Publications

2022

Schatke M., Meier, F., Schröder, B., Weber, St. (2022):
Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on NO2 and PM10 concentrations in Berlin, Germany. Atmospheric Environment Vol. 290, 1 December 2022, 119372.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119372
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Rocha, A. D., Vulova, S., Meier, F., Förster, M., Kleinschmit, B. (2022):
Mapping evapotranspirative and radiative cooling services in an urban environment. Sustainable Cities and Society 85, S. 104051.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104051
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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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Gillefalk, M., Tetzlaff, D., Marx, C., Smith, A., Meier, F., Hinkelmann, R., & Soulsby, C. (2022):
Estimates of water partitioning in complex urban landscapes with isotope-aided ecohydrological modelling. Hydrological Processes, 36(3), e14532. DOI:10.1002/hyp.14532
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Jongen, H. J., Steeneveld, G. J., Beringer, J., Christen, A., Chrysoulakis, N., Fortuniak, K., Hong, J., Hong, J.W., Jacobs, C.M.J., Järvi, L., Meier, F., Pawlak, W., Roth, M., Theeuwes, N.E., Velasco, E., Vogt, R., Teuling, A.J. (2022):
Urban Water Storage Capacity Inferred From Observed Evapotranspiration Recession. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL096069. DOI:10.1029/2021GL096069
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2021

Meyer, S., Gubler, M., Meier, F., Brönnimann, S. (2021):
Intercomparison and combination of low-cost urban air temperature measurement approaches. Meteorol. Z. (Contrib. Atm. Sci.), PrePub (2021). DOI:10.1127/metz/2021/1107
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Schneider, C., Neuwirth, B., Schneider, S., Balanzategui, D., Elsholz, S., Fenner, D., Meier, F., Heinrich, I. (2021):
Using the dendro-climatological signal of urban trees as a measure of urbanization and urban heat island. Urban Ecosyst (2021). DOI:10.1007/s11252-021-01196-2
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Fenner, D., Bechtel, B., Demuzere, M., Kittner, J., Meier, F. (2021):
CrowdQC+-A Quality-Control for Crowdsourced Air-Temperature Observations Enabling World-Wide Urban Climate Applications. Front. Environ. Sci. 9:720747. DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2021.720747
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Varentsov, M., Fenner, D., Meier, F., Samsonov, T., Demuzere, M. (2021):
Quantifying Local and Mesoscale Drivers of the Urban Heat Island of Moscow with Reference and Crowdsourced Observations. Front. Environ. Sci. 9:716968. DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2021.716968
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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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Schmitz, S., Towers, S., Villena, G., Caseiro, A., Wegener, R., Klemp, D., Langer, I., Meier, F., and von Schneidemesser, E.: (2021):
Unraveling a black box: An open-source methodology for the field calibration of small air quality sensors. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 7221-7241, DOI:10.5194/amt-2020-489
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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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Gillefalk, M., Tetzlaff, D., Hinkelmann, R., Kuhlemann, L.-M., Smith, A., Meier, F., Maneta, M. P., Soulsby, C. (2021):
Quantifying the effects of urban green space on water partitioning and ages using an isotope-based ecohydrological model. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 25, 3635-3652 DOI:10.5194/hess-25-3635-2021.
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Wang, X.*, Schmidt, B.*, 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: Atmospheres. 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-21-2125-2021
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Vulova, S., Meier, F., Rocha, A. D., Quanz, J., Nouri, H., Kleinschmit, B. (2021):
Modeling urban evapotranspiration using remote sensing, flux footprints, and artificial intelligence. Science of The Total Environment. 786 (2021) 147293. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147293
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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. 41(1), 743-762. DOI:10.1002/joc.6686.
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2020

Jin, L., Schubert, S., Fenner, D., Meier, F., Schneider, C. (2020):
Integration of a building energy model in an urban climate model and its application. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. DOI:10.1007/s10546-020-00569-y.
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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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Vulova, S.V., Meier, F., Fenner, D., Nouri, H., Kleinschmit, B. (2020):
Summer Nights in Berlin, Germany: Modeling Air Temperature Spatially With Remote Sensing, Crowdsourced Weather Data, and Machine Learning. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing 13, 5074-5087. DOI:10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3019696.
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Venter, Z.S., Brousse, O., Esau, I., Meier, F. (2020):
Hyperlocal mapping of urban air temperature using remote sensing and crowdsourced weather data. Remote Sensing of Environment 242, 111791. DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2020.111791.
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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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Rost, A.T., Liste, V., Seidel, C., Matscheroth, L., Otto, M., Meier, F., Fenner, D. (2020):
How Cool Are Allotment Gardens? A Case Study of Nocturnal Air Temperature Differences in Berlin, Germany. Atmosphere 11(5), 500. DOI:10.3390/atmos11050500.
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Droste, A. M., Heusinkveld, B. G., Fenner, D., Steeneveld, G.-J. (2020):
Assessing the potential and application of crowdsourced urban wind data. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 146(731), 2671-2688. DOI:10.1002/qj.3811.
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2019

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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Li, H., Zhou, Y., Wang, X., Zhou, X., Zhang, H., Sodoudi, S. (2019):
Quantifying urban heat island intensity and its physical mechanism using WRF/UCM. The Science of the total environment 650 (Pt 2), pp.3110-3119. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.025.
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Verdonck, M.-L., Demuzere, M., Bechtel, B., Beck, C., Brousse, O., Droste, A., Fenner, D., Leconte, F., Van Coillie, F. (2019):
The Human Influence Experiment (Part 2): Guidelines for Improved Mapping of Local Climate Zones Using a Supervised Classification. Urban Sci. 3(1), 27. DOI:10.3390/urbansci3010027.
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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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2018

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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Napoly, A., Grassmann, T., Meier, F., Fenner, D. (2018):
Development and Application of a Statistically-Based Quality Control for Crowdsourced Air Temperature Data. Front. Earth Sci. 6, 135. DOI:10.3389/feart.2018.00118.
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Li, H., Meier, F., Lee, X., Chakraborty, T., Liu, J., Schaap, M., Sodoudi, S. (2018):
Interaction between urban heat island and urban pollution island during summer in Berlin. Science of The Total Environment 636, 818-828. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.254.
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Li, H., Wolter, M., Wang, X., Sodoudi, S. (2018):
Impact of land cover data on the simulation of urban heat island for Berlin using WRF coupled with bulk approach of Noah-LSM. Theor. Appl. Climatol. 134 (1-2), pp. 67-81. DOI:10.1007/s00704-017-2253-z.
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Li, H., Zhou, Y., Li, X., Meng, L., Wang, X., Wu, S., Sodoudi, S. (2018):
A new method to quantify surface urban heat isalnd intensity. The Science of the total environment 624, pp. 262-272. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.360.
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Quanz, J. A., Ulrich, S., Fenner, D., Holtmann, A., Eimermacher, J. (2018):
Micro-Scale Variability of Air Temperature within a Local Climate Zone in Berlin, Germany, during Summer. Climate 6(1), 5. DOI:10.3390/cli6010005.
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Walikewitz, N., Jänicke, B., Langner, M., Endlicher, W. (2018):
Assessment of indoor heat stress variability in summer and during heat warnings: a case study using the UTCI in Berlin, Germany. Int. J. Biometeorol. 62 (1), 29-42. DOI:10.1007/s00484-015-1066-y.
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2017

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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Trachte, K., Seidel J., Figueroa R., Otto M., Bendix, J. (2017):
Cross-scale precipitation variability in a semi-arid catchment area on the western slopes of the Central Andes. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. DOI:10.1175/JAMC-D-17-0207.1.
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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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Bechtel, B., Demuzere, M., Sismanidis, P., Fenner, D., Brousse, O., Beck, C., Van Coillie, F., Conrad, O., Keramitsoglou, I., Middel, A., Mills, G., Niyogi, D., Otto, M., See, L., Verdonck, M.-L. (2017):
Quality of Crowdsourced Data on Urban Morphology - The Human Influence Experiment (HUMINEX). Urban Science 1(2), 15. DOI:10.3390/urbansci1020015.
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Otto, M., Gibbons, R. E. (2017):
Potential Effects of Projected Decrease in Annual Rainfall on Spatial Distribution of High Andean Wetlands in Southern Peru. Wetlands 37 (4), 647-659. DOI:10.1007/s13157-017-0896-2.
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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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Grossman-Clarke, S., Schubert, S., Fenner, D. (2017):
Urban effects on summertime air temperature in Germany under climate change. Int. J. Climatol. 37, 905-917. DOI:10.1002/joc.4748.
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Hammerle, A., Meier, F., Heinl, M., Egger, A., Leitinger, G. (2017):
Implications of atmospheric conditions for analysis of surface temperature variability derived from landscape-scale thermography. Int. J. Biometeorol. 61, 575-588. DOI:10.1007/s00484-016-1234-8.
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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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2016

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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Kuik, F., Lauer, A., Churkina, G., van der Gon, D., Hugo, A.C., Fenner, D., Mar, K.A., Butler, T.M. (2016):
Air quality modelling in the Berlin-Brandenburg region using WRF-Chem v3.7.1: sensitivity to resolution of model grid and input data. Geoscientific Model Development 9(12), 4339-4363. DOI:10.5194/GMD-9-4339-2016.
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Hoelscher, M.-T., Nehls, T., Jänicke, B., Wessolek, G. (2016):
Quantifying cooling effects of facade greening: shading, transpiration and insulation. Energy and Buildings 114, 283-290. DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.047.
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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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Ward, K., Lauf, S., Kleinschmit, B., Endlicher, W. (2016):
Heat waves and urban heat islands in Europe: A review of relevant drivers. Science of The Total Environment 569-570, pp.527-539. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.119.
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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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Buchin, O., Hoelscher, M.-T., Meier, F., Nehls, T., Ziegler, F. (2016):
Evaluation of the health-risk reduction potential of countermeasures to urban heat islands. Energy and Buildings 114, 27-37. DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.06.038.
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2015

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, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 19-27.
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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, DOI:10.4324/9781315849522. 28-36.
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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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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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Garcia, E., Otto, M. (2015):
Caracterización ecohidrológica de humedales alto andinos usando imágenes de satélite multitemporales en la cabecera de cuenca del río Santa, Ancash, Perú (Ecohydrological characterization of High Andean wetlands based on multi-temporal remote sensing images in the case of upper Santa River, Ancash, Peru). Ecología Aplicada 14(2), 115-125.
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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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Walikewitz, N., Jänicke, B., Langner, M., Meier, F., Endlicher, W. (2015):
The difference between the mean radiant temperature and the air temperature within indoor environments: A case study during summer conditions. Building and Environment 84, 151-161. DOI:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.11.004.
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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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2014

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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Dietze, E., Maussion, F., Ahlborn, M., Diekmann, B., Hartmann, K., Henkel, K., Kasper, T., Lockot, G., Opitz, S., and Haberzettl, T. (2014):
Sediment transport processes across the Tibetan Plateau inferred from robust grain-size end members in lake sediments. Clim. Past, 10, 91-106. DOI:10.5194/cp-10-91-2014.
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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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2013

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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Kropacek, J., Maussion, F., Chen, F., Hoerz, S. and Hochschild, V. (2013):
Analysis of ice phenology of lakes on the Tibetan Plateau from MODIS data. The Cryosphere, 7, 287-301. DOI:10.5194/tc-7-287-2013.
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Burkart, K., Canário, P., Breitner, S., Schneider, A., Scherber, K., Andrade, H., Alcoforado, M. J., Endlicher, W. (2013):
Interactive short-term effects of equivalent temperature and air pollution on human mortality in Berlin and Lisbon. Environmental Pollution 183, 54-63. DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.002.
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Scherber, K., Langner, M., Endlicher, W. (2013):
Spatial analysis of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases during summer months in Berlin taking bioclimatic and socio-economic aspects into account. DIE ERDE 144(3-4), 217-237. DOI:10.12854/erde-144-16.
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Langner, M., Scherber, K., Endlicher, W. (2013):
Indoor heat stress: An Assessment of human bioclimate using the UTCI in different buildings in Berlin. DIE ERDE 144(3-4), 260-273. DOI:10.12854/erde-144-18.
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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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2012

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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2011

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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Mouml;ller, 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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2010

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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Older than 2010

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.

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.

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.

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