Kai Mühlbauer

Engineer of Communications Technology

Meteorological Institute
at the University Bonn

Auf dem Hügel 20
D - 53121 Bonn

Germany

Work and Research Interest:

• supervision of weather radar and other remote sensors
• research and development of radar data processing chain
• radar meteorology
• data accumulation of remote sensing measurement systems
• development of wradlib python package

Research Groups:

Object-based Analysis and SEamless prediction (OASE)
funded by the Hans Ertel Centre for Weather Research programme (HErZ)

Transregional Collaborative Research Centre 32 - "Patterns in Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Systems: Monitoring, Modelling and Data Assimilation"

Publications:

• Dias Neto, J., Kneifel, S., Ori, D., Trömel, S., Handwerker, J., Bohn, B., Hermes, N., Mühlbauer, K., Lenefer, M., and Simmer, C.: The TRIple-frequency and Polarimetric radar Experiment for improving process observations of winter precipitation, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 11, 845–863, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-845-2019, 2019.
• Crisologo, I., Warren, R. A., Mühlbauer, K., and Heistermann, M.: Enhancing the consistency of spaceborne and ground-based radar comparisons by using beam blockage fraction as a quality filter, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 5223-5236, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5223-2018, 2018.
• Mühlbauer, K., Heistermann, M.: Anywhere near the seven-year itch? On the state of wradlib upon the release of v1.0, 10th European Radar Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology. 01-06 July 2018, Ede-Wageningen, The Netherlands
• Mühlbauer, K., Heistermann, M.: How to benefit from high-resolution digital elevation models to simulate partial beamblockage?, 10th European Radar Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology. 01-06 July 2018, Ede-Wageningen, The Netherlands
• Pejcic, V., Trömel, S., Mühlbauer, K., Saavedra, P., Beer, J., & Simmer, C. (2018, June). Synergy of GPM and ground-based radar observations for precipitation estimation and detection of microphysical processes. In 2018 19th International Radar Symposium (IRS) (pp. 1-8). IEEE.
• Trömel, Silke; Ryzhkov, Alexander V.; Bick, Theresa; Mühlbauer, Kai; Simmer, Clemens, 2016: Towards nowcasting of winter precipitation: The Black Ice Event in Berlin 2014. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, doi: 10.1127/metz/2016/0778
• Trömel, S., A. Ryzhkov, M. Diederich, K. Mühlbauer, S. Kneifel, J. Snyder, and C. Simmer, 2017: Multisensor Characterization of Mammatus. Mon. Wea. Rev., 145, 235–251, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-16-0187.1.
• Trömel, S., M. Diederich, K. Muehlbauer, C. Simmer, and A. Ryzhkov (2015): Polarimetric radar signatures of the Pentecost supercell 2014 in Germany. Extended Abstract 6B.2, 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology, 14-18 September 2015, Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
• S. Collis, J. Helmus, S. E. Giangrande, K. Muehlbauer, K. North, and P. Kollias, “An open framework for polarimetric radar measurement processing,” in 37th Conference on Radar Meteorology. Norman (OK), US: AMS, 2015, oral presentation: [https://ams.confex.com/ams/37RADAR/webprogram/Paper276120.html].
• Kumjian, M. R., Ryzhkov, A., Trömel, S., Diederich, M., Mühlbauer, K., & Simmer, C. (2012). 406 Retrievals of Warm-‐Rain Microphysics Using X-‐Band Polarimetric Radar Data.
• Mühlbauer, K., M. Diederich, S. Trömel, C. Simmer (2012): Using IQ-Data for the evaluation of Doppler spectra and identification of clutter and anaprop at X-band. 7th European Radar Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology. 24-29 June 2012, Toulouse, France
• Diederich, M., A. Ryzhkov, C. Simmer, K. Mühlbauer (2011): Validation of attenuation, beam blockage, and calibration estimation methods using two dual polarization X band weather radars. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011,
• Mühlbauer, K., M. Diederich, S. Trömel, C. Simmer (2011): Using IQ-Data for the detection of clutter and anaprop at X band. International Workshop on X-Band Weather Radar, 14-16 November 2011, Delft, Netherlands.
• Worms, J.G. ; Mühlbauer, K.: PALES eine Breitband-Mehrkeulensystem im X-Band - Teil 1: Vermessung der Gruppenantenne und der Rotman Linse : FHR - Technischer Bericht Nr. 04-2004, Lfd.-Nr. 65, Juli 2004
  (FHR Technischer Bericht 04-2004)
• Matthes, D. ; Mühlbauer, K.: Passive Detection of Targets with Non-cooperative Radar Illumination using Wideband Digital Receiver : FHR - Technischer Bericht Nr. 01-2004, Lfd.-Nr. 62; Januar 2004
  (FHR Technischer Bericht 01-2004)
• Matthes, D. ; Mühlbauer, K.: Application of wideband digital receiver for passive detection of targets with non-co-operative radar illumination. (International Radar Symposium (IRS) <2003, Dresden> |n 27604)
  In: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ortung und Navigation -DGON-:
  International Radar Symposium IRS 2003. Proceedings : 30 September - 02 October 2003, Dresden, Germany
  Bonn : DGON, 2003, S.241-246
• Heckenbach, J. ; Kuschel, H. ; Mühlbauer, K.: Passiv Radar Demonstration Experiment PARADE, 2002
  (FHR Technischer Bericht 01-2002)
• Matthes, D. ; Mühlbauer, K.: Inkohärente SAR-Störverfahren, 2000
  (FHR Technischer Bericht 05-2000)

Other:

Member in VDI - DIN "Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft " - "Niederschlagsmessung mittels Radar"

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