Erich Fischer

PhD Student

Office CHN L 12.3
Phone +41 44 632 80 78


Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH
Universitätsstrasse 16
CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland

    Research interests


    Publications

  

    Fischer E.M., S.I. Seneviratne, D. Lüthi and C. Schär, 2007: The contribution of land--atmosphere feedbacks to recent European summer heatwaves. Geophys. Res. Lett., conditionally accepted.

    Fischer E.M., S.I. Seneviratne, P.L. Vidale, D. Lüthi and C. Schär, 2007: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. J. Climate , conditionally accepted.

    Fischer, E.M., J. Luterbacher, E. Zorita, S.F.B. Tett, C. Casty, and H. Wanner, 2007: European climate response to tropical volcanic eruptions over the last half millennium, Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.

    Fischer E.M., 2006: Climate response to tropical eruptions, PAGES Newsletter, Vol. 13, Nr. 3, Ed.: Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Jürg Beer, Howard Cattle and Christoph Kull.

    Fischer E.M., SI Seneviratne, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. AMS 86th Annual Meeting, 28 January - 3 February 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA, (extended abstract)

    Luterbacher, J., and 48 coauthors, 2006: Mediterranean climate variability over the last centuries: A review, in: The Mediterranean Climate: an overview of the main characteristics and issues, Eds. Lionello, P., Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., and Boscolo, R., Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 27-148.

    Talks and presentations


    Fischer E.M., SI Seneviratne, PL Vidale, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2007: Land surface-atmosphere feedbacks during recent European summer heatwaves.
    2nd ENSEMBLES Workshop on Climatic Extremes and Impacts, Riederalp, Jan 30-Feb 2, Riederalp, Switzerland.

    Fischer E.M., SI Seneviratne, PL Vidale, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Land surface-atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. Seminar of the Department for Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford, 26 October 2006, Oxford, UK, invited talk.

    Fischer E.M., SI Seneviratne, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. 3rd ICTP Workshop on "The Theory and Use of Regional Climate Models", May 29 - June 9, 2006, Trieste, Italy.

    Fischer E.M., SI Seneviratne, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. AMS 86th Annual Meeting, 28 January - 3 February 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA, (abstract) (presentation)

    Fischer E.M., S. I. Seneviratne, D. Lüthi, P.L. Vidale, and C. Schär, 2005: Simulation of physical processes and feedbacks active within the 2003 European summer heatwave. IAMAS 2005, Beijing , August 2-11, 2005. (abstract) (presentation)

    Fischer E.M.; Luterbacher, J.; Wanner, H., 2004: Atmospheric Circulation Changes and European Precipitation Anomalies Following Major Tropical Volcanic Eruptions over the Last 500 Years. EGU04-A-04218, EGU General Assembly 2004, 25 - 30 April 2004, Nice, France. (abstract) (presentation)

    Fischer E.M., J. Luterbacher, and H. Wanner, 2004: Regional and Seasonal Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on European Temperature over the Last Five Centuries. Jahresversammlung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Meteorologie, 08 October 2003, Fribourg, Switzerland. (abstract)

    Posters

    Fischer, E., S.I. Seneviratne, D. Lüthi, and C. Schär, 2006: The role of land-atmosphere coupling during European summer heatwaves. The role of land - atmosphere i nteractions during recent European summer heatwaves. AGU Fall Meeting, December 11 -15, 2006, San Francisco, USA (poster)


    Fischer, E., S.I. Seneviratne, D. Lüthi, and C. Schär, 2006: The role of land-atmosphere coupling during European summer heatwaves. 5th NCCR Climate Summer School, August 27 - September 1, 2006, Grindelwald, Switzerland.

    Fischer, E., S.I. Seneviratne, P.L. Vidale, D. Lüthi and C. Schär, 2006: Soil moisture –
    atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. EGU General Assembly, April 3-7, 2006, Austria, Vienna.

    Fischer, E., S.I. Seneviratne, D. Lüthi and C. Schär, 2006: Regional climate modelling of European summer climate variability over the period 1960-2005. Austria, Vienna,
    April 3-7, 2006, EGU General Assembly.

    Fischer E, SI Seneviratne, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. AMS 86th Annual Meeting, 24 - 29 January 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA, (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer E, SI Seneviratne, PL Vidale, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Regional climate modelling of European summer climate variability over the period 1958-2001. AMS 86th Annual Meeting, 28 January - 3 February 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA, (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer E, SI Seneviratne, D Lüthi, and C Schär, 2006: Soil moisture - atmosphere interactions during the 2003 European summer heatwave. 1st iLEAPS Science Conference, 21January - 26 January 2006, Boulder, CO, USA, (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer E, D Lüthi, PL Vidale, SI Seneviratne and C Schär, 2005: Physical processes during the 2003 European summer heatwave. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 24 - 29 April 2005, Vienna, Austria, (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer E., Vidale P.L., Lüthi D., and Schär C., 2004: Regional Climate Modelling of the European Summer Heatwave 2003. 3rd International NCCR Summer School 2004, 29 Aug - 03 Sep 2004, Ascona, Switzerland. (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer, E., Luterbacher, J., and Wanner, H., 2003: Spatial and Seasonal Impact of Major Volcanic Eruptions on European Temperature over the Last Centuries. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 06 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. (abstract) (poster)

    Fischer, E., J. Luterbacher,and H. Wanner, 2003: Spatial and Seasonal Impact of Major Volcanic Eruptions on European Temperature over the Last Centuries. Swiss Global Change Day, 04 April 2003, Bern, Switzerland. (poster)

    Luterbacher J., E. Xoplaki, E. Fischer, A. Pauling and H. Wanner, 2003: Surface temperature variability over Europe back to AD 1500 and its connection to the Northern Hemisphere; implications of volcanic eruptions on surface temperature and the importance of proxies for large-scale climate reconstructions. Conference Proceedings of the HOLOCENE Working Group Workshop, 27 - 29 August, Hafslo, Norway. (abstract) (fulltext)


    Diploma thesis and Seminararbeit

    E. Fischer, 2003. Regional and Seasonal Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on European Climate over the Last Centuries, Diploma Thesis. (abstract) (Zusammenfassung) (draft, 40MB!)

    E. Fischer, 2002. Globalstrahlungsmessung mit Solarzellen, Seminararbeit. (abstract) (fulltext)

    Public presentations

    E. Fischer: Klimawandel und Auswirkungen auf den Wasserkreislauf in Europa und in der Schweiz? Wasserwerk Reinach und Umgebung, 21. December, 2006.

    E. Fischer: Klimawandel - Panikmache oder Grund zur Sorge? Volkshochschule Rapperswil-Jona, 21. February, 2006.

    E. Fischer: Klimawandel - Panikmache oder Grund zur Sorge? Volkshochschule Dagmersellen, 15. March, 2006.



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