TT-Prof. Dr. Katharina Schröer – Chair of Climate Geography

Curriculum Vitae

seit 03/2022
Tenure-Track Professorin für Klimageographie an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Elternzeit 05/22 bis 05/23 und 04/25-12/25)
2021-2022
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der ETH Zürich, Gruppe Wetter- und Klimarisiken, Zürich, Schweiz
2018-2021
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Bundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie MeteoSchweiz, Zürich, Schweiz
2018
Dr. rer. nat. Umweltsystemwissenschaften Geographie, Universität Graz, Österreich
2016/2018
Visiting Scientist am Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
2014-2018
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Wegener Center für Klima und Globalen Wandel und Mitglied des FWF-Doktoratskolleg Klimawandel – Unsicherheiten, Schwellenwerte und Strategien, Universität Graz, Österreich
2011-2014
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am alpS Zentrum für Klimawandelanpassung, Innsbruck, Österreich
2014
Master of Science Geographie: Globaler Wandel und Regionale Nachhaltigkeit
2009
Auslandstudium Umweltsystemwissenschaften an der Hàskoli Ìslands, Reykjavik, Island
2010
Bachelor of Science Geo- und Atmosphärenwissenschaften Universität Innsbruck, Österreich

Forschung

Lehre

Publikationen

Preprints

Fischer, J., Groenemeijer, P., Holzer, A., Feldmann, M., Schröer, K., Battaglioli, F., Schielicke, L., Púčik, T., Gatzen, C., Antonescu, B., and the TIM Partners: Invited perspectives: Thunderstorm Intensification from Mountains to Plains, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2798, 2024.

Peer-reviewed publications

Schmid T, Portmann R, Villiger L, Schröer K, Bresch D N: An open-source radar-based hail damage model for buildings and cars. Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci (NHESS), 2024; 24 (3) : 847-872: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-847-2024
Kopp J, Schröer K, Schwierz C, Hering A, Germann U, Martius O: The summer 2021 Switzerland hailstorms: weather situation, major impacts and unique observational data Weather, 2022: https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wea.4306 (download: https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/wea.4306)
Barras H, Martius O, Nisi L, Schröer K, Hering A, Germann U: Multi-day hail clusters and isolated hail days in Switzerland – large-scale flow conditions and precursors Weather and Climate Dynamics, 2021; 2: 1167-1185: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2-1167-2021
Nisi L, Hering A, Germann U, Schröer K, Barras H, Kunz M, Martius O: Hailstorms in the Alpine region: diurnal cycle, 4D-characteristics, and the nowcasting potential of lightning properties. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2020; 146 (733) : 4170-4194: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.3897
Schröer K, Tye M R: Quantifying damage contributions from convective and stratiform weather types: How well do precipitation and discharge data indicate the risk? Journal of Flood Risk Management Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2019: 1-13: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12491
Schröer K, Kirchengast G: Sensitivity of extreme precipitation to temperature: the variability of scaling factors from a regional to local perspective Climate Dynamics, 2018; 50: 3981-3994: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-3857-9
Schröer K, Kirchengast G, O S: Strong dependence of extreme convective precipitation intensities on gauge network density Geophysical Research Letters, 2018; 45: 8253-8263: https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077994
Unterberger C, Hudson P, Botzen W J W, Schröer K, Steininge K W: Future public sector flood risk and risk sharing arrangements: an assessment for Austria. Ecological Economics Ecological Economics, 2018; 156: 153-163: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.09.019

Other publications

Schröer K, Trefalt S, Hering A, Germann U, Schwierz C: Hagelklima Schweiz: Daten, Ergebnisse und Dokumentation Fachbericht MeteoSchweiz, 2022; 283: 1-82: http://dx.doi.org/10.18751/PMCH/TR/283.HagelklimaSchweiz/1.0 (download: https://www.nccs.admin.ch/dam/nccs/de/dokumente/website/hagel/20230907_fachbericht_283.pdf.download.pdf/20230907_fachbericht_283.pdf)
Trefalt S, Germann U, Hering A, Clementi L, Boscacci M, Schröer K, Schwierz C: Hail Climate Switzerland Operational radar hail detection algorithms at MeteoSwiss: quality assessment and improvement Technical Report MeteoSwiss, 2022; 284: 1-128: http://dx.doi.org/10.18751/PMCH/TR/284.HailClimateSwitzerland/1.0 (download: https://www.nccs.admin.ch/dam/nccs/de/dokumente/website/hagel/technical-report-284_200-90.pdf.download.pdf/technical-report-284_200-90.pdf)
Schröer K: An integrative perspective on extreme convective precipitation events in the southeastern Alpine forelands: Scaling relationships and damage contribution. Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change Scientific Reports No. 87, 2020 (download: https://wegccloud.uni-graz.at/s/DPpkaAXHAdJRKeR)
Lackner B C, Damert M, Mohankumar S E P, Kusumaningrum D, Lutzmann S C, Paul A, Petz D, Schröer K, Unterberger C: Ausstellungskatalog KliMacht | CliMatters, in: Meyer, L.; Reiter, B. (Hrsg.) Wem gehört das Klima, 2017: 75-184: https://news.uni-graz.at/de/detail/article/wem-gehoert-das-klima-1/
Hohenwallner, Anderl D M, Bürgel J, Goler R, Hama M, Huber T, Ibesich N, Kratzer A, Krutzler T, Lampert C, Leitner M, Link S, Nagl C, Rigler E, Schmid C, Schneider J, Schieder W, Schröer K, Schwab K, Steuer S, Storch A, Strobl H, Zethner G: Klimastrategie Tirol – Sachstandsbericht. (Climate Strategy Tyrol – Status report) Office of the Tyrolean State Government 2015
Hohenwallner, Bürgel D J, Hama M, Huber T, Kratzer A, Leitner M, Link S, Nagl C, Schneider J, Schröer K, Schwab K, Steuer S: Klimastrategie Tirol – Anpassung an den Klimawandel – Herausforderungen und Chancen. (Adaptation to climate change – challenges and opportunities) Office of the Tyrolean State Government 2015

Vorträge, Konferenzbeiträge und Poster

Schröer K: Wie oft, wie stark, wie groß? Erkenntnisse aus der neuen Hagelklimatologie für die Schweiz. MeteoSwiss Climate Seminar Series 2022. 17.02., Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss., Zurich, Switzerland. 2022 (MeteoSwiss Climate Seminar Series 2022. Federal Office for Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss., Zurich, Switzerland.)
Schröer K: Big impacts on small scales – Attempting the balancing act between considering uncertainties and developing usable applications in dealing with the risk from extreme local precipitation events. Annual Workshop DK Climate Change. 14.06.2021, University of Graz, Austria. 2021 (Annual Workshop DK Climate Change. 14.06. University of Graz, Austria.)
Schröer K, Trefalt C, Schwierz A, Hering A, Germann U: Estimating the hazard from extreme hail events across regional to local scales 29.04. 2021 (EGU General Assembly 2021)
Schröer K, Trefalt C, Schwierz A, Hering A, Germann U: An environmentally constrained probabilistic hazard model to estimate hail risk in complex terrain 2021 (3rd European Hail Workshop)
Schröer K: Hagelklimatologie Schweiz – Zwischen kleinskaligem Extrem und langfristiger Gefährdung. Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Meteorologischen Gesellschaft, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. 2020 (Jahrestagung der Schweizerischen Meteorologischen Gesellschaft. 27.11. ETH Zurich, Switzerland.)
Schröer K: Hagelgefährdung in der Schweiz: Das Projekt Hagelklima Schweiz. Erfahrungsaustausch der Naturgefahren-Fachpersonen der Kantonalen Gebäudeversicherungen. 13.09.2020, Montreux, Switzerland. 2020 (Erfahrungsaustausch der Naturgefahren-Fachpersonen der Kantonalen Gebäudeversicherungen, Montreux, Switzerland.)
Schröer K: Hagelgefährdung in der Schweiz. Mobiliar Lab Herbstveranstaltungen “Hagel-Pionierland Schweiz”. 2019 (Alpines Museum, Bern, Switzerland, 13.11.)
Schröer K: Diagnosing hail risk addressing user needs, climate variability, and uncertainties. Insights from the Swiss National Hail Climatology Project. 2019 (University of Bern Colloquium in Climatology, Climate Impact and Remote Sensing. Bern, Switzerland,)
Schröer K, Trefalt C, Schwierz A, Hering A, Germann U: Das Projekt Hagelklima Schweiz – Übersicht und erste Ergebnisse 19.03. 2019 (DACH MeteorologInnentagung 2019)
Schröer K, Trefalt C, Schwierz A, Hering A, Germann U: A Hail Storm Climatology for Switzerland. 11.04. 2019 (EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 11.04.2019)
Schröer K: Career talks by doctoral alumni of member consortia. Graz, Austria 2018
Schröer K, Kirchengast G: Strong dependence of extreme convective precipitation intensities on gauge network density. Geophysical Research Letters 2018: http://dx.doi.org//10.1029/2018GL077994
Schröer K, Kirchengast G, O S: On the fundamental spatial resolution dependence of observed short-duration extreme convective rainfall intensity. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria. 12.04. 2018 (EGU General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria.)
Schröer K, Trefalt C, Schwierz A, Hering A, Germann U, Nisi L, Schlegel T: The Swiss National Hail Climatology Project – Overview and First Results. 2018 (First North American Hail Workshop. Boulder, CO, USA, August 2018.)
Schröer K, Tye M R: Identifying Patterns in Extreme Precipitation Risk and the Related Impacts. 2018 (AMS Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, USA)
Kirchengast G, O S, Fuchsberger J, Foelsche U, Kann A, Schröer K, Teschl R, Tan J, Petersen W, Kirstetter P E: WegenerNet: gauge network for ground validation of satellite rainfall and exploring rainfall properties. NASA PMM Science Team Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 19.10. 2017 (NASA PMM Science Team Conference 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.)
Lutzmann S, Schröer K, Sass O: Alpine catchment sensitivities to extreme rainstorm-driven torrential hazards in Styria, Austria. 2017 (Symposium on: The effects of global change on floods, fluvial geomorphology and related hazards in mountainous riverUniversity Potsdam, Germany)
Schröer K, Tye M R: Identifying Patterns in Extreme Precipitation Risk and the Related Impacts. 2017 (AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, LA, USA)
Schröer K, Tye M R: Understanding the risk from small-scale precipitation extremes using damage data. 18. Austrian Climate Day, Österreichischer Klimatag, Vienna, Austria, 24.05. 2017 (Austrian Climate Day (Österreichischer Klimatag), Vienna, Austria,)
Schröer K, Marzeion B: Comparing effects of gridded input data from different sources in glacier mass balance modeling using a minimal glacier model 2014 (15. Austrian Climate Day (Österreichischer Klimatag). Innsbruck, Austria, 04.04.)