Selected Publications

Hermans, A., F. Ament, B. Geyer, V. Matthias, M. Quante, B. Rockel, 2012: Evaluation of Humidity, Clouds and Precipitation in COSMO-CLM and MM5 over Germany, submitted to Meteorol. Z.

Ibrahim, B., J. Polcher, H. Karambiri, and B. Rockel, 2012: Characterization of the rainy season in Burkina Faso and it’s representation by regional climate models, Climate Dynamics (5 January 2012), pp. 1-16, doi:10.1007/s00382-011-1276-x

Lindenberg, J., H.T. Mengelkamp, G. Rosenhagen, 2012: Representativity of near surface wind measurements from coastal stations at the German Bight, Meteorol. Z., Volume 21, Number 1, pp. 0941-2948.

Frauke Feser, Burkhardt Rockel, Hans von Storch, Jörg Winterfeldt, and Matthias Zahn, 2011: Regional Climate Models add Value to Global Model Data – A Review and selected Examples, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., in press, doi: 10.1175/2011BAMS3061.1

 Lindenberg, J., 2011: A verification study and trend analysis of simulated boundary layer wind fields over Europe, HZG Report 2011-3, ISSN 2191-7833

Matthias, V., A. Aulinger, J. Bieser, J. Cuesta, B. Geyer, B. Langmann, I. Serikov, I. Mattis, A. Minikin, L. Mona, M. Quante, U. Schumann, B. Weinzierl, 2011: The ash dispersion over Europe during the Eyjafjallajökull eruption - comparison of CMAQ simulations to remote sensing and air-borne in-situ observations, Atmospheric Environment, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.06.077

Paeth, H., N.M.J. Hall, M.A. Gaertner, M.D. Alonso, S. Moumouni, J. Polcher, P.M. Ruti, A.H. Fink, M. Gosset, T. Lebel, A.T. Gaye, D.P. Rowell, W. Moufouma-Okia, D. Jacob, B. Rockel, F. Giorgi and M. Rummukainen, 2011: Progress in regional downscaling of west African precipitation, Atmos. Sci. Let. 12: 75–82

Teixeira, J., S. Cardoso, M. Bonazzola, J. Cole, A. DelGenio, C. DeMott, C. Franklin, C. Hannay, C. Jakob, Y. Jiao, J. Karlsson, H. Kitagawa, M. Köhler, A. Kuwano-Yoshida, C. LeDrian, J. Li, A. Lock, M.J. Miller, P. Marquet, J. Martins, C.R. Mechoso, E. van Meijgaard, I. Meinke, P.M.A. Miranda, D. Mironov, R. Neggers, H.L. Pan, D.A. Randall, P.J. Rasch, B. Rockel, W.B. Rossow, B. Ritter, A.P. Siebesma, P.M.M. Soares, F.J. Turk, P.A. Vaillancourt, A. Von Engeln, and M. Zhao, 2011: Tropical and sub-tropical cloud transitions in weather and climate prediction models: the GCSS/WGNE Pacific Cross-section Intercomparison (GPCI). J. Climate, Volume 24, Issue 20, pp 5223-5256, doi:10.1175/2011JCLI3672.1

Vautard, R.,M. D. Moran, E. Solazzo, R. C. Gilliam, V. Matthias, R. Bianconi, C. Chemel, J. Ferreira, B. Geyer, A. B. Hansen, A. Jericevic, M. Prank, A. Segers, J. D. Silver, J. Werhahn, R. Wolke, S.T. Rao, and S. Galmarini, 2011: Evaluation of the meteorological forcing used for the Air Quality Model Evaluation InternationaI Initiative (AQMEII) air 2 quality simulations, Atmospheric Environment, ISSN 1352-2310, 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.065.

Rockel, B, R. Arritt, M. Rummukainen, and A. Hense, 2010: The 2nd Lund Regional-scale Climate Modelling Workshop, Editorial, Meteorol. Z., Volume 19, Number 3, 223-224 

Winterfeldt, J., Geyer, B. and R. Weisse, 2010: Using QuikSCAT in the added value assessment of dynamically downscaled wind speed,  Int. Journal of Climatology, 10.1002/joc.2105

BACC-Group, 2008: BACC, the BALTEX Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea basin, Series: Regional Climate Studies, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-540-72785-9

Bhend, J. and H. von Storch, 2008: Consistency of observed winter precipitation trends in northern Europe with regional climate change projections, Climate Dynamics, Vol. 31, pp. 17-28, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-007-0335-9

Jaeger, E. B., I. Anders, D. Lüthi, B. Rockel, C. Schär, S. I. Seneviratne, 2008: Analysis of ERA40-driven CLM simulations for Europe, Meteorol. Z., Volume 12, Number 4, 349-267

Rockel, B., C. L. Castro, R. A. Pielke Sr., H. von Storch, G. Lencini, 2008: Dynamical Downscaling: Assessment of Model System Dependent Retained and Added Variability for two Different Regional Climate Models, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D21107, doi:10.1029/2007JD009461

Rockel, B., A. Will, and A. Hense, 2008: The Regional Climate Model COSMO-CLM (CCLM), Editorial, Meteorol. Z., Volume 12, Number 4, 347-348

Rockel, B. and B. Geyer, 2008: The performance of the regional climate model CLM in different climate regions, based on the example of precipitation, Meteorol. Z., Volume 12, Number 4, 487-498

Smiatek, G., B. Rockel, U. Schättler, 2008: Time invariant data preprocessor for the climate version of the COSMO model (COSMO-CLM), Meteorol. Z., Volume 12, Number 4, 395-405
 

Déqué, M., D.P. Rowell, D. Lüthi, F. Giorgi, J. H. Christensen, B. Rockel, D. Jacob, E. Kjellström, M. de Castro, and B. van den Hurk, 2007: An intercomparison of regional climate simulations for Europe: assessing uncertainties in model projections, Climatic Change, 10.1007/s10584-006-9228-x

Jacob, D., L. Bärring, O. B. Christensen, J. H. Christensen, M. de Castro, M. Déqué, F. Giorgi, S. Hagemann, M. Hirschi, R. Jones, E. Kjellström, G. Lenderink, B. Rockel, E. Sánchez, Ch. Schär, S. I. Seneviratne, S. Somot, A. van Ulden, and B. van den Hurk, 2007: An intercomparison of regional climate models for Europe: Model performance in Present-Day Climate, Climatic Change, 10.1007/s10584-006-9213-4 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting      0584-006-9213-4  end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting      0584-006-9213-4  end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Rockel, B., and K. Woth, 2007: Extremes of near-surface wind speed over Europe and their future changes as estimated from an ensemble of RCM simulations, Climatic Change, 10.1007/s10584-006-9227-y

Sokolova, E., K. Dethloff, A. Rinke, and A. Benkel, 2007: Planetary and synoptic scale adjustment of the Arctic atmosphere to sea ice cover changes, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 34, No. 17, L17816,10.1029/2007GL030218

Takle, E.S., J. Roads, B. Rockel, W.J. Gutowski Jr., R.W. Arrit, I. Meinke, C.G. Jones, and A. Zadra, 2007: Transferability intercomparison: An opportunity for new insight on the global water cycle and energy budget, Bull. Amer. Soc., 88, 375-384

Crewell, S., C. Simmer, U. Löhnert, V. Venema, A. Feijt, E. van Meijgaard, A. van Lammeren, H. Bloemink, D. Jolivet, M. Wendisch, S. Schmidt, M. Schröder, U. Willén, M. Quante, J. Meywerk, O. A. Krasnov, T. Trautmann, S. Gimeno García, K. Pfeilsticker, T. Scholl, 2004: The BALTEX Bridge Campaign, An integrated approach for a better understanding of clouds, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85,1565-1584.

Déqué, M., R.G. Jones, M. Wold, F. Giorgi, J.H. Christensen, D.C. Hassell, P.L. Vidale, B. Rockel, D. Jakob, E. Kjellström, M. de Castro, F. Kucharski, B. van den Hurk, 2005: Global high resolution versus Limited Area Model climate change projections over Europe: quantifying confidence level from PRUDENCE results, Climate Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s00382-005-0052-1
 

Hupfer, P., J. Harff, I. Meinke, H. Sterr, H.-J. Stigge, 2003 : Die Wasserstände and der Ostseeküste. Entwicklung - Sturmfluten - Klimawandel, Die Küste, 66, 331pp

Jacob, D., B.J.J.M. Van den Hurk, U. Andræ, G. Elgered, C. Fortelius, L.P. Graham, S.D. Jackson, U. Karstens, Chr. Köpken, R. Lindau, R. Podzun, B. Rockel, F. Rubel, B.H. Sass, R.N.B. Smith, and X. Yang, 2001: A comprehensive model inter-comparison study investigating the water budget during the BALTEX-PIDCAP period, Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 19-43.

Johnsen, K.-P., J.Miao, and S.Q.Kidder, 2004: Comparison of atmospheric water vapor over Antarctica derived from CHAMP/GPS and AMSU-B data, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 29, 251-255.

Johnsen, K.-P., J.Miao, and S.Q.Kidder, 2004: Comparison of atmospheric water vapor over Antarctica derived from CHAMP/GPS and AMSU-B data, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 29, 251-255.Johnsen, K.-P. and B. Rockel, 2001: Validation of a regional weather forecast model with GPS data, Phys. Chem. Earth (B), Vol. 26, No. 5-6, 415-419.

Johnsen, K.-P. and B. Rockel, 2001: Validation of the NWP model HRM with groundbased GPS data, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A, Vol.26, No.6-8, pages 463-466

Johnsen, K.-P., 2003: NWP model specific humidities compared with CHAMP/GPS and TERRA/MODIS data: First CHAMP Mission Results for Gravity, Magnetic and Atmospheric Studies, Springer Series, ISBN 3-540-00206-5 473-478

Johnsen, K.-P. and S.Q.Kidder, 2002: Water vapor over Europe obtained from remote sensors and compared with a hydrostatic NWP model, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 27, No.4-5, pages 371-375

Keup-Thiel, C.-Ph. Klepp, E. Raschke, and B. Rockel, 2003: Regional model simulation of the North Atlantic cyclone "Caroline" and comparisons with satellite data, Annales Geophysicae, 21, pages 655-659.

Meinke, Insa, 2005: On the Validation of Cloud Parametrization Schemes in Numerical Models: Developing a Method Applied to the regional Model HRM using Satellite Data from ISCCP, submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.

Meinke, I., H. von Storch, and F. Feser, 2004: A validation of the cloud parameterization in the regional model SN-REMO, J. Geophys. Res., Vol 109, No D13, citation number D13205, DOI 10.1029/2004JD004520.

Meinke, I., 2002: Zur Validierung der Wolkenparametrisierung des Regionalmodells HRM mit Satellitendaten des ISCCP - Entwicklung und Anwendung einer Methode, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Geesthacht GmbH, External Report Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht 2002/19, 136 pp.

Meywerk, J. and V. Ramanathan, 2002: Influence of anthropogenic aerosols on the total and spectral irradiance at the sea surface during the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX) 1999, J. Geophys. Res., Volume 107, Number D19, INX2 17

Miao, J., K-P.Johnsen, S.Buehler, and A.Kokhanovsky, 2003: The potential of polarization measurements from space at mm and sub-mm wavelengths for determining cirrus cloud parameters, Atmos.Chem.Phys., 3, 39-48.

van Meijgaard, E., U. Andræ, and B. Rockel, 2001: Comparison of model predicted cloud parameters and surface radiative fluxes with observations on the 100 km scale, Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 109-130.

Raschke, E., J. Meywerk, K. Warrach, U. Andræ, S. Bergström, F. Beyrich, F. Bosveld, K. Bumke, C. Fortelius, L.P. Graham, D.-E. Gryning, S. Halldin, L. Hasse, M. Heikinheimo, H.-J. Isemer, D. Jacob, I. Jauja, K.-G. Karlssson, S. Keevallik, J. Koistinen, A. van Lammeren, U. Lass, J. Launiainen, A. Lehmann, B. Liljebladh, M. Lobmeyr, W. Matthäus, T. Mengelkamp, D.B. Michelson,, J. Napiórkowski, A. Omstedt, J. Piechura, B.

Raschke, E., J. Meywerk, and B. Rockel, 2002: Has the project BALTEX so far met its original objectives?, Boreal Env. Res., Vol. 7, No. 3, 175 - 182.

Roads, J., E. Raschke, and B. Rockel, 2002: BALTEX water and energy budgets in the NCEP/DOE reanalysis II, Boreal Env. Res., Vol. 7, No. 4, 307-319.
Rockel, F. Rubel, E. Ruprecht, A.-S. Smedman, and A. Stigebrandt, 2001: The Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX): A European contribution to the investigation of the energy and water cycle over a large drainage basin, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 2389-2413.

Roads, J., B. Rockel, and E. Raschke, 2001: Evaluation of ECPC's seasonal forecasts over the BALTEX region and Europe, Meteorol. Z., 10, 283-294.

Rockel, B., I. Meinke, J. Roads, W.J. Gutowski, Jr., R.W. Arritt, E.S. Takle, C. Jones, 2005: The Inter-CSE Transferability Study, CEOP Newsletter No. 8, 4-5

Rockel, B. and U. Karstens, 2001: Development of the water budget for three extra-tropical cyclones with intense rainfall over Europe, Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 75-83.

Ryan, B.F., J.J. Katzfey, D.J. Abbs, C. Jakob, U. Lohmann, B. Rockel, L.D. Rotstayn, R.E. Stewart, K.K. Szeto, G. Tselioudis and M.K. Yau, 2000: Simulations of a cold front by cloud-resolving, limited area and large-scale models, and a model evaluation using in-situ and satellite observations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 3218-3235.

Straka, J., 2002: Modelling of total precipitation by means of two versions of Regional Model REMO, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Geesthacht GmbH, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht 2002/12, 45 pp.

van den Hurk, B., M. Hirschi, G. Lenderink, E. van Meijgaard, A. van Ulden, B. Rockel, S. Hagemann, P. Graham, and E. Kjellström, 2005: Soil control on runoff response to climate change in regional climate model simulations, Journal of Climate, Vol. 18, No. 17, pages 3536–3551.

Vey, S., K.-P. Johnsen, J. Miao, G. Heygster and R.Dietrich, 2004: Comparison of Tropospheric Water Vapour over Antarctica derived from AMSU-B data, Ground Based GPS data and th eNCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 82(1B), 259-267.

Zhang, Y., B. Rockel, R. Stuhlmann, R. Hollmann, and U. Karstens, 2001: REMO cloud modeling: improvements and validation with ISCCP DX data, J. Appl. Meteorol., 389-408.

Benkel, A., 2007: The Role of Northern Hemispheric Cryospheric Albedo Changes: A Model Study of the Arctic’s Impact on the Global Climate

Bhend, J., 2010: Detection of an anthropogenic influence on the observed changes in near-surface temperature and precipitation in Northern Europe.

Geyer, B., 2004: Eine regionale Klimasimulation für Europa zur Zeit des späten Maunder-Minimums 1675-1705

Lindenberg, J., 2011: A verification study and trend analysis of simulated boundary layer wind fields over Europe, HZG Report 2011-3, ISSN 2191-7833 

Meinke, I., 2002: Zur Validierung der Wolkenparametrisierung des Regionalmodells HRM mit Satellitendaten des ISCCP - Entwicklung und Anwendung einer Methode

Knote, Ch., 2008: Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Windgeschwindigkeits- und Temperaturverteilung in der Region Trier. Hochaufgelöste Simulationen mit der Klimaversion des COSMO Modells CCLM4.

Ludwig, A., 2009: Evaluierung von Feuchte, Wolken und Niederschlag im CCLM und KLIMA-MM5 des Helmholtz-Zentrums Geesthacht