Precipitation processes (A04)

• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 450058266

Atmospheric models still do not adequately represent precipitation generating processes, which is partly responsible for their deficiency in reproducing observed regional trends in total water storage (TWS). We will quantify these deficiencies in the Integrated Monitoring System (IMS) by exploiting especially polarimetric radar observations with inherent information on precipitation generating processes aloft. The use of polarimetric microphysical retrievals and the evaluation of climate model runs in radar observation space enable us to compare the observed and simulated impact of greenhouse gas forcing and regional anthropogenic interventions on precipitation generation.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1502: Regional Climate Change: Disentangling the Role of Land Use and Water Management
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Head: Privatdozentin Silke Trömel, Ph.D.