NAME/POSITION

Thomas Junghänel (PhD Student)

FIELD OF RESEARCH/BIOGRAPHIE:

Mainly, I am interested in the processing and analysis of radar data for climatological questions. My studies focuses on extreme precipitation events, especially hail and heavy rain events.

EDUCATION

2007 – 2010 Bachelor of Science Meteorology, University of Leipzig
2010 – 2012 Master of Science Meteorology, University of Leipzig
since 2015 PhD Student at Institute of Atmosphere and Environment (IAU),

PUBLICATIONS

Junghänel, T., 2012: Conceptual basics of a hail climatology for Saxony. Master Thesis (in German)

Junghänel, T., C. Brendel, T. Winterrath and A. Walter, 2016: Towards a radar- and observation based hail climatology for Germany. Meteorol. Z., DOI 10.1127/metz/2014/0123 (OA)

MEMBERSHIPS

since 2010 German Meteorological Society (since 2015: Panel of Experts - Hydrometeorology)
since 2014 Skywarn Deutschland e.V.

CONTACT

Deutscher Wetterdienst
Department of Hydrometeorology

Frankfurter Straße 135
D-63067 Offenbach/Main

Raum: E3.A.58
Tel: +49-(0)69-8062-2929
E-mail: Thomas.Junghaenel@dwd.de