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Ongoing projects of working group "Atmospheric Dynamics"
Title Contact
Unterstützung der Implementierung, der Verwertung und des Austausches von Forschungswissen, wissenschaftlichen Dienstleistungen und Technologien für das BMBF-Programm WASA zur Verbesserung der Wassersicherheit in Sub-Sahara (WASANet)

Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz

SPAtial ensemble post-pRoCessing using generative Machine Learning (SPARC-ML)

Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz

Strengthening predictions of hydro-meteorological extremes through collaborative data harmonization and consistent benchmark datasets

Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz

 

Entwicklung und Förderung KI-basierter Kurzfrist-Hochwasser-vorhersagemodelle für Kleine Einzugsgebiete in Deutschland (KI-HopE-De)

Prof. Dr. Peter Knippertz

Co-HYDIM-SA: Co-design of a hydro-meteorological information system for sustainable water resources management in southern Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. Simon Ageet

Ongoing projects of working group "Atmospheric Risks"
Title Contact
Willis Hail Hazard Assessment

Dr. J. Fischer, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Understanding Large Hail Formation and Trajectories (LIFT)

M.Sc. E. Hühn, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Managing European hail risk under climate change (HAR-CC)

M.Sc. Ch. Sperka, Prof. M. Kunz

Assessing the Impact of Hailstorms in a future Climate (HailClim)

M.Sc. M. Tonn, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz, Dr. S. Mohr, Dr. J. Wilhelm

Model-based scenario analysis for optimizing crop production for climate change mitigation (ModOKlim-AP1)

Dr. M. Augenstein, Prof. M. Kunz

HailDetect

M.Sc. G. Kavil Kambrath, Prof. M. Kunz

Hail risk estimation (HARIS-SCM)

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Early warning of hazardous weather

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Ongoing projects of working group "Land Surfaces and Boundary Layer"
Title Contact
AIRflows - a novel airborne Doppler lidar for high resolution wind measurements

Dr. Philipp Gasch

NAWDIC

Andreas Wieser, Jan Handwerker

TEAMx

Andreas Wieser, Jan Handwerker

MOSES - Modular Observation Solutions for Earth Systems

Dr. Andreas Wieser

Ongoing projects of working group "Regional Climate and Weather Hazards"
Title Contact Funding Startdate
ACTUATE - Climate adaptation scenarios to reduce the Impacts of extreme events

Dr. P. Ludwig
Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

HGF - InnoPool

2025

Aon Impact Forecasting - Floods

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

Aon

2022

Aon Impact Forecasting - Summer Storms

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Dr. P. Ludwig

Dr. A. Ramos

Aon

2024

Aon Impact Forecasting - Windstorms

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Dr. P. Ludwig

Dr. A. Ramos

Aon

2022

Impact of recent and future drought events on river discharge and fluvial transport sector for the Rhine River

Dr. P. Ludwig
Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

CEDIM

2022

AXA Research Fund - Regional Climate and Weather Hazards

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

AXA Research Fund

2016

ClimXtreme II A1: Scale Dependent Process Representation and Sensitivity Analysis for Most Extreme Events (SEVERE)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto
H. Feldmann

BMBF

2023

ClimXtreme II A5: Towards an improved description and attribution of the most extreme Central European Heat Waves (DesAttHeat)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

BMBF

2023

ClimXtreme II A6: Intensity and structural changes of extreme mid-latitude cyclones in a warming climate (CyclEx)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Dr. Julian Quinting

BMBF

2023

ClimXtreme II B3.7: Dynamical Systems perspective on weather regimes and heatwaves in a changing climate (DySyTEx)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

BMBF

2023

Coming Decade - Decadal climate predictions for Europe

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto
Dr. P. Ludwig
H. Feldmann

BMBF

2023

EDIPI - European Weather Extremes: Drivers, Predictability and Impacts

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Dr. J. Mömken

Horizon 2020 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

2021

HGF Collaboration - Urban Climate

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Prof. Dr. A. Christen (Uni Freiburg)

HGF KIT

2024

RegIKlim II - ISAP 2

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

BMBF

2023

RegIKlim II - NUKLEUS 2

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

BMBF

2023

UDAG - Updating the data basis for adaptation to climate change in Germany

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto
Dr. P. Ludwig
H. Feldmann

 

BMBF

2023

Warmworld - ProImpact

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

BMBF

2024

ZukoWa Subproject 2

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

BMBF

2025

Ongoing Projects of the WG Regional Climate Modelling
Title Starting Date Funding
Paleoclimate and landscape evolution in an extreme continental interior

2025

DFG

ACTUATE - Climate adaptation scenarios to reduce the Impacts of extreme events

2025

HGF - InnoPool

WarmWorld - SmartWeather21

2024

BMBF

Aon Impact Forecasting - Summer Storms

2024

Aon

UDAG - Updating the data basis for adaptation to climate change in Germany

2023

BMBF

Coming Decade - Decadal climate predictions for Europe

2023

BMBF

Aon Impact Forecasting - Windstorms

2022

Aon

Ongoing projects of working group "Aerosols, Trace Gases and Climate Processes"
Title Contact
AERONET

Dr. B. Vogel

AWiCiT

Dr. B. Vogel, Prof. Dr. T. Leisner

ESM - Advanced Earth System Modelling Capacity

Dr. B. Vogel, Prof. Dr. P. Braesicke

REKLIM

Dr. B. Vogel

VOLIMPACT phase 1

Dr. B. Vogel, Dr. G. Hoshyaripour, Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

PermaStrom

Dr. G. Hoshyaripour, Dr. B. Vogel

VOLIMPACT Phase 2

Dr. G. Hoshyaripour, Dr. B. Vogel, Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

Running projects of WG Tropical Meteorology
Title Contact
Improving our understanding of, and forecasts for, multi-scale extreme weather events in tropical Africa

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fink, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz (Nominees),
Dr. Chris Funk (UCSB, Awardee)

WASA - Networking and Transfer Project WASANet: Main Phase Southern Africa, Subproject 1

Dr. J. Helmschrot

ZukoWa Subproject 2

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

FA(ST)2-Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. J. Helmschrot, P. Kohler

ClimXtreme II A5: Towards an improved description and attribution of the most extreme Central European Heat Waves (DesAttHeat)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Co-HYDIM-SA: Co-design of a hydro-meteorological information system for sustainable water resources management in southern Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. Simon Ageet

NetCDA: European Academic Network for Capacity Development in Climate Change Adaptations in Africa: Sub-project E: GSP1 Nigeria

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. M. Maranan

Ongoing projects of the Cloud Physics group
Title Contact
CleanCloud

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

ICON-SmART

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

NHR@KIT Call for Collaboration Project MICRO

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

KlimaOER

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

EMPOS

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

WarmWorld Module Better, TP3

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

VolCloud

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

High-resolution simulations of clouds and precipitation over Germany

Dr. Christian Barthlott

Ongoing projects of Young Investigator Group "Mineral Dust"
Title Contact
Unraveling Saharan DUST Outflow: Insights into Mineralogy, Size, Shape, Optical Properties And Regional ClimaTe Impact through Novel Observations and Modeling (DUSTIMPACT)

TT-Prof. Dr. Martina Klose

Doctoral Network on Atmospheric Dust (Dust-DN)

TT-Prof. Dr. Martina Klose

Helmholtz Young Investigator Group "A big unknown in the climate impact of atmospheric aerosol: Mineral soil dust"

TT-Prof. Dr. Martina Klose

Ongoing projects of Young Investigator Group "Mesoscale Processes and Predictability"
Title Contact
INVACODA

Dr. Annika Oertel

NAWDIC-MESO

Dr. Annika Oertel

Ongoing projects of Young Investigator Group "Meteorological Data Science"
Title Contact
Advancing Subseasonal Predictions at Reduced Computational Effort (ASPIRE)

Dr. Julian Quinting

Dry Intrusion and Cloud Head winds On Top Of Marine Interfaces (NAWDIC-DICHOTOMI)

Dr. Julian Quinting, Dr. Annika Oertel, Dr. Philipp Gasch

ClimXtreme II A6: Intensity and structural changes of extreme mid-latitude cyclones in a warming climate (CyclEx)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

Dr. Julian Quinting

North Atlantic Waveguide, Dry Intrusion and Downstream Impact Campaign (NAWDIC)

Dr. Julian Quinting, Dr. Annika Oertel

WarmWorld - SmartWeather21

Dr. Charlotte Debus

Dr. Patrick Ludwig

Dr. Julian Quinting

Dr. Sebastian Lerch

Completed projects of working group "Atmospheric Dynamics"
Title Contact
TEEMLEAP - A new TEstbed for Exploring Machine LEarning in Atmospheric Prediction

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

ClimXtreme A5: The role of multi-scale dynamical processes in shaping recent and future extreme heat waves over Germany (DynProHeat)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Prof. Dr. S. Pfahl

Researcher: F. Becker

ClimXtreme A/B - Phase I

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Dr. S. Mohr

Dr. A. Voigt

DYVALOCCA - Dynamics, variability and bioclimatic effects of low clouds in western Central Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz
Researcher: R. Aellig

MOTIV - MOisture Transport pathways and Isotopologues in water Vapour

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

REBECCA – Robust river basin planning under extreme climate events and fast socio-economic changes; Sub-project: Extreme weather events in future climate

Prof. Dr. A. Fink,

Waves to Weather

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz, Prof. Dr. A. Fink

FURIFLOOD: Current and future risks of urban and rural flooding in West Africa – An integrated analysis and eco-system-based solutions

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. M. Maranan

ViWaT Mekong: Integrated Solutions for Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta - Land, Water, Energy and Climate

Prof. Dr. A. Fink,

DACCIWA - Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, , ,

Desert Storms - Towards an Improved Representation of Meteorological Processes in Models of Mineral Dust Emission

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

EWATEC COAST - Verbundprojekt Technologien zum nachhaltigen Gewässer- und Umweltschutz von Küstenlandschaften in Vietnam

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

FENNEC - Multiskalige und subtropische Steuerung der Intensität und Position des sommerzeitlichen westafrikanischen Hitzetiefs

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

GlobE - Wetlands in East Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

MiKlip - Mittelfristige Klimaprognosen

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. G. Schädler

Completed projects of working group "Atmospheric Risks"
Title Contact
Serial clustering of extreme events in Central Europe

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

High-resolution forecasting systems for hydrological extreme events in small and medium-sized catchments in Germany

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Waves to Weather

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

Long-term Variability and serial Clustering of Severe Thunderstorms in a changing climate (VarCluST)

M.Sc. M. Augenstein, Dr. S. Mohr, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Measurement campaign "Swabian MOSES": Swarm soundings

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz, Dr. S. Mohr

HI-CAM: Urban flash floods and sewerage

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Dams and Seismicity - Technologies for the safe and efficient operation of water reservoirs (DAMAST)

Dr. S. Mohr, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz, Dr.-Ing. J. Daniell (GPI), Dr. S. Ottenburger (IKET)

Life cycle analysis of potentially destructive convective Cells for Now-casting Purposes in consideration of atmospheric Environment Conditions (LifeCycle)

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Regional risk cultures of extreme weather events

Dr. S. Mohr, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

HAMLET II

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

FLORIS: Determination of characteristics of flood-causing precipitation in southwestern Germany and stochastic simulation of heavy precipitation

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Hail risk SV Sparkassenversicherung (HARIS-SV)

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Earth System Knowledge Platform (ESKP)

Dr. S. Mohr

Climate Series Karlsruhe

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Forensic Prediction and Analysis – Rapid Loss Estimation of winter storms in Germany (CEDIM)

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Long-term variability of deep moist convection over Europe

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Projekt HAMLET-EU

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

ConWinG: Research of small scale, extremely convective wind gusts and their interaction with construction structure patterns in the urban area

Dr. S. Mohr, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Hail Risk and Climate Change (HARIS-CC)

Dr. S. Mohr, Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

MATRIX (New multi-hazard and multi-risk assessment methods for Europe)

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Mechanisms of Orographic Precipitation over complex terrain Dr. M. Kunz
RESTER / Strategies to reduce the storm risk of forests Dr. M.  Kunz
Storm Hazard and Storm Risk Map Germany (CEDIM) Dr. M. Kunz
Challenge of Climate Change

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, Dr. M. Kunz

EU-IP PREVIEW / Prevention, information and early warning pre-operational services to support the management of risks - Precipitation and Runoff forecasts

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

KLARA: Climate Change: impacts, risks, adaptation - Probabilities and intensities of high impact weather with high potential loss Dr. M. Kunz
Storm damage after winterstorm Lothar (Dec 1999) Dr. M. Kunz
Database of historical extreme events in Baden-Württemberg (1800-2000) Dr. M. Kunz
Completed projects of working group "Land Surfaces and Boundary Layer"
Title Contact
KITcube: Overall monitoring system for probing the atmosphere

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CROSSINN - Cross-valley flow in the Inn Valley investigated by dual-Doppler lidar measurements

Dr. B. Adler

Namib Fog Life Cycle Analysis (NaFoLiCa)

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[UC]² - Urban Climate Under Change

Dr. N. Kalthoff,  Dr. O. Kiseleva

HD(CP)^2 High Definition Clouds and Precipitation for Climate Prediction

Dr. N. Kalthoff,  Dipl.-Met. L. Gantner, M. Sc. Shweta Singh.

DACCIWA - Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, , ,

HYMEX / Hydrological Cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment

Dr. Norbert Kalthoff, Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier, Dr. S. Khodayar

Analysis of initiation of precipitating convection based on data analysis and LM-modeling Dipl.-Phys. S. Khodayar-Pardo
AMMA / African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. B. Vogel
CSIP / Convective Storm Initiation Project Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. U. Corsmeier, Dr. Ch. Barthlott
COPS /Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

ENWARICL / Energy and water budget studies in the arid area of chile Dr. N. Kalthoff
ESCOMPTE / Etude sur Site pour Cotraindre les Modèles de Pollution atmospheric et de Transfert d' Emissions Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. U. Corsmeier
FreeLineSensor Dipl.-Ing. F. Königer
GO4ICE - Geophysical Observation and 4-Phase Modelling of Ice Content Evolution Dr. C. Hauck
MESMERISE / Meteorological Soil Moisture Experiment Series Dr. C. Hauck
METCRAX II - The Meteor Crater Experiment II

Dr.N. Kalthoff, Dr. B. Adler

MODIWAC / Monitoring of dike water content Dipl.-Phys. J. Rings
RIBOLA / Räumlich integrierte Bodenfeuchtemessungen unter Verwendung von Radiofrequenzen im Langwellenbereich - Spatially Integrated Soil Humidity Measurements Using Radiofrequencies in the Long-wave Range

Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. O. Kiseleva

SANDWICH Dr.-Ing. R. Schuhmann
SNOWPOWER Dr. M. Stacheder
SOMONET / Multi-scale Analysis of the Impact of Soil Moisture on Convective Precipitation

 Dr. C. Hauck, Dr. C. Barthlott, L. Krauss

VERTIKATOR / Vertical exchange and orography Prof. Dr. F. Fiedler
Completed projects of working group "Regional Climate and Weather Hazards"
Title Contact
ClimXtreme A/B - Phase I

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Dr. S. Mohr

Dr. A. Voigt

Completed projects of working group "Aerosols, Trace Gases and Climate Processes"
Title Contact
LM-Chem Community Dr. B. Vogel, Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
ECATS / Environmental Compatible Air Transport System – The European Network of Excellence Prof. Dr. K. Schäfer (IMK-IFU) , Dr. B. Vogel 
REGIOsoot / Eine Untersuchung zur Klimawirksamkeit von Russpartikeln Dr. B. Vogel
ACCENT / Atmospheric Composition Change – The European Network of Excellence Dr. B. Vogel
VISFORCA / Operationelle Vorhersage der Sichtweite Dr. B. Vogel
Completed projects of WG Tropical Meteorology
Title Contact
FURIFLOOD: Current and future risks of urban and rural flooding in West Africa – An integrated analysis and eco-system-based solutions

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. M. Maranan

ClimXtreme A5: The role of multi-scale dynamical processes in shaping recent and future extreme heat waves over Germany (DynProHeat)

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Prof. Dr. S. Pfahl

Researcher: F. Becker

ClimXtreme A/B - Phase I

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. M. Kunz

Dr. S. Mohr

Dr. A. Voigt

DYVALOCCA - Dynamics, variability and bioclimatic effects of low clouds in western Central Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz
Researcher: R. Aellig

REBECCA – Robust river basin planning under extreme climate events and fast socio-economic changes; Sub-project: Extreme weather events in future climate

Prof. Dr. A. Fink,

Waves to Weather

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz, Prof. Dr. A. Fink

MiKlip - Mittelfristige Klimaprognosen

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, Dr. G. Schädler

GlobE - Wetlands in East Africa

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

FENNEC - Multiskalige und subtropische Steuerung der Intensität und Position des sommerzeitlichen westafrikanischen Hitzetiefs

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

EWATEC COAST - Verbundprojekt Technologien zum nachhaltigen Gewässer- und Umweltschutz von Küstenlandschaften in Vietnam

Prof. Dr. A. Fink

DACCIWA - Dynamics-Aerosol-Chemistry-Cloud Interactions in West Africa

Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz, Prof. Dr. A. Fink, , ,

ViWaT Mekong: Integrated Solutions for Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta - Land, Water, Energy and Climate

Prof. Dr. A. Fink,

Completed projects of the Cloud Physics group
Title Contact
Gender Equity and Diversity at IMKTRO

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose, Prof. Dr. Martina Klose, Dr. Roswitha Marioth, Dr. Katharina Loewe

MAMiP:M

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

Ice Multiplication

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

Waves to Weather

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose, Prof. Dr. P. Knippertz

FORCeS

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

C2Phase - Closure of the Cloud Phase

Prof. Dr. C. Hoose

Arctic mixed-phase clouds: simulation and comparison with in situ measurements

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

HD(CP)2 Module M3: Aerosols, CCN and IN

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

HD(CP)2 S1 WP4: Aerosol Impacts on Mixed-Phase Clouds

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

INUIT-1

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

INUIT-2

Prof. Dr. Corinna Hoose

Abgeschlossene Projekte der NWG "Mineralstaub"
Title Contact
nextGEMS (Work Package Storms and Radiation)

TT-Prof. Dr. Martina Klose

TESSA - Test suite to facilitate continuous integration, benchmarking, and delivery (CI/CB/CD) in ICON-ART development

TT-Prof. Dr. Martina Klose, Dr. Andreas Baer (SCC/IMKTRO), Dr. René Caspart (SCC)

Mobile aerosol measurement kit at KIT (AERO-KIT)

Dr. Martina Klose

Completed projects of former working groups
Title Contact
VERTIKATOR / Vertical exchange and orography Prof. Dr. F. Fiedler
PRINCE / Prediction, identification and tracking of convective cells Dr. U. Corsmeier
KONVEX2000 / Konvektionsexperiment 2000 Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
ESCOMPTE / Etude sur Site pour Cotraindre les Modèles de Pollution atmospheric et de Transfert d' Emissions Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. U. Corsmeier
CSIP / Convective Storm Initiation Project Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. U. Corsmeier, Dr. Ch. Barthlott
COSITRACKS / Helmholtz Virtual Institute

Dr. U. Corsmeier

BAB II / Verification of the accuracy of calculated emissions of vehicle traffic

Dr. U. Corsmeier

MASAL / Meteorological Observation and Assimilation of the Atmosphere on Long term (Dead Sea, Israel)

Dr. U. Corsmeier

Turbulenzstruktur an Waldkanten

Dr. Andreas Wieser, Cooperation partner:
Prof. Dr. B. Ruck, Institute for Hydromechanics (IfH), KIT

Flying Parsivel (FLYP): Meteorologische Sonde zur Messung von Wolkentröpfchengrößenverteilungen

Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier, Dipl.-Met. Holger Mahlke

COPS / Convective and Orographically induced Precipitation Study

Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier, Dipl.-Met. Holger Mahlke

NEPTUN / The western Mediterranean as a sensitive region for cyclone formation causing heavy rain events: A HALO-Demonstration Mission

Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier

DESERVE - The Virtual Institute DEad SEa Research VEnue

Dr. Ulrich Corsmeier

Multi-Scale Analysis of the Impact of Soil Moisture on Convective Precipitation
Dr. S. Khodayar, Dr. G. Schädler,
Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. Ch. Hauck,
Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
Analysis of the regional atmospheric water budget using COSMO-CLM model simulations and GPS observations
Dr. R. Sasse, Dr. G. Schädler,
Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
REKLIM - Generation of regional climate ensembles using Atmospheric Forcing Shifting
Dr. R. Sasse, Dr. G. Schädler,
Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
MIKLIP I - Regional Decadal Prediction
Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier, H. Feldmann,
Dr. G. Schädler, Dr. H.-J. Panitz 
KLIWA - Soil erosion due to precipitation in the context of climate change

Dr. G. Fosser, Dr. G. Schädler

CORDEX-Africa

Dr. Hans-Jürgen Panitz

CEDIM - Flood risk in a changing climate

Dr. G. Schädler

KLIMOPASS - Regional Climate Ensemble
Dr. G. Schädler, Dr. K. Sedlmeier
Very high resolution simulations
G. Schädler, H.-J. Panitz, N. Laube,
B. Brecht, J. Hackenbruch
The PalMod Project
Dr. E. Christner, Dr. M. Karremann,
Dr. G. Schädler
MIKLIP II - Regional Decadal Prediction

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

Prof. Dr. J. Pinto

H. Feldmann

Dr. G. Schädler

Dr. H.-J. Panitz

Dr. M. Breil

Extratropical transition of tropical cyclones and their imact on the midlatitude weather downstream

Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. Julia Keller, Hilke Lentink, Julian Quinting

GEOWOW: GEOSS interoperability for Weather, Ocean and Water

Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. Susanna Hopsch 

Goal-oriented adaptivity for tropical cyclones

Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. Leonhard Scheck

AMMA / African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. N. Kalthoff, Dr. B. Vogel
AMMA: Convection in an African Easterly Wave over West Africa and the eastern Atlantic

Dr. J. Schwendike, Prof. Dr. S. Jones

AMMA: The Atlantic Inflow: atmosphere-land-ocean interaction at the south-western edge of the Saharan heat low

Dipl.-Met. C. Grams, Prof. Dr. S. Jones

AMMA: modelling weather systems of the West African Monsoon and their interaction with the Saharan Air Layer Prof. Dr. S. Jones, N. Lichtenberger, J. Sander
Downstream impact of Extratropical Transition: idealised modelling M. Riemer
Extratropical Transition: impact of dropsonde observations around tropical cyclones on the European weather forecast Prof. Dr. S. Jones, M. Boettcher
Extratropical Transition of tropical cyclones: representation in Ensemble Forecasts D. Anwender
THORPEX: A World Weather Research Programme Prof. Dr. S. Jones
PANDOWAE: Predictability and Dynamics of Weather Systems in the Atlantic-European Sector

Prof. Dr. S. Jones, Dr. Julia Keller, Hilke Lentink, Lisa-Ann Quandt, Julian Quinting

SFB/TRR 75

Prof. Dr. K. D. Beheng

METSTROEM / Multiple Scales in Fluid Mechanics and Meteorology

Prof. Dr. K. D. Beheng

SOMONET / Multi-scale Analysis of the Impact of Soil Moisture on Convective Precipitation

 Dr. C. Hauck, Dr. C. Barthlott, L. Krauss

TRACKS Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
SNOWPOWER Dr. M. Stacheder
SANDWICH Dr.-Ing. R. Schuhmann
ReSiPrec - High Resolution Simulations of Extreme Precipitation Events in Baden-Württemberg
H. Feldmann, Dr. G. Schädler,
Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
PArK - Probabilistic Assessment of Climate Change for Decades in the Near Future Dr. Hans-Jürgen Panitz, Dr. G. Schädler
Numerical studies on collision-induced breakup of raindrops

Prof. Dr. K. D. Beheng

MODIWAC / Monitoring of dike water content Dipl.-Phys. J. Rings
MESMERISE / Meteorological Soil Moisture Experiment Series Dr. C. Hauck
GO4ICE - Geophysical Observation and 4-Phase Modelling of Ice Content Evolution Dr. C. Hauck
FreeLineSensor Dipl.-Ing. F. Königer
On the influence of aerosol particles and condensation- as well as ice-nuclei related to the formation and development of precipitation in deep convective clouds

Prof. Dr. K. D. Beheng

Efficient radar forward operator for the operational data assimilation

Prof. Dr. K. D. Beheng, Dr. U. Blahak (DWD)

COPS /Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study

Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier

DFG Graduiertenkolleg 450 Naturkatastrophen Prof. Dr. Ch. Kottmeier
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