Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Lemburg

Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Lemburg

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung
     
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Research Interests

  • Predictability of mid-latitude weather phenomena, especially heat waves over Europe
  • Heat waves in a future climate: Role of dynamical versus thermodynamic contributions
  • Mid-latitude atmospheric dynamics with a focus on blocking
  • Tropical meteorology, in particular West African monsoon dynamics

Current Projects

  • ClimXtreme project A5 DesAttHeat: "Towards an improved description and attribution of the most extreme Central European Heat Waves"

Past Projects

Teaching

  • Tutorial for Tropical Meteorology (MSc, 2020-2023)
  • Tutorial for Climate Modeling & Dynamics with ICON (MSc, since 2020)
  • Tutorial for Methods of Data Analysis (MSc, 2021, 2024)
  • Tutorial for Numerical Methods in Meteorology (BSc, 2022-2023)
  • Introduction Week for MSc Meteorology and Climate Physics (MSc, since 2021)

Curriculum Vitae

  • Since 08/2020: Postdoctoral researcher, IMKTRO, KIT
  • 2016-2020: PhD student, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg
  • 2013-2016: MSc in Meteorology, University of Hamburg
  • 2010-2013: BSc in Meteorology, University of Hamburg

Publications

Submitted / In review

  1. Lemburg A, Fink AH, Lima MM, Pinto JG (2025) Lagrangian analysis of two flavours of Central European heatwaves: formation under omega blocking vs. initiation by subtropical ridges. Quart J R Meteorol Soc (revised)

  2. Leon-FonFay D, Lemburg A, Fink AH, Pinto JG, Feser F (2025) A combined storyline-statistical approach for conditional extreme event attribution. Weather Clim Dynam (revised) doi:10.5194/egusphere-2025-4976

  3. Ramos AM, Lemburg A, Lavers DA, Tomé R, Pinto JG (2026) Assessment of the ECMWF data assimilation system using radiosonde profiles during atmospheric river events over western Europe. Atmos Sci Lett (revised)


2024
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
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
2019
Sahel Rainfall–Tropical Easterly Jet Relationship on Synoptic to Intraseasonal Time Scales
Lemburg, A.; Bader, J.; Claussen, M.
2019. Monthly Weather Review, 147 (5), 1733–1752. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-18-0254.1
2018
The climate of a retrograde rotating Earth
Mikolajewicz, U.; Ziemen, F.; Cioni, G.; Claussen, M.; Fraedrich, K.; Heidkamp, M.; Hohenegger, C.; Jimenez de la Cuesta, D.; Kapsch, M.-L.; Lemburg, A.; Mauritsen, T.; Meraner, K.; Röber, N.; Schmidt, H.; Six, K. D.; Stemmler, I.; Tamarin-Brodsky, T.; Winkler, A.; Zhu, X.; Stevens, B.
2018. Earth System Dynamics, 9 (4), 1191–1215. doi:10.5194/esd-9-1191-2018
2016
Deforestation decreases resistance of simulated Easter Island climate to drought
Lemburg, A.; Claussen, M.; Ament, F.
2016. Climate of the Past Discussions, 1–18. doi:10.5194/cp-2016-68