Thesis Projects

Finkelnburg, R., 2013. Climate variability of Svalbard in the first decade of the 21st century and its impact on Vestfonna ice cap, Nordaustlandet - An analysis based on field observations, remote sensing and numerical modeling. Doctoral thesis, Technische Universität Berlin: Berlin.

Finkelnburg, R., 2007. Entwicklung und Anwendung eines rechnergestützten Modells zur Ursachenanalyse großräumiger Luftschadstofftransporte (Development and application of a computerized model for cause analysis of large-scale air pollution transport). Diploma thesis, Technische Universität Berlin: Berlin.

Contributing Author

Braun, M., V.A. Pohjola, R. Pettersson, M. Möller, R. Finkelnburg, U. Falk, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2011. Changes of glacier frontal positions of Vestfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard). Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00437.x.

Maussion, F., D. Scherer, R. Finkelnburg, J. Richters, W. Yang, W. & T. Yao, 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.

Maussion, F., D. Scherer, T. Mölg, E. Collier, J. Curio & R. Finkelnburg, 2014. Precipitation Seasonality and Variability over the Tibetan Plateau as Resolved by the High Asia Reanalysis. Journal of Climate, 27, 1910-1927, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00282.1.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, R. Hock, U. Jonsell, V.A. Pohjola, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2011: Climatic mass balance of the ice cap Vestfonna - a spatially distributed assessment using ERA-Interim and MODIS data. Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 116, doi:10.1029/2010JF001905.

Möller, M., R. Möller, É. Beaudon, O.-P. Mattila, R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, M. Grabiec, U. Jonsell, B. Luks, D. Puczko, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2011. Snowpack characteristics of Vestfonna and DeGeerfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) - a spatiotemporal analysis based on multiyear snow-pit data. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2011.00440.x.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 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.

Navarro, F.J., R. Möller, E. Vasilenko, A. Martín-Español, R. Finkelnburg & M. Möller, 2015. Ice thickness distribution and hydrothermal structure of Elfenbeinbreen and Sveigbreen, eastern Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Journal of Glaciology, 61(229), 1015-1018, doi:10.3189/2015JoG15J141.

Otero, J., F.J. Navarro, J.J. Lapazaran, E. Welty, D. Puczko & R. Finkelnburg, 2017. Modeling the Controls on the Front Position of a Tidewater Glacier in Svalbard. Front. Earth Sci., 5:29, doi:10.3389/feart.2017.00029.

Przybylak, R., A. Araźny, Ø. Nordli, R. Finkelnburg, M. Kejna, T. Budzik, K. Migała, S. Sikora, D. Puczko, K. Rymer & G. Rachlewicz, 2014. Spatial distribution of air temperature on Svalbard during 1 year with campaign measurements. Int. Journal of Climatology, 34:14, 3702-3719, doi:10.1002/joc.3937.

Sauter, T., M. Möller, R. Finkelnburg, M. Grabiec, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2013. Snowdrift modelling for the Vestfonna ice cap, north-eastern Svalbard. The Cryosphere, 7, 1287-1301, doi:10.5194/tc-7-1287-2013.

Schneider, C., D. Scherer, M. Braun, M. Möller, O. Käsmacher, R. Finkelnburg, 2010. Climate Variability and Glacier Response at Vestfonna - A Case Study of Arctic Climate and Glacier Dynamics at Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) in Recent Years. Nova Acta Leopoldina, 112(384), 145-151.

Conference Contributions

2012

Maussion, F., J. Kropacek, R. Finkelnburg & D. Scherer, 2012. Climate of a high altitude lake basin and lake-atmosphere interactions - observations and atmospheric modelling. EGU General Assembly 2012, Wien.

Maussion, F., J. Curio, R. Finkelnburg, T. Mölg & T. Scherer, 2012. A decadal regional atmospheric reanalysis dataset for central Asia and the Tibetan Plateau - examples of applications in hydrology and glaciology. EGU General Assembly 2012, Wien.

2011

Finkelnburg, R., F. Maussion & D. Scherer, 2011. Eine regionale Reanalyse der atmosphärischen Bedingungen in der europäischen Arktis (Svalbard) der Dekade 2001-2010. 30. Jahrestreffen des AK-Klima, Graz.

Scherer, D., U. Fehrenbach, R. Finkelnburg, C. Höpfner & F. Maussion, 2011. Regionale Reanalyse der atmosphärischen Bedingungen Marokkos in der Dekade 2001 bis 2010. 30. Jahrestagung des AK Klima, Graz.

Scherer, D., U. Fehrenbach, R. Finkelnburg, C. Höpfner & F. Maussion, 2011. A decade of urban weather and climate simulations for urban regions at the Atlantic coast of Morocco. 11th Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) / 10th European Conference on Applications of Meteorology (ECAM), Berlin.

Scherer, D., R. Finkelnburg & F. Maussion, 2011. A regional atmospheric reanalysis for studying weather and climate in Svalbard. 11th Annual Meeting of the European Meteorological Society (EMS) / 10th European Conference on Applications of Meteorology (ECAM), Berlin, Germany.

Finkelnburg, R., 2011. Weather and Climate observations on Nordauslandet, Svalbard. TIP-Workshop 2011, Berlin.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, R. Hock, U. Jonsell, V.A. Pohjola, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2011. A spatially distributed assessment of the climatic mass balance of Vestfonna ice cap (Svalbard) in the period 2000-2009. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, Oslo.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2011. Climate sensitivity of the surface mass balance of Vestfonna, northern Svalbard. EGU General Assembly 2011, Wien.

2010

Finkelnburg, R., F. Maussion, M. Möller, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2010. A regional atmospheric reanalysis approach for Nordaustlandet (Svalbard). SvalGlac SC Meeting, Gdynia.

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, F. Maussion, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2010. Ein Physical Downscaling Ansatz für Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) unter Verwendung des WRF Modells. 29. Jahrestreffen des AK-Klima, Würzburg.

Maussion, F., E. Huintjes, R. Finkelnburg, C. Schneider & D. Scherer, 2010. Using Numerical Weather Prediction models for glaciological studies - an example with the Nam Co basin, Tibet, and the WRF modeling system. 29. Jahrestreffen des AK-Klima, Würzburg.

Schneider, C., D. Scherer, M. Braun, M. Möller, O. Käsmacher & R. Finkelnburg, 2010. Climate Variability and Glacier Response at Vestfonna - A Case Study of Arctic Climate and Glacier Dynamics at Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) in Recent Years. Continents under Climate Change / Conference on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Potsdam.

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, E. Huintjes, T. Sauter, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2010. Comparison of surface energy and mass balance of two sites (Vestfonna and De Geerfonna) at Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) during the ablation period 2009. IPY Oslo Science Conference, Oslo.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, U. Jonsell, D. Scherer, V.A. Pohjola, R. Hock & C. Schneider, 2010. Surface mass balance of Vestfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) - an assessment of the current status. IPY Oslo Science Conference, Oslo.

Schneider, C., R. Finkelnburg, M. Möller, M. Braun, T. Sauter, O. Käsmacher, F. Meier & D. Scherer, 2010. Climate forcing of glacier mass balance at Vestfonna, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. IPY Oslo Science Conference, Oslo.

2009

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2009. Ermittlung von Schneeniederschlagsmengen durch Schneehöhen- und Strahlungsflussmessungen. 28. Jahrestreffen des AK Klima, Hamburg.

Möller, M. & R. Finkelnburg, 2009. Die Kryosphäre der europäischen Arktis im Wandel - Das Regionalbeispiel der Vestfonna Eiskappe auf Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. Deutscher Geographentag 2009, Wien.

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2009. An improved method for detecting solid precipitation from snow depth and solar radiative flux measurements. EGU General Assembly 2009, Wien.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2009. Analyzing the performance of temperature-index snowmelt modelling on Nordaustlandet (Svalbard). EGU General Assembly 2009, Wien.

2008

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, F. Meier, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2008. Felduntersuchungen am Vestfonna (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) während der Ablationsperiode 2008 - Erste Ergebnisse und regionaler klimatischer Kontext. 27. Jahrestreffen des AK-Klima, Aachen.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, F. Meier, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2008. Analyse der Schneeschmelze auf den Eiskappen Vestfonna und De Geerfonna (Nordaustlandet, Spitzbergen) im Sommer 2008. 27. Jahrestreffen des AK-Klima, Aachen.

Möller, M., R. Finkelnburg, F. Meier, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2008. Analysing the 2008 snow cover evolution on Vestfonna and De Geerfonna Ice Caps, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting 2008, Helsinki.

Scherer, D., R. Finkelnburg, M. Möller, F. Meier, M. Braun & C. Schneider, 2008. Generalized wind field patterns over Nordaustlandet. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting 2008, Helsinki.

Finkelnburg, R., M. Möller, F. Meier, M. Braun, D. Scherer & C. Schneider, 2008. Field research at the Vestfonna ice cap (Nordaustlandet, Svalbard) during the ablation period 2008 - First results and local climatic context. Workshop on Progress in Polar Research - Nature of response of Arctic glaciers to climate warming, Warschau.