Dr. Katja Trachte
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35032 Marburg
Curriculum vitae
- Substitute professorship (Climatology) 10/2016 - 03/2018 Ruhr-University Bochum
- PhD 02/2011 "Cold air drainage flows and their relation to the formation of nocturnal convective clouds at the eastern Andes of South Ecuador"
- Diploma thesis (2006) "Sensitivitätsstudie zur raumzeitlichen Niederschlagssimulation über dem Alpenraum mit dem Mesoskalenmodell ARPS"
Scientific interest
- Boundary-layer processes
- Interactions between land surface and atmosphere
- orographic-induced cloud and precipitation dynamics
- climate change in tropical mountainous areas
- Numerical modelling
- Eddy covariance measurement technique
Publications
Articles
2023 - Häusser, M.; Aryal, S.; Barth, J.; Bendix, J.; Garel, E.; van Geldern, R.; Huneau, F.; Juhlke, T.; Knerr, I.; Santoni, S.; Szymczak, S.; Trachte, K. & Bräuning, A. (2023): Xylem formation patterns from Mediterranean to subalpine climate conditions reveal high growth plasticity of pine species on Corsica. Trees -, 1--13.
- Raffelsbauer, V.; Pucha-Cofrep, F.; Strobl, S.; Knuesting, J.; Schorsch, M.; Trachte, K.; Scheibe, R.; Bräuning, A.; Windhorst, D.; Bendix, J.; Silva, B. & Beck, E. (2023): Trees with anisohydric behavior as main drivers of nocturnal evapotranspiration in a tropical mountain rainforest. PLOS ONE 18(3), 1-21.
2021 - Häusser, M.; Szymczak, S.; Knerr, I.; Bendix, J.; Garel, E.; Huneau, F.; Trachte, K.; Santoni, S. & Bräuning, A. (2021): The Dry and the Wet Case: Tree Growth Response in Climatologically Contrasting Years on the Island of Corsica. Forests 12(9), 1-16.
- Knerr, I.; Trachte, K.; Egli, S.; Barth, J.; Bräuning, A.; Garel, E.; Häusser, M.; Huneau, F.; Juhlke, T.; Santoni, S.; Szymczak, S.; van Geldern, R. & Bendix, J. (2021): Fog - low stratus (FLS) regimes on Corsica with wind and PBLH as key drivers. Atmospheric Research 261, 105731.
- Urgilés, G.; Celleri, R.; Trachte, K.; Bendix, J. & Orellana-Alvear, J. (2021): Clustering of Rainfall Types Using Micro Rain Radar and LaserDisdrometer Observations in the Tropical Andes. Remote Sensing 13(5), 1-22.
- Limberger, O.; Homeier, J.; Farwig, N.; Pucha-Cofrep, F.; Fries, A.; Leuschner, C.; Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2021): Classification of Tree Functional Types in a Megadiverse Tropical Mountain Forest from Leaf Optical Metrics and Functional Traits for Two Related Ecosystem Functions. Forests 12(5), 649.
2020 - Szymczak, S.; Barth, J.; Bendix, J.; Huneau, F.; Garel, E.; Häusser, M.; Juhlke, T.; Knerr, I.; Santoni, S.; Mayr, C.; Trachte, K.; van Geldern, R. & Bräuning, A. (2020): First indications of seasonal and spatial variations of water sources in pine trees along an elevation gradient in a Mediterranean ecosystem derived from δ18O. Chemical Geology 549, 119695.
- Knerr, I.; Trachte, K.; Garel, E.; Huneau, F.; Santoni, S. & Bendix, J. (2020): Partitioning of Large-Scale and Local-Scale Precipitation Events by Means of Spatio-Temporal Precipitation Regimes on Corsica. Atmosphere 11(4), 417.
- Szymczak, S.; Häusser, M.; Garel, E.; Santoni, S.; Huneau, F.; Knerr, I.; Trachte, K.; Bendix, J. & Bräuning, A. (2020): How Do Mediterranean Pine Trees Respond to Drought and Precipitation Events along an Elevation Gradient?. Forests 11(7), 1.
- Carrillo-Rojas, G.; Schulz, H.M.; Orellana-Alvear, J.; Ochoa-Sánchez, A.; Trachte, K.; Celleri, R. & Bendix, J. (2020): Atmosphere-surface fluxes modeling for the high Andes: The case of páramo catchments of Ecuador. Science of The Total Environment 704, 135372.
2019 - Seidel, J.; Trachte, K.; Orellana-Alvear, J.; Figueroa, R.; Celleri, R.; Bendix, J.; Fernandez, C. & Huggel, C. (2019): Precipitation Characteristics at Two Locations in the Tropical Andes by Means of Vertically Pointing Micro-Rain Radar Observations. Remote Sensing 11(24), 2985.
2018 - Trachte, K. (2018): Atmospheric Moisture Pathways to the Highlands of the Tropical Andes: Analyzing the Effects of Spectral Nudging on Different Driving Fields for Regional Climate Modeling. Atmosphere 9, 1-24.
- Campozano, L.; Trachte, K.; Celleri, R.; Samaniego, E.; Bendix, J.; Albuja, C. & Mejia, J.F. (2018): Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin. Advances in Meteorology 2018, 1-13.
- Trachte, K.; Seidel, J.; Figueroa, R.; Otto, M. & Bendix, J. (2018): Cross-Scale Precipitation Variability in a Semiarid Catchment Area on the Western Slopes of the Central Andes. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 57(3), 675-694.
- Lehnert, L.; Thies, B.; Trachte, K.; Achilles, S.; Osses, P.; Baumann, K.; Schmidt, J.; Samolov, E.; Jung, P.; Leinweber, P.; Büdel, B. & Bendix, J. (2018): A Case Study on Fog/Low Stratus Occurrence at Las Lomitas, Atacama Desert (Chile) as a Water Source for Biological Soil Crusts. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 18(1), 254-269.
2017 - Bendix, J.; Fries, A.; Zarate, J.; Trachte, K.; Rollenbeck, R.; Pucha-Cofrep, F.; Paladines, R.; Palacios, I.; Orellana Alvear, J.; Oñate-Valdivieso, F.; Naranjo, C.; Mendoza, L.; Mejia, D.; Guallpa, M.; Gordillo, F.; Gonzalez-Jaramillo, V.; Dobbermann, M.; Celleri, R.; Carillo, C.; Araque, A. & Achilles, S. (2017): Radarnet Sur – first weather radar network in tropical high mountains. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 98(6), 1235-1254.
2016 - Makowski Giannoni, S.; Trachte, K.; Rollenbeck, R.; Lehnert, L.; Fuchs, J. & Bendix, J. (2016): Atmospheric salt deposition in a tropical mountain rainforest at the eastern Andean slopes of south Ecuador – Pacific or Atlantic origin?. Atmospheric chemistry and physics 16, 10241-10261.
- Lehnert, L.; Wesche, K.; Trachte, K.; Reudenbach, C. & Bendix, J. (2016): Climate variability rather than overstocking causes recent large scale cover changes of Tibetan pastures. Scientific Reports 6, 24367.
- Campozano, L.; Celleri, R.; Trachte, K.; Bendix, J. & Samaniego, E. (2016): Rainfall and Cloud Dynamics in the Andes: A Southern Ecuador Case Study. Advances in Meteorology 2016(ID 3192765), 15.
2015 - Rollenbeck, R.; Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2015): A new class of quality controls for micrometeorological data in complex tropical environments. J. of Atmos. and Ocean techn.. J. of Atmos. and Ocean techn. Vol 33(No 1), 169-183.
- Trachte, K.; Bissolli, P.; Kennedy, J.; Parker, D.; Trigo, R. & Barriopedro, D. (2015): Regional climates. Europe and the Middle East [in "State of the Climate in 2014"]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 96(7), S193-200.
2014 - Makowski Giannoni, S.; Rollenbeck, R.; Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2014): Natural or anthropogenic? On the origin of atmospheric sulfate deposition in the Andes of southeastern Ecuador. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14, 11297– 11312.
- Li, Y.; Zhang, S.; Thies, B.; Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2014): Spatio-temporal detection of fog / low stratus top height over the geostationary satellite data as a precondition for ground fog detection – a feasibility study. Atmospheric Research 151, 212-223.
- Trachte, K.; Obregon, A.; Bissolli, P.; Kennedy, J.; Parker, D.; Trigo, R. & Barriopedro, D. (2014): Regional climates. Europe and the Middle East [in "State of the Climate in 2013"]. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 95(7), S181-193.
2013 - Wilcke, W.; Leimer, S.; Peters, T.; Emck, P.; Rollenbeck, R.; Trachte, K.; Valarezo, C. & Bendix, J. (2013): The nitrogen cycle of tropical montane forest in Ecuador turns inorganic under environmental change. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 27(4), 1194-1204.
2012 - Trachte, K.; Obregon, A.; Bissolli, P.; Kennedy, J.; Parker, D.; Trigo, R. & Barriopedro, D. (2012): Regional climates. Europe and the Middle East [in “State of the Climate in 2011"].. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 93(7), S186-199.
- Trachte, K. & Bendix, J. (2012): Katabatic flows and their relation to the formation of convective clouds - idealized case studies. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 51, 1531-1546.
2011 - Bendix, J.; Trachte, K.; Palacios, E.; Rollenbeck, R.; Göttlicher, D.; Nauss, T. & Bendix, A. (2011): El Niño meets La Niña - anomalous rainfall patterns in the "traditional" El Niño region of southern Ecuador. Erdkunde 65(2), 151-167.
2010 - Trachte, K.; Rollenbeck, R. & Bendix, J. (2010): Nocturnal convective cloud formation under clear?sky conditions at the eastern Andes of South Ecuador. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere 115, 1-15.
- Trachte, K.; Nauss, T. & Bendix, J. (2010): The impact of different terrain configurations on the formation and dynamics of katabatic flows: Idealised case studies. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 134, 307-325.
2009 - Bendix, J.; Trachte, K.; Cermak, J.; Rollenbeck, R. & Nauss, T. (2009): Formation of convective clouds at the foothills of the tropical eastern Andes (South Ecuador). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 48, 1-17.
