Julian Krüger
| Department | Climate Variability |
| Group | Earth System Modelling and Predictions |
| Position | Postdoc |
| phone | +49 40 41173-468 |
| julian.krueger@mpimet.mpg.de | |
| Room | B 204 |
About Me
My research involves the investigation of various driving mechanisms for European heat events. A particular focus is on the influence of surface temperatures in the subpolar North Atlantic. I examine observational and climate model data to discover potential links and patterns between the North Atlantic and Europe. This includes dynamical and thermodynamic processes in the atmosphere which can be influenced by ocean surface temperatures in the North Atlantic. A better understanding improves the predictability of heat events.
A study from 2023 shows the link between cold sea surface temperatures in the subpolar North Atlantic and the occurrence of increased temperatures and an enhanced probability of heat events over Central Europe a few days later.
My current and future postdoctoral research involves investigating the atmospheric response to mesoscale eddies in the North Atlantic Ocean in the frame of the project OceanWeather of the Hans-Ertel-Centre for weather research. Using the ICON climate model and different horizontal resolutions, the influence of sea surface temperatures on the atmospheric circulation can be better assessed.
since 04/2024 Post-Doc in the group Earth System Modeling and Prediction, Department Climate Variability, Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg
01/24 - 02/24 Post-Doc in the group Climate Extremes, Research Unit Marine Meteorology, GEOMAR, Kiel
2020 - 2023 Dr. rer. nat. - PhD in the group Climate Extremes, Research Unit Marine Meteorology, GEOMAR, Kiel
2017 - 2020 Master of Science - Master studies “Climate Physics” at the Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel
2014 - 2017 Bachelor of Science - Bachelor studies “Physics of the Earth System” at the Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel
Krüger, J., Kjellsson, J., Pilch Kedzierski, R., Claus, M. , Connecting North Atlantic SST Variability to European Heat Events over the Past Decades, Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography , Vol. 75, No. 1, p. 358-374, 2023, DOI: 10.16993/tellusa.3235.