Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
- Turbulence in complex environments
- Urban micrometeorology
- Scintillometry
- Development and evaluation of meteorological models
- Mountain meteorology
Projects
- Surface-atmosphere interactions in complex landscapes using high-resolution modelling (SCHiRM)
- Understanding turbulent exchange over urban areas in highly complex Terrain
- Penetration and Interruption of Alpine Foehn (PIANO)
- TEAMx-Seed
- Variations in ceilometer observations along the Inn Valley (CELINE)
- Spatially averaged sensible heat fluxes in mountainous terrain for model evaluation (SASHIMI)
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Non-refereed article:
Scheiber H, Ward HC, Vergeiner J, Hieden A, Baumann-Stanzer K (2025) Spatial and temporal patterns in ceilometer observations along the Inn Valley (CELINE). Berichte der GeoSphere Austria, 158, 55p., GeoSphere Austria, Wien, ISSN: 2960-4486
Refereed articles:
Publications 2026
Contributions to Books / Journals
Journal Article (Original Paper)
Scheiber, H.; Rotach, M.W.; Ward, H.C. (2026): Characterising the mountain boundary layer using a passive microwave radiometer.
In: Bulletin of Atmospheric Science and Technology 7/13, No. 13. (DOI) (Web link)
Publications 2024
Contributions to Books / Journals
Journal Article (Original Paper)
- Sun, T.; Omidvar, H.; Li, Z.; Zhang, N.; Huang, W.; Kotthaus, S.; Ward, H. C.; Luo, Z.; Grimmond, S. (2024): WRF (v4.0)-SUEWS (v2018c) Coupled System: Development, Evaluation and Application.
In: Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 17/1, pp. 91 - 116. (DOI) (Web link) 
Wu, S; Lin, X.; Bian, Z.; Lipson, M.; Lafortezza, M.; Li, Q.; Grimmond, C. S. B.; Velasco, E.; Christen, A.; Masson, V.; Crawford, B.; Ward, H. C.; Chrysoulakis, N.; Fortuniak, K.; Parlow, E.; Pawlak, W.; Tapper, N.; Hong, J.; Hong, J. W.; Roth, M.; An, J.; Lin, C.; Chen, B. (2024): Satellite observations reveal a decreasing albedo trend of global urban cities over the past 35 years.
In: Remote Sensing Of Environment 303, No. 114003. (DOI) (Web link)
Publications 2023
Contributions to Books / Journals
Proceedings Article (Abstract)
- Rotach, Mathias; Arpagaus, Marco; De Wekker, Stephan; Kirshbaum, Daniel; Knippertz, Peter; Lehner, Manuela; Mobbs, Stephen; Paci, Alexandre; Palazzi, Elisa; Serafin, Stefano; Ward, Helen; Wittmann, Christoph; Zardi, Dino (2023): TEAMx - state of affairs.
In: 36th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology. 19 to 23 June 2023 in St. Gallen, Switzerland. published online / Internetpublikation., No. O8.2. (Web link)