Research interests
- Definition of problem-solving answers to questions related to
the influence of climate (on the global and regional scale ) on
environment and society using dynamical and statistical model approaches.
- Global and regional climate analysis from the beginning of measurement
value logging until present.
- Investigation of extreme meteorological and climatological events.
- Development of statistically based climate scenario models for
the estimation of future regional climate developments.
- Collaboration in and/or management of different research projects
funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF),
the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA), the German Research
Foundation (DFG) as well as other regional agencies.
- Participation in different boards and journals, inter alia IPCC,
Global Warming International Centre, Climate Research and others,
editor of the PIK report.
