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

Clouds and climate

Aiko Voigt explores how clouds influence Earth’s climate in a recently published episode of the Bridge the Gap podcast. The conversation looks at why clouds are so difficult to understand, what we can learn from Earth’s climate past, and how exascale computing and artificial intelligence are transforming climate research. Click here to listen to the podcast episode.

Introducing: Prof. Dr Aiko Voigt

Professor Aiko Voigt was appointed Professor for Atmospheric Dynamics (W3) in the Meteorology Section of the Institute for Geosciences at the University of Bonn on September 1, 2026.

Advanced Synoptics intensive course hosted by WetterOnline

As part of the Advanced Synoptics block course, our students visited the company WetterOnline. The aim of the visit was to gain practical insights into the work of a leading weather service provider and to link the theoretical principles learnt on the course with the realities of the workplace.

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Leonie Esters has been awarded the Teaching Prize of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

The 2025 Teaching Award from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has been awarded to Leonie Esters, Assistant Professor of Climate Monitoring – she epitomises a new generation of academic teaching: dedicated, innovative and making a positive impact on society.

Our working groups

Section Meteorology

Our working groups

WG Climate Dynamics and Statistics

WG Remote Sensing

WG Climate Monitoring

WG Regional Weather and Climate Modeling