• Meteorological extreme events associated with deep moist convection (lightning, hail, convective gusts)
• Hazard assessment and statistical analysis of meteorological extremes
• Influence of climate change and various mechanisms of natural climate variability on deep moist convection
• Scale interaction between the large-scale atmospheric processes and local-scale thunderstorm events
• Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology

2024

Augenstein, M., Mohr, S., Kunz, M. (2024): Influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation on annual spatio-temporal lightning clusters in western and central Europe, EGUsphere [preprint], doi:10.5194/egusphere-2024-2804.

2023

Xoplaki, E., Ellsäßer, F., Grieger, J., Nissen, K. M., Pinto, J., Augenstein, M., Chen, T.-C., Feldmann, H., Friederichs, P., Gliksman, D., Goulier, L., Haustein, K., Heinke, J., Jach, L., Knutzen, F., Kollet, S., Luterbacher, J., Luther, N., Mohr, S., Mudersbach, C., Müller, C., Rousi, E., Simon, F., Suarez-Gutierrez, L., Szemkus, S., Vallejo-Bernal, S. M., Vlachopoulos, O., Wolf, F. (2023): Compound events in Germany in 2018: drivers and case studies, EGUsphere [preprint], doi:10.5194/egusphere-2023-1460.

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): A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe. Part 2: Historical context and relation to climate change, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 1287–1311, doi:10.5194/nhess-23-1287-2023.

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): A multi-disciplinary analysis of the exceptional flood event of July 2021 in central Europe. Part 1: Event description and analysis, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 525–551, doi:10.5194/nhess-23-525-2023.

2022

Caldas-Alvarez, A., Augenstein, M., Ayzel, G., Barfus, K., Cherian, R., Dillenardt, L., Fauer, F., Feldmann, H., Heistermann, M., Karwat, A., Kaspar, F., Kreibich, H., Lucio-Eceiza, E. E., Meredith, E. P., Mohr, S., Niermann, D., Pfahl, S., Ruff, F., Rust, H. W., Schoppa, L., Schwitalla, T., Steidl, S., Thieken, A. H., Tradowsky, J. S., Wulfmeyer, V., Quaas, J. (2022): Meteorological, impact and climate perspectives of the 29 June 2017 heavy precipitation event in the Berlin metropolitan area, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 22, 3701–3724, doi:10.5194/nhess-22-3701-2022.

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): Swabian MOSES 2021: An interdisciplinary field campaign for investigating convective storms and their event chains. Front. Earth Sci. 10:999593. doi:10.3389/feart.2022.999593.

2021

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

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

2020

Mohr, S., Wilhelm, J., Wandel, J., Kunz, M., Portmann, R., Punge, H. J., Schmidberger, M., Quinting, J. F., Grams, C. (2020): The role of large-scale dynamics in an exceptional sequence of severe thunderstorms in Europe May/June 2018. Weather Clim. Dynam., 1(2), 325–348, doi:10.5194/wcd-1-325-2020.

Kunz, M., Wandel, J., Fluck, E., Baumstark, S., Mohr, S., Schemm, S. (2020): Ambient conditions prevailing during hail events in central Europe, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 20(6), 1867–1887, doi:10.5194/nhess-20-1867-2020.

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

2019

Piper, D., Kunz, M., Allen, J. T., Mohr, S. (2019): Investigation of the temporal variability of thunderstorms in Central and Western Europe and the relation to large-scale flow and teleconnection patterns. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 145 (725B), 3644–3666, doi:10.1002/qj.3647.

Mohr, S., Wandel, J., Lenggenhager, S., Martius, O. (2019): Relationship between blocking and warm season thunderstorms in western and central Europe. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 145 (724), 3040–3056, doi:10.1002/qj.3603.

2018

Martius, O., Hering, A., Kunz, M., Manzato, A., Mohr, S., Nisi, L., Trefald, S. (2018): Challenges and recent advances in hail research – A report from the 2nd European Hail Workshop. Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 99(3), ES51–ES54, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0207.1.

Richter A., Ruck, B., Mohr, S., Kunz, M. (2018): Interaction of severe convective gusts and typical urban structures. Urban Clim., 23, 71–90, doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2016.11.003.

Kunz, M., Blahak, U., Handwerker, J., Schmidberger, M., Punge, H. J., Mohr, S., Fluck, E., Bedka, K. M. (2018): The severe hailstorm in SW Germany on  28 July 2013: Characteristics, impacts, and meteorological conditions. Q. J. R. Meteor. Soc., 144(710), 231–250, doi:10.1002/qj.3197.

2017

Mohr, S., Kunz, M., Richter, A., Ruck, B. (2017): Statistical characteristics of convective wind gusts in Germany, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 17(6), 957–969, doi:10.5194/nhess-17-957-2017.

2016

Piper, D., Kunz, M., Ehmele, F., Mohr, S., Mühr, B., Kron, A., Daniell, J. (2016): Exceptional sequence of severe thunderstorms and related flash floods in May and June 2016 in Germany. Part I: Meteorological background. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16(12), 2835–2850, doi:10.5194/nhess-16-2835-2016.

2015

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

Mohr, S., Kunz, M., Keuler, K. (2015): Development and application of a logistic model to estimate the past and future hail potential in Germany. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120(9), 3939–3956, doi:10.1002/2014JD022959.

2013

Mohr, S., Kunz, M. (2013): Trend analysis of convective indices relevant for hail events in Germany and Central Europe. Atmos. Res., 123, 211–228, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.05.016.

2010

Kunz, M., Mohr, S., Rauthe, M., Lux, R., Kottmeier, C. (2010): Assessment of extreme wind speeds from regional climate models. Part I: Estimate of return values and their evaluation. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 10(4), 907–922, doi:10.5194/nhess-10-907-2010.

Kunz, M., Karremann, M. K., Mohr, S. (2023): Kapitel 7 – Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Starkniederschläge, Gewitter und Schneefall. In: Brasseur G., Jacob, D., Schuck-Zöller, S. (Hrsg.). Klimawandel in Deutschland: Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven, 2. überarb. und erw. Auflage, Springer/Spektrum Heidelberg, Deutschland, S. 73–84, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-66696-8_7.

Kunz, M., Mohr, S., Punge, H. J. (2018): Kapitel 6.2 – Schwere Hagelstürme in Deutschland und Europa. In: Lozán, J. L., S.-W. Breckle, D. Kasang (Hrsg.) Warnsignal Klima: Extremereignisse, S. 236–242, doi:10.2312/warnsignal.klima.extremereignisse.35.

Kunz, M., Mohr, S., Werner, P. (2017): Kapitel 7 – Niederschlag. In: Brasseur G., Jacob, D., Schuck-Zöller, S. (Hrsg.). Klimawandel in Deutschland: Entwicklung, Folgen, Risiken und Perspektiven. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, S. 57–66, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-50397-3_7.

Mohr, S. (2013): Änderung des Gewitter- und Hagelpotentials im Klimawandel. Wissenschaftliche Berichte des Instituts für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie, Band 58, KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe, Germany, doi:10.5445/KSP/1000033828 (ISBN 978-3-86644-994-7).

• An updated 3D radar-based hail statistic for Germany including further characteristics (Mohr, Schmidberger, Tonn, Wilhelm, Kunz, 2022, 2nd North American Workshop on Hail & Hailstorms, Boulder)
• Gewitter mit Schwarmsonden jagen (Kunz, Mohr, 2021, Tag der offenen Tür, Messkampagne Swabian Moses)
• The regional risk perception of extreme weather events in Germany (Mohr, Döring, Kunz-Plapp, Kunz, Ratter, Schwarze, 2019, REKLIM-Workshop, Herrsching am Ammersee)
• Relationship between atmospheric blocking and thunderstorm activity over western and central Europe (Mohr, Wandel, Kunz, Lenggenhager, Martius, 2019, EGU, Vienna)
• The regional risk perception of extreme weather events: The example hail in Germany (Mohr, Döring, Feser, Kunz-Plapp, Ratter, Schwarze, Kunz, 2018, 1st North American  Workshop on Hail & Hailstorms)
• Temporal variability of severe convective storms connected with hail events across Europe and their relevant drivers (Mohr, Piper, Wandel, Martius, Kunz, 2018, 1st North American  Workshop on Hail & Hailstorms)
• Regional Risk Cultures of Weather Extremes (Mohr, Döring, Kunz-Plapp, Kunz, Ratter, Feser, Schwarze, 2018, REKLIM-Workshop, Boppard)
• European Hail Hazard and Risk Assessment (Mohr, Punge, Schmidberger, Kunz, 2017)
• Characteristics of convective wind gusts in GermanyCharacteristics of convective wind gusts in Germany (Mohr, Kunz, Richter, Kunz, and Ruck, 2017, 9th ECSS, Pula)
• Project "Convective Wind Gusts" (ConWinG) (Mohr, Richter, Kunz, and Ruck, 2017, EGU, Vienna)
• Long-term variability of the thunderstorm and hail potential in Europe (Mohr, Kunz, Speidel, and Piper, 2016, EGU, Vienna)
• Charakteristika konvektiver Starkwindereignissen (Mohr, Kunz, Kosch, Richter, and Ruck, 2016, Meteorologentagung DACH, Berlin)
• Changes in the Hail Potential Over Past and Future Decades using a Logistic Hail Model (Mohr and Kunz, 2014, 1st European Hail Workshop, Bern)
• Recent and future changes in the thunderstorm and hail potential (Mohr and Kunz, 2013, REKLIM-Workshop, Bad Honnef)
• Convective Indices in Regional Climate Models (Mohr and Kunz, 2012, REKLIM-Workshop, Lüneburg)
• Trend analysis of convective parameters relevant for hailstorms (Mohr and Kunz, 2011, EGU, Vienna)
• Trendanalyse verschiedener Konvektionsindizes in Deutschland (Mohr and Kunz, 2010, Meteorologentagung DACH, Bonn)
• Assessment of changes in extreme wind speeds from Regional Climate Models (Kunz, Rauthe, and Mohr, 2010, EGU, Vienna)