Rastislav Skalsky

Rastislav Skalsky joined IIASA's Ecosystems Services and Management Program (ESM) in June 2012, as a Research Scholar with the Agro-Environmental Systems (AES) Group. His research focuses on process-based agro-ecosystem models, up-scaling with spatial data on soil, topography and land use for large-scale simulations at regional, continental and global scales. His research also includes crop model validation and calibration for a variety of practical research problems of crop production and environmental impacts of agricultural systems. Most recently he has also started to focus on the integration of soil and agro-ecosystem information with citizen observatory projects in the domain of land use and land management.

He received his master’s degree in 1999, in environmental sciences and his doctorate in 2008, in soil science, both from the Comenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia). In 1999, he started his career as a Research Associate at the Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute (Slovakia) where his professional focus is mostly on the national scale, in particular on soil organic carbon and drought modeling in the agricultural sector and semantic aspects of soil data/information collecting, harmonization, communication and use for decision and policy making knowledge support.


Last update: 26-APR-2016

Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Elliott J, Müller C, Balkovič J, Chryssanthacopoulos J, Izaurralde RC, Jones CD, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, et al. (2019). Parameterization-induced uncertainties and impacts of crop management harmonization in a global gridded crop model ensemble. PLoS ONE 14 (9): e0221862. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0221862.

Paustian K, Collier S, Baldock J, Burgess R, Creque J, DeLonge M, Dungait J, Ellert B, et al. (2019). Quantifying carbon for agricultural soil management: from the current status toward a global soil information system. Carbon Management: 1-21. DOI:10.1080/17583004.2019.1633231. (In Press)

Kovács KZ, Hemment D, Woods M, van der Velden N, Xaver A, Giesen R, Burton V, Garrett N, et al. (2019). Citizen observatory based soil moisture monitoring – the GROW example. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin 68 (2): 119-139. DOI:10.15201/hungeobull.68.2.2.

Müller C, Elliott J, Kelly D, Arneth A, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Ciais P, Deryng D, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, et al. (2019). The Global Gridded Crop Model Intercomparison phase 1 simulation dataset. Scientific Data 6 (1): e50. DOI:10.1038/s41597-019-0023-8.

Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Baklanov A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1599-3618, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2019). Spatio-temporal downscaling of gridded crop model yield estimates based on machine learning. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 264: 1-15. DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2018.09.021.

Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Baklanov A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1599-3618, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2018). Supplementary Datasets S1 and S2 for the paper “Spatio-temporal downscaling of gridded crop model yield estimates based on machine learning”.

Zhang J, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Azevedo L, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Bouwman AF, Xu G, Wang J, Xu M, et al. (2018). Analyzing and modelling the effect of long-term fertilizer management on crop yield and soil organic carbon in China. Science of the Total Environment 627: 361-372. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.090.

Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, Schmidt E, Madaras M, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, & van der Velde M (2018). Impacts and Uncertainties of +2°C of Climate Change and Soil Degradation on European Crop Calorie Supply. Earth's Future 6 (3): 373 -395. DOI:10.1002/2017EF000629.

Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, Schmid E, Madaras M, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, & van der Velde M (2018). pan-EU EPIC crop calendar and fertilization data. DOI:10.22022/ESM/02-2018.15104.

Müller C, Elliott J, Chryssanthacopoulos J, Arneth A, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Ciais P, Deryng D, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, et al. (2017). Global Gridded Crop Model evaluation: benchmarking, skills, deficiencies and implications. Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 10: 1403-1422. DOI:10.5194/gmd-2016-207.

Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Böttcher H, Bouma J, Fritz S, Fuss S, Havlik P, Heumesser C, et al. (2017). The Value of Global Earth Observations. In: Satellite Earth Observations and Their Impact on Society and Policy. Eds. Onoda, M. & Young, O.R., pp. 137-142 Singapore: Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-3713-910.1007/978-981-10-3713-9_12.

Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Elliott J, Müller C, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Chryssanthacopoulos J, Izaurralde RC, Jones CD, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, et al. (2016). Uncertainties in global crop model frameworks: effects of cultivar distribution, crop management and soil handling on crop yield estimates. Biogeosciences Discussions: 1-30. DOI:10.5194/bg-2016-527. (In Press)

Xiong W, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Porter CH, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Jones JW, & Yang D (2016). Calibration induced uncertainty of the EPIC model to estimate climate change impact on global maize yield. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems 8 (3): 1358-1375. DOI:10.1002/2016MS000625.

Ma K, Liu J, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Azevedo L, & Kraxner F (2016). Changes in soil organic carbon stocks of wetlands on China's Zoige plateau from 1980 to 2010. Ecological Modelling 327: 18-28. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.01.009.

Azevedo L, Vadas PA, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, van der Velde M, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2016). Potential substitution of mineral P fertilizer by manure: EPIC development and implementation. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.

Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Moltchanova E, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Azevedo L, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, & van der Velde M (2016). Uncertainty in soil data can outweigh climate impact signals in crop yield simulations. Nature Communications 7: art.no.11872. DOI:10.1038/ncomms11872.

Leclère D, Azevedo L, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, & Havlik P (2016). Towards systematic evaluation of crop model outputs for global land-use models. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.

Zhang J, Xu G, Xu M, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Azevedo L, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Wang J, & Yu C (2016). Modelling crop yield, soil organic C and P under variable long-term fertilizer management in China. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria.

Havlik P, Valin H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0618-773X, Mosnier A, Forsell N, Frank S ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5702-8547, Leclère D, Palazzo A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8167-9403, Ermolieva T, et al. (2015). Integrated Multi-scale Modeling Framework for Assessment of Land-use Related Challenges under Global Change. In: Systems Analysis 2015 - A Conference in Celebration of Howard Raiffa, 11 -13 November, 2015, Laxenburg, Austria.

Leclère D, Azevedo L, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Havlik P, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2015). Towards Systematic Evaluation of Crop Model Outputs for Global Land-use Models. In: Systems Analysis 2015 - A Conference in Celebration of Howard Raiffa, 11 -13 November, 2015, Laxenburg, Austria.

Elshout PMF, van Zelm R, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Schmid E, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, van der Velde M, & Huijbregts MAJ (2015). Greenhouse-gas payback times for crop-based biofuels. Nature Climate Change 5 (6): 604-610. DOI:10.1038/nclimate2642.

Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, van der Velde M, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Xiong W, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, Smirnov A, Mueller ND, et al. (2014). Global wheat production potentials and management flexibility under the representative concentration pathways. Global and Planetary Change 122: 107-121. DOI:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.08.010.

Xiong W, van der Velde M, Holman IP, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Lin E, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Porter C, Jones J, et al. (2014). Can climate-smart agriculture reverse the recent slowing of rice yield growth in China? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 196: 125-136. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.014.

Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, van der Velde M, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Xiong W, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, & Smirnov A (2014). Global wheat production potentials and management flexibility under the representative concentration pathways. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16:EGU2014-5906

Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Fritz S, See L, van der Velde M, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2014). SOIL Geo-Wiki: A tool for improving soil information. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16:EGU2014-2540

van der Velde M, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Ciais P, Fritz S, Janssens IA, Obersteiner M, See L, et al. (2014). African crop yield reductions due to increasingly unbalanced Nitrogen and Phosphorus consumption. Global Change Biology 20 (4): 1278-1288. DOI:10.1111/gcb.12481.

van der Velde M, Folberth C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-5238, Balkovic J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Ciais P, Fritz S, Janssens IA, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, See L, et al. (2014). African crop yield reductions due to increasingly unbalanced Nitrogen and Phosphorus consumption. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16:EGU2014-1209

Xiong W, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, van der Velde M, Zhang X, Izaurralde RC, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Lin E, Mueller N, et al. (2014). A calibration procedure to improve global rice yield simulations with EPIC. Ecological Modelling 273: 128-139. DOI:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.10.026.

van der Velde M, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Beer C, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, Kuhnert M, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Xiong W, et al. (2014). Future climate variability impacts on potential erosion and soil organic carbon in European croplands. Biogeosciences 11: 1561-1585. DOI:10.5194/bgd-11-1561-2014.

Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, van der Velde M, Schmid E, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Khabarov N ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-4668, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Sturmer B, & Xiong W (2013). Pan-European crop modelling with EPIC: Implementation, up-scaling and regional crop yield validation. Agricultural Systems 120: 61-75. DOI:10.1016/j.agsy.2013.05.008.

Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Rampasekova Z, Hutar V, Sobocka J, & Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897 (2013). Digital soil mapping from conventional field soil observations. Soil and Water Research 8 (1): 13-25.

Havlik P, Schneider UA, Schmid E, Bottcher H, Fritz S, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Aoki K, De Cara S, et al. (2011). Global land-use implications of first and second generation biofuel targets. Energy Policy 39 (10): 5690-5702. DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.030.

Schneider UA, Havlik P, Schmid E, Valin H ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0618-773X, Mosnier A, Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Bottcher H, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, et al. (2011). Impacts of population growth, economic development, and technical change on global food production and consumption. Agricultural Systems 104 (2): 204-215. DOI:10.1016/j.agsy.2010.11.003.

Fritz S, Havlik P, Schneider UA, Schmid E, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2009). Uncertainties in global land cover data and its implications for climate change mitigation policies assessment. In: Proceedings from the 33rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-33) "Sustaining the Millennium Development Goals", 4-8 May 2009.

Schmid E, De Cara S, Balkovič J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2955-4931, Skalsky R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0983-6897, Blank D, Schneider UA, & Obersteiner M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769 (2005). Environmental and Economic Impact Analysis of Alternative Management Practices in Baden-Wuerttemberg. Research Report to the European Commission, DG Environment Unit B.1., Brussels, Belgium p.41