Publications

Peer-reviewed journal publications

• Schmidli, J., G.S. Poulos, M.H. Daniels, and F.K. Chow, 2009: External influences on nocturnal thermally driven flows in a deep valley. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 48, 3-23. [pdf]
• Lyon, S.W. et al., 2008: Coupling terrestrial and atmospheric water dynamics to improve prediction in a changing environment. BAMS, 2008, 1275–1279.
• Schmidli, J., C.M. Goodess, C. Frei, M.R. Haylock, Y. Hundecha, J. Ribalaygua, T. Schmidth, 2007: Statistical and dynamical downscaling of precipitation: An evaluation and comparison of scenarios for the European Alps. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 112 (D4), Art No D04105.
• Schmidli, J., C. Frei, and P.L. Vidale, 2006: Downscaling from GCM precipitation: A benchmark for dynamical and statistical downscaling methods. Int. J. Climatol., 26, 679-689.
• Efthymiadis, D., P.D. Jones, K.R. Briffa, I. Auer., R. Bohm, W. Schoner, C. Frei, and J. Schmidli, 2006: Construction of a 10-min-gridded precipitation data set for the Greater Alpine Region for 1800-2003. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 111 (D1), Art No D01105.
• Frei, C., R. Schöll, J. Schmidli, S. Fukutome, P.L. Vidale, and C. Schäar, 2006: Scenarios of precipitation extremes in Europe: Intercomparison of scenarios from regional climate models. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos, 111 (D6), Art No D06105.
• Schmidli, J., and C. Frei, 2005: Trends of heavy precipitation and wet and dry spells in Switzerland during the 20th century. Int. J. Climatol., 25, 753–771.
• Bannon, P. R., and J. Schmidli, and C. Schäar, 2003: On potential vorticity flux vectors. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2917–2921.
• Schmidli, J., C. Schmutz, C. Frei, H. Wanner, and C. Schär, 2002: Mesoscale precipitation variability in the region of the European Alps during the 20th century. Int. J. Climatol., 22, 1049–1074.
• Benoit, R., and Coauthors, 2002: The real-time ultrafinescale forecast support during the Special Observing Period of the MAP. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 83, 85–109.
• Schmidli, J., C. Frei, and C. Schär, 2001: Reconstruction of mesoscale precipitation fields from sparse observations in complex terrain. J. Climate, 14, 3289–3306.
• Wernli, H., M.A. Shapiro, and J. Schmidli, 1999: Upstream development in idealized baroclinic wave experiments. Tellus, 51A, 574–587.

Journal publications (submitted, in review, in press)

• Schmidli, J., and R. Rotunno, 2010: Mechanisms of along-valley winds and heat exchange over mountainous terrain. (submitted)
• Schmidli, J., B. Billings, F.K. Chow, J. Doyle, V. Grubisic, T. Holt, Q. Jiang, K.A. Lundquist, P. Sheridan, S. Vosper, S.F.J De Wekker, C.D. Whiteman, A.A.Wyszogrodzki, G. Zängl, 2010: Intercomparison of mesoscale model simulations of the daytime valley wind system. (submitted)

Other selected publications

• Frei, C., and J. Schmidli, 2006: Das Niederschlagsklima der Alpen: Wo sich Extreme nahekommen. promet, 32, 54-60.
• Schmidli, J., 2000: Reconstruction and analysis of mesoscale precipitation in the Alps for the 20th century. Ph.D. thesis, ETH Zürich.
• Schär, C., D. Lüthi, J. Schmidli, and R. Benoit, 1999: Can the Bernoulli function be used for the analysis of potential vorticity banners? MAP newsletter, 11, 34-35.