Dr. rer. nat. Ferdinand Briegel
- Postdoc
- Gruppe:
- Raum: 517
CN 435 - Tel.: +49 721 608-28715
- ferdinand briegel ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
- ORCID
Research Interests
- Current and future urban climates
- Thermal comfort and heat stress
- Numerical and statistical modelling
- Downscaling climate change projections to building scale
- Quantitative urban climate / thermal comfort research
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher, IMKTRO, KIT
- 2021-2024: PhD Student, Chair of Environmental Meteorology, University of Freiburg
- 2020-2024: Research Assistant, Chair of Environmental Meteorology, University of Freiburg
- 2016-2020: M.Sc. Student “Environmental Science / Environmental Modelling and Data Sciences”, University of Freiburg
- 2012-2016: B.Sc. Student “Umweltnaturwissenschaften”, University of Freiburg
Publications
2026
Optimizing urban greening and densification in the context of outdoor heat: Opportunities for AI-supported urban adaptation
Fünfgeld, H.; Christen, A.; Briegel, F.; Schrodi, S.; Speidel, A.; Felder, C.; Hoffmann, J.; Irscheid, L.; Merkle, D.; Meyer, J.; Schindler, D.; Wehrle, J.; Zengerling, C.
2026. Landscape and Urban Planning, 268, 105574. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105574
Fünfgeld, H.; Christen, A.; Briegel, F.; Schrodi, S.; Speidel, A.; Felder, C.; Hoffmann, J.; Irscheid, L.; Merkle, D.; Meyer, J.; Schindler, D.; Wehrle, J.; Zengerling, C.
2026. Landscape and Urban Planning, 268, 105574. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105574
2025
Is satellite land surface temperature an appropriate proxy for intra-urban variability of daytime heat stress?
Briegel, F.; Pinto, J. G.; Christen, A.
2025. Remote Sensing of Environment, 331, 115045. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2025.115045
Briegel, F.; Pinto, J. G.; Christen, A.
2025. Remote Sensing of Environment, 331, 115045. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2025.115045
Deep learning enables city-wide climate projections of street-level heat stress
Briegel, F.; Schrodi, S.; Sulzer, M.; Brox, T.; Pinto, J. G.; Christen, A.
2025. Urban Climate, 62, 102564. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102564
Briegel, F.; Schrodi, S.; Sulzer, M.; Brox, T.; Pinto, J. G.; Christen, A.
2025. Urban Climate, 62, 102564. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102564
Intra-urbane Variabilität der Intensität und Häufigkeit von Hitzebelastung im Stadtgebiet von Freiburg
Wösle, J.; Briegel, F.; Zeeman, M.; Plein, M.; Christen, A.; Matzarakis, A.
2025. Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft, 85 (7-8), 175 – 182
Wösle, J.; Briegel, F.; Zeeman, M.; Plein, M.; Christen, A.; Matzarakis, A.
2025. Gefahrstoffe Reinhaltung der Luft, 85 (7-8), 175 – 182
2024
urbisphere-Berlin Campaign: Investigating Multiscale Urban Impacts on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Fenner, D.; Christen, A.; Grimmond, S.; Meier, F.; Morrison, W.; Zeeman, M.; Barlow, J.; Birkmann, J.; Blunn, L.; Chrysoulakis, N.; Clements, M.; Glazer, R.; Hertwig, D.; Kotthaus, S.; König, K.; Looschelders, D.; Mitraka, Z.; Poursanidis, D.; Tsirantonakis, D.; Bechtel, B.; Benjamin, K.; Beyrich, F.; Briegel, F.; Feigel, G.; Gertsen, C.; Iqbal, N.; Kittner, J.; Lean, H.; Liu, Y.; Luo, Z.; McGrory, M.; Metzger, S.; Paskin, M.; Ravan, M.; Ruhtz, T.; Saunders, B.; Scherer, D.; Smith, S. T.; Stretton, M.; Trachte, K.; Van Hove, M.
2024. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105 (10), E1929–E1961. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0030.1
Fenner, D.; Christen, A.; Grimmond, S.; Meier, F.; Morrison, W.; Zeeman, M.; Barlow, J.; Birkmann, J.; Blunn, L.; Chrysoulakis, N.; Clements, M.; Glazer, R.; Hertwig, D.; Kotthaus, S.; König, K.; Looschelders, D.; Mitraka, Z.; Poursanidis, D.; Tsirantonakis, D.; Bechtel, B.; Benjamin, K.; Beyrich, F.; Briegel, F.; Feigel, G.; Gertsen, C.; Iqbal, N.; Kittner, J.; Lean, H.; Liu, Y.; Luo, Z.; McGrory, M.; Metzger, S.; Paskin, M.; Ravan, M.; Ruhtz, T.; Saunders, B.; Scherer, D.; Smith, S. T.; Stretton, M.; Trachte, K.; Van Hove, M.
2024. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105 (10), E1929–E1961. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0030.1
High-resolution multi-scaling of outdoor human thermal comfort and its intra-urban variability based on machine learning
Briegel, F.; Wehrle, J.; Schindler, D.; Christen, A.
2024. Geoscientific Model Development, 17 (4), 1667–1688. doi:10.5194/gmd-17-1667-2024
Briegel, F.; Wehrle, J.; Schindler, D.; Christen, A.
2024. Geoscientific Model Development, 17 (4), 1667–1688. doi:10.5194/gmd-17-1667-2024
2023
Modelling long-term thermal comfort conditions in urban environments using a deep convolutional encoder-decoder as a computational shortcut
Briegel, F.; Makansi, O.; Brox, T.; Matzarakis, A.; Christen, A.
2023. Urban Climate, 47, Art.: 101359. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101359
Briegel, F.; Makansi, O.; Brox, T.; Matzarakis, A.; Christen, A.
2023. Urban Climate, 47, Art.: 101359. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101359
2021
Combining flux variance similarity partitioning with artificial neural networks to gap-fill measurements of net ecosystem production of a Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir stand
Lee, S.-C.; Christen, A.; Black, T. A.; Jassal, R. S.; Briegel, F.; Nesic, Z.
2021. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 303, 108382. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108382
Lee, S.-C.; Christen, A.; Black, T. A.; Jassal, R. S.; Briegel, F.; Nesic, Z.
2021. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 303, 108382. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108382
2020
Factors controlling long-term carbon dioxide exchange between a Douglas-fir stand and the atmosphere identified using an artificial neural network approach
Briegel, F.; Lee, S. C.; Black, T. A.; Jassal, R. S.; Christen, A.
2020. Ecological Modelling, 435, 109266. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109266
Briegel, F.; Lee, S. C.; Black, T. A.; Jassal, R. S.; Christen, A.
2020. Ecological Modelling, 435, 109266. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109266