Christopher Purr (PhD student)
  

EDUCATION 

2010-2013: Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, University Hamburg
2013-2016: Master of Science in Meteorology, University Hamburg
since Sept. 2016: PhD student

 

FIELD OF RESEARCH

My research focus is on understanding deep moist convection in mid-latitudes and how it might change in the future. To this end I use both long-term observations and models. Models include convection permitting climate models as well as statistical models. An important part of my work is to examine and quantify the hazards associated with deep convection such as hail, lightning and flash floods.

Furthermore, I am interested in land surface processes and their coupling to the atmosphere.   

 

PUBLICATIONS/MASTER THESIS

Master Thesis: Extension and Evaluation of the METRAS Land Surface Scheme

Co-Author: Heinke Schluenzen, Kristina Conrady, Christopher Purr (2016): Typical Performances

of Mesoscale Meteorology Models. In Steyn &Chaumerliac (Eds.), Air Pollution

Modeling and its Application XXIV.

 

MEMBERSHIPS

COSMO CLM Community

 

CONTACT

Mesoskalige Meteorologie und Klima
Institut für Atmosphäre und Umwelt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Altenhöferallee 1
D-60438 Frankfurt/Main
Raum:  3.231
Tel:      +49-(0)69-798-40235
E-mail: purr@iau.uni-frankfurt.de