Section Meteorology

Meteorology is devoted to the study of atmospheric processes that influence the Earth's weather and climate and has applications in weather and climate prediction, aerospace, agriculture, energy production, environmental research, and disaster management. The focus of the IfG Meteorology Section in Bonn is on climate dynamics and monitoring and statistical methods, radar remote sensing, boundary layer dynamics and observation, theoretical synoptic, and general meteorology and atmospheric dynamics. The meteorology section of the IfG is involved, among others, in the Collaborative Research Center 1502 DETECT, leads the BMBF joint project ClimXtreme and the Priority Program 2115 PROM as well as the Forschergruppe FOR 2589 RealPEP.

Education includes the B.Sc. Meteorology and Geophysics and the M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere.

News

Presentation on meteorology and geophysics at the 25th Schnupper-Uni – join in!

The University of Bonn invites all female students in grades 10 to 13 to attend the 25th Schnupper-Uni for Female Students on Tuesday, 10 February 2026, offering exciting insights into the worlds of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geodesy and geoinformation, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, meteorology and geophysics, molecular biomedicine, pharmacy and physics.

PROMOS-funded study trip to Uppsala: Research cooperation in climatology deepens

As part of the PROMOS scholarship programme, Master's students led by Jun.-Prof. Leonie Esters undertook a one-week, partially funded study trip to Uppsala to expand existing research collaborations in climatology. The scientists and doctoral students at Uppsala University's Geocentrum warmly welcomed the participants and facilitated exchanges with Swedish students.

Climate monitoring by the University of Bonn at the Bundeskunsthalle

The working group Climate Monitoring led by junior professor Leonie Esters from the Department of Meteorology at the Institute of Geosciences at the University of Bonn is contributing to the exhibition ‘Expedition Weltmeere’ at the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn.

Institute participation at DIE EXZELLENZUNIVERSITÄT BONN LÄDT on the topic Storms, Heat, Floods – Extreme Weather

On November 19, Prof. Dr. Andreas Hense, PD Dr. Petra Friedrichs, and Junior Professor Dr. Leonie Esters represented our institute at the event “The Excellence University Bonn Invites You: Storms, Heat, Floods – Extreme Weather” and presented their research to a broad audience.

Our working groups

Photo: Clouds in front of a blue sky. Photographed from the air.

Section Meteorology

Our working groups

WG Theoretical Meteorology

WG Climate Dynamics and Statistics

WG Remote Sensing

WG General Meteorology

WG Climate Monitoring

WG Regional Weather and Climate Modeling