Machine Learning Models for Daily Rainfall Forecasting in Northern Tropical Africa Using Tropical Wave Predictors
Rasheeda Satheesh, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2025. Weather and Forecasting, 40 (10), 1895–1916. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-24-0192.1

TEEMLEAP : A New Testbed for Exploring Machine Learning in Atmospheric Prediction for Research and Education
Wilhelm, J.; Quinting, J.; Burba, M.; Hollborn, S.; Ehret, U.; Pena Sánchez, I.; Lerch, S.; Meyer, J.; Verfürth, B.; Knippertz, P.
2025. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17 (7), e2024MS004881. doi:10.1029/2024MS004881

Regional to large‐scale mechanisms controlling intraseasonal variability of low‐level clouds in Western Equatorial Africa
Moron, V.; Camberlin, P.; Philippon, N.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2025. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 151 (770), e4974. doi:10.1002/qj.4974

Validation of satellite precipitation estimates over the Western Cape region, South Africa
de Waal, J.; Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Watson, A.; Bennett, A.; Helmschrot, J.
2025. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 26 (6), 759–779. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-24-0123.1

Impact of convectively coupled tropical waves on the composition, vertical structure of the atmosphere, and tropical cyclogenesis in the region of Cabo Verde in September 2021 during the CADDIWA campaign
Jonville, T.; Borne, M.; Flamant, C.; Cuesta, J.; Bock, O.; Bosser, P.; Lavaysse, C.; Fink, A.; Knippertz, P.
2025. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25 (17), 9765–9786. doi:10.5194/acp-25-9765-2025

From initiation of convective storms to their impact — the Swabian MOSES 2023 campaign in southwestern Germany
Handwerker, J.; Barthlott, C.; Bauckholt, M.; Belleflamme, A.; Böhmländer, A.; Borg, E.; Dick, G.; Dietrich, P.; Fichtelmann, B.; Geppert, G.; Goergen, K.; Güntner, A.; Hammoudeh, S.; Hervo, M.; Hühn, E.; Kaniyodical Sebastian, M.; Keller, J.; Kohler, M.; Knippertz, P.; Kunz, M.; Landmark, S.; Li, Y.; Mohannazadeh, M.; Möhler, O.; Morsy, M.; Najafi, H.; Nallasamy, N. D.; Oertel, A.; Rakovec, O.; Reich, H.; Reich, M.; Saathoff, H.; Samaniego, L.; Schrön, M.; Schütze, C.; Steinert, T.; Vogel, F.; Vorogushyn, S.; Weber, U.; Wieser, A.; Zhang, H.
2025. Frontiers in Earth Science, 13. doi:10.3389/feart.2025.1555755

Water vapour isotopes over West Africa as observed from space: which processes control tropospheric H 2 O ∕ HDO pair distributions?
Diekmann, C. J.; Schneider, M.; Knippertz, P.; Trent, T.; Boesch, H.; Roehling, A. N.; Worden, J.; Ertl, B.; Khosrawi, F.; Hase, F.
2025. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 25 (11), 5409–5431. doi:10.5194/acp-25-5409-2025

A machine learning model for the prediction of hail-affected area in Germany
Li, S.; Knippertz, P.; Kunz, M.; Wilhelm, J.; Quinting, J.
2025. Frontiers in Earth Science, 13. doi:10.3389/feart.2025.1527391

Characterization of Subdaily Rainfall Events over Central Africa: Duration, Intensity, Amount, and Spatial Scale of the Storm Types
Mengouna, F. X.; Philippon, N.; Vondou, D. A.; Moron, V.; Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.
2024. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 25 (12), 1823–1843. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-23-0067.1

Heatwaves in Vietnam: Characteristics and relationship with large‐scale climate drivers
Pham-Thanh, H.; Pham-Thi, L.; Phan, H.; Fink, A. H.; van der Linden, R.; Phan-Van, T.
2024. International Journal of Climatology, 44 (13), 4725–4740. doi:10.1002/joc.8606

Geostatistical Simulation of Daily Rainfall Fields—Performance Assessment for Extremes in West Africa
Rauch, M.; Bliefernicht, J.; Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Kunstmann, H.
2024. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 25 (10), 1425–1442. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-23-0123.1

Investigating the medium‐range predictability of European heatwave onsets in relation to weather regimes using ensemble reforecasts
Lemburg, A.; Fink, A. H.
2024. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 150 (764), 3957–3988. doi:10.1002/qj.4801

Physics-Based vs Data-Driven 24-Hour Probabilistic Forecasts of Precipitation for Northern Tropical Africa
Walz, E.-M.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Köhler, G.; Gneiting, T.
2024. Monthly Weather Review, 152 (9), 2011–2031. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-24-0005.1

Why Moist Dynamic Processes Matter for the Sub‐Seasonal Prediction of Atmospheric Blocking Over Europe
Wandel, J.; Büeler, D.; Knippertz, P.; Quinting, J. F.; Grams, C. M.
2024. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129 (8), e2023JD039791. doi:10.1029/2023JD039791

Life cycle dynamics of Greenland blocking from a potential vorticity perspective
Hauser, S.; Teubler, F.; Riemer, M.; Knippertz, P.; Grams, C. M.
2024. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 5 (2), 633 – 658. doi:10.5194/wcd-5-633-2024

Cyclogenesis in the Tropical Atlantic: First Scientific Highlights from the Clouds–Atmospheric Dynamics–Dust Interactions in West Africa (CADDIWA) Field Campaign
Flamant, C.; Chaboureau, J.-P.; Delanoë, J.; Gaetani, M.; Jamet, C.; Lavaysse, C.; Bock, O.; Borne, M.; Cazenave, Q.; Coutris, P.; Cuesta, J.; Menut, L.; Aubry, C.; Benedetti, A.; Bosser, P.; Bounissou, S.; Caudoux, C.; Collomb, H.; Donal, T.; Febvre, G.; Fehr, T.; Fink, A. H.; Formenti, P.; Araujo, N. G.; Knippertz, P.; Lecuyer, E.; Andrade, M. N.; Langué, C. G. N.; Jonville, T.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Takeishi, A.
2024. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105 (2), E387–E417. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0230.1

Drivers of seasonal rainfall variability over the Angolan and Namibian plateaus
Pereira, C. A.; Martins, J. P.; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.; Ramos, A. M.
2024. International Journal of Climatology, 44 (11), 3706–3725. doi:10.1002/joc.8545

Droughts and heatwaves in the West African monsoon system
Ragatoa, D. S.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Fink, A. H.; Maranan, M.; Klutse, N. A. B.; Edjame, K. S.; Ogunjobi, K. O.
2024. International Journal of Climatology, 44 (11), 3681–3705. doi:10.1002/joc.8544

An objective identification technique for potential vorticity structures associated with African easterly waves
Fischer, C.; Fink, A. H.; Schömer, E.; Rautenhaus, M.; Riemer, M.
2024. Geoscientific Model Development, 17 (10), 4213–4228. doi:10.5194/gmd-17-4213-2024

Quantifying uncertainty in simulations of the West African monsoon with the use of surrogate models
Fischer, M.; Knippertz, P.; Linden, R. van der; Lemburg, A.; Pante, G.; Proppe, C.; Marsham, J. H.
2024. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 5 (2), 511–536. doi:10.5194/wcd-5-511-2024

Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa
Lamptey, B.; SAHABI ABED, S.; Gudoshava, M.; Mutemi, J.; Bopape, M.-J.; Adefisan, E. A.; Igri, M. P.; Seidou Sanda, I.; Ndiaye, O.; Parker, D. J.; Dougill, A. J.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Woolnough, S.; Kolstad, E. W.
2024. Nature Communications, 15 (1), Art.-Nr. 2664. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-46742-6

Validation of Aeolus L2B products over the tropical Atlantic using radiosondes
Borne, M.; Knippertz, P.; Weissmann, M.; Witschas, B.; Flamant, C.; Rios-Berrios, R.; Veals, P.
2024. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 17 (2), 561–581. doi:10.5194/amt-17-561-2024

Observing Mineral Dust in Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe: Current Capabilities and Challenges ahead for the Development of Dust Services
Mona, L.; Amiridis, V.; Cuevas, E.; Gkikas, A.; Trippetta, S.; Vandenbussche, S.; Benedetti, A.; Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P.; Formenti, P.; Haefele, A.; Kazadzis, S.; Knippertz, P.; Laurent, B.; Madonna, F.; Nickovic, S.; Papagiannopoulos, N.; Pappalardo, G.; Pérez García-Pando, C.; Popp, T.; Rodríguez, S.; Sealy, A.; Sugimoto, N.; Terradellas, E.; Vukovic Vimic, A.; Weinzierl, B.; Basart, S.
2023. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104 (12), E2223–E2264. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0005.1

Predictability of Rainfall over Equatorial East Africa in the ECMWF Ensemble Reforecasts on short to medium-range time scales
Ageet, S.; Fink, A. H.; Maranan, M.; Schulz, B.
2023. Weather and Forecasting, 1–37. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-23-0093.1

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe. Part 1: Event description and analysis
Mohr, S.; Ehret, U.; Kunz, M.; Ludwig, P.; Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Daniell, J. E.; Ehmele, F.; Feldmann, H.; Franca, M. J.; Gattke, C.; Hundhausen, M.; Knippertz, P.; Küpfer, K.; Mühr, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J.; Schäfer, A. M.; Scheibel, M.; Seidel, F.; Wisotzky, C.
2023. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 23 (2), 525–551. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-525-2023

Link Between the Time‐Space Behavior of Rainfall and 3D Dynamical Structures of Equatorial Waves in Global Convection‐Permitting Simulations
Jung, H.; Knippertz, P.
2023. Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (2), e2022GL100973. doi:10.1029/2022GL100973

Understanding the dependence of mean precipitation on convective treatment and horizontal resolution in tropical aquachannel experiments
Jung, H.; Knippertz, P.; Ruckstuhl, Y.; Redl, R.; Janjic, T.; Hoose, C.
2023. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 4 (4), 1111–1134. doi:10.5194/wcd-4-1111-2023

Frequent but Predictable Droughts in East Africa Driven by a Walker Circulation Intensification
Funk, C.; Fink, A. H.; Harrison, L.; Segele, Z.; Endris, H. S.; Galu, G.; Korecha, D.; Nicholson, S.
2023. Earth’s Future, 11 (11), e2022EF003454. doi:10.1029/2022EF003454

Identification of high-wind features within extratropical cyclones using a probabilistic random forest – Part 2: Climatology over Europe
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2023. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 4 (4), 981–999. doi:10.5194/wcd-4-981-2023

Sources of predictability of synoptic‐scale rainfall during the West African summer monsoon
Rasheeda Satheesh, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Walz, E.-M.; Gneiting, T.
2023. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149 / B (757), 3721–3737. doi:10.1002/qj.4581

Diurnal to interannual variability of low‐level cloud cover over western equatorial Africa in May–October
Moron, V.; Camberlin, P.; Aellig, R.; Champagne, O.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Philippon, N.
2023. International Journal of Climatology, 43 (13), 6038–6064. doi:10.1002/joc.8188

Diurnal variations of the meridional overturning circulations over West Africa during the premonsoon and monsoon seasons
Huaman, L.; Schumacher, C.; Fink, A. H.; Buttitta, E.
2023. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149 (756), 2820–2837. doi:10.1002/qj.4533

Pollution slightly enhances atmospheric cooling by low-level clouds in tropical West Africa
Hahn, V.; Meerkötter, R.; Voigt, C.; Gisinger, S.; Sauer, D.; Catoire, V.; Dreiling, V.; Coe, H.; Flamant, C.; Kaufmann, S.; Kleine, J.; Knippertz, P.; Moser, M.; Rosenberg, P.; Schlager, H.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Taylor, J.
2023. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23 (15), 8515–8530. doi:10.5194/acp-23-8515-2023

Towards a holistic understanding of blocked regime dynamics through a combination of complementary diagnostic perspectives
Hauser, S.; Teubler, F.; Riemer, M.; Knippertz, P.; Grams, C. M.
2023. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 4 (2), 399–425. doi:10.5194/wcd-4-399-2023

The extremely hot and dry 2018 summer in central and northern Europe from a multi-faceted weather and climate perspective
Rousi, E.; Fink, A. H.; Andersen, L. S.; Becker, F. N.; Beobide-Arsuaga, G.; Breil, M.; Cozzi, G.; Heinke, J.; Jach, L.; Niermann, D.; Petrovic, D.; Richling, A.; Riebold, J.; Steidl, S.; Suarez-Gutierrez, L.; Tradowsky, J. S.; Coumou, D.; Düsterhus, A.; Ellsäßer, F.; Fragkoulidis, G.; Gliksman, D.; Handorf, D.; Haustein, K.; Kornhuber, K.; Kunstmann, H.; Pinto, J. G.; Warrach-Sagi, K.; Xoplaki, E.
2023. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23 (5), 1699–1718. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-1699-2023

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe – Part 2: Historical context and relation to climate change
Ludwig, P.; Ehmele, F.; Franca, M. J.; Mohr, S.; Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Daniell, J. E.; Ehret, U.; Feldmann, H.; Hundhausen, M.; Knippertz, P.; Küpfer, K.; Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J.; Schäfer, A. M.; Seidel, F.; Wisotzky, C.
2023. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23 (4), 1287–1311. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-1287-2023

Impact of Aeolus wind lidar observations on the representation of the West African monsoon circulation in the ECMWF and DWD forecasting systems
Borne, M.; Knippertz, P.; Weissmann, M.; Martin, A.; Rennie, M.; Cress, A.
2023. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149 (752), 933–958. doi:10.1002/qj.4442

Climatology of low-level clouds over Western equatorial Africa based on ground observations and satellites
Champagne, O.; Aellig, R.; Fink, A. H.; Philippon, N.; Camberlin, P.; Moron, V.; Knippertz, P.; Seze, G.; van der Linden, R.
2023. Journal of Climate, 36 (13), 4289–4306. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0364.1

The representation of dry-season low-level clouds over Western Equatorial Africa in reanalyses and historical CMIP6 simulations
Camberlin, P.; Togbedji, C. F.; Pergaud, J.; Berger, A.; Aellig, R.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Moron, V.; Philippon, N.
2023. Climate Dynamics, 61, 2815–2837. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06714-w

Climate drivers of malaria transmission seasonality and their relative importance in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Yamba, E. I.; Fink, A. H.; Badu, K.; Asare, E. O.; Tompkins, A. M.; Amekudzi, L. K.
2023. GeoHealth. doi:10.1029/2022GH000698

A review of coarse mineral dust in the Earth system
Adebiyi, A.; Kok, J. F.; Murray, B. J.; Ryder, C. L.; Stuut, J.-B. W.; Kahn, R. A.; Knippertz, P.; Formenti, P.; Mahowald, N. M.; Pérez García-Pando, C.; Klose, M.; Ansmann, A.; Samset, B. H.; Ito, A.; Balkanski, Y.; Di Biagio, C.; Romanias, M. N.; Huang, Y.; Meng, J.
2023. Aeolian Research, 60, Artkl.Nr.: 100849. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2022.100849

Representation of precipitation and top-of-atmosphere radiation in a multi-model convection-permitting ensemble for the Lake Victoria Basin (East-Africa)
Lipzig, N. P. M. van; Walle, J. V. de; Belušić, D.; Berthou, S.; Coppola, E.; Demuzere, M.; Fink, A. H.; Finney, D. L.; Glazer, R.; Ludwig, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Nikulin, G.; Pinto, J. G.; Rowell, D. P.; Wu, M.; Thiery, W.
2023. Climate Dynamics, 60, 4033–4054. doi:10.1007/s00382-022-06541-5

Upper‐level midlatitude troughs in boreal winter have an amplified low‐latitude linkage over Africa
Ward, N.; Fink, A. H.; Keane, R. J.; Parker, D. J.
2023. Atmospheric Science Letters, 24 (1), Art.Nr. e1129. doi:10.1002/asl.1129

Towards a more comprehensive assessment of the intensity of historical European heat waves (1979–2019)
Becker, F. N.; Fink, A. H.; Bissolli, P.; Pinto, J. G.
2022. Atmospheric Science Letters, 23 (11), Art.-Nr.: e1120. doi:10.1002/asl.1120

The Intricacies of Identifying Equatorial Waves
Knippertz, P.; Gehne, M.; Kiladis, G. N.; Kikuchi, K.; Rasheeda Satheesh, A.; Roundy, P. E.; Yang, G.-Y.; Žagar, N.; Dias, J.; Fink, A. H.; Methven, J.; Schlüter, A.; Sielmann, F.; Wheeler, M. C.
2022. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 148 (747), 2814–2852. doi:10.1002/qj.4338

Rainy Season Onset Detection : A New Approach Based on Principal Component Analysis and its Application to Vietnam
Pham-Thanh, H.; Phan-Van, T.; Fink, A. H.; Linden, R.
2022. International journal of climatology, 42 (7), 3726–3742. doi:10.1002/joc.7441

Characterization of Sunshine Duration in Western Equatorial Africa: In Situ Measurements versus SARAH-2 Satellite Estimates
Philippon, N.; Ouhechou, A.; Camberlin, P.; Trentmann, J.; Fink, A. H.; Maloba, J. D.; Morel, B.; Samba, G.
2022. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 61 (2), 185–201. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0072.1

Identification of high-wind features within extratropical cyclones using a probabilistic random forest – Part 1: Method and case studies
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Qadir, G. A.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2022. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 3 (4), 1157–1182. doi:10.5194/wcd-3-1157-2022

Swabian MOSES 2021: An interdisciplinary field campaign for investigating convective storms and their event chains
Kunz, M.; Abbas, S. S.; Bauckholt, M.; Böhmländer, A.; Feuerle, T.; Gasch, P.; Glaser, C.; Groß, J.; Hajnsek, I.; Handwerker, J.; Hase, F.; Khordakova, D.; Knippertz, P.; Kohler, M.; Lange, D.; Latt, M.; Laube, J.; Martin, L.; Mauder, M.; Möhler, O.; Mohr, S.; Reitter, R. W.; Rettenmeier, A.; Rolf, C.; Saathoff, H.; Schrön, M.; Schütze, C.; Spahr, S.; Späth, F.; Vogel, F.; Völksch, I.; Weber, U.; Wieser, A.; Wilhelm, J.; Zhang, H.; Dietrich, P.
2022. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, Art.Nr. 999593. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.999593

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe - Part 2: Historical context and relation to climate change
Ludwig, P.; Ehmele, F.; Franca, M. J.; Mohr, S.; Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Daniell, J. E.; Ehret, U.; Feldmann, H.; Hundhausen, M.; Knippertz, P.; Küpfer, K.; Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J.; Schäfer, A. M.; Seidel, F.; Wisotzky, C.
2022. Natural hazards and earth system sciences discussions. doi:10.5194/nhess-2022-225

Identifying causes of short-range forecast errors in maximum temperature during recent Central European heatwaves using the ECMWF-IFS ensemble
Lemburg, A.; Fink, A. H.
2022. Weather and Forecasting, 37 (10), 1885–1902. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-22-0033.1

A novel method for objective identification of 3-D potential vorticity anomalies
Fischer, C.; Fink, A. H.; Schömer, E.; van der Linden, R.; Maier-Gerber, M.; Rautenhaus, M.; Riemer, M.
2022. Geoscientific Model Development, 15 (11), 4447–4468. doi:10.5194/gmd-15-4447-2022

Sensitivity of low-level clouds and precipitation to anthropogenic aerosol emission in southern West Africa: a DACCIWA case study
Deroubaix, A.; Menut, L.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Batenburg, A.; Brito, J.; Denjean, C.; Dione, C.; Dupuy, R.; Hahn, V.; Kalthoff, N.; Lohou, F.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Siour, G.; Tuccella, P.; Voigt, C.
2022. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22 (5), 3251–3273. doi:10.5194/acp-22-3251-2022

The Performance of ECMWF sub-seasonal forecasts to predict the Rainy Season Onset Dates in Vietnam
Pham-Thanh, H.; Phan-Van, T.; Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.
2022. Weather and forecasting, 37 (1), 113–124. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-21-0144.1

Meteorological causes of the catastrophic rains of October/November 2019 in equatorial Africa
Nicholson, S. E.; Fink, A. H.; Funk, C.; Klotter, D. A.; Satheesh, A. R.
2022. Global and planetary change, 208, Art.Nr. 103687. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103687

Validation of Satellite Rainfall Estimates over Equatorial East Africa
Ageet, S.; Fink, A. H.; Maranan, M.; Diem, J. E.; Hartter, J.; Ssali, A. L.; Ayabagabo, P.
2021. Journal of hydrometeorology, 23 (2), 129–151. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-21-0145.1

Statistical-Dynamical Forecasting of Sub-Seasonal North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Occurrence
Maier-Gerber, M.; Fink, A. H.; Riemer, M.; Schoemer, E.; Fischer, C.; Schulz, B.
2021. Weather and forecasting, 36 (6), 2127–2142. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-21-0020.1

Disentangling different moisture transport pathways over the eastern subtropical North Atlantic using multi-platform isotope observations and high-resolution numerical modelling
Dahinden, F.; Aemisegger, F.; Wernli, H.; Schneider, M.; Diekmann, C. J.; Ertl, B.; Knippertz, P.; Werner, M.; Pfahl, S.
2021. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 21 (21), 16319–16347. doi:10.5194/acp-21-16319-2021

Waves to Weather: Exploring the limits of predictability of weather
Craig, G. C.; Fink, A. H.; Hoose, C.; Janjić, T.; Knippertz, P.; Laurian, A.; Lerch, S.; Mayer, B.; Miltenberger, A.; Redl, R.; Riemer, M.; Tempest, K. I.; Wirth, V.
2021. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102 (22), E2151 - E2164. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0035.1

A Lagrangian perspective on stable water isotopes during the West African Monsoon
Diekmann, C. J.; Schneider, M.; Knippertz, P.; Vries, A. J.; Pfahl, S.; Aemisegger, F.; Dahinden, F.; Ertl, B.; Khosrawi, F.; Wernli, H.; Braesicke, P.
2021. Journal of geophysical research / D, 126 (19), e2021JD034895. doi:10.1029/2021JD034895

Debilitating floods in the Sahel are becoming frequent
Elagib, N. A.; Zayed, I. S. A.; Saad, S. A. G.; Mahmood, M. I.; Basheer, M.; Fink, A. H.
2021. Journal of hydrology, 599, Article no: 126362. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126362

The impact of GPS and high-resolution radiosonde nudging on the simulation of heavy precipitation during HyMeX IOP6
Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Khodayar, S.; Knippertz, P.
2021. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2 (3), 561–580. doi:10.5194/wcd-2-561-2021

An IMERG-Based Optimal Extended Probabilistic Climatology (EPC) as a Benchmark Ensemble Forecast for Precipitation in the Tropics and Subtropics
Walz, E.-M.; Maranan, M.; Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2021. Weather and forecasting, 36 (4), 1561–1573. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-20-0233.1

Disentangling different moisture transport pathways over the eastern subtropical North Atlantic using multi-platform isotope observations and high-resolution numerical modelling
Dahinden, F.; Aemisegger, F.; Wernli, H.; Schneider, M.; Diekmann, C. J.; Ertl, B.; Knippertz, P.; Werner, M.; Pfahl, S.
2021. Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions, 2021. doi:10.5194/acp-2021-269

The MUSICA IASI {HO, δD} pair product
Diekmann, C. J.; Schneider, M.; Ertl, B.; Hase, F.; García, O.; Khosrawi, F.; Sepúlveda, E.; Knippertz, P.; Braesicke, P.
2021. Earth system science data discussions. doi:10.5194/essd-2021-87

Synoptic timescale linkage between midlatitude winter troughs Sahara temperature patterns and northern Congo rainfall: A building block of regional climate variability
Ward, N.; Fink, A. H.; Keane, R. J.; Guichard, F.; Marsham, J. H.; Parker, D. J.; Taylor, C. M.
2021. International journal of climatology, 41 (5), 3153–3173. doi:10.1002/joc.7011

The potential of increasing man-made air pollution to reduce rainfall over southern West Africa
Pante, G.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Kniffka, A.
2021. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 21 (1), 35–55. doi:10.5194/acp-21-35-2021

Statistical forecasts for the occurrence of precipitation outperform global models over northern Tropical Africa
Vogel, P.; Knippertz, P.; Gneiting, T.; Fink, A. H.; Klar, M.; Schlueter, A.
2021. Geophysical research letters, 48 (3). doi:10.1029/2020GL091022

Demarcating the rainfed unproductive zones in the African Sahel and Great Green Wall regions
Elagib, N. A.; Khalifa, M.; Babker, Z.; Musa, A. A.; Fink, A. H.
2021. Land degradation & development, 32 (3), 1400–1411. doi:10.1002/ldr.3793

Using seasonal rainfall clusters to explain the interannual variability of the rain belt over the Greater Horn of Africa
Seregina, L. S.; Fink, A. H.; Linden, R. van der; Funk, C.; Pinto, J. G.
2021. International journal of climatology, 41 (51), E1717-E1737. doi:10.1002/joc.6802

Impact Forecasting to Support Emergency Management of Natural Hazards
Merz, B.; Kuhlicke, C.; Kunz, M.; Pittore, M.; Babeyko, A.; Bresch, D. N.; Domeisen, D. I. V.; Feser, F.; Koszalka, I.; Kreibich, H.; Pantillon, F.; Parolai, S.; Pinto, J. G.; Punge, H. J.; Rivalta, E.; Schröter, K.; Strehlow, K.; Weisse, R.; Wurpts, A.
2020. Reviews of geophysics, 58 (4), e2020RG000704. doi:10.1029/2020RG000704

An Evaluation of Operational and Research Weather Forecasts for Southern West Africa using Observations from the DACCIWA Field Campaign in June‐July 2016
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Bendetti, A.; Brooks, M. E.; Hill, P. P. G.; Maranan, M.; Pante, G.; Vogel, B.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (728), 1121–1148. doi:10.1002/qj.3729

Unexpected biomass burning aerosol absorption enhancement explained by black carbon mixing state
Denjean, C.; Brito, J.; Libois, Q.; Mallet, M.; Bourrianne, T.; Burnet, F.; Dupuy, R.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.
2020. Geophysical research letters, 47 (19), e2020GL089055. doi:10.1029/2020GL089055

Skill of Global Raw and Postprocessed Ensemble Predictions of Rainfall in the Tropics
Vogel, P.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Schlueter, A.; Gneiting, T.
2020. Weather and forecasting, 35 (6), 2367–2385. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-20-0082.1

Downward cloud venting of the central African biomass burning plume during the West Africa summer monsoon
Dajuma, A.; Ogunjobi, K. O.; Vogel, H.; Knippertz, P.; Silué, S.; N& apos; Datchoh, E. T.; Yoboué, V.; Vogel, B.
2020. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 20 (9), 5373–5390. doi:10.5194/acp-20-5373-2020

An 18-year climatology of derechos in Germany
Gatzen, C. P.; Fink, A. H.; Schultz, D. M.; Pinto, J. G.
2020. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 20 (5), 1335–1351. doi:10.5194/nhess-20-1335-2020

Overview of aerosol optical properties over southern West Africa from DACCIWA aircraft measurements
Denjean, C.; Bourrianne, T.; Burnet, F.; Mallet, M.; Maury, N.; Colomb, A.; Dominutti, P.; Brito, J.; Dupuy, R.; Sellegri, K.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.
2020. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 20 (8), 4735–4756. doi:10.5194/acp-20-4735-2020

Monthly entomological inoculation rate data for studying the seasoanality of malaria transmission in Africa
Yamba, E. I.; Tompkins, A. M.; Fink, A. H.; Ermert, V.; Amelie, M. D.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Briët, O. J. T.
2020. Data, 5 (2), 31. doi:10.3390/data5020031

A weather system perspective on winter‐spring rainfall variability in southeastern Australia during El Niño
Hauser, S.; Grams, C. M.; Reeder, M. J.; McGregor, S.; Fink, A. H.; Quinting, J. F.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (731), 2614–2633. doi:10.1002/qj.3808

Three‐dimensional pathways of dust over the Sahara during summer 2011 as revealed by new Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer observations
Cuesta, J.; Flamant, C.; Gaetani, M.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Chazette, P.; Eremenko, M.; Dufour, G.; Di Biagio, C.; Formenti, P.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (731), 2731–2755. doi:10.1002/qj.3814

A Lagrangian analysis of upper-tropospheric anticyclones associated with heat waves in Europe
Zschenderlein, P.; Pfahl, S.; Wernli, H.; Fink, A. H.
2020. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 1 (1), 191–206. doi:10.5194/wcd-1-191-2020

Monthly Entomological Inoculation Rate Data for Studying the Seasonality of Malaria Transmission in Africa
Yamba, E. I.; Tompkins, A. M.; Fink, A. H.; Ermert, V.; Amelie, M. D.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Briët, O. J. T.
2020. Data, 5 (31), 17 S. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.892682

Synoptic-scale controls of fog and low-cloud variability in the Namib Desert
Andersen, H.; Cermak, J.; Fuchs, J.; Knippertz, P.; Gaetani, M.; Quinting, J.; Sippel, S.; Vogt, R.
2020. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 20 (6), 3415–3438. doi:10.5194/acp-20-3415-2020

A process-based validation of GPM IMERG and its sources using a mesoscale rain gauge network in the West African forest zone
Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Atiah, W. A.; Stengel, M.
2020. Journal of hydrometeorology, 21 (April 2020), 729–749. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-19-0257.1

The influence of DACCIWA radiosonde data on the quality of ECMWF analyses and forecasts over southern West Africa
Linden, R. van der; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Ingleby, B.; Maranan, M.; Benedetti, A.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (729), 1719–1739. doi:10.1002/qj.3763

The role of observed cloud‐radiative anomalies for the dynamics of the North Atlantic Oscillation on synoptic time‐scales
Papavasileiou, G.; Voigt, A.; Knippertz, P.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (729), 1822–1841. doi:10.1002/qj.3768

Dynamics of sting-jet storm Egon over continental Europe: Impact of surface properties and model resolution
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (726), 186–210. doi:10.1002/qj.3666

Predictability of the rainy season onset date in Central Highlands of Vietnam
Pham-Thanh, H.; Linden, R.; Ngo-Duc, T.; Nguyen-Dang, Q.; Fink, A. H.; Phan-Van, T.
2020. International journal of climatology, 40 (6), 3072–3086. doi:10.1002/joc.6383

Formation of Wind Gusts in an Extratropical Cyclone in the Light of Doppler Lidar Observations and Large-Eddy Simulations
Pantillon, F.; Adler, B.; Corsmeier, U.; Knippertz, P.; Wieser, A.; Hansen, A.
2020. Monthly weather review, (148), 353–375. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-19-0241.1

Resolving Sahelian thunderstorms improves mid-latitude weather forecasts
Pante, G.; Knippertz, P.
2019. Nature Communications, 10 (1), Article: 3487. doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11081-4

A Systematic Comparison of Tropical Waves over Northern Africa. Part II: Dynamics and Thermodynamics
Schlüter, A.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2019. Journal of climate, 32 (9), 2605–2625. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0651.1

Retreating Alpine glacier
Galvin, J.; Fink, A.
2019. Weather, 74 (11), 409–410. doi:10.1002/wea.3616

Remote biomass burning dominates southern West African air pollution during the monsoon
Haslett, S. L.; Taylor, J. W.; Evans, M.; Morris, E.; Vogel, B.; Dajuma, A.; Brito, J.; Batenburg, A. M.; Borrmann, S.; Schneider, J.; Schulz, C.; Denjean, C.; Bourrianne, T.; Knippertz, P.; Dupuy, R.; Schwarzenböck, A.; Sauer, D.; Flamant, C.; Dorsey, J.; Crawford, I.; Coe, H.
2019. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 19 (24), 15217–15234. doi:10.5194/acp-19-15217-2019

Cross-comparison of cloud liquid water path derived from observations by two space-borne and one ground-based instrument in northern Europe
Kostsov, V. S.; Kniffka, A.; Stengel, M.; Ionov, D. V.
2019. Atmospheric measurement techniques, 12 (11), 5927–5946. doi:10.5194/amt-12-5927-2019

Aerosol influences on low-level clouds in the West African monsoon
Taylor, J. W.; Haslett, S. L.; Bower, K.; Flynn, M.; Crawford, I.; Dorsey, J.; Choularton, T.; Connolly, P. J.; Hahn, V.; Voigt, C.; Sauer, D.; Dupuy, R.; Brito, J.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Bourriane, T.; Denjean, C.; Rosenberg, P.; Flamant, C.; Lee, J. D.; Vaughan, A. R.; Hill, P. G.; Brooks, B.; Catoire, V.; Knippertz, P.; Coe, H.
2019. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 19 (13), 8503–8522. doi:10.5194/acp-19-8503-2019

Processes determining heat waves across different European climates
Zschenderlein, P.; Fink, A. H.; Pfahl, S.; Wernli, H.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (724), 2973–2989. doi:10.1002/qj.3599

Interactions between convection and a moist vortex associated with an extreme rainfall event over southern West Africa
Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Francis, S. D.; Akpo, A. B.; Jegede, G.; Yorke, C.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147, 2309–2328. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0396.1

From Atmospheric Dynamics to Insurance Losses – an Interdisciplinary Workshop on European Storms
Pinto, J. G.; Pantillon, F.; Ludwig, P.; Déroche, M.-S.; Leoncini, G.; Raible, C. C.; Shaffrey, L. C.; Stephenson, D. B.
2019. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, ES175-ES178. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0026.1

The role of low-level clouds in the West African monsoon system
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2019. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 19 (3), 1623–1647. doi:10.5194/acp-19-1623-2019

The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa
Cornforth, R.; Parker, D. J.; Diop-Kane, M.; Fink, A. H.; Lafore, J.-P.; Laing, A.; Afiesimama, E.; Caughey, J.; Diongue-Niang, A.; Kassimou, A.; Lamb, P.; Lamptey, B.; Mumba, Z.; Nnodu, I.; Omotosho, J.; Palmer, S.; Parrish, P.; Razafindrakoto, L.-G.; Thiaw, W.; Thorncroft, C.; Tompkins, A.
2019. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100, 2343–2351. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1

Climatology of coastal wind regimes in Benin
Guedje, F. K.; Houeto, A. V. V.; Houngninou, E. B.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2019. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 28 (1), 23–39. doi:10.1127/metz/2019/0930

Assessing the predictability of Medicanes in ECMWF ensemble forecasts using an object-based approach
Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Maier-Gerber, M.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (720), 1202–1217. doi:10.1002/qj.3489

Diurnal cycle of coastal anthropogenic pollutant transport over southern West Africa during the DACCIWA campaign
Deroubaix, A.; Menut, L.; Flamant, C.; Brito, J.; Denjean, C.; Dreiling, V.; Fink, A.; Jambert, C.; Kalthoff, N.; Knippertz, P.; Ladkin, R.; Mailler, S.; Maranan, M.; Pacifico, F.; Piguet, B.; Siour, G.; Turquety, S.
2019. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 19 (1), 473–497. doi:10.5194/acp-19-473-2019

Revisiting Interannual to Decadal Teleconnections Influencing Seasonal Rainfall in the Greater Horn of Africa During the 20th Century
Bahaga, T. K.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2019. International journal of climatology, 39 (5), 2765–2785. doi:10.1002/joc.5986

Tropical Transition of Hurricane Chris (2012) over the North Atlantic Ocean: A Multi-Scale Investigation of Predictability
Maier-Gerber, M.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Di Muzio, E.; McTaggart-Cowan, R.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147 (3), 951–970. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0188.1

The Extratropical Transition of Tropical Cyclones Part II: Interaction with the midlatitude flow, downstream impacts, and implications for predictability
Keller, J. H.; Grams, C. M.; Riemer, M.; Archambault, H. M.; Bosart, L.; Doyle, J. D.; Evans, J. L.; Galarneau, T. J., Jr.; Griffin, K.; Harr, P. A.; Kitabatake, N.; McTaggart-Cowan, R.; Pantillon, F.; Quinting, J.; Reynolds, C. A.; Ritchie, E. A.; Torn, R. D.; Zhang, F.
2019. Monthly weather review, 147, 1077–1106. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0329.1

A systematic comparison of tropical waves over northern Africa. Part I: Influence on rainfall
Schlueter, A.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Vogel, P.
2019. Journal of climate, 32, 1501–1523. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0173.1

A new and flexible rainy season definition: Validation for the Greater Horn of Africa and application to rainfall trends
Seregina, L. S.; Fink, A. H.; Linden, R. van der; Elagib, N. A.; Pinto, J. G.
2019. International journal of climatology, 39 (2), 989–1012. doi:10.1002/joc.5856

Rainfall over the African continent from the 19th through the 21st century
Nicholson, S. E.; Funk, C.; Fink, A. H.
2018. Global and planetary change, 165, 114–127. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.12.014

Quantifying the Contribution of Different Cloud Types to the Radiation Budget in Southern West Africa
Hill, P. G.; Allan, R. P.; Chiu, J. C.; Bodas-Salcedo, A.; Knippertz, P.
2018. Journal of climate, 31 (13), 5273–5291. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0586.1

The devil in the detail of storms
Knippertz, P.; Pantillon, F.; Fink, A. H.
2018. Environmental research letters, 13 (5), 051001/1–3. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aabd3e

Assessing recovery and change in West Africa’s rainfall regime from a 161-year record
Nicholson, S. E.; Fink, A. H.; Funk, C.
2018. International journal of climatology, 38, 3770–3786. doi:10.1002/joc.5530

Assessing the role of anthropogenic and biogenic sources on PM₁ over southern West Africa using aircraft measurements
Brito, J.; Freney, E.; Dominutti, P.; Borbon, A.; Haslett, S. L.; Batenburg, A. M.; Colomb, A.; Dupuy, R.; Denjean, C.; Burnet, F.; Bourriane, T.; Deroubaix, A.; Sellegri, K.; Borrmann, S.; Coe, H.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Schwarzenboeck, A.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18 (2), 757–772. doi:10.5194/acp-18-757-2018

Earlier seasonal onset of intense Mesoscale Convective Systems in the Congo Basin since 1999
Taylor, C. M.; Fink, A. H.; Klein, C.; Parker, D. J.; Guichard, F.; Harris, P. P.; Knapp, K. R.
2018. Geophysical research letters, 45 (24), 13458–13467. doi:10.1029/2018GL080516

The mysterious long-range transport of giant mineral dust particles
Does, M. van der; Knippertz, P.; Zschenderlein, P.; Giles Harrison, R.; Stuut, J.-B. W.
2018. Science advances, 4 (12), Art. Nr.: eaau2768. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aau2768

Cloud liquid water path in the sub-Arctic region of Europe as derived from ground-based and space-borne remote observations
Kostsov, V. S.; Kniffka, A.; Ionov, D. V.
2018. Atmospheric measurement techniques, 11 (10), 5439–5460. doi:10.5194/amt-11-5439-2018

Aerosol liquid water content in the moist southern West African monsoon layer and its radiative impact
Deetz, K.; Vogel, H.; Haslett, S.; Knippertz, P.; Coe, H.; Vogel, B.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18 (19), 14271–14295. doi:10.5194/acp-18-14271-2018

Aerosol distribution in the northern Gulf of Guinea: local anthropogenic sources, long-range transport, and the role of coastal shallow circulations
Flamant, C.; Deroubaix, A.; Chazette, P.; Brito, J.; Gaetani, M.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Coetlogon, G. de; Menut, L.; Colomb, A.; Denjean, C.; Meynadier, R.; Rosenberg, P.; Dupuy, R.; Dominutti, P.; Duplissy, J.; Bourrianne, T.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Ramonet, M.; Totems, J.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18 (16), 12363–12389. doi:10.5194/acp-18-12363-2018

Status and future of numerical atmospheric aerosol prediction with a focus on data requirements
Benedetti, A.; Reid, J. S.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Di Giuseppe, F.; Rémy, S.; Basart, S.; Boucher, O.; Brooks, I. M.; Menut, L.; Mona, L.; Laj, P.; Pappalardo, G.; Wiedensohler, A.; Baklanov, A.; Brooks, M.; Colarco, P. R.; Cuevas, E.; Silva, A. da; Escribano, J.; Flemming, J.; Huneeus, N.; Jorba, O.; Kazadzis, S.; Kinne, S.; Popp, T.; Quinn, P. K.; Sekiyama, T. T.; Tanaka, T.; Terradellas, E.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18 (14), 10615–10643. doi:10.5194/acp-18-10615-2018

Forecasting wind gusts in winter storms using a calibrated convection-permitting ensemble
Pantillon, F.; Lerch, S.; Knippertz, P.; Corsmeier, U.
2018. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144, 1864–1881. doi:10.1002/qj.3380

Large-scale Rossby wave and synoptic-scale dynamic analyses of the unusually late 2016 heatwave over Europe
Zschenderlein, P.; Fragkoulidis, G.; Fink, A. H.; Wirth, V.
2018. Weather, 73 (9), 275–283. doi:10.1002/wea.3278

Rainfall types over southern West Africa: Objective identification, climatology and synoptic environment
Maranan, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2018. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144 (714), 1628–1648. doi:10.1002/qj.3345

Numerical simulations of aerosol radiative effects and their impact on clouds and atmospheric dynamics over southern West Africa
Deetz, K.; Vogel, H.; Knippertz, P.; Adler, B.; Taylor, J.; Coe, H.; Bower, K.; Haslett, S.; Flynn, M.; Dorsey, J.; Crawford, I.; Kottmeier, C.; Vogel, B.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18 (13), 9767–9788. doi:10.5194/acp-18-9767-2018

Overview and first results of the Wind and Storms Experiment (WASTEX): a field campaign to observe the formation of gusts using a Doppler lidar
Pantillon, F.; Wieser, A.; Adler, B.; Corsmeier, U.; Knippertz, P.
2018. Advances in science and research, 15, 91–97. doi:10.5194/asr-15-91-2018

Interdecadal changes in the leading ocean forcing of Sahelian rainfall interannual variability: Atmospheric dynamics and role of multidecadal SST background
Suárez-Moreno, R.; Rodríguez-Fonseca, B.; Barroso, J. A.; Fink, A. H.
2018. Journal of climate, 31 (17), 6687–6710. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0367.1

The on-line coupled atmospheric chemistry model system MECO(n) – Part 5: Expanding the Multi-Model-Driver (MMD v2.0) for 2-way data exchange including data interpolation via GRID (v1.0)
Kerkweg, A.; Hofmann, C.; Jöckel, P.; Mertens, M.; Pante, G.
2018. Geoscientific model development, 11 (3), 1059–1076. doi:10.5194/gmd-11-1059-2018

An overview of the diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer during the West African monsoon season: Results from the 2016 observational campaign
Kalthoff, N.; Lohou, F.; Brooks, B.; Jegede, G.; Adler, B.; Babić, K.; Dione, C.; Ajao, A.; Amekudzi, L. K.; Aryee, J. N. A.; Ayoola, M.; Bessardon, G.; Danuor, S. K.; Handwerker, J.; Kohler, M.; Lothon, M.; Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia, X.; Smith, V.; Sunmonu, L.; Wieser, A.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2018. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 18, 2913–2928. doi:10.5194/acp-18-2913-2018

Skill of Global Raw and Postprocessed Ensemble Predictions of Rainfall over Northern Tropical Africa
Vogel, P.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Schlueter, A.; Gneiting, T.
2018. Weather and forecasting, 33, 369–388. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-17-0127.1

Linking Northern Hemisphere temperature extremes to Rossby wave packets
Fragkoulidis, G.; Wirth, V.; Bossmann, P.; Fink, A. H.
2018. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144 (711), 553–566. doi:10.1002/qj.3228

The Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa field campaign : Overview and research highlights
Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Akpo, A.; Brooks, B.; Chiu, C. J.; Coe, H.; Danuor, S.; Evans, M.; Jegede, O.; Kalthoff, N.; Konaré, A.; Liousse, C.; Lohou, F.; Mari, C.; Schlager, H.; Schwarzenboeck, A.; Adler, B.; Amekudzi, L.; Aryee, J.; Ayoola, M.; Batenburg, A. M.; Bessardon, G.; Borrmann, S.; Brito, J.; Bower, K.; Burnet, F.; Catoire, V.; Colomb, A.; Denjean, C.; Fosu-Amankwah, K.; Hill, P. G.; Lee, J.; Lothon, M.; Maranan, M.; Marsham, J.; Meynadier, R.; Ngamini, J.-B.; Rosenberg, P.; Sauer, D.; Smith, V.; Stratmann, G.; Taylor, J. W.; Voigt, C.; Yoboué, V.
2018. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99, 83–104. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0256.1

The South Atlantic Anticyclone as a key player for the representation of the tropical Atlantic climate in coupled climate models
Cabos, W.; Sein, D. V.; Pinto, J. G.; Fink, A. H.; Koldunov, N. V.; Alvarez, F.; Izquierdo, A.; Keenlyside, N.; Jacob, D.
2017. Climate dynamics, 48 (11-12), 4051–4069. doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3319-9

Revealing the meteorological drivers of the September 2015 severe dust event in the Eastern Mediterranean
Gasch, P.; Rieger, D.; Walter, C.; Khain, P.; Levi, Y.; Knippertz, P.; Vogel, B.
2017. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 17 (22), 13573–13604. doi:10.5194/acp-17-13573-2017

Klimaprojektionen für die hydrologische Modellierung in Südvietnam
Schubert, D.; Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.; Katzfey, J.; Phan-Van, T.; Maßmeyer, K.; Pinto, J. G.
2017. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 61 (6), 383–396. doi:10.5675/HyWa_2017,6_2

Extreme precipitation in the West African cities of Dakar and Ouagadougou - atmospheric dynamics and implications for flood risk assessments
Engel, T.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Pante, G.; Bliefernicht, J.
2017. Journal of hydrometeorology, 18, 2937–2957. doi:10.1175/JHM-D-16-0218.1

Revisiting the synoptic-scale predictability of severe European winter storms using ECMWF ensemble reforecasts
Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Corsmeier, U.
2017. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 17 (10), 1795–1810. doi:10.5194/nhess-17-1795-2017

A meteorological and chemical overview of the DACCIWA field campaign in West Africa in June-July 2016
Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Deroubaix, A.; Morris, E.; Tocquer, F.; Evans, M. J.; Flamant, C.; Gaetani, M.; Lavaysse, C.; Mari, C.; Marsham, J. H.; Meynadier, R.; Affo-Dogo, A.; Bahaga, T.; Brosse, F.; Deetz, K.; Guebsi, R.; Latifou, I.; Maranan, M.; Rosenberg, P. D.; Schlüter, A.
2017. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 17 (17), 10893–10918. doi:10.5194/acp-17-10893-2017

New Saharan wind observations reveal substantial biases in analysed dust-generating winds
Roberts, A. J.; Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.; Parker, D. J.; Bart, M.; Garcia-Carreras, L.; Hobby, M.; McQuaid, J. B.; Rosenberg, P. D.; Walker, D.
2017. Atmospheric science letters, 18 (9), 366–372. doi:10.1002/asl.765

Birth of the Biscane
Maier-Gerber, M.; Pantillon, F.; Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. Weather, 72 (8), 236–241. doi:10.1002/wea.2995

The on-line coupled atmospheric chemistry model system MECO(n) – Part 5: Expanding the Multi-Model-Driver (MMD v2.0) for 2-way data exchange including data interpolation via GRID (v1.0)
Kerkweg, A.; Hofmann, C.; Jöckel, P.; Mertens, M.; Pante, G.
2017. Geoscientific model development discussions, 1–26. doi:10.5194/gmd-2017-87

Statistical-dynamical downscaling of precipitation for Vietnam : methodology and evaluation for the recent climate
Schubert, D.; Linden, R. van der; Reyers, M.; Fink, A. H.; Massmeyer, K.; Pinto, J. G.
2017. International journal of climatology, 37 (11), 4211–4228. doi:10.1002/joc.5062

Global climatologies of Eulerian and Lagrangian flow features based on ERA-Interim
Sprenger, M.; Fragkoulidis, G.; Binder, H.; Croci-Maspoli, M.; Graf, P.; Grams, C. M.; Knippertz, P.; Madonna, E.; Schemm, S.; Škerlak, B.; Wernli, H.
2017. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98 (8), 1739–1748. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-15-00299.1

The Dynamics of an Extreme Precipitation Event in Northeastern Vietnam in 2015 and its Predictability in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System
Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.; Phan-Van, T.
2017. Weather and forecasting, 32, 1041–1056. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-16-0142.1

Decadal and multi-year predictability of the West African monsoon and the role of dynamical downscaling
Paeth, H.; Paxian, A.; Sein, D. V.; Jacob, D.; Panitz, H.-J.; Warscher, M.; Fink, A. H.; Kunstmann, H.; Breil, M.; Engel, T.; Krause, A.; Toedter, J.; Ahrens, B.
2017. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 26 (4), 363–377. doi:10.1127/metz/2017/0811

Large-eddy simulations over Germany using ICON: a comprehensive evaluation
Heinze, R.; Dipankar, A.; Henken, C. C.; Moseley, C.; Sourdeval, O.; Trömel, S.; Xie, X.; Adamidis, P.; Ament, F.; Baars, H.; Barthlott, C.; Behrendt, A.; Blahak, U.; Bley, S.; Brdar, S.; Brueck, M.; Crewell, S.; Deneke, H.; Di Girolamo, P.; Evaristo, R.; Fischer, J.; Frank, C.; Friederichs, P.; Göcke, T.; Gorges, K.; Hande, L.; Hanke, M.; Hansen, A.; Hege, H.-C.; Hoose, C.; Jahns, T.; Kalthoff, N.; Klocke, D.; Kneifel, S.; Knippertz, P.; Kuhn, A.; Laar, T. van; Macke, A.; Maurer, V.; Mayer, B.; Meyer, C. I.; Muppa, S. K.; Neggers, R. A. J.; Orlandi, E.; Pantillon, F.; Pospichal, B.; Röber, N.; Scheck, L.; Seifert, A.; Seifert, P.; Senf, F.; Siligam, P.; Simmer, C.; Steinke, S.; Stevens, B.; Wapler, K.; Weniger, M.; Wulfmeyer, V.; Zängl, G.; Zhang, D.; Quaas, J.
2017. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 143 (702), 69–100. doi:10.1002/qj.2947

Why Do Global Climate Models Struggle to Represent Low-Level Clouds in the West African Summer Monsoon?
Hannak, L.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Kniffka, A.; Pante, G.
2017. Journal of climate, 30, 1665–1687. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0451.1

Drivers for the deepening of severe European windstorms and their impacts on forecast quality
Pirret, J. S. R.; Knippertz, P.; Trzeciak, T. M.
2016. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 143 (702), 309–320. doi:10.1002/qj.2923

Dust Devil Sediment Transport: From Lab to Field to Global Impact
Klose, M.; Jemmett-Smith, B. C.; Kahanpää, H.; Kahre, M.; Knippertz, P.; Lemmon, M. T.; Lewis, S. R.; Lorenz, R. D.; Neakrase, L. D. V.; Newman, C.; Patel, M. R.; Reiss, D.; Spiga, A.; Whelley, P. L.
2016. Space science reviews, 203 (1-4), 377–426. doi:10.1007/s11214-016-0261-4

Validation of TRMM and FEWS Satellite Rainfall Estimates with Rain Gauge Measurement over Ashanti Region, Ghana
Amekudzi, L. K.; Osei, M. A.; Atlah, W. I. A.; Aryee, J. N. A.; Ahiataku, M. A.; Quansah, E.; Preko, K.; Danuor, S. K.; Fink, A. H.
2016. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 6, 500–518. doi:10.4236/acs.2016.64040

Identifying errors in dust models from data assimilation
Pope, R. J.; Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.; Brooks, M. E.; Roberts, A. J.
2016. Geophysical research letters, 43 (17), 9270–9279. doi:10.1002/2016GL070621

Vortex–vortex interaction between Hurricane Nadine (2012) and an Atlantic cut-off dropping the predictability over the Mediterranean
Pantillon, F.; Chaboureau, J.-P.; Richard, E.
2016. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142 (S1), 419–432. doi:10.1002/qj.2635

Modulation of daily rainfall in southern Vietnam by the Madden-Julian oscillation and convectively coupled equatorial waves
Van der Linden, R.; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.; Phan-Van, T.; Kiladis, G. N.
2016. Journal of climate, 29, 5801–5820. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0911.1

Can we trust climate models to realistically represent severe European windstorms?
Trzeciak, T. M.; Knippertz, P.; Pirret, J. S. R.; Williams, K. D.
2016. Climate dynamics, 46 (11-12), 3431–3451. doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2777-9

Weakening and moistening of the summertime Saharan heat low through convective cold pools from the Atlas Mountains
Redl, R.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2016. Journal of geophysical research / D, 121 (8), 3907–3928. doi:10.1002/2015JD024443

Bias reduction in decadal predictions of West African monsoon rainfall using regional climate models
Paxian, A.; Sein, D.; Panitz, H.-J.; Warscher, M.; Breil, M.; Engel, T.; Tödter, J.; Krause, A.; Cabos Narvaez, W. D.; Fink, A. H.; Ahrens, B.; Kunstmann, H.; Jacob, D.; Paeth, H.
2016. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121 (4), 1715–1735. doi:10.1002/2015JD024143

On What Scale Can We Predict the Agronomic Onset of the West African Monsoon?
Fitzpatrick, R. G. J.; Bain, C. L.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Parker, D. J.
2016. Monthly Weather Review, 144 (4), 1571–1589. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-15-0274.1

Modeling haboob dust storms in large-scale weather and climate models
Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Panitz, H.-J.; Bischoff-Gauss, I.
2016. Journal of geophysical research / Atmospheres, 121 (5), 2090–2109. doi:10.1002/2015JD024349

Synoptiv-dynamic analysis of early dry-season rainfall events in the Vietnamese Central Highlands
Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.; Phan-Van, T.; Trinh-Tuan, L.
2016. Monthly Weather Review, 144 (4), 1509–1527. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-15-0265.1

A process-based evaluation of dust-emitting winds in the CMIP5 simulation of HadGEM2-ES
Fiedler, S.; Knippertz, P.; Woodward, S.; Martin, G. M.; Bellouin, N.; Ross, A. N.; Heinold, B.; Schepanski, K.; Birch, C. E.; Tegen, I.
2016. Climate Dynamics, 46 (3-4), 1107–1130. doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2635-9

Evaluating satellite-based diurnal cycles of precipitation in the African tropics
Pfeifroth, U.; Trentmann, J.; Fink, A. H.; Ahrens, B.
2016. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 55 (1), 23–39. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-15-0065.1

The possible role of local air pollution in climate change in West Africa
Knippertz, P.; Evans, M. J.; Field, P. R.; Fink, A. H.; Liousse, C.; Marsham, J. H.
2015. Nature Climate Change, 5, 815–822. doi:10.1038/nclimate2727

Lagrangian dust model simulations for a case of moist convective dust emission and transport in the western Sahara region during Fennec/LADUNEX
Sodemann, H.; Lai, T. M.; Marenco, F.; Ryder, C. L.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Rosenberg, P.; Bart, M.; McQuaid, J. B.
2015. Journal of geophysical research / Atmospheres, 120 (12), 6117–6144. doi:10.1002/2015JD023283

The sensitivity of nocturnal low-level jets and near-surface winds over the Sahel to model resolution, initial conditions and boundary-layer set-up
Schepanski, K.; Knippertz, P.; Fiedler, S.; Timouk, F.; Demarty, J.
2015. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 141, 1442–1456. doi:10.1002/qj.2453

Disagreements in low-level moisture between (Re)analyses over summertime West Africa
Roberts, A. J.; Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.
2015. Monthly weather review, 143, 1193–1211. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-14-00218.1

Quantifying global dust devil occurence from meteorological analyses
Jemmett-Smith, B. C.; Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.; Gilkeson, C. A.
2015. Geophysical research letters, 42 (4), 1275–1282. doi:10.1002/2015GL063078

The importance of rare, high-wind events for dust uplift in northern Africa
Cowie, S. M.; Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.
2015. Geophysical research letters, 42 (19), 8208–8215. doi:10.1002/2015GL065819

An objective detection method for convective cold pool events and its application to Northern Africa
Redl, R.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2015. Monthly weather review, 143, 5055–5072. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-15-0223.1

The importance of Harmattan surges for the emission of North African dust aerosol
Fiedler, S.; Kaplan, M. L.; Knippertz, P.
2015. Geophysical research letters, 42 (21), 9495–9504. doi:10.1002/2015GL065925

Spatio-temporal characteristics of the recent rainfall recovery in West Africa
Sanogo, S.; Fink, A. H.; Omotosho, J. A.; Ba, A.; Redl, R.; Ermert, V.
2015. International journal of climatology, 35 (15), 4589–4605. doi:10.1002/joc.4309

The West African Monsoon Onset : A Concise Comparison of Definitions
Fitzpatrick, R. G. J.; Bain, C. L.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Parker, D. J.
2015. Journal of climate, 28, 8673–8694. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0265.1

Idealized large-eddy simulations of nocturnal low-level jets over subtropical desert regions and implications for dust-generating winds
Heinold, B.; Knippertz, P.; Beare, R. J.
2015. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 141 (690), 1740–1752. doi:10.1002/qj.2475

The DACCIWA Project: Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry–Cloud Interactions in West Africa
Knippertz, P.; Coe, H.; Chiu, J. C.; Evans, M. J.; Fink, A. H.; Kalthoff, N.; Liousse, C.; Mari, C.; Allan, R. P.; Brooks, B.; Danour, S.; Flamant, C.; Jegede, O. O.; Lohou, F.; Marsham, J. H.
2015. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96, 1451–1460. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00108.1

A parameterization of convective dust storms for models with mass-flux convection schemes
Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Birch, C. E.
2015. Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 72 (6), 2545–2561. doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0341.1

Remote impact of North Atlantic hurricanes on the Mediterranean during episodes of intense rainfall in autumn 2012
Pantillon, F.; Chaboureau, J. P.; Richard, E.
2015. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 141 (688), 967–978. doi:10.1002/qj.2419

Cloud banding and winds in intense European cyclones. Results from the DIAMET project
Vaughan, G.; Methven, J.; ANderson, D.; Antonescu, B.; Baker, L.; Baker, T. P.; Ballard, S. P.; Bower, K. N.; Brown, P. R. A.; Chagnon, J.; Choularton, T. W.; Chylik, J.; Connolly, P. J.; Cook, P. A.; Cotton, R. J.; Crosier, J.; Dearden, C.; Dorsey, J. R.; Frame, T. H. A.; Gallagher, M. W.; Gooduff, M.; Gray, S. L.; Harvey, B. J.; Knippertz, P.; Lean, H. W.; Li, D.; Lloyd, G.; Martinez-Alvarado, O.; Nicol, J.; Norris, E.; Öström, E.; Owen, J.; Parker, D. J.; Plant, R. S.; Renfrew, I. A.; Roberts, N. M.; Rosenberg, P.; Rudd, A. C.; Schultz, D. M.; Taylor, J. P.; Trzeciak, T.; Tubbs, R.; Vance, A. K.; Leeuwen, P. J. van; Wellpott, A.; Woolley, A.
2015. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 96 (2), 249–265. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00238.1

Secondary cyclogenesis along an occluded front leading to damaging wint gusts : Windstorm Kyrill, January 2007
Ludwig, P.; Pinto, J. G.; Hoepp, S. A.; Fink, A. H.; Gray, S. L.
2015. Monthly weather review, 143 (4), 1417–1437. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-14-00304.1

Satellite-based climatology of low-level continental clouds in southern West Africa during the summer monsoon season
Linden, R. van der; Fink, A. H.; Redl, R.
2015. Journal of geophysical research / D, 120, 1186–1201. doi:10.1002/2014JD022614

How important are atmospheric depressions and mobile cyclones for emitting mineral dust aerosol in North Africa?
Fiedler, S.; Schepanski, K.; Knippertz, P.; Heinold, B.; Tegen, I.
2014. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14 (17), 8983–9000. doi:10.5194/acp-14-8983-2014

A climatology of dust emission events from northern Africa using long-term surface observations
Cowie, S. M.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.
2014. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14 (16), 8579–8597. doi:10.5194/acp-14-8579-2014

Statistical relationship between remote climate indices and West African monsoon variability
Diatta, S.; Fink, A. H.
2014. International journal of climatology, 34, 3348–3367. doi:10.1002/joc.3912

A climatology of dust emission events from northern Africa using long-term surface observations
Cowie, S. M.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.
2014. Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions, 14 (6), 7425–7468. doi:10.5194/acpd-14-7425-2014

The formation of a large summertime Saharan dust plume: Convective and synoptic-scale analysis
Roberts, A. J.; Knippertz, P.
2014. Journal of geophysical research / D, 119, 1766–1785. doi:10.1002/2013JD020667

How important are cyclones for emitting mineral dust aerosol in North Africa?
Fiedler, S.; Schepanski, K.; Knippertz, P.; Heinold, B.; Tegen, I.
2013. Atmospheric chemistry and physics / Discussions, 13 (12), 32483–32528. doi:10.5194/acpd-13-32483-2013

The "Year" of Tropical Convection (May 2008 to April 2010): Climate Variability and Weather Highlights
Waliser, D. E.; Moncrieff, M. W.; Burridge, D.; Fink, A. H.; Gochis, D.; Goswami, B. N.; Guan, B.; Harr, P.; Heming, J.; Hsu, H.-.. H.; Jakob, C.; Janiga, M.; Johnson, R.; Jones, S.; Knippertz, P.; Marengo, J.; Nguyen, H.; Pope, M.; Serra, Y.; Thorncroft, C.; Wheeler, M.; Wood, R.; Yuter, S.
2012. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 93 (8), 1189–1218. doi:10.1175/2011BAMS3095.1

Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa
Lafore, J.-P.; Flamant, C.; Guichard, F.; Parker, D. J.; Bouniol, D.; Fink, A. H.; Giraud, V.; Gosset, M.; Hall, N.; Höller, H.; Jones, S. C.; Protat, A.; Roca, R.; Roux, F.; Saïd, F.; Thorncroft, C.
2011. Atmospheric science letters, 12 (1), 7–12. doi:10.1002/asl.335