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Dr. Urs Schaefer-Rolffs

Carreer details

  • since 2008: Research associate at the IAP
  •  2008: PhD, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum
  •  2005: Diploma in Physics, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum

Selected publications

  • U. Schaefer-Rolffs, The scale invariance criterion for geophysical fluids, European Journal of Mechanics / B Fluids, 74, 92-98, doi:10.1016/j.euromechflu.2018.11.005, 2019.
  • U. Schaefer-Rolffs und E. Becker, Scale-invariant formulation of momentum diffusion for high-resolution atmospheric circulation models, Mon. Weather Rev., 146, 1045-1062, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-17-0216.1, 2018.
  • U. Schaefer-Rolffs, A generalized formulation of the dynamic Smagorinsky model, Meteor. Z., 26(2), 181-187, doi:10.1127/metz/2016/0801, 2017.
  • U. Schaefer-Rolffs, R. Knöpfel und E. Becker, A scale invariance criterion for LES parametrizations, Meteor. Z., 24(1), 3-13, doi:10.1127/metz/2014/0623, 2015.
  • U. Schaefer-Rolffs und E. Becker, Horizontal momentum diffusion in GCMs using the dynamic Smagorinsky model, Mon. Weather Rev., 141, 887-899, doi:10.1175/MWR-D-12-00101.1, 2013.

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Research projects

  • GRF (DFG) CRC-181: Energy Transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean