Publications
In preparation
Zaplotnik Ž., Bonavita M., Holm E.: High-resolution ECMWF 4D-Var
Zaplotnik Ž., Semane N., Bonavita M., Massart S.: Flow-dependent ozone-wind tracing in ECMWF 4D-Var
Kosovelj, K., et al. Multidecadal variability of the Walker circulation in 20th century reanalyses.
Zaplotnik Ž., Žagar N., Semane N., 2021: Flow-dependent wind extraction in weak-constraint 4D-Var.
Zaplotnik Ž., Žagar N., 2020: Attribution of vertical velocity to Rossby modes, gravity modes and spatial scales.
Submitted/In Review
Melinc B., Zaplotnik Ž.: Neural-Network Data Assimilation using Variational Autoencoder. Submitted to QJRMS. arxiv
Neduhal V., Žagar N., Lunkeit F., Polichtchouk I., Zaplotnik Ž. Decomposition of the horizontal wind divergence associated with the Rossby, inertia-gravity, mixed Rossby-gravity and Kelvin waves on the sphere. Submitted to JGR: Atmospheres.
Machine learning
Skok G., Hoxha D., Zaplotnik Ž., 2021. Forecasting the Daily Maximal and Minimal Temperatures from Radiosonde Measurements Using Neural Networks. Appl. Sci. 11(22) Link
Atmospheric circulation/dynamics
Žagar, N., Neduhal V., Vasylkevych, S., Zaplotnik Ž., Tanaka H. L., 2023. Decomposition of vertical velocity and its zonal wavenumber kinetic energy spectra in the hydrostatic atmosphere. Accepted in Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Link
Kosovelj, K., Zaplotnik Ž., 2023. Indices of Pacific Walker Circulation strength. Atmosphere, 14(2), 397 Link
Pikovnik M., Zaplotnik Ž., Boljka L., Žagar N., 2022: Metrics of the Hadley circulation strength and associated circulation trends. Weather Clim. Dynam., 3, 625–644 Link
Pikovnik M., Zaplotnik Ž., 2022: Dekompozicija prispevkov k intenzivnosti Hadleyjeve cirkulacije. SZGG [SLO] Link
Zaplotnik Ž., Pikovnik M., Boljka L., 2021: Recent Hadley circulation strengthening: a trend or multidecadal variability? Journal of Climate, 35(13), 4157-4176 Link
Žagar N., Zaplotnik Ž., Karami K., 2020: Atmospheric Subseasonal Variability and Circulation Regimes: Spectra, Trends and Uncertainties. Journal of Climate, 33(21), 9375-9390. Link
Computational epidemiology
Zaplotnik Ž., Gavric A., Medic L., 2020: Simulation of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social network of Slovenia: estimating the intrinsic forecast uncertainty. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0238090 Link arxiv
Data assimilation - inferring dynamics from tracers in 4D-Var
Zaplotnik Ž., Žagar N., Semane N., 2023: Flow-dependent wind extraction in strong-constraint 4D-Var. Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society 1-18 Open
Zaplotnik Ž., Žagar N., Benedetti A., Semane N., 2020: Inferring atmospheric dynamics from aerosol observation in 4D-Var. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 146(728), 4. Link
Zaplotnik Ž., Žagar N., Gustafsson N., 2018: An intermediate-complexity model for four-dimensional variational data assimilation including moist processes. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 144(715), 1772-1787. Open Free
Zaplotnik Ž., 2018: Coupling of the aerosols, moisture and winds in 4D-Var data assimilation for numerical weather prediction. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Ljubljana, 162 pp. Open
Žagar N. and Zaplotnik Ž., 2018: Multivariate relationships between the aerosols, moisture and winds in four-dimensional data assimilation for the global monitoring for enviroment and security. Final report of ESA-PECS project. Open
Atmospheric predictability
Žagar N., Horvat M., Zaplotnik Ž., Magnusson L., 2017: Scale-dependent estimates of the growth of forecast uncertainties in a global prediction system. Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography 69(1). Open
Master’s theses
[SLO] Perkan Uroš, 2023: Napovedovanje vremena s konvolucijskimi nevronskimi mrežami. Open
[SLO] Pikovnik Matic, 2021: Analiza sprememb intenzivnosti Hadleyjeve cirkulacije. Open
Other
[SLO] Šubic, A., Pikovnik, M., Zaplotnik Ž.</b, 2023. Vlažni vročinski valovi v slovenski obalni regiji. Objavljeno v Štekam, FS.
[SLO] Rakovec, J., Ž. Zaplotnik, Prosen, T. Nobelova nagrada za fiziko 2021. Proteus 84/9,10. Maj, junij 2022.
[SLO] Slameršak, A., Ž. Zaplotnik, L. Boljka, N. Črnivec, 2020: Suggestions for a political programme for a “green” transition (towards sustainability) and a minimisation of climate change impacts. 4 pp.
Boljka, L., Ž. Zaplotnik, A. Slameršak, N. Črnivec, 2020: Comments and suggestions on the draft of the Slovenian long-term climate change strategy. A letter to the Ministry for the Environment, 2 pp. Media: OE Finance, Meteorolog.si, Globus.
Zaplotnik, Ž., L. Boljka, N. Črnivec, A. Slameršak, 2020: Climate change – open letter: A request by the Slovenian researchers to take immediate action on improving the climate change mitigation and adaptation policy. Interesting facts, Vetrnica, in press.
Maja Poklinek Čančula, Miha Čančula, Simon Čopar, Ivan Kukuljan, Matjaž Leskovar, Žiga Zaplotnik. Zakaj je pomembno, da sprejmemo vabilo k sodelovanju v študiji o razširjenosti koronavirusa? MMC RTV SLO : prvi multimedijski portal. 22. 4. 2020.
Lina Boljka, Marija Zlata Božnar, Mirko Brnič Jager, Božidar Brudar, Andrej Čas, Nina Črnivec, Marko Debeljak, Matjaž Gams, Peter Glavič, Lidija Globevnik, Boštjan Grašič, Ferdinand Gubina, Andreja Hace, Tone Horvat, Matevž Jeran, Lilijana Kozlovič, Aleš Krainer, Karel Lipič, Franc Lobnik, Janez Malačič, Tomaž Ogrin, Boris Orel, Stanislav Pejovnik, Darko Popović, Romana Seljak, Aljoša Slameršak, Gojko Stanič, Luka Štrubelj, Aleš Šubic, Jurij Tasič, Branko Tomažič, Ana Vovk Korže, Žiga Zaplotnik, Aleksander Zidanšek, Ira Zorko, Daniel Zupančič, Tomaž Žagar., 2020. Bela knjiga o strokovnem varovanju okolja. Institut “Jožef Stefan“, Ljubljana. Free
Zaplotnik Ž., 2020: Razumeti podnebne spremembe (Alternator, ZRC SAZU).
Zaplotnik Ž., Boljka L., Črnivec N., and Slameršak A., 2019: Zahteva slovenskih raziskovalcev za sprejetje takojšnjih ukrepov za blaženje podnebnih sprememb in prilagajanje nanje. Odprto pismo slovenski vladi, 13 pp. [podpisano s strani več kot 100 slovenskih znanstvenikov]. (A request of Slovenian researchers to take immediate action on improving the climate change mitigation and adaptation policy, an open letter to the Slovenian government [signed by over 100 Slovenian scientists; includes English summary]). Media coverage [SLO]: RTVSLO, 24ur, STAznanost, Dnevnik, Mladina, Večer, Finance, Times.si, Meteorolog.si, Delo in Sobotna Priloga, Slovenske Novice, Politikis, Zarja/Jana, Kvarkadabra, Radio Študent, Radio Rai Furlanija Julijska Krajina, Vetrnica (SMD). Uradni odgovor ministra za okolje in prostor Simona Zajca.
Bajc, J., Zaplotnik Ž., Živčič M., Čarman M., 2012: “Local magnitude scale in Slovenia” Advances in Geosciences. 34, 23-28. Open
Bajc, J., Zaplotnik Ž., Živčič M., Čarman M., 2012: “Izračun lokalnih magnitud potresov iz podatkov Državne mreže potresnih opazovalnic” SZGG Open
Zaplotnik Ž., 2014: Uporaba analize neodvisnih komponent v fizikalnih aplikacijah (Application of Independent Component Analysis in Physics) Magistrska naloga (Master Thesis), University of Ljubljana, 63 pp. Open
Reviews
Reviewer for Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, Nature Communications, EGU Atmospheric Measurement Techniques