Research Interests

1. Operational weather forecasting & nowcasting
2. Severe thunder and hail storms in Bulgaria
3. GNSS Meteorology and WRF model simulations

Publications: PhD thesis

1. Slavchev М., 2022 "Analysis and forecast of convective processes in Bulgaria with GNSS meteorology and numerical modelling", PhD thesis, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Publications: Articles in Journals

1. Slavchev M., T. Simeonov, K. Vassileva and G. Guerova, Measurement and Modelling with GNSS and NWP (WRF) over Northwest Bulgaria, Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 75, 6, 2022.
2. Lasota, E., M. Slavchev, G. Guerova, W. Rohm, and J. Kaplon, Combined space- and ground-based GNSS monitoring of two severe hailstorm cases in Bulgaria. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0100.1, 39, 5, 649–665, 2022.
3. Guerova G., T. Dimitrova, K. Vassileva, M. Slavchev, K. Stoev, S. Georgiev, 2020. BalkanMed real time severe weather service: progress and prospects in Bulgaria. Advances Space Research, 66/12, 2844-2853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2020.07.005.
4. Slavchev M, E. Lasota, J. Kaplon, 2020. Raytracing the 8 July 2014 hail storm in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bul. J. Meteo. Hydro, 24/2, 24/2, 37-50.
5. Slavchev M., A. Stoycheva and G. Guerova, 2019. Comparative analysis of convective processes and the intense precipitation using numerical weather model and GNSS meteorology method, Bul. J. Meteo. Hydro, 23/1, 31-45.

Publications: Articles in Books

1. Slavchev M. and G. Guerova, "WRF model evaluation with GNSS-IWV for intense precipitation cases in Bulgaria", in COST Action ES1206: Advanced Global Navigation Satellite Systems tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate, Jones J., G. Guerova, J. Dousa, G. Dick, S. de Haan, E. Pottiaux, O. Bock, R. Pacione, R. van Malderen [editors], Springer [publisher], 2020, 210-217, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-13901-8_4.

Publications: Conference Proceeding

1. Guerova G., M. Slavchev, R. Mitzeva, Tsv. Dimitrova and Tzv. Simeonov: Use of GNSS water vapour for severe weather studies in Bulgaria: hail and heavy rain in 2012, Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Severe Storms – ECSS 2015, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 14-18/09/2015.

Oral and poster presentations

1. Slavchev M., T. Dimitrova and G. Guerova "Combining GNSS and Instability Indices for derivation of classification functions in Southcentral Bulgaria", 8th International Colloquium Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of GNSS, 14-16 September 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria. (oral)
2. M. Slavchev, E. Lasota, J. Kaplon "Raytracing of the Hail storm on 8 July 2014 in Sofia, Bulgaria" 1st colloquium GNSS applications in the BalkanMed region, 30-31 January 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria. (oral)
3. Guerova, G., Tz. Dimitrova, M. Slavchev, K. Stoev, S. Georgiev, and K. Vassileva "BalkanMed real time severe weather service: progress and prospects in Bulgaria", 2019 EMS Annual Meeting: European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 9-13 September 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark. (poster)
4. Dimitrova Tsv., K. Stoev, G. Guerova, M. Slavchev and S. Georgiev, "Bulgarian Integrated NowCAsting tool (BINCA)", 2018 EMS Annual Meeting: European Conference for Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 3-7 September 2018, Budapest, Hungary. (poster)
5. M. Slavchev, "Evaluation of NWP WRF model with GNSS-IWV during intense precipitation cases in Bulgaria" 2nd European Hail Workshop, 19-21/04/2017, Bern, Switzerland. (poster)
6. M. Slavchev and B. Mircheva, "Evaluation of hail storm and flash floods in Bulgaria during 2014 using GNSS meteorology", GNSS4SWEC Final Workshop, 21-23/02/2017, ESTEC, Netherlands. (oral)
7. Guerova G., Tzv. Simeonov, M. Slavchev, A. Stoycheva, B. Mircheva, "Bulgarian contribution to COST Action Advanced Global Navigation Satellite Systems tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate (GNSS4SWEC)", 3nd National Physics Congress, 29/09-2/10/2016, Sofia, Bulgaria. (oral)
8. M. Slavchev, "Development of severe weather tool with GNSS tropospheric products in Bulgaria", 3nd National Physics Congress, 29/09-2/10/2016, Sofia, Bulgaria. (oral)
9. Guerova G. and M. Slavchev, "Comparison of WRF model with GNSS tropospheric products during intense precipitation events in Bulgaria", 16th EMS Annual Meeting & 11th European Conference on Applied Climatology, 12-16/09/2016, Trieste, Italy. (poster)
10. M. Slavchev,"Development of severe weather tool with GNSS tropospheric products in Bulgaria", 2nd GNSS4SWEC summer school, 29-31/08/2016, Potsdam, Germany. (poster)
11. Slavchev M., G. Guerova and A. Stoycheva: Evaluation of NWP WRF model with GNSS-IWV during intense precipitation cases in Bulgaria, 3rd GNSS4SWEC workshop, Reykjavik, Iceland, 8-10/03/2016. (oral)
12. Guerova G., M. Slavchev, R. Mitzeva, Tsv. Dimitrova and Tzv. Simeonov: "Use of GNSS water vapour for severe weather studies in Bulgaria: hail and heavy rain in 2012", 8th European Conference on Severe Storms – ECSS 2015, Wiener Neustadt, Austria, 14-18/09/2015. (poster)