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  8. Dr.-Ing. Jan Bliefernicht

Dr.-Ing. Jan Bliefernicht

research associate
Regional Climate and Hydrology
Phone: +49 (0)821 598 5518
Email:
Room: 2023 (B)
Opening hours: by appointment only
Address: Alter Postweg 118, 86159 Augsburg

Research interests

  • Seasonal climate and weather forecasts

  • Statistical downscaling and regional climate modelling

  • Heavy precipitation, flood and drought forecasting

  • Verification of weather and hydrological forecasts

  • Hydrometeorological networks and observatories

  • Interpolation and stochastic simulation of meteorological variables

  • Hydrological and land surface modelling

  • Analysis of land-atmosphere interactions

research projects

current projects

 

FURIFLOOD: Current and future risks of urban and rural flooding in West Africa - An integrated analysis and ecosystem-based solutions

 

CONCERT: Greenhouse gas emission and its mitgation options under climate and land use change in West Africa

 

EnerShelF: High resolution energy meteorological forecasting for improved management of PV-hybrid sys    tems

 

former projects

 

SAWAM: Seasonal Water Resources Management in Semi-arid Regions: Application-oriented Transfer of

               Regionalized Global Information

 

WASCAL: West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use

 

Publications

2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019

2023
Sawadogo, Windmanagda; Bliefernicht, Jan; Fersch, Benjamin; Salack, Seyni; Guug, Samuel; Ogunjobi, Kehinde O.; Meilinger, Stefanie; Kunstmann, Harald (2023): Global horizontal irradiance in West Africa: evaluation of the WRF-solar model in convection-permitting mode with ground measurements. In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 62 (7), S. 835-851. DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-22-0186.1
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Sawadogo, Windmanagda; Bliefernicht, Jan; Fersch, Benjamin; Salack, Seyni; Guug, Samuel; Diallo, Belko; Ogunjobi, Kehinde.O.; Nacoulma, Guillaume; Tanu, Michael; Meilinger, Stefanie; Kunstmann, Harald (2023): Hourly global horizontal irradiance over West Africa: a case study of one-year satellite- and reanalysis-derived estimates vs. in situ measurements. In: Renewable Energy 216, S. 119066. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119066
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2022
Bliefernicht, Jan; Rauch, Manuel; Laux, Patrick; Kunstmann, Harald (2022): Atmospheric circulation patterns that trigger heavy rainfall in West Africa. In: International Journal of Climatology 42 (12), S. 6515-6536. DOI: 10.1002/joc.7613
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Lorenz, Manuel; Bliefernicht, Jan; Kunstmann, Harald (2022): Bias correction of daily precipitation for ungauged locations using geostatistical approaches: a case study for the CORDEX‐Africa ensemble. In: International Journal of Climatology 42 (12), S. 6596-6615. DOI: 10.1002/joc.7649
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Ndiaye, Aissatou; Moussa, Mounkaila Saley; Dione, Cheikh; Sawadogo, Windmanagda; Bliefernicht, Jan; Dungall, Laouali; Kunstmann, Harald (2022): Projected changes in solar PV and wind energy potential over West Africa: an analysis of CORDEX-CORE simulations. In: Energies 15 (24), S. 9602. DOI: 10.3390/en15249602
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Bliefernicht, Jan; Salack, Seyni; Waongo, Moussa; Annor, Thompson; Laux, Patrick; Kunstmann, Harald (2022): Towards a historical precipitation database for West Africa: overview, quality control and harmonization. In: International Journal of Climatology 42 (7), S. 4001-4023. DOI: 10.1002/joc.7467
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2021
Schunke, Julia; Laux, Patrick; Bliefernicht, Jan; Waongo, Moussa; Sawadogo, Windmanagda; Kunstmann, Harald (2021): Exploring the potential of the cost-efficient TAHMO observation data for hydro-meteorological applications in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Water 13 (22), S. 3308. DOI: 10.3390/w13223308
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Portele, Tanja C.; Lorenz, Christof; Dibrani, Berhon; Laux, Patrick; Bliefernicht, Jan; Kunstmann, Harald (2021): Seasonal forecasts offer economic benefit for hydrological decision making in semi-arid regions. In: Scientific Reports 11 (1), S. 10581. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89564-y
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Mank, Isabel; Belesova, Kristine; Bliefernicht, Jan; Traoré, Issouf; Wilkinson, Paul; Danquah, Ina; Sauerborn, Rainer (2021): The impact of rainfall variability on diets and undernutrition of young children in rural Burkina Faso. In: Frontiers in Public Health 9, S. 693281. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.693281
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Laux, Patrick; Rötter, Reimund P.; Webber, Heidi; Dieng, Diarra; Rahimi, Jaber; Wei, Jianhui; Faye, Babacar; Srivastava, Amit K.; Bliefernicht, Jan; Adeyeri, Oluwafemi; Arnault, Joel; Kunstmann, Harald (2021): To bias correct or not to bias correct? An agricultural impact modelers’ perspective on regional climate model data. In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 304-305, S. 108406. DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108406
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2020
Ascott, M. J.; Macdonald, D. M. J.; Black, E.; Verhoef, A.; Nakohoun, P.; Tirogo, J.; Sandwidi, W. J. P.; Bliefernicht, Jan; Sorensen, J. P. R.; Bossa, A. Y. (2020): In situ observations and lumped parameter model reconstructions reveal intra‐annual to multidecadal variability in groundwater levels in Sub‐Saharan Africa. In: Water Resources Research 56 (12), S. e2020WR028056. DOI: 10.1029/2020wr028056
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2019
Salack, Seyni; Bossa, Aymar; Bliefernicht, Jan; Berger, Sina; Yira, Yacouba; Sanoussi, Kamil A.; Guug, Samuel; Heinzeller, Dominikus; Avocanh, Adolphe S.; Hamadou, Barro; Meda, Symphorien; Diallo, Belko A.; Bado, Igor B.; Saley, Inoussa A.; Daku, Elidaa K.; Lawson, Namo Z.; Ganaba, Aida; Sanfo, Safiétou; Hien, Koufanou; Aduna, Arone; Steup, Gero; Diekkrüger, Bernd; Waongo, Moussa; Rogmann, Antonio; Kunkel, Ralf; Lamers, John P. A.; Sylla, Mouhamadou B.; Kunstmann, Harald; Barry, Boubacar; Sedogo, Laurent G.; Jaminon, Christian; Vlek, Paul; Adegoke, Jimmy; Savadogo, Moumini (2019): Designing transnational hydroclimatological observation networks and data sharing policies in West Africa. In: Data Science Journal 18 (1), S. 33. DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2019-033
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Auer, Hannah; Bliefernicht, Jan; Seidel, Jochen; Kunstmann, Harald; Demuth, Norbert (2019): Evaluierung hochaufgelöster Ensemble-Niederschlagsvorhersagen für die Hochwasserfrühwarnung in kleinräumigen Flussgebieten am Beispiel der Starkregenperiode 2016 in Deutschland. In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung: HyWa 63 (3), S. 130-146. DOI: 10.5675/HyWa_2019.3_1
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Demuth, Norbert; Bliefernicht, Jan; Seidel, Jochen; Auer, Hannah (2019): Prediction verification in meteorological and hydrological practice. In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung: HyWa 63 (3), S. 128-129.
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Bliefernicht, Jan; Waongo, M.; Salack, S.; Seidel, J.; Laux, Patrick; Kunstmann, Harald (2019): Quality and value of seasonal precipitation forecasts issued by the West African regional climate outlook forum. In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 58 (3), S. 621-642. DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-18-0066.1
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Rauch, Manuel; Bliefernicht, Jan; Laux, Patrick; Salack, Seyni; Waongo, Moussa; Kunstmann, Harald (2019): Seasonal forecasting of the onset of the rainy season in West Africa. In: Atmosphere 10 (9), S. 528. DOI: 10.3390/atmos10090528
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Berger, Sina; Bliefernicht, Jan; Linstädter, Anja; Canak, Kristijan; Guug, Samuel; Heinzeller, Dominikus; Hingerl, Luitpold; Mauder, Matthias; Neidl, Frank; Quansah, Emmanuel; Salack, Seyni; Steinbrecher, Rainer; Kunstmann, Harald (2019): The impact of rain events on CO2 emissions from contrasting land use systems in semi-arid West African savannas. In: Science of The Total Environment 647, S. 1478-1489. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.397
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Demuth, N.; Bliefernicht, Jan; Seidel, J.; Auer, H. (2019): Vorhersage-Verifikation in der meteorologischen und hydrologischen Praxis. In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 63 (3), S. 128-129.
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Curriculum vitae

Since 2016  Senior Scientist and Lecturer,Chair of Regional Climate and Hydrology, Institute of Geography, University of Augsburg

2017–2019  Guest lecturer, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn

2016–2023  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

 

 

Current Lectures

(applied filters: semester: WS 2023/24 | lecturers: Jan-Geert Bliefernicht | course types: Vorlesung, Übung, Seminar, Hauptseminar, Oberseminar)
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(applied filters: semester: SS 2023 | lecturers: Jan-Geert Bliefernicht | course types: Vorlesung, Übung, Seminar, Hauptseminar, Oberseminar, Projektseminar, Projekt)
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