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Urban Climatology
Department of Geography
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum, Germany
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Sigrid Block
IA 6/99
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 15:00
Phone: +49 (0) 234 32 - 24244
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Mondays 10:00 - 12:00
IA 6/99
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Climatology group
We are interested in the climate system and its links to human activities. In particular we investigate local and microscale effects in extraordinary and extreme environments such as cities, caves, and mountain tops. Our research interests include:
Urban climates
- Remote sensing of urban climates
- A global database of form and function of cities
- Crowd sourcing of urban environments and smart city
- Applied urban climatology and climate adaption
Climates Of Extreme Locations
- ground-based measurements and satellite-based remote sensing
- numerical models and dynamical downscaling
- subway climatology and climatology of glacial caves and mines
- climatology of mountain tops
Current events and announcements
Druckwelle auch in Bochum messbar
Wednesday, 19 January 2022Am 15.01 um 5:14 Uhr Mitteleuropäischer Zeit brach im pazifischen Inselstaat Tonga der Tiefseevulkan Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai aus. Die gewaltige Druckwelle des stärksten Vulkanausbruchs seit der Eruption des Pinatubo auf den...[more]
RUB scientist elected as part of the new executive of the IAUC
Tuesday, 18 January 2022RUB scientist Benjamin Bechtel was elected and approved as Secretary of the IAUC. His term starts in August 2022 together with Arianne Middel from Arizona State University as President and Dev Niyogi from the University of Texas...[more]
Jahrestagung AK Klima 2021
Tuesday, 09 November 2021Am vergangenen Wochenende (5. bis 7. November 2021) nahm die Arbeitsgruppe Stadtklimatologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum an der 39. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreis Klima teil. Nach Pandemie-bedingtem Ausfall im vergangen Jahre...[more]
RUB Climatology involved in COST action FAIRNESS
Tuesday, 19 October 2021The COST action CA20108 - FAIR NEtwork of micrometeorological measurements (FAIRNESS) started with a two-day online meeting of the Management Committee on October 14th and 15th.FAIRNESS addresses the sparseness on...[more]
Benjamin Bechtel erhält den Timothy Oke Award
Tuesday, 12 October 2021Der Geowissenschaftler wird für seine Verdienste in der Stadtklimaforschung ausgezeichnet. Prof. Dr. Benjamin Bechtel ist von der International Association for Urban Climate mit dem „Timothy Oke Award“...[more]
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