This cumulative dissertation includes four peer-reviewed and published articles. It evaluates three open-access radar quantitative precipitation estimate (QPE) products from the German Weather Service (DWD) with different temporal resolutions. The improved length and quality of the DWD’s radar QPE products allows a detailed assessment of existing statistical precipitation characteristics and scaling laws, which are established on the basis of traditional point measurements only. The focus of the thesis is on heavy to extreme rainfall and scaling characteristics in time and space. The first publication is a comprehensive assessment of spatio-temporal heavy rainfall pattern in context of urban rainfall modification. The analysis identifies st...
Study region: The study region is Germany and two sub-regions in Germany, i.e. the state of Rhinelan...
In Belgium, only rain gauge time series have been used so far to study extreme rainfall at a given l...
Pure radar rainfall, station rainfall and radar-station merging products are analysed regarding extr...
Rainfall is not only one of the most natural processes on the earth, but also an important factor of...
This doctoral thesis is based on three publications (two peer-reviewed, one submitted). Its objectiv...
Strong convective events can produce extreme precipitation, hail, lightning or gusts, potentially in...
Quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) derived from weather radars provide spatially and tempora...
In this cumulative dissertation, different features and methods are presented to assess and process ...
Convective and stratiform precipitation events have fundamentally different physical causes. Using a...
The rainfall data inter-comparison dataset is a collection of precipitation statistics calculated fr...
This cumulative dissertation includes four peer-reviewed and published articles. It evaluates three ...
Area precipitation data derived from weather radar data are necessary for the energy balance of the ...
First results of radar derived climatology have emerged over the last years, as datasets of appropri...
Extreme convective precipitation events are among the most severe hazards in central Europe and are ...
Rain rates are derived from the reflectivity by Z-R relations that are applied regardless of the pre...
Study region: The study region is Germany and two sub-regions in Germany, i.e. the state of Rhinelan...
In Belgium, only rain gauge time series have been used so far to study extreme rainfall at a given l...
Pure radar rainfall, station rainfall and radar-station merging products are analysed regarding extr...
Rainfall is not only one of the most natural processes on the earth, but also an important factor of...
This doctoral thesis is based on three publications (two peer-reviewed, one submitted). Its objectiv...
Strong convective events can produce extreme precipitation, hail, lightning or gusts, potentially in...
Quantitative precipitation estimates (QPE) derived from weather radars provide spatially and tempora...
In this cumulative dissertation, different features and methods are presented to assess and process ...
Convective and stratiform precipitation events have fundamentally different physical causes. Using a...
The rainfall data inter-comparison dataset is a collection of precipitation statistics calculated fr...
This cumulative dissertation includes four peer-reviewed and published articles. It evaluates three ...
Area precipitation data derived from weather radar data are necessary for the energy balance of the ...
First results of radar derived climatology have emerged over the last years, as datasets of appropri...
Extreme convective precipitation events are among the most severe hazards in central Europe and are ...
Rain rates are derived from the reflectivity by Z-R relations that are applied regardless of the pre...
Study region: The study region is Germany and two sub-regions in Germany, i.e. the state of Rhinelan...
In Belgium, only rain gauge time series have been used so far to study extreme rainfall at a given l...
Pure radar rainfall, station rainfall and radar-station merging products are analysed regarding extr...