Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science

The influence of lakes and reservoirs on estimated flood peaks at hourly vs. daily timescale in the Alps

Abstract. Water bodies such as lakes and reservoirs can play a crucial role in reducing flood peaks both on daily and hourly timescales. While the effect of water bodies on flood peaks at different time resolutions has been demonstrated in the past, it remains unclear how they af...

Global characterisation of the vertical temperature anomaly structure of heat extremes over land in ERA5

The formation of surface heat extremes is usually described in terms of surface processes and upper-level dynamics. However, their full vertical temperature profile contains additional essential information about the involved processes. So far, it is an open question whether heat...

Groundwater regulates the spatial pattern of photosynthesis in the contiguous United States

Abstract Plants can access water stored in aquifers to sustain their activity, releasing moisture into the atmosphere—a critical survival mechanism during drought. Understanding the role of groundwater in regulating photosynthesis is thus key for modelling land-atmosphere interac...