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Biography |
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Research Interests:
Climate Variability, Climate Modeling, Global Change, Urban Climate
Academic training:
1993 Habilitation in Meteorology, Universität Hamburg, Germany
1984 Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) in Meteorology, Universität Hamburg, Germany
1977 Diploma, Meteorology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
Professional experienc:
since 2007 Dean of the Geoscience Faculty der Freien Universität Berlin
since 2002 Full Professor at the Meteorologisches Institut der Freien Universität Berlin
1999-2002 Head of the Model and Data Group, Max-PIanck-Institute für Meteorologie, Hamburg
1991-1999 Leader of the Model Application Group, Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum,
Hamburg, Germany
1987-1999 Senior Scientist, Max-PIanck-Insitute für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
1978-1986 Scientist/Numerical Analyst, ECMWF, Reading, UK
Cooperation/consultancy in national & international committees:
lead author IPCC (Nobel Peace Price 2007) WG1 FAR, TAR, AR4
Scientific Advisory Board EU-Project QUANTIFY (Quantifying the Climate Impact of Global and European Transport Systems )
member of the CAWSES/SCOSTEP committee
member of the IIASA-Support organization, Germany
member of the advisory committee of the BMV research program KLIWAS
member of the DFG-Forschungskommission FK 313
member of the DFG-Geokommission
member of the GKSS technical advisory committee
chairman of the “Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft” (2009)
member of the evaluation board of ResClim, Norway
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Abstract |
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Similar as the rest of the world, northern Egypt feels already today the effects of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas effect. It has warmed more than the global average. This trend will continue into the future assuming the IPCC SRES scenario A1b. At the same time northern Egypt will experience less precipitation than presently. The length of dry spells will increase. The precipitation, however, will become more intense. Due to compensating effects the mean sea level will only marginally change in the Nile delta. The climate change will negatively influence the crop growth it the farming is not adapted to the new conditions. |
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