree-ring chronology (Eastern Europe). Dendrochronologia 89, February 2025, Article: 126284, 1-13.

3

Melo, M., Czuczor, F., Pekárová, P., Melová, K., Rusinko, A., Gera, M. (2025): The severe ice flood of 1876 on the Nitra river in Nové Zámky, in the context of other floods in the Danubian Lowland, Slovakia. Acta Hydrologica Slovaca, Vol. 26, No.2, p.280-291. DOI: 10.31577/ahs-2025-0026.02.0028.

4

Brázdil, R., Bauch, M., Dobrovolný, P., Melo, M. (2024): The Potential of Historical Climatology for (Environmental) History in Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. In: Holec, R., Zuckert, M. (Eds) (2024): Umweltgeschichte in mitteleuropaischen Kontexten. Leipziger Universitatsverlag, 25-69, ISBN: 978-3-96023-594-1. Veröffentlichungen der Deutsch-Tschechischen und Deutsch-Slowakischen Historikerkommission, Band 26.

5

Váš, P., Bartok, J., Gaál, L., Jurašek, M., Melo, M., Gera, M. (2025): Frequency shifts in thunderstorm patterns as key precursors to flash flood events. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 73, 1, 73-83.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Lapin, M., Faško, P., Melo, M., Šťastný, P., Tomlain, J. (2002): Klimatické oblasti / Climatic Regions. Mapa 1 : 1 000 000. p.95. Atlas krajiny Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava: Ministerstvo životného prostredia SR, Banská Bystrica: Slovenská agentúra životného prostredia. ISBN 80-88833-27-2. Počet ohlasov / number of citations: 246, počet ohlasov registrovaných v databázach Web of Science alebo SCOPUS / number of citations registered in the Web of Science or SCOPUS: 211

2

Melo, M., Lapin, M., Kapolková, H., Pecho, J., Kružicová, A. (2013): Climate Trends in the Slovak Part of the Carpathians. In: Kozak, J., Ostapowicz, K., Bytnerowicz, A., Wyžga, B. (Eds.) (2013): The Carpathians: Integrating Nature and Society Towards Sustainability, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 131-150. cituje / quote : 2021 - Szabo, A.I., Acs, F., Breuer, H. - In: International Journal of Climatology, Volume: 41, Pages: E2482-E2496, DOI: 10.1002/joc.6859; SCI ; SCOPUS 

3

Damborská, I., Gera, M., Melo, M., Lapin, M., Nejedlík, P. (2016): Changes in the daily range of the air temperature in the mountainous part of Slovakia within the possible context of global warming. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 25, 1, 17 – 35. cituje / quote : 2021 - Zahradnicek, P., Brazdil, R., Stepanek, P., Trnka, M. In: International Journal of Climatology, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 1211-1229; SCI; SCOPUS

4

Lapin, M., Damborská, I., Faško, P., Gaál, L., Melo, M. (2009): Some Facts on Extreme Weather Events Analysis in Slovakia. In: Střelcová, K., Matyas, C., Kleidon, A., Lapin, M., Matejka, F., Blaženec, M., Škvarenina, J., Holécy, J. (Eds.) (2009): Bioclimatology and Natural Hazards. Springer, ISBN: 978-1-4020-8875-9, 39-53.cituje / quote : 2010 - Diodato, N., Bellocchi, G. In: Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 387, Issue 1-2, 119-127; SCI ; SCOPUS

5

Pekárová, P., Miklánek, P., Melo, M., Halmová, D., Pekár, J., Bačová Mitková, V. (2014): Flood marks along the Danube River between Passau and Bratislava. Veda and the Slovak Committee for Hydrology - National Committee for the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO, Bratislava, 104 pp. ISBN 978-80-224-1408-1. cituje / quote : 2018 - Ciric, D., Nieto, R., Ramos, A.M., Drumond, A., Gimeno, L. - In: WATER, Vol. 10, Issue: 9, Article Number: 1182; SCI

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Projekt URANOS (výskumný projekt podporený z Európskeho fondu regionálneho rozvoja, OP Integrovaná infraštruktúra; Kód projektu v ITMS2014+: 313011W580): Údajová a vedomostná podpora pre systémy rozhodovania a strategického plánovania v oblasti adaptácie poľnohospodárskej krajiny na klimatické zmeny a minimalizáciu degradácie poľnohospodárskych pôd. 2020-2023, riešiteľ projektu. Hlavný riešiteľ: Ústav krajinnej ekológie SAV. Spolu so SHMÚ účasť na Aktivite A2: Tvorba nových klimatických produktov vrátane regionálne špecifických scenárov zmeny klimatických ukazovateľov. / Project URANOS (European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)): Scientific support of climate change adaptation in agriculture and mitigation of soil degradation. 1920-1923, project solver.

2

APVV-20-0374: Regionálna detekcia, atribúcia a projekcia dopadov variability klímy a klimatickej zmeny na režim odtoku na Slovensku. 2021-2025, riešiteľ projektu a zodpovedný riešiteľ projektu za FMFI UK (Hlavný zodpovedný riešiteľ: RNDr. Pavla Pekárová, DrSc., Ústav hydrológie SAV Bratislava). / Regional detection, attribution and projection of impacts of climate variability and climate change on runoff regimes in Slovakia. 2021-2025, project solver.

3

APVV-DS-FR-22-0017: „Vplyv extrémneho sucha na poľnohospodárstvo vo vybraných klimatických regiónoch Európy“, 2023-2025, riešiteľ projektu (Bulharsko-Rakúsko-Slovensko). / „Extreme droughts and their impact on agriculture in selected continental climates of Europe“, 2023-2025, project solver (BG-A-SK).

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Člen redakčnej rady / Member of editorial board Acta Hydrologica Slovaca od 2006 / since 2006
Člen vedeckého výboru / Member of scientific board Fourth Romanian-Bulgarian-Hungarian-Serbian conference: "Geographical Research and Cross-Border Cooperation within the Lower Basin of the Danube", Vidin, Bulgaria, Sept., 15-17. , 2016. 2015-2016
člen Hlavného výboru / Member of executive board Slovenská bioklimatologická spoločnosť pri SAV 2007-2020
člen Hlavného výboru / Member of executive board Slovenská meteorologická spoločnosť pri SAV 1996–1999

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-02