Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Mauder
Meteorology
DIRECTOR
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Mauder
Department of Hydrosciences
Chair of Meteorology
Pienner Str. 23
01737 Tharandt
Short Vita
- since 2021 Professor of Meteorology at the Technical University of Dresden
- 2012-2021 Head of the working group for transport processes in the atmospheric boundary layer at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2012-2018 Helmholtz Young Investigator Group Leader "Capturing all relevant scales of biosphere-satmosphere exchange - the enigmatic energy balance closure problem" at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- 2009-2012 Research associate at the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- 2006-2009 Post-doctoral researcher at the Government of Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Ottawa Research and Development Centre
- 2002-2006 Doctoral studies (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Chair of Micrometeorology at the University of Bayreuth
- 1997-2002 Degree in Geoecology at the University of Bayreuth
Expertise
- Investigation of the significance of fragmentation and spatial heterogeneities of the landscape for the intensity of interactions with the atmosphere
- Definition and derivation of coupling measures, effective parameters and heterogeneity measures of the landscape
- Investigation of meteorological effects on sound propagation for different land uses
- Evaluation of interaction processes (energy and material fluxes) as part of the uncertainties in flux determination at landscape level
- Investigation of quantitative wind climatology for wind energy applications at heights above 100 m
- Investigations of the interactions (energy and material fluxes) of urban and rural boundary layers
- Investigation of the influence of topography on processes in the atmospheric boundary layer
- Measurement and modelling of water and carbon fluxes (site and landscape level)
- Further development of analytical methods
- Studies on water balances
- Investigation and modelling of evaporation
- Analyses of turbulent fluxes over forest stands
- Regional and local climate analyses
- Regional climate modelling (WRF - Weather Research and Forecasting Model)
- Modelling the effects of climate change (e.g. with BROOK90, SWAT)
- Analyses of the effects of climate change on agriculture
- Climate services (providing, checking, processing and analysing climate data)
- Support for municipal organisations and institutions in municipal climate adaptation
- Measurement and model simulation of the effects of urban structures on the thermal well-being of city dwellers
- Assessment of thermal stress in urban neighbourhoods, taking into account various climate change adaptation measures
- Quantification of the effects of urban greenery
- Measurement and modelling of the dispersion of sound, particles and gaseous substances
- Studies on the influence of urban surface properties on flow and thermodynamics
- Investigation of cold air development and flow
- Modelling of precipitation amplification due to the urban heat island effect
- Numerous measuring and experimental stations
Research and development
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Studies on the influence of local and regional interactions between the land surface and the atmosphere and their effects on processes in the atmospheric boundary layer
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Work on water and carbon budgets
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Studies on regional climate and climate change
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Research on climatic interactions between urban structure and urban climate and the effects on urban residents