• West Africa
• Modeling of rainfall in space and time
• Interpolation and stochastic simulation of meteorological variables
• Extreme value analysis

• Classifications of atmospheric circulation patterns

• Statistical downscaling

• FURIFLOOD: Current and future risks of urban and rural flooding in West Africa – An integrated analysis and eco-system-based solutions

Article

• Rauch, M., Bliefernicht, J., Laux, P., Salack, S., Waongo, M., & Kunstmann, H. (2019). Seasonal forecasting of the onset of the rainy season in West Africa. Atmosphere, 10(9), 528. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090528
• Bliefernicht, J., Rauch, M., Laux, P., & Kunstmann, H. (2022). Atmospheric circulation patterns that trigger heavy rainfall in West Africa. International Journal of Climatology, 42(12), 6515-6536. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7613

Conference paper

• Rauch, M., Bliefernicht, J., Laux, P., Salack, S., Waongo, M., and Kunstmann, H. (2020): Probabilistic forecasts of the onset of the rainy season using global seasonal forecasts. EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020. EGU2020-677. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-677
• Rauch, M., Bliefernicht, J., Maranan, M., Fink, A., and Kunstmann, H. (2022): Stochastic Geostatistical Simulation of Extreme Daily Precipitation Fields. WASCAL Science Symposium 2022. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 6–9 Dec 2022.
• Rauch, M., Bliefernicht, J., Laux, P., and Kunstmann, H. (2023): Classification of Atmospheric Circulation Patterns That Trigger Rainfall Extremes in the Sudan-Sahel Region. EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-12678. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-12678
• Bliefernicht, J., Rauch, M., Maranan, M., Fink, A., and Kunstmann, H. (2023): Stochastic simulation of daily precipitation extremes in West Africa. EGU General Assembly 2023. Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-9370. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-9370