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Harald Kunstmann is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in global and planetary change, atmospheric science, water science and technology, environmental engineering, and aerospace engineering.

The scientist has concentrated on topics such as climate variability and models, meteorological phenomena and simulations, precipitation measurement and analysis, hydrology and watershed management studies, hydrology and drought analysis, flood risk assessment and management, and soil moisture and remote sensing.

Kunstmann has published a number of papers in various fields, including the following recent works:

  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • COSMOS-Europe: a European network of cosmic-ray neutron soil moisture sensors, 2022, Earth system science data
  • A dense network of cosmic-ray neutron sensors for soil moisture observation in a highly instrumented pre-Alpine headwater catchment in Germany, 2020, Earth system science data
  • Rainfall estimation from a German-wide commercial microwave link network: optimized processing and validation for 1 year of data, 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • To bias correct or not to bias correct? An agricultural impact modelers' perspective on regional climate model data, 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Their work has appeared frequently in journals such as the International Journal of Climatology, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Journal of Hydrology, Hydrological Processes, and Frontiers in Water.

Kunstmann collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Patrick Laux, Joël Arnault, Benjamin Fersch, Jianhui Wei, and Jan Bliefernicht.

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • A Network of Terrestrial Environmental Observatories in Germany

    Steffen Zacharias;Heye Bogena;Luis Samaniego;Matthias Mauder

  • The Hydrological Cycle in Three State-of-the-Art Reanalyses: Intercomparison and Performance Analysis

    Christof Lorenz;Harald Kunstmann

  • A first-of-its-kind multi-model convection permitting ensemble for investigating convective phenomena over Europe and the Mediterranean

    Erika Coppola;Stefan Sobolowski;E. Pichelli;F. Raffaele

  • Impact of climate change on agricultural productivity under rainfed conditions in Cameroon—A method to improve attainable crop yields by planting date adaptations

    Patrick Laux;Greta Jäckel;Richard Munang Tingem;Harald Kunstmann

  • Fully coupled atmosphere-hydrology simulations for the central Mediterranean: Impact of enhanced hydrological parameterization for short and long time scales

    Alfonso Senatore;Giuseppe Mendicino;David J. Gochis;Wei Yu

  • Predicting the regional onset of the rainy season in West Africa

    P. Laux;H. Kunstmann;A. Bárdossy

  • Assessment of climate variations in temperature and precipitation extreme events over Iran

    M. Soltani;P. Laux;H. Kunstmann;H. Kunstmann;K. Stan;K. Stan

  • Should we use a simple or complex model for moisture recycling and atmospheric moisture tracking

    R. J. van der Ent;O. A. Tuinenburg;O. A. Tuinenburg;H.-R. Knoche;H. Kunstmann;H. Kunstmann

  • Commercial microwave link networks for rainfall observation: Assessment of the current status and future challenges

    Christian Chwala;Harald Kunstmann;Harald Kunstmann

  • Adaptation to climate change: The impacts of optimized planting dates on attainable maize yields under rainfed conditions in Burkina Faso

    M. Waongo;M. Waongo;P. Laux;H. Kunstmann;H. Kunstmann

  • Copula-based statistical refinement of precipitation in RCM simulations over complex terrain

    P. Laux;S. Vogl;W. Qiu;H. R. Knoche

  • Precipitation observation using microwave backhaul links in the alpine and pre-alpine region of Southern Germany

    Christian Chwala;Andreas Gmeiner;Wei Qiu;Susanne Hipp

  • Regional climate change projections and hydrological impact analysis for a Mediterranean basin in Southern Italy

    Alfonso Senatore;Giuseppe Mendicino;Gerhard Smiatek;Harald Kunstmann

  • Risk of groundwater contamination widely underestimated because of fast flow into aquifers

    Andreas Hartmann;Andreas Hartmann;Scott Jasechko;Tom Gleeson;Yoshihide Wada;Yoshihide Wada

  • High-resolution regional climate modeling for the Volta region of West Africa

    Gerlinde Jung;Harald Kunstmann

  • High resolution regional climate model simulations for Germany: part I—validation

    Peter Berg;Sven Wagner;Harald Kunstmann;Gerd Schädler

  • Role of Runoff–Infiltration Partitioning and Resolved Overland Flow on Land–Atmosphere Feedbacks: A Case Study with the WRF-Hydro Coupled Modeling System for West Africa

    Joel Arnault;Sven Wagner;Thomas Rummler;Benjamin Fersch

  • Precipitation and temperature statistics in high‐resolution regional climate models: Evaluation for the European Alps

    G. Smiatek;H. Kunstmann;R. Knoche;A. Marx

  • A multi-model approach for improved simulations of future water availability at a large Eastern Mediterranean karst spring

    Andreas J Hartmann;Jens Lange;Angela Vivo Aguado;Numan Mizyed

  • Projected Heat Stress Under 1.5 °C and 2 °C Global Warming Scenarios Creates Unprecedented Discomfort for Humans in West Africa

    Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla;Aissatou Faye;Aissatou Faye;Filippo Giorgi;Arona Diedhiou

  • Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using high resolution dynamic downscaling of ECHAM4 time slices

    Harald Kunstmann;Katrin Schneider;Renate Forkel;Richard Knoche

  • The TERENO pre-alpine observatory: Integrating meteorological, hydrological, and biogeochemical measurements and modeling

    R. Kiese;B. Fersch;C. Baessler;C. Brosy

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias Mauder
Matthias Mauder Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
András Bárdossy
András Bárdossy University of Stuttgart
Nico Sneeuw
Nico Sneeuw University of Stuttgart
Carsten Montzka
Carsten Montzka Forschungszentrum Jülich
Heye Bogena
Heye Bogena Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ralf Kiese
Ralf Kiese Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Irena Hajnsek
Irena Hajnsek German Aerospace Center
David Gochis
David Gochis National Center for Atmospheric Research
Thomas F. Eibert
Thomas F. Eibert Technical University of Munich

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