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Section Meteorology

Meteorology is devoted to the study of atmospheric processes that influence the Earth's weather and climate and has applications in weather and climate prediction, aerospace, agriculture, energy production, environmental research, and disaster management. The focus of the IfG Meteorology Section in Bonn is on climate dynamics and monitoring and statistical methods, radar remote sensing, boundary layer dynamics and observation, theoretical synoptic, and general meteorology and atmospheric dynamics. The meteorology section of the IfG is involved, among others, in the Collaborative Research Center 1502 DETECT, leads the BMBF joint project ClimXtreme and the Priority Program 2115 PROM as well as the Forschergruppe FOR 2589 RealPEP.

Education includes the B.Sc. Meteorology and Geophysics and the M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere.


News
Successful interim evaluation of Jun.-Prof. Dr. Leonie Esters1
We congratulate Jun.-Prof. Dr. Leonie Esters, Junior Professor of Climate Monitoring, on successfully passing the midterm evaluation of her tenure track professorship.
New interim professor2
We are pleased to welcome our new interim professor, Dr. Christoph Renkl, who joined the institute in the Meteorology Section on March 15th.
Planning competition: Children in the climate crisis3
The Erasmus+ project Children in the Climate Crisis is organising a planning competition until 15 March 2025. All information on participation and prizes can be found here!
International Double Degree Master's Program in Geophysics4
Cooperation agreement signed for the international geophysics degree program with double degree - double degree for excellent students in the Master's program “Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere” at the University of Bonn and “Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources” at the University of Padua 

Our working groups

Photo: Clouds in front of a blue sky. Photographed from the air.
© Prof. Dr. Helmut Kraus

WG Theoretical Meteorology

Photo: Broken, dried up brown soil.
© pexels CCO

WG Climate Dynamics and Statistics

Photo: A radar unit with a large dish. The sign in front of it is labelled ‘Danger’.
© Prof. Dr. Helmut Kraus

WG Remote Sensing

Photo: View of the sea at sunset. In the foreground is the railing of a ship.
© Leonie Esters

WG Climate Monitoring

A satellite image of Europe with schematically marked high and low pressure areas, temperatures and pressure lines.
© NASA Worldview/Christoph Gatzen

WG General Meteorology

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