Prof. Dr. Dieter Scherer

Career progression

  • 1982-1989: High-school teacher education in physics and geography at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
  • 1984-1990: Diploma study of physics at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
  • 1994: Ph.D. in meteorology at the Faculty of Science at the University of Basle, Switzerland, predicate summa cum laude.
    Title of the dissertation: Slush stream initiation in a High Arctic drainage basin in NW-Spitsbergen - An energy balance based approach combining field methods, remote sensing and numerical modelling.
  • 1999: Habilitation in geography and receiving of the "venia docendi" by the the Faculty of Science at the University of Basle, Switzerland.
    Title of the Habilitation thesis: Regionale Geosystemanalyse - Theorie und Beispiele. (Regional Geosystem Analysis - Theory and Examples).
  • 2003: Announced as University Professor and head of the Chair of Climatology at the Institute of Ecology of Technische Universität Berlin.


Research projects


Further scientific activities

  • Reviewer for various scientific journals (e.g. Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal of Glaciology, Theoretical and Applied Climatology)
  • Convener for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) of the session: " Mass and Energy Balance of Snow and Ice"
  • Member of organization and science committees of scientific conferences, symposia and workshops (e.g. for the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL))
  • Reviewer for BMBF, NASA, NSERC Canada
  • National Chief Delegate (Switzerland) of the Northern Research Basins (NRB) till 2001


Selected publications (peer-reviewed):

Straaten, A., Meier, F., Scherer, D., Weber, S. (2022):
Significant reduction of ultrafine particle emission fluxes to the urban atmosphere during the COVID-19 lockdown Science of The Total Environment 848, Part 4. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156516
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Botsyun, S., Mutz, S.G., Ehlers, T.A., Koptev, A., Wang, X., Schmidt, B., Appel, E., Scherer, D. (2022):
Influence of large-scale atmospheric dynamics on precipitation seasonality of the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia in cold and warm climates during the late Cenozoic. JGR: Atmospheres. DOI: 10.1029/2021JD035810
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Nicolini, G., Antoniella, G., Carotenuto, F., Christen, A., Ciais, P., Feigenwinter, C., Gioli, B., Stagakis, S., Velasco, E., Vogt, R., Ward, H. C., Barlow, Chrysoulakis, N., Duce, P., Graus, M., Helfter, C., Heusinkveld, B., Jörvi, L., Karl, T., Marras, S., Masson, V., Matthews, B., Meier, F., Nemitz, E., Sabbatini, S., Scherer, D., Schume, H., Sirca, C., Steeneveld, G.-J., Vagnoli, C., Wang, Y., Zaldei, A., Zheng, B., Papale, D. (2022):
Direct observations of CO2 emission reductions due to COVID-19 lockdown across European urban districts. Science of The Total Environment 830. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154662
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Lin, Q., Chen, J., Chen, D., Wang, X., Li, W., Scherer, D. (2021):
Impacts of Bias-corrected ERA5 Initial Snow Depth on Dynamical Downscaling Simulations for the Tibetan Plateau JGR: Atmospheres. DOI:10.1029/2021JD035625
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Wang, X., Schmidt, B., Scherer, D., Otto, M. (2021):
WRF dynamical downscaling of present-day and mid-Pliocene atmospheric conditions over High Mountain Asia. World Data Center for Climate (WDCC) at DKRZ. DOI:10.26050/WDCC/RRA_WRF_simulations
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Schmidt, B.*, Wang, X.*, Otto, M., Ehlers, T.A., Mutz, S.G., Botsyun, S., Scherer, D. (2021):
Sensitivity of water balance in the Qaidam Basin to the mid-Pliocene Climate. JGR: Atmosphere. DOI:10.1029/2020JD033965
*Schmidt, B., and Wang, X. contributed equally to this work
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Wang, X., Otto, M., Scherer, D. (2021):
Atmospheric triggering conditions and climatic disposition of landslides in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at the beginning of the 21st century. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. DOI:10.5194/nhess-2020-418.
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Arndt, A., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2021):
Atmosphere Driven Mass-Balance Sensitivity of Halji Glacier, Himalayas. Atmosphere 12(4), 426. DOI:10.3390/atmos12040426.
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Wang, X., Tolksdorf, V., Otto, M., Scherer, D. (2021):
WRF-based Dynamical Downscaling of ERA5 Reanalysis Data for High Mountain Asia: Towards a New Version of the High Asia Refined Analysis. Int. J. Climatol. DOI:10.1002/joc.6686.
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Krug, A., Fenner, D., Mücke, H.-G., Scherer, D. (2020):
The contribution of air temperature and ozone to mortality rates during hot weather episodes in eight German cities during the years 2000 and 2017. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 20, 3083-3097. DOI:10.5194/nhess-20-3083-2020.
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Hamm, A., Arndt, A., Kolbe, C., Wang, X., Thies, B., Boyko, O., Reggiani, P., Scherer, D., Bendix, J., Schneider, C. (2020):
Intercomparison of Gridded Precipitation Datasets over a Sub-Region of the Central Himalaya and the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau. Water 12(11), 3271. DOI:10.3390/w12113271.
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Scherer, D. (2020):
Survival of the Qaidam mega-lake system under mid-Pliocene climates and its restoration under future climates. Hydr. and Earth System Sc. 24(7), 3835-3850. DOI:10.5194/HESS-24-3835-2020.
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Fenner, D., Holtmann, A., Meier, F., Langer, I., Scherer, D. (2019):
Contrasting changes of urban heat island intensity during hot weather episodes. Environ. Res. Lett. 14(12), 124013. DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ab506b.
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Krug, A., Fenner, D., Holtmann, A., Scherer, D. (2019):
Occurrence and Coupling of Heat and Ozone Events and Their Relation to Mortality Rates in Berlin, Germany, between 2000 and 2014. Atmosphere 10(6), 348. DOI:10.3390/atmos10060348.
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Scherer, D., Ament, F., Emeis, S., Fehrenbach, U., Leitl, B., Scherber, K., Schneider, C., Vogt, U. (2019):
Three-Dimensional Observation of Atmospheric Processes in Cities. Meteorol. Z. (Contrib. Atm. Sci.) 28(2), 121-138. DOI:10.1127/metz/2019/0911.
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Scherer, D., Antretter, F., Bender, S., Cortekar, J., Emeis, S., Fehrenbach, U., Gross, G., Halbig, G., Hasse, J., Maronga, B., Raasch, S., Scherber, K. (2019):
Urban Climate Under Change [UC]2 - A National Research Programme for Developing a Building-Resolving Atmospheric Model for Entire City Regions. Meteorol. Z. (Contrib. Atm. Sci.) 28(2), 95-104. DOI:10.1127/metz/2019/0913.
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Jänicke, B., Holtmann, A., Kim, K.R., Kang, M., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (2019):
Quantification and evaluation of intra-urban heat-stress variability in Seoul, Korea. Int. J. Biometeorol. 63(1), 1-12. DOI:10.1007/s00484-018-1631-2.
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Fenner, D., Holtmann, A., Krug, A., Scherer, D. (2018):
Heat waves in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany - Long-term trends and comparison of heat wave definitions from 1893 to 2017. Int. J. Climatol. 39(4), 2422-2437. DOI:10.1002/joc.5962.
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Mölg, T., Maussion, F., Collier, E., Chiang, J. C. H., Scherer, D. (2017):
Prominent Midlatitude Circulation Signature in High Asia´s Surface Climate During Monsoon. Journal of Geophysical Research. Atmospheres. 122 (23), 12,702-12,712. DOI:10.1002/2017JD027414.
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Fenner, D., Meier, F., Bechtel, B., Otto, M., Scherer, D. (2017):
Intra and inter 'local climate zone' variability of air temperature as observed by crowdsourced citizen weather stations in Berlin, Germany. Meteorol. Zeit. 26(5), 525-547. DOI:10.1127/metz/2017/0861.
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Meier, F., Fenner, D., Grassmann, T., Otto, M., Scherer, D. (2017):
Crowdsourcing air temperature from citizen weather stations for urban climate research. Urban Climate 19, 170-191. DOI:10.1016/j.uclim.2017.01.006.
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Jänicke, B., Meier, F., Fenner, D., Fehrenbach, U., Holtmann, A., Scherer, D. (2017):
Urban-rural differences in near-surface air temperature as resolved by the Central Europe Refined analysis (CER): sensitivity to planetary boundary layer schemes and urban canopy models. Int. J. Climatol. 37, 2063-2079. DOI:10.1002/joc.4835.
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Buchin, O., Jänicke, B., Meier, F., Scherer, D., Ziegler, F. (2016):
The role of building models in the evaluation of heat-related risks. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. 16, 963-976. DOI:10.5194/nhess-16-963-2016.
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Bahi, H., Rhinane, H., Bensalmia, A., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (2016):
Effects of Urbanization and Seasonal Cycle on the Surface Urban Heat Island Patterns in the Coastal Growing Cities: A Case Study of Casablanca, Morocco. Remote Sens. 8(10), 829. DOI:10.3390/rs8100829.
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Curio, J., Scherer, D. (2016):
Seasonality and spatial variability of dynamic precipitation controls on the Tibetan Plateau. Earth System Dynamics 7(3), 767-782. DOI:10.5194/ESD-7-767-2016.
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Jänicke, B., Meier, F., Lindberg, F., Schubert, S., Scherer, D. (2016):
Towards city-wide, building-resolving analysis of mean radiant temperature. Urban Climate 15, 83-98. DOI:10.1016/j.uclim.2015.11.003.
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Otto, M., Höpfner, C., Curio, J., Maussion, F., Scherer, D. (2016):
Assessing vegetation response to precipitation in northwest Morocco during the last decade: an application of MODIS NDVI and high resolution reanalysis data. Theor Appl Climatol 123, 23-41. DOI:10.1007/s00704-014-1344-3.
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Burkart, K., Meier, F., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., Canário, P., Alcoforado, M. J., Scherer, D., Endlicher, W. (2016):
Modification of Heat-Related Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Vegetation (Urban Green) and Proximity to Water (Urban Blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal. Environ. Health Perspect. 124, 927–934. DOI:10.1289/ehp.1409529.
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Curio, J., Maussion, F., Scherer, D.(2015):
A 12-year high-resolution climatology of atmospheric water transport over the Tibetan Plateau. Earth System Dynamics 6, 109-124. DOI:10.5194/esd-6-109-2015.
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Giseke, U., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Helten, F., Kraume, M., Scherer, D., Spars, G., Adidi, A., Amraoui, F., Berdouz, S., Chlaida, M., Mansour, M., Mdafai, M. (2015):
Dealing with five major challenges of growing city regions. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca: 19-27. DOI:10.4324/9781315849522.
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Giseke, U., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Helten, F., Kraume, M., Scherer, D., Spars, G., Adidi, A., Amraoui, F., Berdouz, S., Chlaida, M., Mansour, M., Mdafai, M. (2015):
The UAC research approach: Problems, questions and definitions. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca: 28-36. DOI:10.4324/9781315849522.
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Mdafai, M., Scherer, D. (2015):
Presentation of Grand Casablanca: City profile. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 55-59.
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Höpfner, C., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Methods for complex knowledge production: Earth observation. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 94.
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Curio, J., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Scherer, D., Amraoui, F., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Methods for complex knowledge production: Numerical Modelling. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 95.
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Rhinane, H., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Scherer, D. (2015):
Methods for complex knowledge production: Information and communication platforms. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 98.
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Scherer, D., Curio, J., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Amraoui, F., Berdouz, S., Chlaida, M., Ouldbba, A. (2015):
Problem oriented analysis: Environmental conditions. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 126-131.
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Scherer, D., Curio, J., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Amraoui, F., Ouldbba, A. (2015): Problem oriented analysis: Climate. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 132-150.
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Scherer, D., Curio, J., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Amraoui, F., Berdouz, S., Chlaida, M., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Deepening the problem analysis: Natural resources. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 204-211.
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Fehrenbach, U., Curio, J., Höpfner, C., Scherer, D., Amraoui, F., Mansour, M., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Deepening the problem analysis: Natural hazards and risks. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 212-216.
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Feiertag, P., Naismith, I.-C., Heinze, M., Brand, D., Fehrenbach, U., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Helten, F., Kasper, C., Scherer, D., Giseke, U., Chlaida, M., Mansour, M., Amraoui, F. (2015):
Grand Casablanca 2025: Integrated scenarios. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 223-232.
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Kasper, C., Giseke, U., Brand, C., Brandt, J., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Helten, F., Kraume, M., Scherer, D., Mansour, M., Chlaida, M. (2015):
Connecting spheres: Urban agriculture as a multi-dimensional strategy: Five integrative sub-concepts. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 330-344.
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Kasper, C., Brand, C., Brandt, J., Fehrenbach, U., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Giseke, U., Heinze, M., Helten, F., Kraume, M., Scherer, D., Chlaida, M., Mansour, M., Mdafai, M. (2015):
Connecting spheres: Urban agriculture as a multi-dimensional strategy: A way to make it work: multifunctional spatial systems. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 346-366.
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Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Höpfner, C., Amraoui, F., Ouldbba, A., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Urban agriculture’s contribution to a climate-optimized urban development: Climate optimized urban development and Urban Agriculture: the regional level. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 382-387.
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Scherer, D., Brand, C., Brandt, J., Fehrenbach, U., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Prystav, G., Amraoui, F., Berdouz, S., Chlaida, M. (2015):
Urban agriculture’s contribution to a climate-optimized urban development: Climate optimized urban development and urban agriculture: the local level. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 388-395.
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Heinze, M., Gerster-Bentaya, M., Helten, F., Prystav, G., Scherer, D. (2015):
The economic impacts of urban agriculture: The economic impact of the Pilot Projects. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 418-429.
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Fehrenbach, U., Helten, F., Scherer, D., Rhinane, H. (2015):
Strategies and actions: Open access to knowledge. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 462-467.
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Feiertag, P., Giseke, U., Brand, C., Chlaida, M., Helten, F., Scherer, D., Ouchker, J., Amraoui, F., Mdafai, M. (2015):
Strategies and actions: The UAC Action Plan for Grand Casablanca. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 468-477.
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Giseke, U., Helten, F., Spars, G., Scherer, D., Mdafai, M., Berdouz, S., Amraoui, F., Mansour, M., Ouchker, J., Brandt, J. (2015):
Strategies and actions: Dealing with constraints: Limitations of the problem solutions. In: Urban Agriculture for Growing City Regions. Connecting Urban-Rural Spheres in Casablanca, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 478-486.
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Jänicke, B., Meier, F., Hoelscher, M., Scherer, D. (2015):
Evaluating the Effects of Façade Greening on Human Bioclimate in a Complex Urban Environment. Advances in Meteorology, Article ID 747259. DOI:10.1155/2015/747259.
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Neckel, N., Kropácek, J., Schröter, B., Scherer, D. (2015):
Effects of Cyclone Hudhud captured by a high altitude Automatic Weather Station in northwestern Nepal. Weather 70(7), 208-210. DOI:10.1002/wea.2494.
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Yi, C., Kim, K. R., An, S. M.,Choi, Y.-J., Holtmann, A., Jänicke, B., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (2015):
Estimating spatial patterns of air temperature at building-resolving spatial resolution in Seoul, Korea. Int. J. Climatol. 36(2), 533–549. DOI:10.1002/joc.4363.
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Fenner, D., Mücke, H.-G., Scherer, D. (2015):
Innerstädtische Lufttemperatur als Indikator gesundheitlicher Belastungen in Großstädten am Beispiel Berlins. UMID 1, 30-38.
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Kim, K. R., Yi, C., Lee, J.-S., Meier, F., Jänicke, B., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (2014):
BioCAS: Biometeorological Climate impact Assessment System for building-scale impact assessment of heat-stress related mortality. DIE ERDE 145(1), 62-79. DOI:10.12854/erde-145-6.
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Fenner, D., Meier, F., Scherer, D., Polze, A. (2014):
Spatial and temporal air temperature variability in Berlin, Germany, during the years 2001-2010. Urban Climate 10, 308-331. DOI:10.1016/j.uclim.2014.02.004.
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Jehn, M., Gebhardt, A., Liebers, U., Kiran, B., Scherer, D., Endlicher, W., Witt, C. (2014):
Heat stress is associated with reduced health status in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a prospective study cohort. Lung 192(4), 619-624. DOI:10.1007/s00408-014-9587-4.
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Maussion, F., Scherer, D., Mölg, T., Collier, E., Curio, J., Finkelnburg, R. (2014):
Precipitation Seasonality and Variability over the Tibetan Plateau as Resolved by the High Asia Reanalysis. Journal of Climate 27(5), 1910-1927. DOI:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00282.1.
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Scherer, D., Endlicher, W. (2014):
Editorial: Urban climate and heat stress. ' Part 2 '. DIE ERDE 145(1-2), 1-2. DOI:10.12854/erde-145-1.
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Scherer, D., Endlicher, W. (2014):
Editorial: Urban climate and heat stress. ' Part 1 '. DIE ERDE 144(3-4), 175-180. DOI:10.12854/erde-144-13
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Mölg, T., Maussion, F., Scherer, D. (2014):
Mid-latitude westerlies as a driver of glacier variability in monsoonal High Asia. Nature Clim. Change 4(1), 68-73. DOI:10.1038/nclimate2055.
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Collier, E., Mölg, T., Maussion, F., Scherer, D., Mayer, C., Bush, A. B. G. (2013):
High-resolution interactive modelling of the mountain glacier-atmosphere interface: an application over the Karakoram. The Cryosphere 7, 779-795. DOI:10.5194/tc-7-779-2013.
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Jehn, M., Donaldson, G., Kiran, B., Liebers, U., Mueller, K., Scherer, D., Endlicher, W., Witt, C. (2013):
Tele-monitoring reduces exacerbation of COPD in the context of climate change - a randomized controlled trial. Environ. Health 12, 99. DOI:10.1186/1476-069X-12-99.
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Eum, J.-H., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Köppel, J., Woo, J.-H. (2013):
Integrating urban climate into urban master plans using spatially distributed information - The Seoul example. Land Use Policy 34, 223-232. DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.03.016.
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Möller, M., Finkelnburg, R., Braun, M., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2013):
Variability of the climatic mass balance of Vestfonna ice cap, northeastern Svalbard, 1979-2011. Annals of Glaciology 54(63), 254-264. DOI:10.3189/2013AoG63A407.
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Sauter, T., Moeller, M., Finkelnburg, R., Grabiec, M., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2013):
Snowdrift modelling for the Vestfonna ice cap, north-eastern Svalbard. The Cryosphere 7, 1287-1301. DOI:10.5194/tc-7-1287-2013.
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Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Lakes, T., Lauf, S., Meier, F., Schuster, C. (2013):
Quantification of heat-stress related mortality hazard, vulnerability and risk in Berlin, Germany. DIE ERDE 144(3-4), 238-259. DOI: 10.12854/erde-144-17.
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Zhang, G., Kang, S., Fujita, K., Wei, Y., Huintjes, E., Xu, J., Yamazaki, T., Haginoya, S., Scherer, D., Schneider, C., Yao, T. (2013):
Energy and mass balance of Zhadang glacier surface, central Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Glaciology 59(213), 137-148. DOI:10.3189/2013JoG12J152.
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Christen, A., Meier, F., Scherer, D. (2012):
High-frequency fluctuations of surface temperatures in an urban environment. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 108(1-2), 301-324. DOI:10.1007/s00704-011-0521-x.
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Meier, F., Scherer, D. (2012):
Spatial and temporal variability of urban tree canopy temperature during summer 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 110(3), 373-384. DOI:10.1007/s00704-012-0631-0.
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Mölg, T., Maussion, F., Yang, W., Scherer, D. (2012):
The footprint of Asian monsoon dynamics in the mass and energy balance of a Tibetan glacier. The Cryosphere 6, 1445-1461. DOI:10.5194/tc-6-1445-2012.
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Mölg, T., Scherer, D. (2012):
Retrieving important mass-balance model parameters from AWS measurements and high-resolution mesoscale atmospheric modeling. Journal of Glaciology 58(209), 625-628. DOI:10.3189/2012JoG11J258.
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Yi, C.-Y., Kim, K.-R., Choi, Y.-J., Won, H. Y., Scherer, D. (2012):
Nocturnal Surface Cooling and Cold Air Transport Analysis Based on High Density Observation - A Case Study of Eunpyeong New Town in Seoul. Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies 15(4), 124-137. DOI:10.11108/kagis.2012.15.4.124.
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Yi, C.-Y., An, S.-M., Kim, K.-R., Choi, Y.-J., Scherer, D. (2012):
Improvement of Air Temperature Analysis by Precise Spatial Data on a Local-scale - A Case Study of Eunpyeong New Town in Seoul. Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies 15(1), 144-158. DOI:10.11108/kagis.2012.15.1.144.
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Beaudon, E., Arppe, L., Jonsell, U., Martma, T., Moeller, M., Pohjola, V. A., Scherer, D., Moore, J. C. (2011):
Spatial and temporal variability of net accumulation from shallow cores from Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard). Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 93(4), 287-299. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00439.x.
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Braun, M., Pohjola, V. A., Pettersson, R., Moeller, M., Finkelnburg, R., Falk, U., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2011):
Changes of glacier frontal positions of Vestfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard). Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 93(4), 301-310. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00437.x.
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Eum, J.-H., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Woo, J.-H. (2011):
Development of an urban landcover classification scheme suitable for representing climatic conditions in a densely built-up Asian megacity. Landscape and Urban Planning 103(3-4), 362-371. DOI:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.08.010.
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Höpfner, C., Scherer, D. (2011):
Analysis of vegetation and land cover dynamics in north-western Morocco during the last decade using MODIS NDVI time series data. Biogeosciences 8, 3359-3373. DOI:10.5194/bg-8-3359-2011.
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Maussion, F., Scherer, D., Finkelnburg, R., Richters, J., Yang, W., Yao, T. (2011):
WRF simulation of a precipitation event over the Tibetan Plateau, China - an assessment using remote sensing and ground observations. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15, 1795-1817. DOI:10.5194/hess-15-1795-2011.
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Möller, M., Finkelnburg, R., Braun, M., Hock, R., Jonsell, U., Pohjola, V., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2011):
Climatic mass balance of the ice cap Vestfonna, Svalbard: A spatially distributed assessment using ERA-Interim and MODIS data. Journal of Geophysical Research 116(F3). DOI:10.1029/2010JF001905.
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Möller, M., Möller, R., Beaudon, E., Mattila, O.-P., Finkelnburg, R., Braun, M., Braun, M., Grabiec, M., Jonsell, U., Luks, B., Puczko, D., Scherer, D., Schneider, C. (2011):
Snowpack Characteristics of Vestfonna and de Geerfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) - A Spatiotemporal Analysis Based on Multiyear Snow-Pit Data. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 93(4), 273-285. DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00440.x.
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Meier, F., Scherer, D., Richters, J., Christen, A. (2011): Atmospheric correction of thermal-infrared imagery of the 3-D urban environment acquired in oblique viewing geometry. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 4, 909-922. DOI:10.5194/amt-4-909-2011.
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Otto, M., Scherer, D., Richters, J. (2011):
Hydrological differentiation and spatial distribution of high altitude wetlands in a semi-arid Andean region derived from satellite data. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15, 1713-1727. DOI:10.5194/hess-15-1713-2011.
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von Bobrutzki, K., Ammon, C., Berg, W., Einert, P., Fiedler, M., Müller, H.-J., Scherer, D., Strohbach, B. (2011):
Ammonia emissions from a broiler farm: spatial variability of airborne concentrations in the vicinity and impact on adjacent woodland. Environ. Monit. Assess. 184(6), 3775-3787. DOI:10.1007/s10661-011-2223-3.
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von Bobrutzki, K., Müller, H. J., Scherer, D. (2011):
Factors affecting the ammonia content in the air surrounding a broiler farm. Biosystems Engineering 108(4), 322-333. DOI:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.01.005.
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Yi, C.-Y., Eum, J.-H., Choi, Y.-J., Kim, K.-R., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Kim, G.-H. (2011):
Development of Climate Analysis Seoul(CAS) Maps Based on Landuse and Meteorogical Model. Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies 14(1), 12-25. DOI:10.11108/kagis.2011.14.1.012.
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Bolch, T., Yao, T., Kang, S., Buchroithner, M. F., Scherer, D., Maussion, F., Huintjes, E., Schneider, C. (2010):
A glacier inventory for the western Nyainqentanglha Range and Nam Co Basin, Tibet, and glacier changes 1976-2009. The Cryosphere 4, 419-433. DOI:10.5194/tc-4-419-2010.
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Meier, F., Scherer, D., Richters, J. (2010):
Determination of persistence effects in spatio-temporal patterns of upward long-wave radiation flux density from an urban courtyard by means of Time-Sequential Thermography. Remote Sensing of Environment 114(1), 21-34. DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2009.08.002.
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Scherer, D. (2006):
Ice and snow (chapter 7.7). In: International Study on Cost-Effective Earth Observation Missions, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 10: 0-415-39136-9. 100-104.
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Scherer, D., Hall, D.K., Hochschild, V., König, M., Winther, J., Duguay, C.R., Pivot, F., Mätzler, C., Rau, F., Seidel, K., Solberg, R., Walker, A.E. (2005):
Remote sensing of snow cover. In: Duguay, C.R., Pietroniro, A. (Eds): Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology: Measuring Environmental Change, Geophysical Monograph 163, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, ISBN: 9780875904283. 7-38. DOI:10.1029/163GM03.
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Winther, J.-G., Bindschadler, R., König, M., Scherer, D. (2005):
Remote sensing of glaciers and ice sheets. In: Duguay, C.R., Pietroniro, A. (Eds): Remote Sensing in Northern Hydrology: Measuring Environmental Change, Geophysical Monograph 163, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, ISBN: 9780875904283. 39-62. DOI:10.1029/163GM04.
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Müller, M., Scherer, D. (2005):
A grid- and subgrid-scale radiation parameterization of topographic effects for mesoscale weather forecast models. Monthly Weather Review 133(6), 1431-1442. DOI:10.1175/MWR2927.1.
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Arck, M., Scherer, D. (2002):
Problems in the determination of sensible heat flux over snow. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 84(3-4), 157-169. DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2002.00170.x.
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Bartsch, A., Gude, M., Jonasson, C., Scherer, D. (2002):
Identification of geomorphic process units in Kärkevagge, northern Sweden, by remote sensing and digital terrain analysis. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 84(3-4), 171-178. DOI:10.1111/j.0435-3676.2002.00171.x.
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Gude, M., Daut, G., Dietrich, S., Mäusbacher, R., Jonasson, C., Bartsch, A., Scherer, D. (2002):
Towards an integration of process measurements, archive analysis and modelling in geomorphology - the Kärkevagge experimental site, Abisko area, northern Sweden. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 84(3-4), 205-212. DOI:10.1111/j.0435-3676.2002.00175.x.
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Scherer, D. (2002):
Earth observation by remote sensing in the context of GIS - Particular requirements of developing countries. Proceedings of the Second Workshop of EARSeL Special Interest Group on Remote Sensing for Developing Countries, September 18 to 20, Bonn, Germany, ISBN 9782908885552. 18-19.
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Scherer, D., Meininger, M. (2002):
Segmentbasierte Klassifikation von Rasterdaten unter Verwendung pixelbasierter Klassifikatoren. In: Strobl, J., Blaschke, T., Griesebner, G. (Hrsg): Angewandte Geographische Informationsverarbeitung XIV, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, ISBN 978-3879073726.

Bartsch, A., Gude, M., Jonasson, C., Scherer, D. (2002):
Identification of geomorphic process units in kärkevagge, northern sweden, by remote sensing and digital terrain analysis. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 84(3-4), 171-178. DOI:10.1111/J.0435-3676.2002.00171.X.
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Arck, M., Scherer, D. (2001):
A physically based method for correcting temperature data measured by naturally ventilated sensors over snow. Journal of Glaciology 47(159), 665-670. DOI:10.3189/172756501781831774.
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Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D., Parlow, E. (2001):
Automated classification of planning objectives for the consideration of climate and air quality in urban and regional planning for the example of the region of Basel/Switzerland. Atmospheric Environment 35(32), 5605-5615. DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00205-9.
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Gude, M., Jonasson, C., Dietrich, S., Scherer, D. (2001):
Assessment of variability in fluvial sediment transfer in Kärkevagge (N-Sweden) during the last 50 years. Nordic Hydrology 31, 373-384. DOI:10.2166/nh.2000.0022.
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Scherer, D., Groebke, L., Parlow, E. (2001):
Photogrammetric analysis of a slush torrent in the Kärkevagge, northern Sweden. Nordic Hydrology 31, 385-398. DOI:10.2166/nh.2000.0023.
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Scherer, D. (2001):
GIS-based glacier mapping in Svalbard by optical remote sensing. In: Kajander, J., Kuusisto, E. (Eds): Proceedings of Northern Research Basins 13th International Symposium & Workshop, Saariselkä, Finland & Murmansk, Russia. Helsinki, Finnish Environment Institute, ISBN 952-11-0946-7. 208.

Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (2000):
Consequences of spatial resolution transformations for land-use classification. In: Casanova, J. L. (Ed): Remote Sensing in the 21st Century: Economic and Environmental Applications - Proceedings of the 19th EARSeL Symposium, Valladolid, Spain. Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90-5809-096-5. 113-117.

Gude, M., Scherer, D. (1999):
Atmospheric triggering and geomorphic significance of fluvial events in high-latitude regions. Ann. of Geomorphology, N.F. Suppl.-Vol. 115, 87-111. DOI:10.1127/zfgsuppl/115/1999/87.
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Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Beha, H.-D., Parlow, E. (1999):
Improved concepts and methods in analysis and evaluation of the urban climate for optimizing urban planning processes. Atmospheric Environment 33(24-25), 4185-4193. DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00161-2.
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Gude, M., Scherer, D. (1998):
Snowmelt and slushflows: hydrological and hazard implications. Annals of Glaciology 26, 381-384. DOI:10.3189/1998AoG26-1-381-384.
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Scherer, D., Gude, M., Gempeler, M., Parlow, E. (1998):
Atmospheric and hydrological boundary conditions for slushflow initiation due to snowmelt. Annals of Glaciology 26, 377-380. DOI:10.3189/1998AoG26-1-377-380.
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Beha, H.-D., Parlow, E., Scherer, D. (1996):
Land-use classification of the agglomeration of Basel/Switzerland combining multisensor satellite data from Landsat-TM and ERS-1. In: Parlow, E. (Ed): Progress in Environmental Remote Sensing Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 15th EARSeL Symposium, Basel, Switzerland Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90-5410-598-4-1996. 77-82.

Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Parlow, E., Beha, H.-D. (1996):
Determination of aggregated areal types from a Landsat-TM and ERS-1 based land-use classification for the agglomeration of Basel/Switzerland. In: Parlow, E. (Ed): Progress in Environmental Remote Sensing Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 15th EARSeL Symposium, Basel, Switzerland Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90-5410-598-4-1996. 197-200.
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Scherer, D., Parlow, E., Beha, H.-D. (1996):
Roughness parameter derivation from ERS-1 and Landsat-TM satellite data for the agglomeration of Basel/Switzerland. In: Parlow, E. (Ed): Progress in Environmental Remote Sensing Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 15th EARSeL Symposium, Basel, Switzerland Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90-5410-598-4-1996. 325-329.

Scherer, D. (1996):
Significance of satellite data for studying atmospheric and hydrological processes in the High Arctic. In: Parlow, E. (Ed): Progress in Environmental Remote Sensing Research and Applications - Proceedings of the 15th EARSeL Symposium, Basel, Switzerland Balkema, Rotterdam, ISBN 90-5410-598-4-1996. 361-367.

Gude, M., Scherer, D. (1995):
Snowmelt and slush torrents - Preliminary report from a field campaign in Kärkevagge, Swedish Lappland. Geografiska Annaler 77A(4), 199-206. DOI:10.2307/521329.
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Scherer, D. (1994):
Slush Stream Initiation in a High Arctic Drainage Basin in NW-Spitsbergen - An Energy Balance Based Approach Combining Field Methods, Remote Sensing and Numerical Modelling. stratus 1, Basel, Diss., Abt. für Meteorologie & Klimaökologie, Georgraph. Inst. der Univ. Basel, 94 S. ISBN 3859772406.

Scherer, D., Parlow, E. (1994):
Terrain as an important controlling factor for climatological, meteorological and hydrological processes in NW-Spitsbergen. Ann. of Geomorphology, N.F. Suppl.-Vol. 97, ISBN 978-3-443-21097-7. 175-193.


Reports:

Parlow, E., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U. (2010):
Klimaanalyse der Stadt Zürich (KLAZ). Umwelt- und Gesundheitsschutz der Stadt Zürich. Abschlussbericht. 76 S. (http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch).

Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Parlow, E. (2000):
Climate Analysis Maps for Planning Aspects of Solothurn/CH. Final Report (Phase 1 und 2) mit beiliegender CD-ROM des ESA Forschungs- und Anwendungsprojekts CAMPAS-CH. MCR Lab, Univ. Basel, Schweiz, 40 S.

Parlow, E., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U. (2006):
Regionale Klimaanalyse der Region Südlicher Oberrhein (REKLISO). Regionalverband Südlicher Oberrhein. Abschlussbericht. 99 S. (www.rvso.de)

Parlow, E., Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D., Beha, H.-D. (2001):
Klimaanalysekarten der Region Basel. In: Thommes, W., Parlow, E., Gossmann, H., Paul, P., Schaub, O. (Hrsg): Klima und Raumplanung. REKLIP-Synthesebericht 4 der Arbeitsgruppe Klimawirkungsforschung, Verlag Coprur, Strasbourg, France. 169-186.

Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Parlow, E. (2000):
Climate Analysis Maps for Planning Aspects of Solothurn/CH. Final Report (Phase 1 und 2) mit beiliegender CD-ROM des ESA Forschungs- und Anwendungsprojekts CAMPAS-CH. MCR Lab, Univ. Basel, Schweiz, 40 S.

Fehrenbach, U., Scherer, D. (1998):
Klimaanalyse der Region Basel. Begleittext zu den 10 Klimaanalyse- und Planungshinweiskarten der Region Basel. MCR Lab, Univ. Basel, Schweiz, 64 S.

Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U., Parlow, E., Beha, H.-D. (1997):
Klimaanalyse der Region Basel. Technischer Bericht des Forschungs- und Anwendungsprojekts KABA. MCR Lab, Universität Basel Schweiz, 57 S.

Parlow, E., Scherer, D., Fehrenbach, U. (1995):
Analyse der immissionsseitigen Effekte der Anwendung der Hessischen Ozonverordnung während der Ozonepisode des Sommers 1994. Kapitel 4: Beschreibung und Analyse der meteorologischen Randbedingungen in Hessen während der Ozonperiode des Sommers 1994. Abschlußbericht. Prognos AG, Basel, Schweiz, 76-115.

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