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
OERcamp 2025 Hannover
At the beginning of October, some of our team took part in OERcamp 2025 in Hannover. The aim of the camp is to facilitate exchange between participants. We gained many new insights through exciting workshops and lectures. Ellen Arimond gave a workshop on OEP on our behalf, and we also began the first test phase of our best practice example there.
Award-winning: The “Children in the Climate Crisis” project is a model of sustainability
On August 28, 2025, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the German UNESCO Commission presented the “National Award – Education for Sustainable Development.”
Research campaign at a tropical peat swamp forest in Indonesia
In early April 2025, Yohanes Ginting, a PhD student in the Climate Monitoring Group, conducted a fieldwork campaign in a tropical peat swamp forest in Indonesia. 
Dr. Anna Zoporowski is awarded the Teaching Award of the University of Bonn!
The University of Bonn has honored Dr. Anna Zoporowski from the Meteorology and Geophysics teaching unit at the Institute of Geosciences in the Earth Sciences department and 13 other lecturers for their outstanding commitment with the Teaching Awards 2025. The prize recipients were chosen by students themselves. Professor Klaus Sandmann, Vice Rector for Teaching, Learning and University Development presented the prize certificates at a ceremony on the Hofgarten lawn in Bonn as part of the Universitätsfest attended by over 7,000 people. Dr. Anna Zoporowski is a lecturer in the Meteorology and Geophysics teaching unit at the Institute of Geosciences in the Earth Sciences department and teaches modules such as “General Geophysics”, “Mathematical Methods in Geophysics”, “Introduction to Geophysics”, “Tectonophysics” and numerous additional courses with great commitment to students on the B. Sc. Meteorology and Geophysics, M.Sc. Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere, B.Sc. Geosciences and M.Sc. Geology.  In her role as course manager and student advisor for the Meteorology and Geophysics teaching unit, she also provides outstanding support and guidance to students with competence, passion and commitment. Dr. Anna Zoporowski also coordinates international student exchanges in the teaching unit.

Our working groups

Photo: Clouds in front of a blue sky. Photographed from the air.
© Prof. Dr. Helmut Kraus

WG Theoretical Meteorology

Photo: Broken, dried up brown soil.
© pexels CCO

WG Climate Dynamics and Statistics

Photo: A radar unit with a large dish. The sign in front of it is labelled ‘Danger’.
© Helmut Kraus

WG Remote Sensing

A satellite image of Europe with schematically marked high and low pressure areas, temperatures and pressure lines.
© NASA Worldview/Christoph Gatzen

WG General Meteorology

Photo: View of the sea at sunset. In the foreground is the railing of a ship.
© Leonie Esters

WG Climate Monitoring

Photo: Beach with sea in the foreground, gusty winds in the background. A flag on the beach indicates strong winds.
© pexels CCO

WG Regional Weather and Climate Modeling

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