Urban Climate Observatory Berlin

Publications

Glazer et al. (2025)
Hectometric-scale modelling of the urban mixed layer evaluated with a dense LiDAR-ceilometer network
EGUsphere, DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2025-2064

Anjos et al. (2025)
LCZ4r package R for local climate zones and urban heat islands
Scientific Reports, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92000-0

Fenner et al. (2024)
urbisphere-Berlin campaign: Investigating multi-scale urban impacts on the atmospheric boundary layer
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0030.1

Rocha et al. (2024)
Unprivileged groups are less served by green cooling services in major European urban areas
Nature Cities, DOI: 10.1038/s44284-024-00077-x

Vulova et al. (2023)
City-wide, high-resolution mapping of evapotranspiration to guide climate-resilient planning
Remote Sensing of Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113487

Schmitz et al. (2023)
Calibrating low-cost sensors to measure vertical and horizontal gradients of NO2 and O3 pollution in three street canyons in Berlin
Atmospheric Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.119830

Nicolini et al. (2022)
Direct observations of CO2 emission reductions due to COVID-19 lockdown across European urban districts
Science of The Total Environment 830. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154662

Jongen et al. (2022)
Urban Water Storage Capacity Inferred From Observed Evapotranspiration Recession
Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/2021GL096069

Rocha et al. (2022)
Mapping evapotranspirative and radiative cooling services in an urban environment
Sustainable Cities and Society, DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.104051

Schatke et al. (2022)
Impact of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown on NO2 and PM10 concentrations in Berlin, Germany
Atmospheric Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119372

Straaten et al. (2022)
Significant reduction of ultrafine particle emission fluxes to the urban atmosphere during the COVID-19 lockdown
Science of The Total Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156516

Gillefalk et al. (2021)
Quantifying the effects of urban green space on water partitioning and ages using an isotope-based ecohydrological model
Hydrology Earth System Science, DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-3635-2021

Schmitz et al. (2021)
Unraveling a black box: An open-source methodology for the field calibration of small air quality sensors
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, DOI: 10.5194/amt-2020-489

Schneider et al. (2021)
Using the dendro-climatological signal of urban trees as a measure of urbanization and urban heat island
Urban Ecosystem, DOI: 10.1007/s11252-021-01196-2

Vulova et al. (2021)
Modeling urban evapotranspiration using remote sensing, flux footprints, and artificial intelligence
Science of The Total Environment, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147293

Rost et al. (2020)
How Cool Are Allotment Gardens? A Case Study of Nocturnal Air Temperature Differences in Berlin, Germany
Atmosphere, DOI: 10.3390/atmos11050500

Fenner et al. (2019)
Contrasting changes of urban heat island intensity during hot weather episodes
Environmental Research Letters, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab506b

Scherer et al. (2019)
Three-Dimensional Observation of Atmospheric Processes in Cities
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, DOI: 10.1127/metz/2019/0911

Scherer et al. (2019)
Urban Climate Under Change [UC]² – A National Research Programme for Developing a Building-Resolving Atmospheric Model for Entire City Regions
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, DOI: 10.1127/metz/2019/0913

Napoly et al. (2018)
Development and application of a statistically-based quality control for crowdsourced air temperature data
Frontiers Earth Science, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2018.00118

Meier et al. (2017)
Crowdsourcing air temperature from citizen weather stations for urban climate research
Urban Climate, DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.01.006

Fenner et al. (2017)
Intra and inter 'local climate zone' variability of air temperature as observed by crowdsourced citizen weather stations in Berlin, Germany
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, DOI: 10.1127/metz/2017/0861

Fenner et al. (2014)
Spatial and temporal air temperature variability in Berlin, Germany, during the years 2001-2010
Urban Climate, DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2014.02.004