Dissertations


2024
Understanding low-level clouds in western Equatorial Africa during the long dry season. PhD dissertation
Aellig, R.
2024, March 1. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000168488
A multicomponent multiphase flow simulation of the Raikoke eruption plume. PhD dissertation
Bierbauer, S.
2024, October 24. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000175468
The impact of Aeolus wind observations in the tropics. PhD dissertation
The impact of Aeolus wind observations in the tropics. PhD dissertation
2024, March 21. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000168812
Characterization of the thermodynamic phase of mid-base and low-base clouds over the Arctic and the Southern Ocean. PhD dissertation
Dietel, B. M.
2024, March 21. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000169442
Objective identification and climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones. PhD dissertation
Eisenstein, L. A.
2024. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000171924
Interactions between the hydrological cycle and land surface temperatures: insights from a thermodynamic systems perspective. PhD dissertation
Ghausi, S. A.
2024, March 26. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000169436
Cloud-Radiative Impact on the Dynamics of Extratropical Cyclones and Implications for Predictability. PhD dissertation
Keshtgar, B.
2024, August 20. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000173433
Numerical Simulations of the Black Summer Fires: Impact of Moisture, Sensible Heat Release and Aerosol-Radiation Interaction on the Smoke Plume and Cloud Formation. PhD dissertation
Muth, L. J.
2024, October 29. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000175467
Statistical forecasting of synoptic-scale rainfall in tropical Africa. PhD dissertation
Rasheeda Satheesh, A.
2024, April 19. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000170047
Statistical methods for probabilistic forecasts of real-valued outcomes. PhD dissertation
Walz, E.-M.
2024, April 19. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000170069
Response of warm and cold clouds to prognostic volcanic aerosols simulated with ICON-ART. PhD dissertation
Zarei, F.
2024, November 4. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000175856
2023
Predictability of rainfall over Equatorial East Africa from daily to sub-monthly time scales using multi-model ensemble forecasts. PhD dissertation
Ageet, S.
2023, August 29. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000161624
Impact of eruption dynamics and gas–aerosol interaction on the early stage evolution of volcanic plumes. PhD dissertation
Bruckert, J. R.
2023, July 14. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000160429
Investigation of the phase distribution and related parameters in mixed-phase clouds using satellite observations and model simulations. PhD dissertation
Bruno, O.
2023, November 17. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000164416
Objective identification and climatology of mesoscale high-wind features within extratropical cyclones. PhD dissertation
Eisenstein, L. A.
2023, September 8. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000162000
A novel quasi-Lagrangian perspective on the potential vorticity dynamics of blocked weather regime life cycles in the North Atlantic-European region. PhD dissertation
Hauser, S.
2023, October 10. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000162808
Impacts of convective treatment on tropical rainfall variability in realistic and idealized simulations. PhD dissertation
Jung, H.
2023, September 29. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000162029
Subseasonal tropical cyclone activity over the North Atlantic: A systematic comparison of different forecast approaches. PhD dissertation
Maier-Gerber, M.
2023, May 16. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000158754
Perspectives on warm conveyor belts - sensitivities to ensemble configuration and the role for forecast error. PhD dissertation
Pickl, M.
2023. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000150862
Statistical Postprocessing of Numerical Weather Prediction Forecasts using Machine Learning. PhD dissertation
Schulz, B.
2023, May 25. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000158905
Representation of warm conveyor belts in sub-seasonal forecast models and the link to Atlantic-European weather regimes. PhD dissertation
Wandel, J. L.
2023. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000151831
A new parameterization of aircraft icing accounting for microphysical properties of clouds. PhD dissertation
Werchner, S.
2023, March 15. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000156889
2022
Waterbelt scenario for the Cryogenian glaciations questioned by uncertain mixed-phase clouds. PhD dissertation
Braun, C.
2022, September 1. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000150229
Combining Aerosol Aging and Data Assimilation for Improving Volcanic Aerosol Forecast. PhD dissertation
Muser, L. O.
2022, April 20. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000144718
Perspectives on warm conveyor belts - sensitivities to ensemble configuration and the role for forecast error. PhD dissertation
Pickl, M.
2022, December 15. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000153819
Representation of warm conveyor belts in sub-seasonal forecast models and the link to Atlantic-European weather regimes. PhD dissertation
Wandel, J. L.
2022, September 23. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000150711
Einfluss atmosphärischer Umgebungsbedingungen auf den Lebenszyklus konvektiver Zellen in der Echtzeit-Vorhersage. PhD dissertation
Wilhelm, J.
2022. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000145542
2021
The radiative impact of clouds on the response of the midlatitude circulation to global warming. PhD dissertation
Albern, N. B. S.
2021, February 26. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000129873
Advancing airborne Doppler lidar wind measurements for atmospheric boundary layer research. PhD dissertation
Gasch, P.
2021, April 29. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000131721
The Impact of the Snow-Darkening Effect on Snow Cover and the Atmosphere During a Major Dust Event Across Eurasia. PhD dissertation
Rohde, A.
2021, December 17. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000141199
Rainfall Variability and Trends over the Greater Horn of Africa. PhD dissertation
Seregina, L.
2021, June 15. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000133776
Einfluss atmosphärischer Umgebungsbedingungen auf den Lebenszyklus konvektiver Zellen in der Echtzeit-Vorhersage. PhD dissertation
Wilhelm, J.
2021, September 14. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000137338
Effects of spatial resolution on radar-based precipitation estimation using sub-kilometer X-band radar measurements. PhD dissertation
Zheng, Y.
2021, November 3. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000139551
2020
On the relationship between the Tropical Easterly Jet over West Africa and Sahel rainfall across various time scales. PhD dissertation
Lemburg, A.
2020. Max-Planck-Inst. für Meteorologie. doi:10.17617/2.3228391
The role of cloud-radiative effects and diabatic processes for the dynamics of the North Atlantic Oscillation on synoptic time-scales. PhD dissertation
Papavasileiou, G.
2020, September 23. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000123919
Convective precipitation simulated with ICON over heterogeneous surfaces in dependence on model and land-surface resolution. PhD dissertation
Singh, S.
2020, December 1. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000126992
Lagrangian Dynamics of European heat waves. PhD dissertation
Zschenderlein, P.
2020, August 3. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000121997
2019
Interannual to Decadal Rainfall Variability over Greater Horn of Africa: Non-Stationary Teleconnections, Physical Mechanisms, and Predictability. PhD dissertation
Bahaga, T. K.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000098606
Die urbane Wärmebelastung unter Einfluss lokaler Faktoren und zukünftiger Klimaänderungen. PhD dissertation
Brecht, B. M.
2019. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000099242
Die urbane Wärmebelastung unter Einfluss lokaler Faktoren und zukünftiger Klimaänderungen. PhD dissertation
Brecht, B. M.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000096295
Atmospheric Moisture Effects on Deep Convection in the Western Mediterranean. PhD dissertation
Caldas-Alvarez, A.
2019. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000097100
Predictability of Medicanes in the ECMWF ensemble forecast system. PhD dissertation
Di Muzio, E.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000098815
Contrails and Climate Engineering - Process Studies on Natural and Artificial High-Level Clouds and Their Impact on the Radiative Fluxes. PhD dissertation
Gruber, S.
2019. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000090833
Contrails and Climate Engineering - Process Studies on Natural and Artificial High-Level Clouds and Their Impact on the Radiative Fluxes. PhD dissertation
Gruber, S.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000089933
Impact of Soil Moisture-Atmosphere Interactions on the Development of Extreme Weather in the Western Mediterranean. PhD dissertation
Helgert, S.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000096998
Predictability of European Heat Waves. PhD dissertation
Laube, N.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000098837
Rainfall types over southern West Africa: diagnosis, synoptic environments and representation in satellite retrievals. PhD dissertation
Maranan, M.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000099241
Synoptic-scale dynamics and modeling of extreme precipitation events in Kenya. PhD dissertation
Njeri, J. K.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000096478
Numerische Analyse der Parametrisierung des Immersionsgefrierens sowie der Aerosolprozessierung in orographischen Mischphasenwolken. PhD dissertation
Reichardt, S. I.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000096787
Tropical waves and rainfall over Africa: Variability, mechanisms and potential for forecasting. PhD dissertation
Schlüter, A.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000094145
Near future changes of compound extreme events from an ensemble of regional climate simulations. PhD dissertation
Sedlmeier, K.
2019. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000051732
Assessing Predictive Performance: From Precipitation Forecasts over the Tropics to Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves and Back. PhD dissertation
Vogel, P.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000091649
Simulationen der Ausbreitung von Vulkanasche unter expliziter Berücksichtigung der optischen Eigenschaften der Aschepartikel. PhD dissertation
Walter, C.
2019. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000095717
Using Statistical Emulation for Sensitivity Studies of Deep Convective Clouds. PhD dissertation
Wellmann, M.-C. M.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000091102
2018
Assessing the Aerosol Impact on Southern West African Clouds and Atmospheric Dynamics. PhD dissertation
Deetz, K.
2018. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000077925
Stochastische Simulation großflächiger, hochwasserrelevanter Niederschlagsereignisse. PhD dissertation
Ehmele, F. T.
2018. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000080495
Hail statistics for European countries. PhD dissertation
Fluck, E.
2018. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000080663
Anpassungsrelevante Klimaänderungen für städtische Baustrukturen und Wohnquartiere. PhD dissertation
Hackenbruch, J.
2018. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000080685
Albedo Enhancement via Brightening of Stratocumulus Clouds as Climate Engineering Method. PhD dissertation
Schad, T.
2018. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000083060
Hagelgefährdung und Hagelrisiko in Deutschland basierend auf einer Kombination von Radardaten und Versicherungsdaten. PhD dissertation
Schmidberger, M.
2018. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000086012
Relative Impact of Surface and Aerosol Heterogeneities on Deep Convection. PhD dissertation
Schneider, L.
2018. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000088510
2017
Erhöhung städtischer Luftschadstoffkonzentrationen - AERO-TRAM Messungen und COSMO-ART Simulationen. PhD dissertation
Hagemann, R.
2017. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000074267
Mechanisms determining structural changes during the extratropical transition of Typhoon Sinlaku (2008): a modelling study. PhD dissertation
Lentink, H. S.
2017. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000074107
Arctic mixed-phase clouds : Macro- and microphysical insights with a numerical model. PhD dissertation
Loewe, K.
2017. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000070973
Wind Systems in the Dead Sea and Footprints in Seismic Records. PhD dissertation
Lott, F. F.
2017. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000060565
Mechanismen der Auslösung hochreichender Konvektion im südwestdeutschen Mittelgebirgsraum. PhD dissertation
Mahlke, H. M.
2017. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000040122
Wind Systems and Energy Balance in the Dead Sea Valley. PhD dissertation
Metzger, J.
2017. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000072084
Untersuchung der Gewitteraktivität und der relevanten großräumigen Steuerungsmechanismen über Mittel- und Westeuropa. PhD dissertation
Piper, D. A.
2017. KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000072089
Variability of a Summer Block in Medium-Range and Subseasonal Ensemble Forecasts and Investigation of Surface Impacts and Relevant Dynamical Features. PhD dissertation
Quandt, L.-A.
2017. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000073680
2016
Coherent Structures in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Measured by Dual Doppler Lidar. PhD dissertation
Damian, T.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000063305
Wind Systems in the Dead Sea and Footprints in Seismic Records. PhD dissertation
Lott, F. F.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000059536
Der Einfluss von natürlichem Aerosol auf Wolken über Mitteleuropa. PhD dissertation
Rieger, D.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000061642
Heavy Precipitation Events in the Western Mediterranean Area: Physical Processes and Predictability. PhD dissertation
Röhner, L.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000057824
Regional decadal climate predictions for Europe – Feasibility & Skill. PhD dissertation
Uhlig, M.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000069100