• Frontal-wave cyclogenesis in the North Atlantic –a climatological characterisation 

      Schemm, Sebastian; Sprenger, Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10)
      The ambient conditions during cyclogenesis on fronts in the North Atlantic (NA) are characterised climatologically in the ERA-Interim dataset. These ‘secondary’ cyclones, which grow from frontal waves, are typically small ...
    • Front–orography interactions during landfall of the 1992 New Year's Day Storm 

      Spensberger, Clemens; Schemm, Sebastian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Although following a common synoptic evolution for this region, the 1992 New Year's Day Storm was associated with some of the strongest winds observed along the Norwegian west coast. The narrow wind band along its bent-back ...
    • On the link between cold fronts and hail in Switzerland 

      Schemm, Sebastian; Nisi, Luca; Martinov, Andrey; Leuenberger, Daniel; Martius, Olivia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05)
      Hail is the costliest atmospheric hazard in Switzerland, causing substantial damage to agriculture, cars and buildings every year. In this study, a 12-year statistic of objectively identified cold fronts and a radar-based ...