Mission
Most o
f the progress in atmospheric and climate sciences is based on numerical models. However, models cannot be operated without observations: observations are essential to develop novel model formulations, to assess the realism of complex models and to provide realistic initial and boundary condition. Merging models with observation is a challenge, since quantities differ with respect to their physical meaning, their spatiotemporal resolution and their accuracy. The group works on methods to bridge these gaps between observations and models by pursuing the following three approaches:
- Experimental: Exploring new observational techniques, i.e. with wireless sensor networks
- Methodical: Developing methods to adapt observations to models and vice versa
- Applied: Multivariate, comprehensive evaluation of models
The group is joint working group of the University of Hamburg and the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology. At the Max-Planck-Institute the group is a part of the section "Land in the Earth system" and is entitled "Boundary Layer Measurements and Modelling".
Projects
Publications
Thesis
Group members | Subject | E-mail address @zmaw.de |
Scientists | ||
Synthesis of observations and models: model verification, model diagnosis and data assimilation; network observations; hydrological cycle; exchange between land surface and atmosphere | ||
Dr. Marco Clemens | Weather radar, radar networking, development of radar retrievals, designing measuring strategies for the investigation of atmospheric boundary layer, planning and realization of integrated atmosphere observations | |
HD(CP)² Observations Expert User, precipitation validation at LES scales | ||
Dr. Andrea Lammert-Stockschläder | HD(CP)² Observations Expert User, representativeness of observations | |
Precipitation and attenuation estimates from a high resolution weather radar network, sensor network | ||
Sarah Wiesner | Urban soil-climate interactions, energy and water exchange fluxes | |
Ingo Lange | Boundary Layer processes at the Weather Mast | |
Measurement technology | ||
Hans Münster | Development and support of the PATTERN radar network and supplementing instruments | |
Michael Offermann | Weather Mast; Development and support of field instruments | |
PhD students | ||
Nicole Feiertag | Development of retrievals for attenuation correction in radar networks | |
Heike Konow | Wind profil at the Weather Mast; NARVAL mission of the research aircraft HALO | |
Michael Krupski | CO2 fluxes at the FINO2 platform above the Baltic sea | |
Master students | ||
Olga Henneberg | Influence of soil moisture on precipitation in models | |
Claire Merker | Weather radars, radar networking | |
Akio Hansen | Verification of cloud forecasts using ground based remote sensing observations of the HOPE campaign | |
Bachelor students | ||
Marek Jacob | Mast disturbance at the Weather Mast; Radar software | |
Jan Arndt | Wind eneregy sprectra at the Weather Mast; HUSCO software | |
Daniel Wünsch | Identification of significant precipitation events during the PATTERN campaign | |
Mareike Burba | Comparision of PATTERN and DWD radar observations | |
Marvin Heidkamp | CO2 fluxes at the Weather Mast | |
Theresa Mieslinger | Improvement of satellite derived direct solar radiation using in-situ data | |
Matthias Schmidt | Temporal evolution of Clutter; Radar software | |
Philipp Palk | Cloud radar analysis | |
Student workers | ||
Hannah Nürenberg | Maintenance of the HUSCO station network | |
Bonnie Raffel | Maintenance of the HUSCO station network | |
Former group members (Staff and master students only)