	Prof. Dr. Andreas Fink
	apl. Professor Gruppe: Atmosphärische Dynamik Raum: 13-14 CS 30.23 Tel.: +49 721 608-48711 Fax: +49 721 608-45161< /span> andreas finkLzg3∂kit edu	Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Wolfgang-Gaede-Str. 1 76131 Karlsruhe

Research Areas

Meteorology and Climatology of the Tropics
Monsoons (e.g. West African and Southeast Asian Monsoons)
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
Tropical Intraseasonal Oscillations (Madden-Julian-Oszillation)
Tropical Moist Convection (e.g. West African Squall Lines)
The Climates of Africa
Tropical Cyclones
Synoptic Dynamics (Tropic, Subtropics, and Mid-Latitudes)
Synoptic Dynamics of Extreme Events (Floods, Storms and Heat Waves)
Mathematical-biological Climate-Malaria Modeling

Education, Employment & Awards

November 2016: Teaching price for synoptic course, Faculty of Physics, KIT
May 2015: Vaisala Award for Observing nn Instrumentation, Royal Met. Soc. U.K.
since 10/2013: Extraordinary Professor, IMK-TRO at KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
10/2011-09/2013: Extraordinary Professor, Univ. of Cologne, Germany
June 2008: Gordon Manley Weather Prize, Royal Met. Soc., UK
2004: Habilitation in Meteorology, Univ. of Cologne, Germany
1995: PhD in Meteorology, Univ. of Cologne, Germany
1991: Diploma in Meteorology, Univ. of Cologne, Germany

Short CV can be found here

Teaching

Synoptic and Dynamic Meteorology
General Circulation
Atmospheric Energetics
Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction
Physical Climatology
Tropical Meteorology (e.g. Tropical Cyclones)

Publications

Peer-reviewed journals

2019

The First Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa [in press].
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. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0273.1

Climatology of coastal wind regimes in Benin [in press].
Guedje, F. K.; Houeto, A. V. V.; Houngninou, E. B.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2019. Meteorologische Zeitschrift. doi:10.1127/metz/2019/0930

Assessing the predictability of Medicanes in ECMWF ensemble forecasts using an object-based approach [in press].
Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Maier-Gerber, M.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 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 [in press].
Bahaga, T. K.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2019. International journal of climatology. doi:10.1002/joc.5986

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

A systematic comparison of tropical waves over northern Africa. Part I: Influence on rainfall [in press].
Schlueter, A.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Vogel, P.
2019. Journal of climate. 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.; van der Linden, R.; Elagib, N. A.; Pinto, J. G.
2019. International journal of climatology, 39 (2), 989–1012. doi:10.1002/joc.5856

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

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.; de Coetlogon, G.; 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

Large-scale Rossby wave and synoptic-scale dynamic analyses of the unusually late 2016 heatwave over Europe [in press].
Zschenderlein, P.; Fragkoulidis, G.; Fink, A. H.; Wirth, V.
2018. Weather, 73 (9). 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

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 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

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

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

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

2017

Klimaprojektionen für die hydrologische Modellierung in Südvietnam.
Schubert, D.; van der Linden, R.; 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

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

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

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

The Dynamics of an Extreme Precipitation Event in Northeastern Vietnam in 2015 and its Predictability in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System.
van der Linden, R.; 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

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

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

2016

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

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

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: Atmospheres, 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

Synoptiv-dynamic analysis of early dry-season rainfall events in the Vietnamese Central Highlands.
van der Linden, R.; 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

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

2015

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

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 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

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

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, 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.
van der Linden, R.; Fink, A. H.; Redl, R.
2015. Journal of geophysical research / D, 120, 1186–1201. doi:10.1002/2014JD022614

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

2012

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

2011

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

Other publications

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. , A.
2018. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (2018), Ponte Vedra, FL, USA, 16.–20. April 2018

The role of low-level clouds over southern West Africa in the regional monsoon – Experiments using the ICON model.
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2018. 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology (2018), Ponte Vedra, FL, USA, 16.–20. April 2018

Radiative impact of low-level clouds over southern West Africa on the regional monsoon: a NWP model study with ICON.
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2018. 15th Conference on Cloud Physics / Conference on Atmospheric Radiation (2018), Vancouver, Kanada, 9.–13. Juli 2018

The challenge to derive solar surface irradiance in cloudy southern West Africa from satellite: Using surface measurements to evaluate and improve CM SAF’s retrieval.
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Trentmann, J.; Pfeifroth, U.
2018. 15th Conference on Cloud Physics / Conference on Atmospheric Radiation (2018), Vancouver, Kanada, 9.–13. Juli 2018

Systèmes synoptiques.
Cornforth R.; Mumba, Z.; Parker, D. J.; Berry, G.; Chapelon, N.; Diakaria, K.; Ermert, V.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Lafore, J.-P.; Laing, A.; Lepape, S.; Maidment, R.; Methven, J.; Orji, B.; Osika, D. P.; Poan, E.; Roca, R.; Rowell, S.; Smith, R.; Spengler, T.; Taylor, C.; Thorncroft, C.; Vincendon, J.-C.; Yorke, C.; Bougeault, P.; Lafore, J.-P.; Roux, F.
2018. Météorologie de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Tropicale : Le Manuel du Prévisionniste. Eds.: D. J. Parker, M. Diop-Kane, J.-P. Lafore, 225–307, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, F

Aérosols désertiques.
Knippertz, P.; Hamza, I.; Kassimou, A.; Laurent, B.; Orji, B. N.; Osika, D. P.; Schepanski, K.; Tegen, I.; Fink, A.; Marticorena, B.; Cuesta, J.; Formenti, P.; Laurent, B.; Rajot, J.-L.; Bouet, C.
2018. Météorologie de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Tropicale : Le Manuel du Prévisionniste. Eds.: D. J. Parker, M. Diop-Kane, J.-P. Lafore, 309–353, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis

Météorologie locale.
Parker, D. J.; Kassimou, A.; Osika, D. P.; Hamza, I.; Diop-Kane, M.; Fink, A. H.; Galvin, J.; Guichard, F.; Lamptey, B. L.; Hamidou, H.; Linden, R. v. d.; Redl, R.; Lebel, T.; Guichardi, F.; Tomasinii, M.; Bouniol, D.; Couvreux, F.; Largeron, Y.; Lohou, F.; Lotho, M.; Saïd, F.
2018. Météorologie de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Tropicale : Le Manuel du Prévisionniste. Eds.: D. J. Parker, M. Diop-Kane, J.-P. Laforee, 225–307, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis

Climat moyen et cycle.
Fink, A. H.; Engel, T.; Ermert, V.; van der Linden, R.; Schneidewind, M.; Redl, R.; Afiesimama, E.; Thiaw, W.; Yorke, C.; Evans, M.; Pohl, B.; Camberlin, P.; Roucou, P.
2018. Météorologie de l’Afrique de l’Ouest Tropicale : Le Manuel du Prévisionniste. Eds.: D. J. Parker, M. Diop-Kane, J.-P. Lafore, 27–81, EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France

Modulation of Precipitation over West Africa by Equatorial Waves.
Schlueter, A.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Vogel, P.
2018. American Meteorological Society, 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ponte Vedra, FL, USA, 16 - 20 April 2018

Statistical Forecasting of Tropical Rainfall Based on Spatio-Temporal Correlations and Equatorial Waves.
Schlueter, A.; Vogel, P.; Gneiting, T.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2018. American Meteorological Society, 33rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Ponte Vedra, FL, USA, 16 - 20 April 2018

Statistical Rainfall Forecasts in the Tropics Based on Spatio-Temporal Precipitation Properties and Tropical Wave Activity.
Vogel, P.; Schlueter, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Gneiting, T.; Klar, M.
2018. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (2018), Wien, Österreich, 8.–13. April 2018

Skill of Global Raw and Postprocessed Ensemble Predictions of Rainfall over Northern Tropical Africa.
Vogel, P.; Knippertz, P.; Gneiting, T.; Fink, A. H.; Schlueter, A.
2018. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (2018), Wien, Österreich, 8.–13. April 2018

2017

Aerosol-cloud interaction studies conducted during the DACCIWA (Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa) field campaign.
Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Akpo, A. B.; Brooks, B. J.; Chiu, J. Y. C.; Coe, H.; Danour, S.; Evans, M.; Fink, A. H.; Jegede, O. O.; Kalthoff, N.; Konare, A.; Liousse, C.; Lohou, F.; Mari, C.; Schlager, H.; Schwarzenboeck, A.
2017. 97th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 22-26, 2017

“Waves to Weather”: A new interdisciplinary platform for basic research in the area of predictability, atmospheric dynamics, and clouds.
Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Craig, G. C.; Wirth, V.; Riemer, M.; Spichtinger, P.
2017. 97th American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 22-26, 2017

Why do global climate models struggle to represent low-level clouds in the West African summer monsoon?.
Knippertz, P.; Hannak, L.; Fink, A. H.; Kniffka, A.; Pante, G.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 April 2017

Birth of the Biscane.
Maier-Gerber, M.; Pantillon, F.; Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

The DACCIWA 2016 radiosonde campaign in southern West Africa.
Fink, A. H.; Maranan, M.; Knippertz, P.; Ngamini, J.-B.; Francis, S.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

Impacts of the land-lake breeze of the Volta reservoir on the diurnal cycle of cloudiness and precipitation.
Buchholz, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Yorke, C.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

Extreme flooding in the West African cities of Dakar and Ouagadougou – atmospheric dynamics and implications for flood risk assessments.
Engel, T.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

Statistical forecasting of tropical rainfall using equatorial waves.
Schlüter, A.; Klar, M.; Vogel, P.; Gneiting, T.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

The DACCIWA model evaluation project: representation of the meteorology of southern West Africa in state-of-the-art weather, seasonal and climate prediction models.
Kniffka, A.; Benedetti, A.; Knippertz, P.; Stanelle, T.; Brooks, M.; Deetz, K.; Maranan, M.; Rosenberg, P.; Pante, G.; Allan, R.; Hill, P.; Adler, B.; Fink, A. H.; Kalthoff, N.; Chiu, C.; Vogel, B.; Marsham, J.; Field, P.; Marsham, J.
2017. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 April 2017

Sensitivity of the southern West African mean atmospheric state to variations in low-level cloud cover as simulated by ICON.
Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017

Birth of the Biscane.
Maier-Gerber, M.; Pantillon, F.; Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. EMS Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 4-8 September 2017

Birth of the Biscane.
Maier-Gerber, M.; Pantillon, F.; Di Muzio, E.; Riemer, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. 18th Cyclone Workshop, 01–06 Oct. 2017, St. Adèle, Québec, Canada

Statistical forecasting for precipitation over West Africa based on spatio-temporal precipitation properties and tropical wave activity.
Vogel, P.; Klar, M.; Schlüter, A.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Gneiting, T.
2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23rd - 28th April 2017

Statistical ensemble postprocessing for precipitation forecasting during the West African Monsoon.
Vogel, P.; Gneiting, T.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Schlüter, A.
2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23rd - 28th April 2017

Statistical forecasting of tropical rainfall using equatorial waves.
Schlüter, A.; Klar, M.; Vogel, P.; Gneiting, T.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23rd - 28th April 2017

Modulation of precipitation over West Africa by equatorial waves.
Schlüter, A.; Linden, R. van der; Vogel, P.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2017. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017, Vienna, Austria, 23rd - 28th April 2017

Dust.
Knippertz, P.; Hamza, I.; Kassimou, A.; Laurent, B.; Orji, B. N.; Osika, D. P.; Schepanski, K.; Tegen, I.; Fink, A.
2017. Meteorology of Tropical West Africa : The Forecasters’ Handbook. Ed.: D. Parker, 175–203, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester. doi:10.1002/9781118391297.ch5

Synoptic Systems.
Cornforth, R.; Mumba, Z.; Parker, D. J.; Berry, G.; Chapelon, N.; Diakaria, K.; Diop-Kane, M.; Ermert, V.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Lafore, J. P.; Laing, A.; Lepape, S.; Maidment, R.; Methven, J.; Orji, B.; Osika, D.; Poan, E.; Roca, R.; Rowell, S.; Smith, R.; Spengler, T.; Taylor, C. M.; Thorncroft, C.; Vincendon, J.-C.; Yorke, C.; Thorncroft, C.
2017. Meteorology of Tropical West Africa : The Forecasters’ Handbook. Ed.: D. Parker, 40–89, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester. doi:10.1002/9781118391297.ch2

Local Weather.
Parker, D. J.; Kassimou, A.; Orji, B. N.; Osika, D. P.; Hamza, I.; Diop-Kane, M.; Fink, A.; Galvin, J.; Guichard, F.; Lamptey, B. L.; Hamidou, H.; van der Linden, R.; Redl, R.; Lebel, T.; Tubbs, C.
2017. Meteorology of Tropical West Africa : The Forecasters’ Handbook. Ed.: D. Parker, 130–174, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester. doi:10.1002/9781118391297.ch4

Mean Climate and Seasonal Cycle.
Fink, A. H.; Engel, T.; Ermert, V.; van der Linden, R.; Schneidewind, M.; Redl, R.; Afiesimama, E.; Thiaw, W. M.; Yorke, C.; Evans, M.; Janicot, S.
2017. Meteorology of Tropical West Africa : The Forecasters’ Handbook. Ed.: D. Parker, 1–39, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester. doi:10.1002/9781118391297.ch1

2016

Evaluation of cloud processes over West Africa in climate models.
Fink, A. H.; Kniffka, A.; Knippertz, P.
2016. Workshop on "Application of Satellite Climate Data Records in Numerical Modeling", ECWMF, November 15–17, 2016, Reading, UK

The challenge of modeling and observing low-level cloudiness in the West African monsoon region.
Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Redl, R.; van der Linden, R.; Hannak, L.
2016. HD(CP)2 Understanding Clouds and Precipitation, 15–19 February 2016, Berlin, Germany

Decadal hindcast over tropical Africa.
Bahaga, T. K.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.
2016. MiKliP II Kick-off meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 17–19 February 2016

Towards the assimilation of KITcube data.
Gläser, G.; Knippertz, P.; Kalthoff; N.; Hoose, C.; Khodayar, S.; Fink, A. H.; Kohler, M.; Barthlott, C.; Handwerker, J.; Maurer, V.; Adler, B.; Gantner, L.; Wieser, A.; Kopmann, A.
2016. COSMO User Seminar, 7.-9. März 2016, Offenbach

Convective cold pools over the Atlas Mountains and their influence on the Saharan heat low.
Fink, A. H.; Redl, R.; Knippertz, P.
2016. 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 18–22 April 2016, San Juan, PRI

The representation of low-level clouds during the West African monsoon in weather and climate models.
Kniffka, A.; Hannak, L.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2016. EGU General Assembly, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, A

Convective cold pools over the Atlas Mountains and their influence on the Saharan heat low.
Redl, R.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.
2016. EGU General Assembly, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna, A

Statistical postprocessing for precipitation forecasts during the West African Monsoon.
Vogel, P.; Gneiting, T.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A.; Schlüter, A.
2016. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 17–22 April 2016

What’s on the 5th IPCC report for West Africa?.
Riede, J. O.; Posada, R.; Fink, A. H.; Kaspar, F.
2016. Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in Rural West Africa. Ed.: J.A. Yaro, 7–23, Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-31499-0_2

2015

Observed drying and projected wetting in the Greater Horn of Africa area.
Fink, A. H.
2015. Conference on French-German cooperation in Africa in the field of climate change, food security & water resources, 1.-2. Juni 2015, Berlin

Spatio-temporal characteristics of recent rainfall recovery in Sudan.
Fink, A. H.; Elagib, N. A.; Engel, T.; Seregina, L.
2015. 7th Environmental Symposium of the German-Arab Scientific Forum for Environmental Studies", October 5-6, 2015, Maskat, OM

2014

The importance of representing deep convection for modeling recent and paleo-climates of North Africa.
Fink, A. H.
2014. Workshop on Paleoclimate Modeling and Aeolian Dust as Climate Proxy, 13.-14 November 2014, Köln

The impact of Atlas mountain cold-pool events on the position and intensity of the summertime West African heat low.
Schuster, R.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Parker, D. J.; Flamant, C.
2014. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Wien, A, April 27 - May 2, 2014 Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16(2014) EGU2014-6191

The waves to weather challenges: Do large-scale equatorial waves modulate regional rainfall in Southern Vietnam?.
van der Linden, R.; Fink, A. H.; Phan-Van, T.
2014. AGU Fall Meeting 2014, San Francisco, Calif., December 15-19, 2014

Climate change projections and selected impacts for Vietnam.
Fink, A. H.; Phan-Van, T.; Pinto, J.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.; Trinh, L. T.; Ngo-Duc, T.
2014. 4th VNU - HCM International Conference for Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR), Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam, June 17-19, 2014

Observed climate variations and change in Vietnam.
Phan, V. T.; Fink, A. H.; Ngo-Duc, T.; Trinh, T. L.; Pinto, J.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.
2014. 4th VNU - HCM International Conference for Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR), Ho-Chi-Minh City, Vietnam, June 17-19, 2014

Trends and variability in East African rainfall and temperature observations.
Seregina, L.; Ermert, V.; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.
2014. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Wien, A, April 27 - May 2, 2014 Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16(2014) EGU2014-6088

Statistical relationship between remote climate indices and West African monsoon variability.
Fink, A. H.; Diatta, S.
2014. 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, Calif., March 31 - April 4, 2014

Dynamic aspects of windstorm Kyrill (January 2007).
Ludwig, P.; Pinto, J. G.; Hoepp, S. A.; Fink, A. H.; Gray, S. L.
2014. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Wien, A, April 27 - May 2, 2014 Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16(2014) EGU2014-6135

Climatology of continental stratus over the southern West African monsoon region.
van der Linden, R.; Fink, A. H.; Schuster, R.; Knippertz, P.
2014. 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, Calif., March 31 - April 4, 2014

The role of the stratosphere in explosive deepening of extratropical cyclones.
Knippertz, P.; Wilbraham, R.; Trzeciak, T.; Owen, J.; Odell, L.; Fink, A. H.; Pinto, J. G.
2014. European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Wien, A, April 27 - May 2, 2014 Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16(2014) EGU2014-8934

The waves to weather challenges: Do large-scale equatorial waves modulate regional rainfall in Southern Vietnam?.
Fink, A. H.; van der Linden, R.; Phan-Van, T.; Pinto, J. G.
2014. 31st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, San Diego, Calif., March 31 - April 4, 2014

Satellite-based climatology of continental stratus over the southern West African monsoon region.
Fink, A. H.; van der Linden, R.; Schuster, R.; Knippertz, P.
2014. The Climate Symposium 2014, Darmstadt, October 13-17, 2014

An objective climatology of tropical plumes.
Fink, A. H.; Fröhlich, L.; Knipertz, P.
2014. The Climate Symposium 2014, Darmstadt, October 13-17, 2014

Climate change projections and selected impacts for Vietnam.
Fink, A.; Phan, V. T.; Pinto, J. G.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.; Trinh, T. L.; Ngo-Duc, T.
2014. 2014 International Conference on Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR 2014), Hong Kong, China, July 29-30, 2014

Observed climate variations and change in Vietnam.
Phan, V. T.; Fink, A. H.; Ngo-Duc, T.; Trinh, T. L.; Pinto, J. G.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.
2014. 2014 International Conference on Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR 2014), Hong Kong, China, July 29-30, 2014

Climate change projections and selected impacts for Vietnam.
Fink, A.; Phan, V. T.; Pinto, J. G.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.; Trinh, T. L.; Ngo-Duc, T.
2014. EWATEC-COAST : Technologies for Environmental and Water Protection of Coastal Regions in Vietman : Contributions to 4th International Conference on Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR 2014), Hong Kong, China, July 29-30, 2014. Ed.: G. Meon, 35–56, Cuvillier Verl., Göttingen

Observed climate variations and change in Vietnam.
Phan, V. T.; Fink, A. H.; Ngo-Duc, T.; Trinh, T. L.; Pinto, J. G.; van der Linden, R.; Schubert, D.
2014. EWATEC-COAST : Technologies for Environmental and Water Protection of Coastal Regions in Vietman : Contributions to 4th International Conference on Environment and Natural Resources (ICENR 2014), Hong Kong, China, July 29-30, 2014. Ed.: G. Meon, 20–34, Cuvillier Verl., Göttingen

2013

Some recent advancements in the understanding of the West African Monsoon dynamics.
Fink, A. H.
2013. Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Hydrology-Meteorology-Oceanography, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, March 12, 2013, Hanoi, VN

Recent and future tropical cyclone activity and landfall in Vietnam.
Fink, A. H.
2013. Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Hydrology-Meteorology-Oceanography, Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, March 12, 2013, Hanoi, VN

Achievements and research challenges of the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) initiative.
Fink, A. H.
2013. Davos Atmosphere and Cryosphere Assembly (DACA), 8.-13.07.2013, Davos, CH

The Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa (DACCIWA) project.
Fink, A. H.
2013. Second West African Monsoon Modeling Workshop, December 8, 2013, San Francisco, CA

2013 and older

Ermert, V., A. H. Fink, and H. Paeth, 2013: Revisiting the potential effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa using regionalised climate projections. Climatic Change, 120, 741-754 10.1007/s10584-013-0851-z, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-013-0851-z.

Schuster, R., A. Fink, and P. Knippertz, 2013: Formation and maintenance of nocturnal low-level stratus over the southern West African monsoon region during AMMA 2006. J. Atmos. Sci., 70 (8), 2337-2355, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-12-0241.1.

Fröhlich, L., P. Knippertz, A. H. Fink, and E. Hohberger, 2013: An objective climatology of tropical plumes. J. Clim., 24(16), 5044-5060, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00351.1.

Davis J., Knippertz P., Fink A. H., 2013. The predictability of precipitation episodes during the West African dry season. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 139, 1047-1058, DOI:10.1002/qj.2014, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qj.2014/pdf.

Fink A. H., S. Pohle, J. Pinto, and P. Knippertz, 2012: Diagnosing the influence of diabatic processes on the explosive deepening of extratropical cyclones over the North Atlantic. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L07803, doi:10.1029/2012GL051025.

Samimi, C., A. H. Fink, and H. Paeth, 2012: The 2007 flood in the Sahel: Causes, characteristics and its presentation in the media and FEWS NET. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., doi:10.5194/nhess-12-1-2012, http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/313/2012/nhess-12-313-2012.pdf.

Schrage, J. M. and A. H. Fink, 2012: Nocturnal continental low-level stratus over tropical West Africa: Observations and possible mechanisms controlling its onset. Monthly Weather Review, 140 (6) 1794-1809, DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-11-00172.1, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/MWR-D-11-00172.1.

Tompkins, A. M., D. J. Parker, S. Danour , L. Amekudzi, C. L. Bain, M. W. Douglas, A. H. Fink, D. I. F. Grimes, P. Knippertz, P. J. Lamb, K. J. Nicklin, and C. Yorke, 2012: The Ewiem Nimdie summer school series in Ghana: Capacity building in meteorological research, lessons learned, and future prospects. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc., 93(5), 595-601, DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00098.1, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00098.1.

Waliser, D., P. M. Moncrieff, D. Burrridge, A. H. Fink, D. Gochis, B. N. Goswami, B. Guan, P. Harr, J. Heming, H.-H. Hsu, C. Jakob, M. Janinga, S. Jones, P. Knippertz, J. Marengo, H. Nguyen, M. Pope, Y. Sera, C. Thorncroft, and M. Wheeler, 2012: The "Year" of Tropical Convection (May 2008 to April 2010): Variability and Weather Highlights. Bull Amer. Met. Soc., 93(8), 1189-1218, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2011BAMS3095.1.

Knippertz P., A. H. Fink, R. Schuster, J. Trentmann, and C. Yorke, 2011: Ultra-Low Clouds over the Southern West African Monsoon Region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L21808, doi:10.1029/2011GL049278.

Ermert V., A. H. Fink, A. P. Morse, and H. Paeth, 2011: The Impact of Regional Climate Change due to Greenhouse Forcing and Land-Use Changes on Malaria Risk in Tropical Africa. Environ. Health Perspect., 120, 77-84, doi:10.1289/ehp.1103681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103681.

Bain C. L., D. J. Parker, N. Dixon, A. H. Fink, C. M. Taylor, B. Brooks, and S. F. Milton, 2011: Anatomy of an observed African Easterly Wave in July 2006. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 137, 923-933, DOI:10.1002/qj.812.

Ermert V., A. H. Fink, A. Jones and A. P. Morse, 2011b: Development of a new version of the Liverpool Malaria Model: II. Calibration and validation for West Africa. Malaria Journal, 10:62, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-62, http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-10-62.pdf.

Lafore J-P., C. Flammant, F. Guichard, D. J. Parker, D. Bouniol, A. H. Fink, V. Giraud, M. Gosset, N. Hall, H. Höller, S. Jones, A. Protat, R. Roca, F. Roux, F. Said, and C. D. Thorncroft, 2011: Progress in understanding of weather systems in West Africa. Atmos. Sci. Let., 12: 7–12, DOI: 10.1002/asl.335, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asl.335/pdf.

Ermert V., A. H. Fink, A. Jones und A. P. Morse, 2011a: Development of a new version of the Liverpool Malaria Model. I. Refining the parameter settings and mathematical formulation of basic processes based on a literature review. Malaria Journal, 10:35, doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-35, http://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-2875-10-35.pdf.

Fink A. H., A. Agustí-Panareda, Parker D. J., J-B. Ngamini, E. Afiesimama, A. Beljaars, O. Bock, M. Christoph, F. Didé, C. Faccani, N. Fourrié, F. Karbou, J. Polcher, Z. Mumba, M. Nuret, S. Pohle, F. Rabier, A. M. Tompkins, and G. Wilson, 2011: Operational meteorology in West Africa: observational networks, weather analysis and forecasting. Atmos. Sci. Let., 12: 135–141, DOI: 10.1002/asl.324, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asl.324/pdf.

Paeth H., N. M. J. Hall, M. A. Gartner, M . D. Alonso, S. Moumouni, J. Polcher, P. M. Ruti, A. H. Fink, M. Gosset, T. Lebel, A. T. Gaye, D. P. Rowell, W. Moufouma-Okia, D. Jakob, B. Rockel, F. Giorgi, and M. Rummukainen, 2011: Progress in regional downscaling of West African precipitation. Atmos. Sci. Let., 12, 75–82, DOI: 10.1002/asl.306, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asl.306/pdf.

Paeth H., A. H. Fink, S. Pohle, F. Keis, H. Mächel, and C. Samimi, 2011: Meteorological characteristics and potential causes of the 2007 flood in sub-Saharan Africa. International J. Climatol., 31, 1908-1926, DOI: 10.1002/joc.2199.

Fink, A. H., J. M. Schrage, and S. Kotthaus, 2010: On the potential causes of the non-stationary correlations between West African precipitation and Atlantic hurricane activity. J. Climate, 23, 5437-5456, doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3356.1.

Klose, M., Y. Shao, M. Karremann, and A. H. Fink, 2010: Sahel Dust Zone and Synoptic Background. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L09802, doi:10.1029/2010GL042816.

Shao, Y., A. H. Fink, and M. Klose, 2010: Numerical Simulation of a Continental-Scale Saharan Dust Event. J. Geopyhs. Res., 115, D13205, doi:10.1029/2009JD012678.

Knippertz, P., A. H. Fink, and S. Pohle, 2009: Reply to “Comments on Dry-Season Precipitation in Tropical West Africa and its Relation to Forcing from the Extratropics” by T. Spengler and J. Egger. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137 (9), 3151–3157, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2009MWR3006.1.

Fink A. H., T. Brücher, V. Ermert, A. Krüger, and J. G. Pinto, 2009: The European Storm Kyrill in January 2007: Synoptic Evolution and Considerations with Respect to Climate Change. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 9, 405–423, http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/405/2009/nhess-9-405-2009.pdf.

Knippertz P. and A. H. Fink, 2009: Prediction of Dry-Season Precipitation in Tropical West Africa and its Relation to Forcing from the Extratropics. Wea. Forecasting, 24 (4), 1064–1084, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2009WAF2222221.1.

Agustí-Panareda A., D. Vasiljevic, A. Beljaars, O. Bock, F. Guichard, M. Nuret, A. Garcia Mendez, E. Andersson, P. Bechtold, A. Fink, H. Hersbach, J.-P. Lafore, J-B. Ngamini, D. J. Parker, J.-L. Redelsperger, A. M. Tompkins, 2009: Radiosonde humidity bias correction over the West African region for the special AMMA reanalysis at ECMWF. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 135, 595-617.

Pinto J.G., S. Zacharias, A. H. Fink, G. C. Leckebusch, and U. Ulbrich, 2009: Factors contributing to the development of extreme North Atlantic cyclones and their relationship with the NAO. Clim. Dyn., 32, 711–737, doi: 10.1007/s00382-008-0396-4, http://www.springerlink.com/content/1133776314383r01/fulltext.pdf.

Christoph, M, A. Fink, B. Diekkrüger, S. Giertz, B. Reichert and P. Speth, 2008: IMPETUS: Implementing HELP in the Upper Ouémé Basin. Water SA, 34(4), 481-489 (HELP Special Issue, after registration available at: http://www.wrc.org.za/).

Born, K., A. H. Fink, and H. Paeth, 2008: Dry and Wet Periods in the Northwestern Maghreb for Present Day and Future Climate Conditions. Met. Zeitschrift, 17 (5), 533-551, DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0313.

Parker, D. J., A. H. Fink, S. Janicot, J-B. Ngamini, M. Douglas, E. Afiesimama, A. Agusti-Panareda, A. Beljaars, F. Dide, A. Diedhiou, T. Lebel, J. Polcher, J.-L. Redelsperger, C. Thorncroft, and G. A. Wilson, 2008: The AMMA radiosonde program and its implications for the future of atmospheric monitoring over Africa. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 89(7), 1015–1027, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2008BAMS2436.1.
Paper was awarded as a Thomson Reuter Science Watch New Hot Papers paper in the field of Geosciences in September 2010: http://sciencewatch.com/dr/nhp/2010/10sepnhp/10sepnhpPark/.

Knippertz, P. and A. H. Fink, 2008: Dry-Season Precipitation in Tropical West Africa and its Relation to Forcing from the Extratropics. Mon. Wea. Rev., 136 (9), 3579–3596, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2008MWR2295.1

Schrage, J. M. and A. H. Fink, 2007: Use of a Rain Gage Network to Infer the Influence of Environmental Factors on the Propagation of Quasi-Linear Convective Systems in West Africa. Wea. Forecasting, 22 (5), 1016–1030, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/WAF1037.1.

Pinto, J. G, T. Brücher, A. H. Fink, and A. Krüger, 2007: Extraordinary snow accumulations over parts of south-central Europe during the winter of 2005/06 and weather-related hazards. Weather, 62 (1), 16-21.

Schrage, J. M., S. Augustyn, and A. H. Fink, 2007: Nocturnal Stratiform Cloudiness during the West African Monsoon. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys, 95 (1–2), 73–86, doi: DOI: 10.1007/s00703-006-0194-7.

Schrage, J. M., A. H. Fink, V. Ermert, and E. D. Ahlonsou, 2006: Three MCS Cases Occurring in Different Synoptic Environments in the Sub-Sahelian Wet Zone during the 2002 West African Monsoon. J. Atmos. Sci., 63 (9), 2369-2382, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/JAS3757.1.

Knippertz, P. and A. H. Fink, 2006: Tropical plumes: A visible sign of tropical–extratropical interactions. promet, 32(3), 144-153 (In German, English abstract), http://www.dmg-ev.de/gesellschaft/publikationen/pdf/promet/Vol_32_3-4.pdf.

Fink, A.H, 2006: The West African Monsoon. promet, 32(3), 114-122 (In German, English abstract), http://www.dmg-ev.de/gesellschaft/publikationen/pdf/promet/Vol_32_3-4.pdf.

Knippertz, P. and A. H. Fink, 2006: Synoptic and Dynamic Aspects of an Extreme Springtime Saharan Dust Outbreak. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc, 132, 1153-1177, doi: 10.1256/qj.05.109.

Fink, A. H., D. G. Vincent, and V. Ermert, 2006: Rainfall Types in the West African Soudanian Zone during the Summer Monsoon 2002. Mon. Wea. Rev., 134 (8), 2143-2164, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/MWR3182.1.

Fink, A. H., T. Brücher, A. Krüger, G. C. Leckebusch, J. G. Pinto, and U. Ulbrich, 2004: The 2003 European summer heat waves and drought – synoptic diagnosis and impacts. Weather; 59 (8), 209-216.

Fink, A. H., D. G. Vincent, P. Reiner, and P. Speth, 2004: Mean state and wave disturbances during phases I, II, and III of GATE based on ERA-40. Mon. Wea. Rev., 132 (7), 1661-1683, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0493%282004%29132%3C1661%3AMSAWDD%3E2.0.CO%3B2.

Vollmert, P., A. H. Fink and H. Besler, 2003: „Ghana Dry Zone“ und „Dahomey Gap“: Ursachen für eine Niederschlagsanomalie im tropischen Westafrika (in German). Erde, 134 (4), 375-393.

Ulbrich, U., T. Brücher, A. H. Fink, A. Krüger and G.C. Leckebusch, J. Pinto, 2003: The central European floods in August 2002. Part II: Synoptic causes and considerations with respect to climate change. Weather, 58 (10), 434-442.

Ulbrich, U., T. Brücher, A. H. Fink, A. Krüger and G.C. Leckebusch, J. Pinto, 2003: The central European floods in August 2002. Part I: Rainfall periods and flood development. Weather, 58 (10), 371-377.

Fink, A. H. and A. Reiner, 2003: Spatio-temporal Variability of the Relation between African Easterly Waves and West African Squall Lines in 1998 and 1999. J. of Geophys Res., 108(D11), ACL 5-1–5-17, 4332, doi:10.1029/2002JD002816.

Fink, A. H. and P. Knippertz, 2003: An extreme precipitation event in southern Morocco and some hydrological implications. Weather, 58 (10), 377-386.

Fink, A. H. and D. G. Vincent, 2003: Tropical cyclone environments over the northeastern Pacific, including mid-level dry intrusion cases. Meterol. Atmos. Phys., 84 (3-4), 293-315.

Knippertz, P., A. H. Fink, A. Reiner, and P. Speth, 2003: Three late summer/early autumn cases of tropical-extratropical interactions causing precipitation in northwestern Africa. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131 (1), 116-135, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0493%282003%29131%3C0116%3ATLSEAC%3E2.0.CO%3B2.

Vincent, D.G. and A. H. Fink, 2001: Tropical Cyclone Environments over the Northeastern and Northwestern Pacific Based on ERA-15 Analyses. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128 (8), 1928-1948, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0493%282001%29129%3C1928%3ATCEOTN%3E2.0.CO%3B2.

U. Ulbrich, A. H. Fink, M. Klawa and J. G. Pinto, 2001: Three extreme storms over Europe in December 1999. Weather, 56 (3), 70-80.

Schrage, J. M., D. G. Vincent, and A. H. Fink, 1999: Modulations of intraseasonal (25-70 day) processes by the superimposed ENSO cycle across the Pacific basin. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 70 (1-2), 15-27.

Fink, A. H. and P. Speth, 1998: Tropical Cyclones (Review article). Naturwissenschaften, 85 (10), 482-493.

Schnadt, C., A. Fink, D. G. Vincent, J. M. Schrage, and P. Speth, 1998: Tropical cyclones, 6-25 day oscillations, and tropical-extratropical interactions over the northwestern Pacific. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 68 (3-4), 151-169.

Vincent, D. G, A. Fink, J. M. Schrage, and P. Speth, 1998: High and Low Frequency Intraseasonal Variance of OLR on Annual and ENSO Time Scales. J. Climate, 11 (5), 968-986, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0442%281998%29011%3C0968%3AHALFIV%3E2.0.CO%3B2.

Fink, A. and P. Speth, 1997: Some potential forcing mechanisms of the year-to-year variability of the tropical convection and its intraseasonal (25‑70 day) variability. Int. J. of Climatol., 17 (14), 1513-1534.

Fink, A., U. Ulbrich, and H. Engel, 1996: Aspects of the January 1995 flood in Germany. Weather, 51 (2), 34-39.

U. Ulbrich and A. Fink, 1995: The January 1995 flood in Germany: Meteorological versus Hydrological Causes. Phys. Chem. Earth, 20.(5-6), 439-444.

Vincent, D.G., Th. Sperling, A. Fink, S. Zube, and P. Speth, 1991: Intraseasonal Oscillation of Convective activity in the Tropical Southern Hemisphere: May 1984 - April 1986. J. Climate, 4 (1), 40-53, http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/1520-0442%281991%29004%3C0040%3AIOOCAI%3E2.0.CO%3B2.

Book contributions

Christoph C., A. H. Fink, B. Diekkrüger, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, B. Reichert, M. Rössler, and P. Speth, 2011: Effizienter und tragfähiger Umgang mit Süßwasser anhand zweier Fallbeispiele in Nordwest- bzw. Westafrika (Chapter 4.4, in German). In: Lozán, J. L., H. Graßl, L. Karbe, P. Hupfer, and C.-D. Schönwiese (Eds.). WARNSIGNAL KLIMA: Genug Wasser für alle? 3. Edition (e-book only), p. 473-480, http://www.climate-service-center.de/imperia/md/content/csc/warnsignalklima/warnsignal_klima_kap4_4.4_christoph.pdf.

Speth P. and A. H. Fink, 2010: Introduction (Chapter I). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 6-11, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Fink A. H., M. Christoph, V. Ermert, A. Kuhn, T. Heckelei and B. Diekkrüger, 2010: Impacts of Global Change south of the Sahara (Chapter I-2.1). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 16-23, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Fink A. H., M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, B. Reichert, A. Kuhn and T. Heckelei, 2010: Impacts of Global Change north of the Sahara (Chapter I-2.2). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 24-28, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Fink A. H., M .Christoph, K. Born, T. Brücher, K. Piecha, S. Pohle, O. Schulz and V. Ermert, 2010: Regional geography of West and Northwest Africa: An Introduction – Climate (Chapter I-3.4). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 54-58, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Pohle S., A. H. Fink, S. Giertz, and B. Diekkrüger, 2010: Hydro-meteorological measurements in Benin (Chapter I-4.1). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, pp. 108-113, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Fink A. H., H. Paeth, V. Ermert, S. Pohle and M. Diederich, 2010: Meteorological processes influencing the weather and climate of Benin (Chapter I-5.1). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, pp. 135-149, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Born K., A. H. Fink and P. Knippertz, 2010: Meteorological processes influencing the weather and climate of Morocco (Chapter I-5.2). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, pp. 150-163, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Speth P. and A. H. Fink, 2010: Summary (Chapter I-9). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 344-349, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Christoph M., A. H. Fink, H. Paeth, K. Born., M. Kerschgens and K. Piecha, 2010: Climate scenarios (Chapter II-3.2). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, Speth P., Christoph M., Diekkrüger B., Bollig M., Fink A. H., Goldbach H., Heckelei T., Menz G., Reichert B., Rössler M. (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 402-425, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Speth P., B. Diekkrüger and A. H. Fink, 2010: Summary and conclusions (Chapter II-6). In: Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa, P. Speth, M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, M. Bollig, A. H. Fink, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, G. Menz, B. Reichert, M. Rössler (Eds.), Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 650-655, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5, ISBN 978-3-642-12956-8.

Born, K., M. Christoph, A. H. Fink, P. Knippertz, H. Paeth, and P. Speth, 2008: Moroccan Climate in the Present and Future: Combined View from Observational Data and Regional Climate Scenarios. In: Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and in North Africa, Zereini and Hoetzl (Eds.), Springer Press, Vienna, 29-45, ISBN 978-3-540-85046-5.

Fink A. H., M. Christoph, and B Reichert, 2008: GLOWA – Global Change and the Hydrological Cycle (Available in English, German, and French). IMPETUS. IHP/HWRP-Berichte, Heft 7, ISSN 1614-1180, pp. 71.

Fink, A. H., B. Reichert, and M. Christoph, 2008: IMPETUS - An integrated approach to the efficient management of scarce water resources in West Africa. In: IMPETUS Atlas Benin. Research Results 2000–2007. Judex M. and Thamm H. P. (ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-5-7 (French version: ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-8-8), p. 3, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Fink, A. H., S. Kotthaus, and S. Pohle, 2008: Rainfall Variability in West Africa. In: IMPETUS Atlas Benin. Research Results 2000–2007. Judex M. and Thamm H. P. (ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-5-7 (French version: ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-8-8), p. 11-12, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Fink, A. H., S. Pohle, and R. Hoffmann, 2008: Spatial and Temporal Rainfall Climatologies of Benin. In: IMPETUS Atlas Benin. Research Results 2000–2007. Judex M. and Thamm H. P. (ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-5-7 (French version: ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-8-8), p. 21–22, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Fink, A. H., K. Piecha, T. Brücher, and P. Knippertz, 2008: Precipitation Variability in Northwest Africa. In: IMPETUS Atlas Morocco. Research Results 2000–2007. Schulz O. and Judex M. (Ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-6-4 (French version: ISBN 978-3-9810311-7-1), p. 11-12, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/

Fink, A. H. and S. Giertz, 2008: The Hydro-Meteorological Network of the HVO. In: IMPETUS Atlas Benin. Research Results 2000–2007. Judex M. and Thamm H. P. (ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-5-7 (French version: ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-8-8), p. 31–32, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Born, K., K. Piecha, and A. H. Fink, 2008: Shifting Climate Zones in the Northwestern Maghreb. In: IMPETUS Atlas Morocco. Research Results 2000–2007. Schulz O. and Judex M. (Ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-6-4 (French version: ISBN 978-3-9810311-7-1), p. 13-14, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Born, K., K. Piecha, and A. H. Fink, 2008: Regional Patterns of Rainfall and Temperature in the Drâa region. In: IMPETUS Atlas Morocco. Research Results 2000–2007. Schulz O. and Judex M. (Ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-6-4 (French version: ISBN 978-3-9810311-7-1), p. 15-16, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Ermert, V., A. H. Fink; A. P. Morse, A. E. Jones, and H. Paeth, 2008: Impact of Climate Change on Malaria Risk in West Africa. In: IMPETUS Atlas Benin. Research Results 2000–2007. Judex M. and Thamm H. P. (ed.) Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany, ISBN-13 978-3-9810311-5-7 (French version: ISBN 978-3-9810311-7-1), p. 15–16, http://www.impetus.uni-koeln.de/en/impetus-atlas/.

Other publications

Redelsperger J.-L., C.D. Thorncroft, D.J. Parker, S. Janicot, E. Afiesimama, A. Boone, P. Brandt, S. Danuor, A. Dia, A. Diedhiou, A. Diongue, A.H. Fink, R. Folorunsho, M. Kadi, A. Konaré, S. Konaté, T. Lebel, B. Sultan, R. Washington, 2012: An update on AMMA activities in the CLIVAR framework. CLIVAR Exchanges, No. 60, pp. 14-17

Fink A. H., M. Christoph, B. Diekkrüger, H. Goldbach, T. Heckelei, B. Reichert, M. Rössler and P. Speth, 2010: Impacts of Global Change on the hydrological cycle in West and Northwest Africa, Nova Acta Leopoldina NF 112, Nr. 384, 193-200.

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