Dr. Lea Eisenstein Lea Eisenstein

Dr. Lea Eisenstein

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

Research Interests

  • extratropical cyclones
  • mesoscale wind features
  • predictability
  • numerical modeling
  • statistical downscaling of wind

Current Projects

  • Extreme weather events under recent climate conditions, Aon Impact Forecasting

Past Projects

  • Waves to Weather (SFB / TRR 165), C5: Dynamical feature-based ensemble post-processing of wind gusts within European winter storms

Curriculum Vitae

  • Since 2023: Postdoctoral researcher, IMKTRO, KIT
  • 2021: Visiting PhD student, University of Reading
  • 2019-2023: PhD student, IMK-TRO, KIT
  • 2016-2018: M.Sc. in Meteorology, KIT
  • 2015-2018: Student assistant, IMK-TRO, KIT
  • 2013-2016: B.Sc. in Meteorology, KIT

Teaching

  • Numerical Weather Prediction exercises, 2019-2021
  • Meteorological Practical, 2017-2018

Publications


2024
Towards a low-cost approach to identify sting jets in numerical models
Eisenstein, L.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2024, September 5. 25th EMS Annual Meeting (2024), Barcelona, Spanien, 2.–6. September 2024. doi:10.5194/ems2024-646
New diagnostics and hybrid forecasting systems for high-impact weather: Selected highlights from “Waves to Weather”
Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Eisenstein, L.; Gneiting, T.; Grams, C. M.; Hauser, S.; Lemburg, A.; Lerch, S.; Pinto, J. G.; Rasheeda Satheesh, A.; Rein, F.; Schulz, B.; Walz, E.-M.
2024. HIWeather Final Conference (2024), München, Deutschland, 9.–13. September 2024
Objective identification and climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones. Dissertation
Eisenstein, L. A.
2024. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000171924
Climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones over Europe using a probabilistic random forest
Eisenstein, L.; Knippertz, P.; Schulz, B.; Pinto, J. G.
2024. 104th AMS Annual Meeting (2024), Baltimore, MD, USA, 28. Januar–1. Februar 2024
2023
Objective identification and climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones. Dissertation
Eisenstein, L. A.
2023, September 8. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000162000
Identification and climatology of high wind features within European winter storms
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2023. 2nd/9th MedCyclones & European Storm Workshop (2023), Toulouse, Frankreich, 28.–30. Juni 2023
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
The three-dimensional structure of fronts in mid-latitude weather systems in numerical weather prediction models
Beckert, A. A.; Eisenstein, L.; Oertel, A.; Hewson, T.; Craig, G. C.; Rautenhaus, M.
2023. Geoscientific Model Development, 16 (15), 4427–4450. doi:10.5194/gmd-16-4427-2023
Identification of high-wind features within extratropical cyclones in observations and gridded data
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J. G.
2023. 103rd AMS Annual Meeting (2023), Denver, CO, USA, 8.–12. Januar 2023
2022
Objective identification of high-wind features within extratropical cyclones using a probabilistic random forest (RAMEFI). Part I: Method and illustrative case studies - Video Supplement
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Qadir, G. A.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2022. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6541277
CEDIM Forensic Disaster Analysis Group (FDA): Winter storm series: Ylenia, Zeynep, Antonia (int: Dudley, Eunice, Franklin) - February 2022 (NW & Central Europe)
Mühr, B.; Eisenstein, L.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.; Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.
2022. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000143470
RAMEFI (RAndom-forest based MEsoscale wind Feature Identification)
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Qadir, G. A.; Pinto, J. G.; Knippertz, P.
2022. doi:10.5281/zenodo.6541303
Extratropical high-wind feature identification using a probabilistic random forest
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J.
2022. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2022), Online, 23.–27. Mai 2022
Extratropical high-wind feature identification using a probabilistic random forest
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J.
2022. EMS Annual Meeting (2022), Bonn, Deutschland, 4.–9. September 2022
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
Objective identification of high-wind features within extratropical cyclones using a probabilistic random forest
Eisenstein, L.; Schulz, B.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J.
2022. 102nd AMS Annual Meeting (2022), Online, 23.–27. Januar 2022
2021
Objective 3D atmospheric front detection in high-resolution numerical weather prediction data
Beckert, A.; Eisenstein, L.; Hewson, T.; Craig, G. C.; Rautenhaus, M.
2021. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2019), Wien, Österreich, 7.–12. April 2019. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10055
Identifying mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones
Eisenstein, L.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J.
2021. EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU21–2248. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2248
2020
Dynamics and Predictability of Sting-Jet Storm "Egon" over Continental Europe: Impact of Surface Properties and Model Resolution
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.
2020. American Meteorological Society 100th Annual Meeting (2020), Boston, MA, USA, 13.–17. Januar 2020
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
2019
The Impact of Topography on the Dynamics of Sting-Jet Storm "Egon" over Continental Europe
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J. G.
2019. 19th Cyclone Workshop (2019), Seeon-Seebruck, Deutschland, 30. September–4. Oktober 2019
Analysis of an unprecedented sting jet storm over central Europe based on high-resolution ICON-LAM simulations
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J. G.
2019. ICCARUS (2019), Offenbach am Main, Deutschland, 18.–22. März 2019
Dynamics of sting-jet storm "Egon" over continental Europe using convection-permitting simulations
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J. G.
2019. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2019), Wien, Österreich, 7.–12. April 2019
2018
Dynamic of a sting jet case study over continental Europe
Eisenstein, L.; Pantillon, F.; Knippertz, P.; Pinto, J.
2018. 7th European Windstorm Workshop (2018), Karlsruhe, Deutschland, 10.–12. Oktober 2018
2016
Simple detection of recurring stationary clutter echoes
Eisenstein, L.; Handwerker, J.
2016. European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology (ERAD 2016), Antalya, Türkei, 10.–14. Oktober 2016

Other publications

PhD Thesis
Eisenstein L (2023): Objective identification and climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones; https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000162000; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz, Prof. Dr. Joaquim Pinto

Master Thesis
Eisenstein L (2018): Dynamics of sting-jet storm "Egon" over continental Europe using convection-permitting simulations; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz, Prof. Dr. Joaquim Pinto

Bachelor Thesis
Eisenstein L (2016): Dynamik zweier intensiver Winterstürme über Norddeutschland - Christian und Xaver (2013); Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz, Dr. Florian Pantillon