Title: Review article: Natural hazard risk assessments at the global scale
more...Ongoing research aims to identify meteorological quantities for the improvement of short-term thunderstorm forecasts in cooperation with DWD.
more...The IMK-TRO is organizing the next European Hail Workshop in Karlsruhe. Abstract submission (Deadline 29.11.19) and registration (Deadline 31.01.20) is now possible on the workshop website.
more ...Title: Investigation of the temporal variability of thunderstorms in Central and Western Europe and the relation to large‐scale flow and teleconnection patterns
more...Report on our hail research in the current REKLIM anniversary magazine
In June 2019, several severe thunderstorms associated with hail, heavy precipitation and severe wind gusts caused considerable damage in Germany.
more...Title: Relationship between atmospheric blocking and warm‐season thunderstorms over western and central Europe
more...Weather satellites have been observing most continents for quite some time. But can you detect hail? In fact, heavy thunderstorms can be seen quite clearly in infrared images such as those from geostationary Meteosat satellites. Read more in a new ESKP article (In German).
Manuel Schmidberger in conversation with Deutschlandfunk:
Link (In German)
Consortium with Munich and Mainz focuses on deficiencies and challenges of weather prediction with the aim to improve forecast models.
more...In March, tropical storm IDAI caused many deaths, injuries and severe damage to buildings, highways and critical infrastructure in South East Africa.
more...Title: One Step at a Time: How Model Time Step Significantly Affects Convection‐Permitting Simulations.
Title: Flood-related extreme precipitation in southwestern Germany: development of a two-dimensional stochastic precipitation model
more...IMK-TRO joined forces with insurance partners to understand Australia hail risk.
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