Characterizing hail-prone environments using convection-permitting reanalysis and overshooting top detections over south-central Europe
Giordani, A.; Kunz, M.; Bedka, K. M.; Punge, H. J.; Paccagnella, T.; Pavan, V.; Cerenzia, I. M. L.; Di Sabatino, S.
2024. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24 (7), 2331 – 2357. doi:10.5194/nhess-24-2331-2024

The impact of aerosols and model grid spacing on a supercell storm from Swabian MOSES 2021
Barthlott, C.; Czajka, B.; Kunz, M.; Saathoff, H.; Zhang, H.; Böhmländer, A.; Gasch, P.; Handwerker, J.; Kohler, M.; Wilhelm, J.; Wieser, A.; Hoose, C.
2024. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 150 (761), 2005–2027. doi:10.1002/qj.4687

Statistical relevance of meteorological ambient conditions and cell attributes for nowcasting the life cycle of convective storms
Wilhelm, J.; Wapler, K.; Blahak, U.; Potthast, R.; Kunz, M.
2023. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149 (755), 2252–2280. doi:10.1002/qj.4505

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe. Part 1: Event description and analysis
Mohr, S.; Ehret, U.; Kunz, M.; Ludwig, P.; Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Daniell, J. E.; Ehmele, F.; Feldmann, H.; Franca, M. J.; Gattke, C.; Hundhausen, M.; Knippertz, P.; Küpfer, K.; Mühr, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J.; Schäfer, A. M.; Scheibel, M.; Seidel, F.; Wisotzky, C.
2023. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 23 (2), 525–551. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-525-2023

Evaluating Bunkers’ storm motion of hail-producing supercells and their storm-relative helicity in Germany
Tonn, M.; Wilhelm, J.; Kunz, M.
2023. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 32 (3), 229–243. doi:10.1127/metz/2023/1165

Characteristics of hail hazard in South Africa based on satellite detection of convective storms
Punge, H. J.; Bedka, K. M.; Kunz, M.; Bang, S. D.; Itterly, K. F.
2023. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23 (4), 1549–1576. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-1549-2023

A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe – Part 2: Historical context and relation to climate change
Ludwig, P.; Ehmele, F.; Franca, M. J.; Mohr, S.; Caldas-Alvarez, A.; Daniell, J. E.; Ehret, U.; Feldmann, H.; Hundhausen, M.; Knippertz, P.; Küpfer, K.; Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Pinto, J. G.; Quinting, J.; Schäfer, A. M.; Seidel, F.; Wisotzky, C.
2023. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 23 (4), 1287–1311. doi:10.5194/nhess-23-1287-2023

Swabian MOSES 2021: An interdisciplinary field campaign for investigating convective storms and their event chains
Kunz, M.; Abbas, S. S.; Bauckholt, M.; Böhmländer, A.; Feuerle, T.; Gasch, P.; Glaser, C.; Groß, J.; Hajnsek, I.; Handwerker, J.; Hase, F.; Khordakova, D.; Knippertz, P.; Kohler, M.; Lange, D.; Latt, M.; Laube, J.; Martin, L.; Mauder, M.; Möhler, O.; Mohr, S.; Reitter, R. W.; Rettenmeier, A.; Rolf, C.; Saathoff, H.; Schrön, M.; Schütze, C.; Spahr, S.; Späth, F.; Vogel, F.; Völksch, I.; Weber, U.; Wieser, A.; Wilhelm, J.; Zhang, H.; Dietrich, P.
2022. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, Art.Nr. 999593. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.999593

The Karlsruhe temperature time series since 1779
Kunz, M.; Kottmeier, C.; Lähne, W.; Bertram, I.; Ehmann, C.
2022. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 31 (3), 175–202. doi:10.1127/metz/2022/1106

Radar-based assessment of hail frequency in Europe
Fluck, E.; Kunz, M.; Geissbuehler, P.; Ritz, S. P.
2021. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 21 (2), 683–701. doi:10.5194/nhess-21-683-2021

The effects of climate change on hailstorms
Raupach, T. H.; Martius, O.; Allen, J. T.; Kunz, M.; Lasher-Trapp, S.; Mohr, S.; Rasmussen, K. L.; Trapp, R. J.; Zhang, Q.
2021. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2, 213–226. doi:10.1038/s43017-020-00133-9

Severe thunderstorms with large hail across Germany in June 2019
Wilhelm, J.; Mohr, S.; Punge, H. J.; Mühr, B.; Schmidberger, M.; Daniell, J. E.; Bedka, K. M.; Kunz, M.
2021. Weather, 76 (7), 228–237. doi:10.1002/wea.3886

Impact Forecasting to Support Emergency Management of Natural Hazards
Merz, B.; Kuhlicke, C.; Kunz, M.; Pittore, M.; Babeyko, A.; Bresch, D. N.; Domeisen, D. I. V.; Feser, F.; Koszalka, I.; Kreibich, H.; Pantillon, F.; Parolai, S.; Pinto, J. G.; Punge, H. J.; Rivalta, E.; Schröter, K.; Strehlow, K.; Weisse, R.; Wurpts, A.
2020. Reviews of geophysics, 58 (4), e2020RG000704. doi:10.1029/2020RG000704

Hailstorms in the Alpine region: Diurnal cycle, 4D-characteristics, and the nowcasting potential of lightning properties
Nisi, L.; Hering, A.; Germann, U.; Schroeer, K.; Barras, H.; Kunz, M.; Martius, O.
2020. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 146 (733), 4170–4194. doi:10.1002/qj.3897

Ambient conditions prevailing during hail events in central Europe
Kunz, M.; Wandel, J.; Fluck, E.; Baumstark, S.; Mohr, S.; Schemm, S.
2020. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 20 (6), 1867–1887. doi:10.5194/nhess-20-1867-2020

Natural hazard risk assessments at the global scale
Ward, P. J.; Blauhut, V.; Bloemendaal, N.; Daniell, J. E.; Ruiter, M. C. de; Duncan, M. J.; Emberson, R.; Jenkins, S. F.; Kirschbaum, D.; Kunz, M.; Mohr, S.; Muis, S.; Riddell, G. A.; Schäfer, A.; Stanley, T.; Veldkamp, T. I. E.; Winsemius, H. C.
2020. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 20 (4), 1069–1096. doi:10.5194/nhess-20-1069-2020

Understanding Hail in the Earth System
Allen, J. T.; Giammanco, I. M.; Kumjian, M. R.; Punge, H. J.; Zhang, Q.; Groenemeijer, P.; Kunz, M.; Ortega, K.
2020. Reviews of geophysics, 58 (1), e2019RG000665. doi:10.1029/2019RG000665

Comparing the impact of environmental conditions and microphysics on the forecast uncertainty of deep convective clouds and hail
Wellmann, C.; Barrett, A. I.; Johnson, J. S.; Kunz, M.; Vogel, B.; Carslaw, K. S.; Hoose, C.
2020. Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 20 (4), 2201–2219. doi:10.5194/acp-20-2201-2020

One Step at a Time: How Model Time Step Significantly Affects Convection‐Permitting Simulations
Barrett, A. I.; Wellmann, C.; Seifert, A.; Hoose, C.; Vogel, B.; Kunz, M.
2019. Journal of advances in modeling earth systems, 11 (3), 641–658. doi:10.1029/2018MS001418

Investigation of the temporal variability of thunderstorms in Central and Western Europe and the relation to large‐scale flow and teleconnection patterns
Piper, D. A.; Kunz, M.; Allen, J. T.; Mohr, S.
2019. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 145 (725B), 3644–3666. doi:10.1002/qj.3647

Flood-related extreme precipitation in southwestern Germany: development of a two-dimensional stochastic precipitation model
Ehmele, F.; Kunz, M.
2019. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 23 (2), 1083–1102. doi:10.5194/hess-23-1083-2019

A Long-Term Overshooting Convective Cloud-Top Detection Database over Australia Derived from MTSAT Japanese Advanced Meteorological Imager Observations
Bedka, K. M.; Allen, J. T.; Punge, H. J.; Kunz, M.; Simanovic, D.
2018. Journal of applied meteorology and climatology, 57 (4), 937–951. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0056.1

Interaction of severe convective gusts with a street canyon
Richter, A.; Ruck, B.; Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.
2018. Urban Climate, 23, 71–90. doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2016.11.003

Using Emulators to Understand the Sensitivity of Deep Convective Clouds and Hail to Environmental Conditions
Wellmann, C.; Barrett, A. I.; Johnson, J. S.; Kunz, M.; Vogel, B.; Carslaw, K. S.; Hoose, C.
2018. Journal of advances in modeling earth systems, 10 (12), 3103–3122. doi:10.1029/2018MS001465

Preface: Natural hazard event analysis for risk reduction and adaptation
Schroeter, K.; Molinari, D.; Kunz, M.; Kreibich, H.
2018. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 18 (3), 963–968. doi:10.5194/nhess-18-963-2018

The Severe Hailstorm in SW Germany on 28 July 2013 : Characteristics, Impacts, and Meteorological Conditions
Kunz, M.; Blahak, U.; Handwerker, J.; Schmidberger, M.; Punge, H. J.; Mohr, S.; Fluck, E.; Bedka, K. M.
2018. Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144 (710), 231–250. doi:10.1002/qj.3197

Challenges and recent Advances in Hail Research - A report from the 2nd European Hail Workshop
Martius, O.; Hering, A.; Kunz, M.; Manzato, A.; Mohr, S.; Nisi, L.; Trefalt, S.
2018. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99 (3), ES51-ES54. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0207.1

Spatiotemporal variability of lightning activity in Europe and the relation to the North Atlantic Oscillation teleconnection pattern
Piper, D.; Kunz, M.
2017. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 17 (8), 1319–1336. doi:10.5194/nhess-17-1319-2017

Hail frequency estimation across Europe based on a combination of overshooting top detections and the ERA-INTERIM reanalysis
Punge, H. J.; Bedka, K. M.; Kunz, M.; Reinbold, A.
2017. Atmospheric research, 198, 34–43. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.07.025

Statistical characteristics of convective wind gusts in Germany
Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.; Richter, A.; Ruck, B.
2017. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 17 (6), 957–969. doi:10.5194/nhess-17-957-2017

Exceptional sequence of severe thunderstorms and related flash floods in May and June 2016 in Germany – Part 1: Meteorological background
Piper, D.; Kunz, M.; Ehmele, F.; Mohr, S.; Mühr, B.; Kron, A.; Daniell, J.
2016. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 16 (12), 2835–2850. doi:10.5194/nhess-16-2835-2016

The Helmholtz regional climate initiative REKLIM from a polar perspective - A preface
Grosfeld, K.; Lemke, P.; Braesicke, P.; Brauer, A.; Dethloff, K.; Kunz, M.; Latif, M.; Ratter, B.; Sachs, T.; Schmid, H. P.; Treffeisen, R.; Schwarze, R.
2016. Polarforschung, 85 (2), 65–68. doi:10.2312/polfor.2016.001

Review of the flood risk management system in Germany after the major flood in 2013
Thieken, A. H.; Kienzler, S.; Kreibich, H.; Kuhlicke, C.; Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Müller, M.; Otto, A.; Petrow, T.; Pisi, S.; Schröter, K.
2016. Ecology and society, 21 (2), 51. doi:10.5751/ES-08547-210251

Spatial and temporal distribution of hailstorms in the Alpine region: A long-term, high resolution, radar-based analysis
Nisi, L.; Martius, O.; Hering, A.; Kunz, M.; Germann, U.
2016. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 142 (697), 1590–1604. doi:10.1002/qj.2771

Hail statistics for Germany derived from single-polarization radar data
Puskeiler, M.; Kunz, M.; Schmidberger, M.
2016. Atmospheric research, 178-179, 459–470. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.04.014

Hail observations and hailstorm characteristics in Europe: A review
Punge, H. J.; Kunz, M.
2016. Atmospheric research, 176-177, 159–184. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.02.012

Hail potential in Europe based on a regional climate model hindcast
Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.; Geyer, B.
2015. Geophysical research letters, 42 (24), 10904–10912. doi:10.1002/2015GL067118

Conference report 1st European Hail workshop
Martius, O.; Kunz, M.; Nisi, L.; Hering, A.
2015. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 24 (4), 441–442. doi:10.1127/metz/2015/0667

A collection of sub-daily pressure and temperature observations for the early instrumental period with a focus on the ’year without a summer’ 1816
Brugnara, Y.; Auchmann, R.; Brönnimann, S.; Allan, R. J.; Auer, I.; Barriendos, M.; Bergström, H.; Bhend, J.; Brazdil, R.; Compo, G. P.; Cornes, R. C.; Dominguez-Castro, F.; Engelen, A. F. V. van; Filipiak, J.; Holopainen, J.; Jourdain, S.; Kunz, M.; Luterbacher, J.; Maugeri, M.; Mercalli, L.; Moberg, A.; Mock, C. J.; Pichard, G.; Reznickova, L.; Schrier, G. van der; Slonosky, V.; Ustrnul, Z.; Valente, M. A.; Wypych, A.; Yin, X.
2015. Climate of the past, 11 (8), 1027–1047. doi:10.5194/cp-11-1027-2015

Development and application of a logistic model to estimate the past and future hail potential in Germany
Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.; Keuler, K.
2015. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 120 (9), 3939–3956. doi:10.1002/2014JD022959

What made the June 2013 flood in Germany an exceptional event? A hydro-meteorological evaluation
Schröter, K.; Kunz, M.; Elmer, F.; Mühr, B.; Merz, B.
2015. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 19, 309–327. doi:10.5194/hess-19-309-2015

Detection of hail signatures from single-polarization C-band radar reflectivity
Kunz, M.; Kugel, P. I. S.
2015. Atmospheric research, 153, 565–577. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2014.09.010

A review of multiple natural hazards and risks in Germany
Kreibich, H.; Bubeck, P.; Kunz, M.; Mahlke, H.; Parolai, S.; Khazai, B.; Daniell, J.; Lakes, T.; Schröter, K.
2014. Natural hazards, 74, 2279–2304. doi:10.1007/s11069-014-1265-6

A new physically based stochastic event catalog for hail in Europe
Punge, H. J.; Bedka, K. M.; Kunz, M.; Werner, A.
2014. Natural hazards, 73, 1625–1645. doi:10.1007/s11069-014-1161-0

The extreme flood in June 2013 in Germany
Merz, B.; Elmer, F.; Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Schröter, K.; Uhlemann-Elmer, S.
2014. La Houille Blanche, (1), 5–10. doi:10.1051/lhb/2014001

Investigation of superstorm Sandy 2012 in a multi-disciplinary approach
Kunz, M.; Mühr, B.; Kunz-Plapp, T.; Daniell, J. E.; Khazai, B.; Wenzel, F.; Vannieuwenhuyse, M.; Comes, T.; Elmer, F.; Schröter, K.; Fohringer, J.; Münzberg, T.; Lucas, C.; Zschau, J.
2013. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 13 (10), 2579–2598. doi:10.5194/nhessd-1-625-2013

Recent trends and variabilities of convective parameters relevant for hail events in Germany and Europe
Mohr, S.; Kunz, M.
2013. Atmospheric research, 123, 221–228. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.05.016

Long-term trends of hail-related weather types in an ensemble of regional climate models using a Bayesian approach
Kapsch, M.-L.; Kunz, M.; Vitolo, R.; Economou, T.
2012. Journal of geophysical research / Atmospheres, 117 (15), D15107/1–16. doi:10.1029/2011JD017185

Sensitivity of flow dynamics and orographic precipitation to changing ambient conditions in idealised model simulations
Kunz, M.; Wassermann, S.
2011. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 20 (2), 199–215. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2011/0221

Characteristics of Large-scale Orographic Precipitation in a Linear Perspective
Kunz, M.
2011. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 12, 27–44. doi:10.1175/2010JHM1231.1

Changes in wind gust extremes over Central Europe derived from a small ensemble of high resolution regional climate models
Rauthe, M.; Kunz, M.; Kottmeier, C.
2010. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 19 (3), 299–312. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0350

High-resolution assessment of the hail hazard over complex terrain from radar and insurance data
Kunz, M.; Puskeiler, M.
2010. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 19 (5), 427–439. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0452

Extreme wind climatology of winter storms in Germany
Hofherr, T.; Kunz, M.
2010. Climate research, 41 (2), 105–123. doi:10.3354/cr00844

Assessment of extreme wind speeds from Regional Climate Models - Part 1: Estimation of return values and their evaluation
Kunz, M.; Mohr, S.; Kottmeier, C.; Rauthe, M.; Lux, R.
2010. Natural hazards and earth system sciences, 10 (4), 907–922. doi:10.5194/nhess-10-907-2010

Recent trends of thunderstorm and hailstorm frequency and their relation to atmospheric characteristics in southwest Germany
Kunz, M.; Sander, J.; Kottmeier, C.
2009. International Journal of Climatology, 29 (15), 2283–2297. doi:10.1002/joc.1865

Mechanisms initiating deep convection over complex terrain during COPS
Kottmeier, C.; Kalthoff, N.; Barthlott, C.; Corsmeier, U.; Baelen, J. van; Behrendt, A.; Behrendt, R.; Blyth, A.; Coulter, R.; Crewell, S.; Girolamo, P. di; Dorninger, M.; Flamant, C.; Foken, T.; Hagen, M.; Hauck, C.; Höller, H.; Konow, H.; Kunz, M.; Mahlke, H.; Mobbs, S.; Richard, E.; Steinacker, R.; Weckwerth, T.; Wieser, A.; Wulfmeyer, V.
2008. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 17 (6), 931–948. doi:10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0348

The convective storm initiation project
Browning, K. A.; Blyth, A. M.; Clark, P. A.; Corsmeier, U.; Morcrette, C. J.; Agnew, J. L.; Ballard, S. P.; Bamber, D.; Barthlott, C.; Bennett, L. J.; Beswick, K. M.; Bitter, M.; Bozier, K. E.; Brooks, B. J.; Collier, C. G.; Davies, F.; Deny, B.; Dixon, M. A.; Feuerle, T.; Forbes, R. M.; Gaffard, C.; Gray, M. D.; Hankers, R.; Hewison, T. J.; Kalthoff, N.; Khodayar, S.; Kohler, M.; Kottmeier, C.; Kraut, S.; Kunz, M.; Ladd, D. N.; Lean, H. W.; Lenfant, J.; Li, Z.; Marsham, J.; McGregor, J.; Mobbs, S. D.; Nicol, J.; Norton, E.; Parker, D. J.; Perry, F.; Ramatschi, M.; Ricketts, H. M. A.; Roberts, N. M.; Russel, A.; Schulz, H.; Slack, E. C.; Vaughan, G.; Waight, J.; Wareing, D. P.; Watson, R. J.; Webb, A. R.; Wieser, A.
2007. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 88, 1939–55. doi:10.1175/BAMS-88-12-1939

Initiation of shallow convection in the Black Forest mountains
Meißner, C.; Kalthoff, N.; Kunz, M.; Adrian, G.
2007. Atmospheric Research, 86 (1), 42–60. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.03.003

The skill of convective parameters and indices to predict isolated and severe thunderstorms
Kunz, M.
2007. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 7, 327–342

Orographic enhancement of precipitation over low mountain ranges. Part I: model formulation and idealized simulations
Kunz, M.; Kottmeier, C.
2006. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 45, 1025–40. doi:10.1175/JAM2389.1

Orographic enhancement of precipitation over low mountain ranges. Part II: simulations of heavy precipitation events over Southwest Germany
Kunz, M.; Kottmeier, C.
2006. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 45, 1041–55. doi:10.1175/JAM2390.1