Dr.-Ing. Jan Bliefernicht
| Phone: | +49 (0)821 598 5518 |
| Email: | jan.bliefernicht@geo.uni-augsburg.de |
| Room: | 2023 (B) |
| Visiting hours: | by appointment only |
| Address: | Alter Postweg 118, 86159 Augsburg |
Research interests
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Seasonal climate and weather forecasts
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Statistical downscaling and regional climate modelling
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Heavy precipitation, flood and drought forecasting
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Verification of weather and hydrological forecasts
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Hydrometeorological networks and observatories
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Interpolation and stochastic simulation of meteorological variables
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Hydrological and land surface modelling
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Analysis of land-atmosphere interactions
selected research projects
2019-2022 EnerSHelF: High resolution energy meteorological forecasting for improved management of PV-hybrid systems
2017-2020 SAWAM: Seasonal Water Resources Management in Semi-arid Regions: Application-oriented Transfer of
Regionalized Global Information
2010-2017 WASCAL: West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use
2005-2009 HORIX: Development of an operational expert system for flood risk management
2005-2008 PREVIEW: Prevention, Information and Early Warning of Natural Hazards
Current publications
Berger, S., Bliefernicht, J., Linstädter, A, Canak, K., Guug, S., Heinzeller, D.; Hingerl, L.; Mauder, M.; Neidl, F.; Quansah, E.; Salack, S.; Steinbrecher, R.; Kunstmann, H (2019): The impact of rain events on CO2 emissions from contrasting land use systems in semi-arid West African savannas, Science of the Total Environment, 647, 1478-1489 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.397
Salack, S., Bossa, A., Bliefernicht, J., Berger, S., Yira, Y., Sanoussi, KA, Guug, S., Heinzeller, D., Avocanh, A.S., Hamadou, B., Meda, S., Diallo, B.A., Bado, I.B., Saley, I.A., Daku, E.K., Lawson, N.Z., Ganaba, A., Sanfo, S., Hien, K., Aduna, A., Steup, G., Diekkrüger, B., Waongo, M., Rogmann, A., Kunkel, R., Lamers, J.P.A., Sylla, M.B., Kunstmann, H., Barry, B., Sedogo, L.G., Jaminon, C., Vlek, P., Adegoke, J. and Savadogo, M. (2019): Designing Transnational Hydroclimatological Observation Networks and Data Sharing Policies in West Africa. Data Science Journal, 18: 33, 1–15, https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2019-033
Bliefernicht, J., M. Waongo, S. Salack, J. Seidel, P. Laux, and H. Kunstmann, 2019: Quality and Value of Seasonal Precipitation Forecasts Issued by the West African Regional Climate Outlook Forum. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 58, 621–642, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0066.1
Bliefernicht, J., S. Berger, S. Salack, S. Guug, L. Hingerl, D. Heinzeller, M. Mauder, R. Steinbrecher, G. Steup, A.Y. Bossa, M. Waongo, E. Quansah, A.A. Balogun, Y. Yira, J. Arnault, S. Wagner, C. Klein, U. Gessner, K. Knauer, A. Straub, R. Schönrock, R. Kunkel, E.C. Okogbue, A. Rogmann, F. Neidl, C. Jahn, B. Diekkrüger, A. Aduna, B. Barry, and H. Kunstmann (2018): The WASCAL Hydrometeorological Observatory in the Sudan Savanna of Burkina Faso and Ghana. Vadose Zone J. 17:180065. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.03.0065
Lorenz, M., Bliefernicht, J., Haese, B., Kunstmann, H. (2018): Copula‐based downscaling of daily precipitation fields. Hydrological Processes, 32, 3479– 3494. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13271
Curriculum vitae
Since 2017 Guest lecturer, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn
Since 2016 Habilitation in Climate and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, University of Augsburg
Since 2016 Research Associate with teaching duties, Chair of Regional Climate and Hydrology,
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg
2010–2016 Research Associate (Post-Doc), Chair of Regional Climate and Hydrology,
Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg
2010 Doctoral Degree (Dr.-Ing.) in Hydrology, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering, University of Stuttgart
2004–2010 Research Associate with teaching duties, Chair for Hydrology and Geohydrology,
Hydraulic Institute of Engineering, University of Stuttgart
2003–2004 Gen Re, Natural Hazard Departement, Cologne
2003 Diploma in Geoecology, Institute of Geoecology, Technical University of Brunswick
2001 Student Assistant, German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam
1997–2003 Study of Geoecology, Technical University of Brunswick