Volker Wulfmeyer Explained

Volker Wulfmeyer (born 8 October 1965)^[1] is a German physicist, meteorologist, climate and earth system researcher, university professor, and member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Wulfmeyer received his doctorate in 1995 from the University of Hamburg and Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology under Hartmut Graßl and Jens Bösenberg in the Department of Geosciences with the thesis "DIAL Measurements of Vertical Water Vapor Distributions".^[4] Under a Feodor Lynen Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and leader of the joint NOAA-NCAR lidar research team in Boulder (Colorado), US, from 1996 to 1998, and as a scientist at NCAR from 1998 to 2000.^[5]

Since February 2001, Wulfmeyer is a university professor, the managing director of the Institute of Physics and Meteorology and holder of the Chair of Physics and Meteorology at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.^{[6] [7]}

Research and projects

Based on his work at NOAA and NCAR, Wulfmeyer developed suitable sensor synergies to study turbulent transport processes in the convective boundary layer, mesoscale circulations in complex terrain, exchange processes at the land surface, entrainment processes at the top of the boundary layer, and generally to study land-atmosphere feedback.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

In parallel, his team at the University of Hohenheim further optimized the WRF-NOAHMP land-atmosphere model, which has been used for a wide variety of model studies, including turbulence analyses, air pollution over Stuttgart, bio-geoengineering approaches, high-resolution weather forecasts, impact studies for data assimilation, and regional climate simulations.^{[12] [13] [14]} In this context, his institute contributed to the latest regional climate projections for Europe within the BMBF project ReKliEs-De and the EURO-CORDEX project of the World Climate Research Program.^{[15] [16]}

In recent years, machine learning approaches have also found their way into this research portfolio, e.g., to study exchange processes at the land surface.^[17] Currently, his team is expanding the Land Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO), which is used to study the land-atmosphere system.^[18]

Since 2020 Wulfmeyer is a member of the WCRP panel Global Land/Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) of the Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX).^{[19] [20]}

Other interests and activities

Being a co-signer of the declaration "Scientists for Future" and co-founder of the regional group of this movement in Stuttgart, Wulfmeyer also deals with problems and issues raised by climate change.^{[21] [22]} As part of this commitment, Wulfmeyer initiated the founding of the Climate Crisis Working Group at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, which held a series of lectures on the subject and published a special issue.^{[23] [24]}

Selection of publications

• Wulfmeyer, V., J.M.V. Pineda, S. Otte, M. Karlbauer, M.V. Butz, T.R. Lee, and V. Rajtschan, 2023: Estimation of the surface fluxes for heat and momentum in unstable conditions with machine learning and similarity approaches for the LAFE data set. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 186, 337–371, DOI:10.1007/s10546-022-00761-2.
• Wulfmeyer, V., and A. Behrendt, 2021: Raman Lidar for Water-Vapor and Temperature Profiling. In: Foken T (ed.), Chapter 25, Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements. Springer Nature, Switzerland, 719–739. DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-51171-4_25.
• Wulfmeyer, V., D.D. Turner, B. Baker, R. Banta, A. Behrendt, T. Bonin, W.A. Brewer, M. Buban, A. Choukulkar, E. Dumas, R.M. Hardesty, T. Heus, J. Ingwersen, D. Lange, T. R. Lee, S. Metzendorf, S.K. Muppa, T. Meyers, R. Newsom, M. Osman, S. Raasch, J. Santanello, C. Senff, F. Späth, T. Wagner, T. Weckwerth, 2018: A new research approach for observing and characterizing land-atmosphere feedback. Bull. Amer. Meteorol. Soc. 99, 1639–1667, DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0009.1.
• Wulfmeyer, V., S.K. Muppa, A. Behrendt, E. Hammann, F. Späth, Z. Sorbjan, D.D. Turner, and R.M. Hardesty, 2016: Determination of convective boundary layer entrainment fluxes, dissipation rates, and the molecular destruction of variances: Theoretical description and a strategy for its confirmation with a novel lidar system synergy. J. Atmos. Sci. 73, 667–692, DOI:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0392.1.
• Wulfmeyer, V., R.M. Hardesty, D.D. Turner, A. Behrendt, M.P. Cadeddu, P. Di Girolamo, P. Schlüssel, J. Van Baelen, and F. Zus, 2015: A review of the remote sensing of lower-tropospheric thermodynamic profiles and its indispensable role for the understanding and the simulation of water and energy cycles. Rev. Geophys. 53, 819–895, DOI:10.1002/2014RG000476.

External links

• Literature by Volker Wulfmeyer in the German National Library
• Publications by Volker Wulfmeyer on Research Gate
• Publications by Volker Wulfmeyer within the database of Scopus
• Curriculum Vitae of Volker Wulfmeyer from the website of the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Volker Wulfmeyer . 2023-07-19 . De Gruyter . de.
2. Web site: Hohenheim . Universität . Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer: Institut für Physik und Meteorologie . 2023-07-19 . physik-meteorologie.uni-hohenheim.de . de.
3. Web site: Unsere Mitglieder Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften . 2023-07-19 . www.hadw-bw.de.
4. Web site: Wulfmeyer . Volker . 2023-07-19 . DIAL-MESSUNGEN VON VERTIKALEN WASSERDAMPFVERTEILUNGEN . 2023-07-19 . www.pure.mpg.de.
5. Web site: Profil . 2023-07-19 . www.humboldt-foundation.de . en.
6. Web site: Hohenheim . Universität . Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer: Institut für Physik und Meteorologie . 2023-07-19 . physik-meteorologie.uni-hohenheim.de . de.
7. Web site: Hohenheim . Universität . PM Detailansicht: Universität Hohenheim . 2023-07-19 . www.uni-hohenheim.de . de.
8. Wulfmeyer . Volker . Behrendt . Andreas . Kottmeier . Christoph . Corsmeier . Ulrich . Barthlott . Christian . Craig . George C. . Hagen . Martin . Althausen . Dietrich . Aoshima . Fumiko . Arpagaus . Marco . Bauer . Hans-Stefan . Bennett . Lindsay . Blyth . Alan . Brandau . Christine . Champollion . Cédric . 2011-02-11 . The Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS): the scientific strategy, the field phase, and research highlights: COPS strategy, field phase, and highlights . Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society . en . 137 . S1 . 3–30 . 10.1002/qj.752. 55533615 .
9. Space-borne profiling of atmospheric thermodynamic variables with Raman lidar: Performance simulations . 2023-07-20 . Optics Express . 10.1364/oe.26.008125 . 2018 . Di Girolamo . Paolo . Behrendt . Andreas . Wulfmeyer . Volker . 26 . 7 . 8125–8161 . 29715784 . 2018OExpr..26.8125D . free . 11563/135487 . free .
10. Santanello . Joseph A. . Dirmeyer . Paul A. . Ferguson . Craig R. . Findell . Kirsten L. . Tawfik . Ahmed B. . Berg . Alexis . Ek . Michael . Gentine . Pierre . Guillod . Benoit P. . Heerwaarden . Chiel van . Roundy . Joshua . Wulfmeyer . Volker . 2018-06-01 . Land–Atmosphere Interactions: The LoCo Perspective . Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . EN . 99 . 6 . 1253–1272 . 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0001.1 . 2018BAMS...99.1253S . 1808/29828 . 125864276 . 0003-0007. free .
11. Späth . Florian . Morandage . Shehan . Behrendt . Andreas . Streck . Thilo . Wulfmeyer . Volker . 2021-03-03 . The Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) . Egu General Assembly Conference Abstracts . en . 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-7693 . 2021EGUGA..23.7693S . free .
12. Warrach-Sagi . Kirsten . Schwitalla . Thomas . Wulfmeyer . Volker . Bauer . Hans-Stefan . 2013-08-01 . Evaluation of a climate simulation in Europe based on the WRF–NOAH model system: precipitation in Germany . Climate Dynamics . en . 41 . 3 . 755–774 . 10.1007/s00382-013-1727-7 . 2013ClDy...41..755W . 140696523 . 1432-0894. free .
13. Schwitalla . Thomas . Wulfmeyer . Volker . 2014-06-01 . Radar data assimilation experiments using the IPM WRF Rapid Update Cycle . Meteorologische Zeitschrift . en . 23 . 1 . 79–102 . 10.1127/0941-2948/2014/0513 . 2014MetZe..23...79. . 0941-2948. free .
14. Branch . O. . Warrach-Sagi . K. . Wulfmeyer . V. . Cohen . S. . 2014-05-15 . Simulation of semi-arid biomass plantations and irrigation using the WRF-NOAH model – a comparison with observations from Israel . Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . English . 18 . 5 . 1761–1783 . 10.5194/hess-18-1761-2014 . 2014HESS...18.1761B . 1027-5606 . free .
15. Web site: Partner . 2023-07-19 . reklies.hlnug.de.
16. Web site: Euro Cordex Participants . 2023-07-19 . www.euro-cordex.net.
17. Wulfmeyer . Volker . Pineda . Juan Manuel Valencia . Otte . Sebastian . Karlbauer . Matthias . Butz . Martin V. . Lee . Temple R. . Rajtschan . Verena . 2023-02-01 . Estimation of the Surface Fluxes for Heat and Momentum in Unstable Conditions with Machine Learning and Similarity Approaches for the LAFE Data Set . Boundary-Layer Meteorology . en . 186 . 2 . 337–371 . 10.1007/s10546-022-00761-2 . 2023BoLMe.186..337W . 253863297 . 1573-1472. free .
18. Web site: Hohenheim . Universität . Daten: Land-Atmosphäre Feedback Observatorium (LAFO) . 2023-07-19 . lafo.uni-hohenheim.de . de.
19. Web site: 2015-03-16 . GLASS Panel Members GEWEX . 2023-07-19 . GEWEX The Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) program, a core project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), is dedicated to understanding Earth's water cycle and energy fluxes at and below the surface and in the atmosphere. We are a network of scientists gathering information on the global water and energy cycles through research, observations, and science activities, which will help to predict changes in the world's climate . en.
20. Web site: Volker Wulfmeyer zum Mitglied des GLASS-Panels ernannt Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften . 2023-07-19 . www.hadw-bw.de.
21. Web site: Ackermann . Eduard . 2023-07-19 . Zur Person von Professor Wulfmeyer . 2023-07-19 . www.katholische-kirche-eningen.de.
22. Web site: Hohenheim . Universität . PM Detailansicht: Universität Hohenheim . 2023-07-19 . www.uni-hohenheim.de . de.
23. Web site: Academy for Future Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften . 2023-07-19 . hadw-bw.de.
24. Web site: Akademie der Wissenschaften des Landes Baden-Württemberg . Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften . 2023-07-19 . KLIMAKRISE.GEISTES- & NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHE HERAUSFORDERUNGEN UND ZUSAMMENHÄNGE . 2023-07-19 . www.hadw-bw.de.