I am leader of the working group Atmospheric Dynamics, co-speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre Waves to Weather and member of the steering board of the KIT centers for Climate and Environment and Mathematics in Sciences, Engineering, and Economics.

Research Interests

• Atmospheric dynamics
• Tropical meteorology
• Tropical-extratropical interactions
• Monsoons
• Convection
• Dust storms
• Cyclones
• Heavy precipitation
• Numerical weather prediction

Education & work experience

since 2013      Professor of Meteorology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

2009–2013      Professor/Reader/Lecturer of Meteorology, Univ. of Leeds, UK

2008                Habilitation in Meteorology, Univ. of Mainz, Germany

2005–2009      Emmy Noether group leader, Univ. of Mainz, Germany

2003–2005      DFG postdoctorial fellow, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA

2003                PhD in Meteorology, Univ. of Cologne, Germany

1999                Diploma in Meteorology, Univ. of Cologne, Germany

Teaching

• Tropical Meteorology
• Statistics in Meteorology
• Numerical Weather Prediction
• Advanced Numerical Weather Prediction
• Theoretical Meteorology
• Meteorological Kolloquium and Seminars

Detailed CV can be found here

2013 and older

Knippertz, P., 2013
Dust may cool polar regions
Nature Clim. Change, 3(5), 443–444. doi:10.1038/nclimate1880 (solicited)

Schuster, R.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P., 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

Fiedler, S.; Schepanski, K.; Heinold, B.; Knippertz, P.; Tegen, I., 2013
Climatology of nocturnal low-level jets over North Africa and implications for modeling mineral dust emission
J. Geophys. Res., 118(12), 6100–6121. doi:10.1002/jgrd.50394

Heinold, B.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H.; Fiedler, S.; Dixon, N. S.; Schepanski, K.; Laurent, B.; Tegen, I., 2013
The role of deep convection and low-level jets for dust emissions in West Africa
J. Geophys. Res., 118(10), 4385–4400. doi:10.1002/jgrd.50402

Fröhlich, L.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Hohberger, E., 2013
An objective climatology of tropical plumes
J. Clim., 26(14), 5044–5060. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00351.1

Cowie, S.; Knippertz, P.; Marsham, J. H., 2013
Are vegetation-related roughness changes the causes of the recent decrease in dust emission from the Sahel?
Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(9), 1868–1872. doi:10.1002/grl.50273

Marsham, J.; Dixon, N.; Garcia-Carreras, L.; Lister, G. M. S.; Parker, D. J.; Knippertz, P., 2013
The role of moist convection in the West African monsoon system - insights from continental-scale convection-permitting simulations
Geophys. Res. Lett., 40(9), 1843–1849. doi:10.1002/grl.50347

Davis, J.; Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2013
The predictability of precipitation episodes during the West African dry-season
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 139, 1047–1058. doi:10.1002/qj.2014

Knippertz, P.; Wernli, H.; Gläser, G., 2013
A global climatology of tropical moisture exports
J. Clim., 26(10), 3031–3045. doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00401.1

Odell, L.; Knippertz, P.; Pickering, S.; Parkes, B.; Roberts, A., 2013 The
Braer Storm revisited Weat
her, 68(4), 105–111. doi:10.1002/wea.2097

Baker, L.; Martinez-Alvarado, O.; Methven, J.; Knippertz, P., 2013
Flying through extratropical cyclone Friedhelm
Weather, 68(1), 9–13. doi:10.1002/wea.2047

Schepanski, K.; Wright, T. J.; Knippertz, P., 2012
Evidence for flash floods over deserts from loss of coherence in InSAR imagery
J. Geophys. Res., 117, D20101, doi:10.1029/2012JD017580.

Roberts, A.; Knippertz, P., 2012
Haboobs: Convectively generated dust storms in West Africa
Weather, 67(12), 311–315. doi:10.1002/wea.1968

Waliser, D. E.; Moncrieff, M.; Burridge, D.; Fink, A.; 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
The "Year" of Tropical Convection (May 2008 to April 2010): Climate variability and weather highlights
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93(8), 1189–1218. doi:10.1175/2011BAMS3095.1

Gläser, G.; Knippertz, P.; B. Heinold, 2012
Orographic effects and evaporative cooling along a subtropical cold front: The case of the spectacular Saharan dust outbreak of March 2004
Mon. Wea. Rev., 140(8), 2520–2533. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-11-00315.1

Berkes, F.; Knippertz, P.; Parker, D. J.; Jeans, G.; Quiniou-Ramus, V., 2012
Convective squalls over the eastern equatorial Atlantic
Wea. Forecasting, 27(3), 770–783. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-11-00086.1

Tompkins, A. M.; Parker, D.J.; Danour, S.; Amekudzi, L.; Bain, C. L.; Dominguez, A.; Douglas, M. W.; Fink, A. H.; Grimes, D. I. F.; Hobby, M.; Knippertz, P.; Lamb, P. J.; Nicklin, K. J.; Yorke, C., 2012
The Ewiem Nimdie Summer School series in Ghana
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 93(5), 595–601. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00098.1

Brindley, H.; Knippertz, P.; Ryder, C.; Ashpole, I., 2012
A critical evaluation of the ability of SEVIRI thermal IR RGB rendering to identify dust events. Part A: Theoretical analysis
J. Geophys. Res., 117, D07201, doi:10.1029/2011JD017326.

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

Knippertz, P.; Todd, M. C., 2012
Mineral dust aerosols over the Sahara: Processes of emission and transport, and implications for modeling
Rev. Geophys., 50, RG1007, doi:10.1029/2011RG000362.

Wiegand, L.; Twitchett, A.; Schwierz, C.; Knippertz, P., 2011
Heavy precipitation at the Alpine south side and Saharan dust over central Europe: A predictability study using TIGGE
Wea. Forecasting, 26, 958–974. doi:10.1175/WAF-D-10-05060.1

Schepanski, K.; Knippertz, P., 2011
Soudano-Saharan depressions and their importance for precipitation and dust: A new perspective on a classical synoptic concept
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 137, 1431–1445. doi:10.1002/qj.850.

Stein, T. H. M.; Parker, D. J.; Dixon, N.; Hogan, R.; Knippertz, P.; Maidment, R.; Marsham, J., 2011
The vertical cloud structure of the West African monsoon: A four-year climatology using CloudSat and CALIPSO
J. Geophys. Res., 116, D22205, doi:10.1029/2011JD016029.

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Schuster, R.; Trentmann, J.; Schrage, J. M.; Yorke, C., 2011
Ultra-low clouds over the southern West African monsoon region
Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L21808, doi:10.1029/2011GL049278.

Marsham, J. H.; Knippertz, P.; Dixon, N.; Parker, D. J.; Lister, G. M. S., 2011
The importance of the representation of deep convection for modeled dust-generating winds over West Africa during summer
Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L16803, doi:10.1029/2011GL048368.

Knippertz, P.; Tesche, M.; Heinold, B.; Kandler, K.; Toledano, C.; Esselborn, M., 2011
Dust mobilization and aerosol transport from West Africa to Cape Verde – A meteorological overview of SAMUM-2
Tellus, 63B, 430–447. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00544.x.

Heinold, B.; Tegen, I.; Schepanski, K.; Tesche, M.; Esselborn, M.; Freudenthaler, V.; Gross, S.; Kandler, K.; Knippertz, P.; Müller, D.; Schladitz, A.; Toledano, C.; Weinzierl, B.; Ansmann, A.; Althausen, D.; Müller, T.; Petzold, A.; Wiedensohler, A., 2011
Regional modelling of Saharan dust and biomass burning smoke – Part 1: Model description and evaluation
Tellus, 63B, 781–799. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00570.x.

Knippertz, P.; Chagnon, J. M.; Foster, A.; Lathouwers, L.; Marsham, J. H.; Methven, J.; Parker, D. J., 2010
Research flight observations of a pre-frontal gravity wave near the southwestern UK
Weather, 65(11), 293–297. doi:10.1002/wea.632

Knippertz, P.; Todd, M.C., 2010
The central west Saharan dust hotspot and its relation to African easterly waves and extratropical disturbances
J. Geophys. Res., 115, D12, doi:10.1029/2009JD012819.

Müller, D.; Weinzierl, B.; Petzold, A.; Kandler, K.; Ansmann, A.; Müller, T.; Tesche, M.; Freudenthaler, V.; Esselborn, M.; Heese, B.; Althausen, D.; Schladitz, A.; Otto, S.; Knippertz, P., 2010
Mineral dust observed with AERONET sun photometer, Raman lidar, and in-situ instruments during SAMUM 2006: Shape-independent particle properties
J. Geophys. Res., 115, D07202. doi:10.1029/2009JD012520

Emmel, C.; Knippertz, P.; Schulz, O., 2010
Climatology of convective density currents in the southern foothills of the Atlas Mountains
J. Geophys. Res., 115, D11115. doi:10.1029/2009JD012863

Lafore, J.-P.; Flamant, C.; Giraud, V.; Guichard, F.; Knippertz, P.; Mahfouf, J.-F.; Mascart, P.; Williams, E., 2010
Advances in understanding atmospheric processes over West Africa through the AMMA field campaign
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136 (S1), 2–7. doi:10.1002/qj.583

Lavaysse, C.; Flamant, C.; Janicot, S.; Knippertz, P., 2010
Impact of the mid latitude circulation on the intra seasonal pulsation of the West African Heat Low
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136 (S1), 141–158. doi:10.1002/qj.555

Cuesta, J.; Lavaysse, C.; Flamant, C.; Mimouni, M.; Knippertz, P., 2010
Northward bursts of the West African Monsoon leading to rainfall over the Hoggar Massif, Algeria
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 136 (S1), 174–189. doi:10.1002/qj.439

Knippertz, P.; Wernli, H., 2010
A Lagrangian climatology of tropical moisture exports to the Northern Hemispheric extratropics
J. Clim., 23(4), 987–1003. doi:10.1175/2009JCLI3333.1

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Pohle, S., 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. doi:10.1175/2009MWR3006.1

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2009
Prediction of dry-season precipitation in tropical West Africa and its relation to forcing from the extratropics
Wea. Forecasting, 24(4), 1064–1084. doi:10.1175/2009WAF2222221.1

Reinfried, F.; Tegen, I.; Heinold, B.; Hellmuth, O.; Schepanski, K.; Cubasch, U.; Hübener, H.; Knippertz, P., 2009
Density currents in the Atlas Region leading to dust mobilization: A model sensitivity study
J. Geophys. Res., 114, D08127. doi:10.1029/2008JD010844

Knippertz, P.; Trentmann, J.; Seifert, A., 2009
High-resolution simulations of convective cold pools over the northwestern Sahara
J. Geophys. Res., 114, D08110. doi:10.1029/2008JD011271

Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Parker, D. J.; Chaboureau, J.-P.; Lavaysse, C.; Augusti-Panareda, A.; Kergoat, L., 2009
The impact of a mesoscale convective system cold-pool on the northward propagation of the inter-tropical discontinuity over West Africa
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 135, 139–159. doi:10.1002/qj.357

Meier, F.; Knippertz, P., 2009
Dynamics and predictability of a heavy dry-season precipitation event over western Africa - Sensitivity experiments with a global model
Mon. Wea. Rev., 137(1), 189–206. doi:10.1175/2008MWR2622.1

Knippertz, P.; Ansmann, A.; Althausen, D.; Müller, D.; Tesche, M.; Bierwirth, E.; Dinter, T.; Müller, T.; von Hoyningen-Huene, W.; Schepanski, K.; Wendisch, M.; Heinold, B.; Kandler, K.; Petzold, A.; Schütz, L.; Tegen, I., 2009
Dust mobilization and transport in the northern Sahara during SAMUM 2006 – A meteorological overview
Tellus, 61B, 12–31. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00380.x

Ansmann, A.; Tesche, M.; Knippertz, P.; Bierwirth, E.; Althausen, D.; Müller, D.; Schulz, O., 2009
Vertical profiling of convective dust plumes in southern Morocco during SAMUM
Tellus, 61B, 340–353. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00384.x

Heinold, B.; Tegen, I.; Esselborn, M.; Kandler, K.; Knippertz, P.; Müller, D.; Schladitz, A.; Tesche, M.; Weinzierl, B.; Ansmann, A.; Althausen, D.; Laurent, B.; Massling, A.; Müller, T.; Petzold, A.; Schepanski, K.; Wiedensohler, A., 2009
Regional Saharan dust modelling during the SAMUM 2006 campaign
Tellus, 61B, 307–324. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00387.x

Kandler, K.; Schütz, L.; Deutscher, C.; Ebert, M.; Hofmann, H.; Jäckel, S.; Jaenicke, R.; Knippertz, P.; Lieke, K.; Maßling, A.; Petzold, A.; Schladitz, A.; Weinzierl, B.; Wiedensohler, A.; Zorn, S.; Weinbruch, S., 2009
Size distribution, mass concentration, chemical and mineralogical composition, and derived optical parameters of the boundary layer aerosol at Tinfou, Morocco, during SAMUM 2006
Tellus, 61B, 32–50. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00385.x

Kahn, R.; Petzold, A.; Wendisch, M.; Bierwirth, E.; Dinter, T.; Esselborn, M.; Fiebig, M.; Heese, B.; Knippertz, P.; Müller, D.; Schladitz, A.; von Hoyningen-Huene, W., 2009
Desert dust aerosol air mass mapping in the western Sahara, using particle properties derived from space-based multi-angle imaging
Tellus, 61B, 239–251. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00398.x

Petzold, A.; Rasp, K.; Weinzierl, B.; Esselborn, M.; Hamburger, T.; Dörnbrack, A.; Kandler, K.; Schütz, L.; Knippertz, P.; Fiebig, M.; Virkkula, A., 2009
Saharan dust absorption and refractive index from aircraft-based observations during SAMUM 2006
Tellus, 61B, 118–130. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00383.x

Tesche, M.; Ansmann, A.; Müller, D.; Althausen, D.; Mattis, I.; Heese, B.; Freudenthaler, V.; Wiegner, M.; Esselborn, M.; Pisani, G.; Knippertz, P., 2009
Vertical profiling of Saharan dust with Raman lidars and airborne HSRL during SAMUM
Tellus, 61B, 144–164. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00390.x

Freudenthaler, V.; Esselborn, M.; Wiegner, M.; Heese, B.; Tesche, M.; Ansmann, A.; Müller, D.; Althausen, D.; Wirth, A.; Fix, A.; Ehret, G.; Knippertz, P.; Toledano, C.; Gasteiger, J.; Garhammer, M.; Seefeldner, M., 2009
Depolarization–ratio profiling at several wavelengths in pure Saharan dust during SAMUM 2006
Tellus, 61B, 165–179. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00396.x

Müller, D.; Heinold, B.; Tesche, M.; Tegen, I.; Althausen, D.; Alados Arboledas, L.; Amiridis, V.; Amodeo, A.; Ansmann, A.; Balis, D.; Comeron, A.; D’Amico, G.; Gerasopoulos, E.; Guerrero-Rascado, J. L.; Freudenthaler, V.; Giannakaki, E.; Heese, B.; Iarlori, M.; Knippertz, P.; Mamouri, R. E.; Mona, L.; Papayannis, A.; Pappalardo, G.; Perrone, R.-M..; Pisani, G.; Rizi, V.; Sicard, M.; Spinelli, N.; Tafuro, A.; Wiegner, M., 2009
EARLINET observations of the 14–22-May long-range dust transport event during SAMUM 2006: Validation of results from dust transport modelling
Tellus, 61B, 325–339. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00400.x

Knippertz, P., 2008
Dust mobilization in the West African heat trough – the role of the diurnal cycle and of extratropical synoptic disturbances
Meteorol. Z., 17(5), 553–563 (solicited). doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0315

Fröhlich, L.; Knippertz, P., 2008
Identification and global climatology of upper-level troughs at low latitudes
Meteorol. Z., 17(5), 565–573 (solicited). doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0320

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2008
Dry-season precipitation in tropical West Africa and its relation to forcing from the extratropics
Mon. Wea. Rev., 136(9), 3579–3596. doi:10.1175/2008MWR2295.1

Bou Karam, D.; Flamant, C.; Knippertz, P.; Reitebuch, O.; Pelon, J.; Chong, M.; Dabas, A., 2008
Dust emissions over the Sahel associated with the West African Monsoon inter-tropical discontinuity region: a representative case study
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 134, 621–634. doi:10.1002/qj.244

Ansmann, A.; Tesche, M.; Althausen, D.; Müller, D.; Seifert, P.; Freudenthaler, V.; Heese, B.; Wiegner, M.; Pisani, G.; Knippertz, P.; Dubovik, O., 2008
Influence of Saharan dust on cloud glaciation in southern Morocco during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment
J. Geophys. Res., 113, D04210. doi:10.1029/2007JD008785

Todd, M. C.; Washington, R.; Raghavan, S.; Lizcano, G.; Knippertz, P., 2008
Regional model simulations of the Bodélé low-level jet of northern Chad during the Bodélé Dust Experiment (BoDEx 2005)
J. Clim., 21(5), 995–1012. doi:10.1175/2007JCLI1766.1

Knippertz, P., 2007
Tropical–extratropical interactions related to upper-level troughs at low latitudes
Dyn. Atmos. Oceans, 43, 36–62 (solicited). doi:10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2006.06.003

Knippertz, P.; Martin, J. E., 2007
The role of dynamic and diabatic processes in the generation of cut-off lows over northwest Africa
Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 96, 3–19 (solicited). doi:10.1007/s00703-006-0217-4

Knippertz, P.; Martin, J. E., 2007
A Pacific moisture conveyor belt and its relationship to a significant precipitation event in the semi-arid southwestern United States
Wea. Forecasting, 22, 125–144. doi:10.1175/WAF963.1

Knippertz, P.; Deutscher, C.; Kandler, K.; Müller, T.; Schulz, O.; Schütz, L., 2007
Dust mobilization due to density currents in the Atlas region: Observations from the SAMUM 2006 field campaign
J. Geophys. Res., 112, D21109. doi:10.1029/2007JD008774

Kandler, K.; Benker, N.; Bundke, U.; Cuevas, E.; Ebert, M.; Knippertz, P.; Rodríguez, S.; Schütz, L.; Weinbruch, S., 2007
Chemical composition and complex refractive index of Saharan mineral dust at Izaña, Tenerife (Spain) derived by electron microscopy
Atmos. Env., 41, 8058–8074. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.047

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2006
Synoptic and dynamic aspects of an extreme springtime Saharan dust outbreak
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 132, 1153–1177. doi:10.1256/qj.05.109

Evan, A. T.; Heidinger, A. K.; Knippertz, P., 2006
Analysis of winter dust activity off the coast of West Africa using a new 24–year over water AVHRR satellite dust climatology
J. Geophys. Res., 111, D12210. doi:10.1029/2005JD006336

Knippertz, P., 2005
Tropical–extratropical interactions associated with an Atlantic tropical plume and subtropical jet streak
Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 2759–2776. doi:10.1175/MWR2999.1

Knippertz, P.; Martin, J. E., 2005
Tropical plumes and extreme precipitation in subtropical and tropical West Africa
Quart. J. Roy. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 2337­–2365. doi:10.1256/qj.04.148

Knippertz, P., 2004
A simple identification scheme for upper-level troughs and its application to winter precipitation variability in Northwest Africa
J. Clim., 17, 1411–1418. doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<1411:ASISFU>2.0.CO;2

Knippertz, P., 2003
Tropical-extratropical interactions causing precipitation in Northwest Africa: Statistical analysis and seasonal variations
Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 3069–3076. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(2003)131<3069:TICPIN>2.0.CO;2

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H.; Reiner, A.; Speth, P., 2003
Three late summer/early autumn cases of tropical-extratropical interactions causing precipitation in Northwest Africa
Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 116–135. doi:10.1175/1520-0493(2003)131<0116:TLSEAC>2.0.CO;2

Knippertz, P.; Christoph, M.; Speth, P., 2003
Long-term precipitation variability in Moroc­co and the link to the large-scale circulation in recent and future climates
Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 83, 67–88. doi:10.1007/s00703-002-561-y

Knippertz, P.; Ulbrich, U.; Marques, F.; Corte-Real, J., 2003
Decadal changes in the link El Niño, NAO and European/North African rainfall
Intern. J. Climatol., 23, 1293–1311. doi:10.1002/joc.944

Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P., 2003
An extreme precipitation event in southern Morocco in spring 2002 and some hydrological implications
Weather, 58, 377–387. doi:10.1256/wea.256.02

Knippertz, P.; Ulbrich, U.; Speth, P., 2000
Changing cyclones and surface wind speeds over the North-Atlantic and Europe in a transient GHG experiment
Clim. Res., 15/2, 109–122. doi:10.3354/cr015109

Other publications

Lafore, J.-P.; Biasutti, M.; Knippertz, P.; Taylor, C., 2014
The West African monsoon
In: Chang, C. P.; Johnson, R. H.; Lau, G.; Wang, B.; Webster, P.; Wheeler, M. (eds.) World Scientific Series on Asia-Pacific Weather and Climate

Knippertz, P., 2014
Meteorological aspects of dust storms
Chapter 6 in: Knippertz, P.; Stuut, J.-B. (eds.), Mineral Dust – A Key Player in the Earth System, Springer, Dordrecht.

Knippertz, P.; Stuut, J.-B., 2014
Introduction
Chapter 1 in: Knippertz, P.; Stuut, J.-B. (eds.), Mineral Dust – A Key Player in the Earth System, Springer, Dordrecht.

Miller, R.; Knippertz, P.; Pérez, C.; Perlwitz, J.; Tegen, I., 2014
Impact of dust radiative forcing on climate
Chapter 13 in: Knippertz, P.; Stuut, J.-B. (eds.), Mineral Dust – A Key Player in the Earth System, Springer, Dordrecht.

Cornforth, R.; Mumba, Z.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P., 2014
Synoptic systems
Chapter 2 in Parker, D. J., Diop, M. (eds.), The Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa, Wiley-Blackwell.

Knippertz, P.; Tegen, I.; Schepanski, K.; Laurent, B.; Osika, D.; Orji, B.; Abdou, K.; Hamza, I., 2014
Dust
Chapter 5 in Parker, D. J., Diop, M. (eds.), The Forecasters’ Handbook for West Africa, Wiley-Blackwell.

Ulbrich, U.; Lionello, P.; Belušic, D.; Jacobeit, J.; Knippertz, P.; Kuglitsch, G.; Leckebusch, G. C.; Luterbacher, J.; Maugeri, M.; Maheras, P.; Nissen, K. M.; Pavan, V.; Pinto, J. G.; Saaroni, H.; Seubert, S.; Toreti, A.; Xoplaki, E.; Ziv, B., 2012
Climate of the Mediterranean: Synoptic patterns, temperature, precipitation, wind and their extremes
Chapter 5 in Lionello, P.: The climate of the Mediterranean region – From the past to the future, Elsevier, 301–346 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-398466-1.

Born, K.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P., 2010
Meteorological processes influencing the weather and climate of Morocco
Pp. 150–163 in: Speth, P.; Christoph, M.; Diekkrüger, B. (Eds.): Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa. Springer Berlin-Heidelberg, Germany, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12957-5.

Born, K.; Christoph, M.; Fink, A. H.; Knippertz, P.; Paeth, H.; Speth, P., 2008
Moroccan climate in the present and future: Combined view from observational data and regional climate scenarios
Pp. 29–45 in: Zereini, F.; Hötzl, H. (Eds.): Climate changes and water resources in the Middle East and in North Africa. Springer, Wien, Austria, ISBN 978-3-540-85046-5, 552 pp.

Fink, A. H.; Piecha, K.; Brücher, T.; Knippertz, P., 2008
Precipitation variability in Northwest Africa
In: Schulz, O. and Judex, M., Eds., IMPETUS Atlas Morocco. Research Results 2000–2007. Department of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany.

Knippertz, P.; Fink, A. H., 2006
Tropische Wolkenfahnen: Ein sichtbares Zeichen von tropisch-extratropischen Wechselwirkungen
Promet, 32(3), 144–153. (solicited)