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Image of first page of: Machine-learning-based probabilistic thunderstorm nowcasting improves aviation operations
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Machine-learning-based probabilistic thunderstorm nowcasting improves aviation operations

Wartha, Niklas; Straub, Philipp; Metzl, Christoph; Rotshteyn, Grigory; Bölle, Tobias

published online: Sep 24, 2026, manuscript accepted: Aug 11, 2026, final revised version received: Jun 10, 2026, manuscript revision requested: May 17, 2026, manuscript received: Feb 24, 2026
12 figures

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20267
Image of first page of: Operational challenges during the rapid intensification of Typhoon Wipha’s near Hong Kong
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Operational challenges during the rapid intensification of Typhoon Wipha’s near Hong Kong

Lui, Yuk Sing; Choy, Chun Wing; Lau, Tsz Ki.; Yeung, Hon Yin; He, Yuheng; Lai, Sin Ki; Ho, Chun Kit; Lam, Ming Chun; Chan, Pak Wai; Deng, E

published online: Sep 22, 2026, manuscript accepted: Aug 3, 2026, final revised version received: Apr 27, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Feb 13, 2026, manuscript received: Aug 8, 2025
13 figures, 2 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202513
Image of first page of: Using a nudging-based parameterization for representing the effects of heterogeneous urban canopies in atmospheric models
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Using a nudging-based parameterization for representing the effects of heterogeneous urban canopies in atmospheric models

Cheng, Ge; Schlünzen, K. Heinke

published online: Sep 21, 2026, manuscript accepted: Mar 26, 2026, final revised version received: Mar 21, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Jun 1, 2025, manuscript received: May 18, 2025
18 figures, 5 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1286
Image of first page of: Development of a deep-learning model for lightning nowcasting and its application to an Ensemble Prediction System
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Development of a deep-learning model for lightning nowcasting and its application to an Ensemble Prediction System

Lam, Ming-chun; Sin, Siu-ting; Lo, Ka-wai; He, Yuheng; Chan, Pak-wai

published online: Sep 18, 2026, manuscript accepted: Aug 5, 2026, final revised version received: May 19, 2026, manuscript revision requested: May 17, 2026, manuscript received: Jan 8, 2026
13 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20262
Image of first page of: The zero degree of freedom non-central Chi squared distribution for ensemble postprocessing
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The zero degree of freedom non-central Chi squared distribution for ensemble postprocessing

Gross, Jürgen; Möller, Annette

published online: Sep 18, 2026, manuscript accepted: Aug 6, 2026, final revised version received: Jul 13, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Mar 19, 2026, manuscript received: Nov 30, 2025
9 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202525
Image of first page of: Conversion factors from radiative forcing to aviation climate metrics
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Conversion factors from radiative forcing to aviation climate metrics

Dahlmann, Katrin; Matthes, Sigrun; Grewe, Volker

published online: Sep 18, 2026, manuscript accepted: Apr 24, 2026, final revised version received: Mar 4, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Oct 13, 2025, manuscript received: Jul 31, 2025
11 figures, 6 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1288
Image of first page of: Offshore atmospheric boundary layer height detection using a scanning wind lidar at the FINO1 platform
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Offshore atmospheric boundary layer height detection using a scanning wind lidar at the FINO1 platform

Cañadillas, Beatriz; Klein, Julian; Richter, Malte; Stapel, Henrik; Ritter, Christoph; Lampert, Astrid

published online: Sep 15, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jul 14, 2026, final revised version received: May 18, 2026, manuscript revision requested: May 4, 2026, manuscript received: Aug 21, 2025
21 figures, 3 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202517
Image of first page of: Hunting and harvesting urban climate data through mobile measurements with different platforms across various local climate zones
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Hunting and harvesting urban climate data through mobile measurements with different platforms across various local climate zones

Moderow, Uta; Ziemann, Astrid; Goldberg, Valeri; Dietrich, Peter; Ködel, Uta; Schütze, Claudia

published online: Sep 15, 2026, manuscript accepted: Mar 1, 2026, final revised version received: Feb 13, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Jun 19, 2025, manuscript received: Mar 29, 2025
12 figures, 9 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1277
Image of first page of: Lightship-based wind-lidar measurements in the North Sea
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Lightship-based wind-lidar measurements in the North Sea

Cañadillas, Beatriz; Foreman, Richard; Neumann, Thomas

published online: Sep 15, 2026, manuscript accepted: Feb 12, 2026, final revised version received: Dec 16, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Oct 14, 2025, manuscript received: Jun 25, 2025
14 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20256
Image of first page of: Scaling the vertical variation of the Montgomery potential in the Asian Monsoon anticyclone
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Scaling the vertical variation of the Montgomery potential in the Asian Monsoon anticyclone

Müller, Rolf

published online: Sep 15, 2026, manuscript accepted: Apr 24, 2026, final revised version received: Apr 20, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Apr 7, 2026, manuscript received: Jan 7, 2026
5 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1300
Image of first page of: Urban trees in numerical simulations: Tree modelling and resolution requirements for thermal load assessment
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Urban trees in numerical simulations: Tree modelling and resolution requirements for thermal load assessment

Queck, Ronald; Bienert, Anne; Richter, Katja; Blaskow, Robert; Graumann, Elena

published online: Sep 15, 2026, manuscript accepted: May 16, 2026, final revised version received: Oct 9, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Aug 2, 2025, manuscript received: May 10, 2025
25 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1283
Image of first page of: Modelling convective cell occurrence in proximity to cold fronts using extreme gradient boosting
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Modelling convective cell occurrence in proximity to cold fronts using extreme gradient boosting

Pacey, George; Pfahl, Stephan; Schielicke, Lisa

published online: Sep 7, 2026, manuscript accepted: Mar 19, 2026, final revised version received: Mar 5, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Oct 27, 2025, manuscript received: Sep 9, 2025
13 figures, 5 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202520
Image of first page of: Global contrail coverage from machine learning-based detection of line-shaped features in Terra-MODIS imagery
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Original paper

Global contrail coverage from machine learning-based detection of line-shaped features in Terra-MODIS imagery

Öhlert, Maurice; Seelig, Torsten; Tesche, Matthias

published online: Sep 7, 2026, manuscript accepted: May 5, 2026, final revised version received: May 4, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Apr 7, 2026, manuscript received: Mar 9, 2026
7 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1303
Image of first page of: A probabilistic high-resolution wind-gust climatology for Germany using a Distributional Regression Network
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A probabilistic high-resolution wind-gust climatology for Germany using a Distributional Regression Network

Stanley, Kelly; Primo, Cristina; Brune, Sebastian; Dalelane, Clementine; Mannig, Birgit; Tsompanidou, Aikaterina

published online: Sep 3, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jun 9, 2026, final revised version received: May 27, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Jan 11, 2026, manuscript received: Dec 18, 2025
15 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202526
Image of first page of: Special issue on METTOOLS XII
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Editorial

Special issue on METTOOLS XII

Ziemann, Astrid; Buchholz, Saskia

published online: Sep 1, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jun 16, 2026, manuscript received: Jun 16, 2026

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1308
Image of first page of: The one-dimensional radiative transfer equation: Derivation of a crosswise layer solution
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The one-dimensional radiative transfer equation: Derivation of a crosswise layer solution

Sievers, Uwe J.; Panhans, Walter-Georg K.

published online: Sep 1, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jun 22, 2026, final revised version received: Jun 19, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Mar 17, 2026, manuscript received: Jan 13, 2026

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20263
Image of first page of: Increased confidence in satellite-derived cloud-evolution properties from combined track-and-type analysis
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Increased confidence in satellite-derived cloud-evolution properties from combined track-and-type analysis

Müller, Felix; Seelig, Torsten; Tesche, Matthias

published online: Sep 1, 2026, manuscript accepted: Mar 19, 2026, final revised version received: Feb 25, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Jan 20, 2026, manuscript received: Sep 9, 2025
9 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202521
Image of first page of: Examining early-20th century Togo and Cameroon precipitation records from the German Marine Observatory Hamburg (Deutsche Seewarte)
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Examining early-20th century Togo and Cameroon precipitation records from the German Marine Observatory Hamburg (Deutsche Seewarte)

Friedman, Andrew Ronald; Brönnimann, Stefan; Tinz, Birger; Möller, Thomas; Nicholson, Sharon E.

published online: Sep 1, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jan 22, 2026, final revised version received: Jan 19, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Sep 30, 2025, manuscript received: Sep 6, 2024
5 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1258
Image of first page of: Lecture material on an energy-budget perspective on climate change, climate change forcings and feedbacks
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short note

Lecture material on an energy-budget perspective on climate change, climate change forcings and feedbacks

Quaas, Johannes

published online: Aug 12, 2026, manuscript accepted: Feb 18, 2026, final revised version received: Feb 16, 2026, manuscript revision requested: Jul 29, 2025, manuscript received: Apr 29, 2025

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20251
Image of first page of: Machine learning-supported investigation of air pollution level changes – a case study
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Machine learning-supported investigation of air pollution level changes – a case study

Körner, Philipp; Moderow, Uta; Wolf, Uwe

published online: Aug 12, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jan 10, 2026, final revised version received: Oct 28, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Jul 23, 2025, manuscript received: Mar 31, 2025
18 figures, 6 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1278
Image of first page of: Assessing urban slab model parameterization in the global ICON-NWP
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Assessing urban slab model parameterization in the global ICON-NWP

Bohmann, May; Valmassoi, Arianna; Ludwig, Patrick; Pinto, Joaquim G.; Esters, Leonie

published online: Aug 12, 2026, manuscript accepted: Jan 23, 2026, final revised version received: Dec 18, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Nov 12, 2025, manuscript received: Aug 26, 2025
6 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/202519
Image of first page of: Climate-resilient urban planning with KLIMASCANNER: an AI-powered QGIS plugin
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Original paper

Climate-resilient urban planning with KLIMASCANNER: an AI-powered QGIS plugin

Kermarrec, Gaël; Pavlik, Dirk; Wiemers, Sven; von Tils, Robert

published online: Mar 9, 2026, manuscript accepted: Sep 9, 2025, final revised version received: Aug 7, 2025, manuscript revision requested: May 13, 2025, manuscript received: Mar 6, 2025
11 figures, 9 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1273
Image of first page of: A re-evaluation of evaporation measurements and calculations for inland waters based on physical considerations
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A re-evaluation of evaporation measurements and calculations for inland waters based on physical considerations

Raabe, Armin; Holstein, Peter; Spank, Uwe

published online: Jan 22, 2026, manuscript accepted: Nov 26, 2025, final revised version received: Oct 13, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Jun 19, 2025, manuscript received: Jan 23, 2025
8 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1269
Image of first page of: How strong do urban trees affect the nocturnal ventilation potential? – a simulation study for the city of Plauen (Germany) using the cold air drainage model KLAM_21
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How strong do urban trees affect the nocturnal ventilation potential? – a simulation study for the city of Plauen (Germany) using the cold air drainage model KLAM_21

Uiboupin, Kerstin; Goldberg, Valeri

published online: Nov 12, 2025, manuscript accepted: Aug 24, 2025, final revised version received: Jul 31, 2025, manuscript revision requested: May 13, 2025, manuscript received: Mar 12, 2025
13 figures, 1 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1274
Image of first page of: Conference Report: First European Nowcasting and Weather Forecasting Conference
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Conference Report: First European Nowcasting and Weather Forecasting Conference

Schmid, Franziska; Wapler, Kathrin; Reyniers, Maarten; Buzzi, Matteo; Simon, André; Agersten, Solfrid; Sivle, Anders; Pinto, Paulo; de Coning, Estelle; Burgers, Jitske; Demaeyer, Jonathan; Vannitsem, Stéphane; Marcucci, Francesca; Callado, Alfons; Rípodas, Pilar; Moeller, Annette; Bölle, Tobias

published online: Sep 4, 2025, manuscript accepted: Jul 30, 2025, final revised version received: Jul 30, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Jul 29, 2025, manuscript received: May 14, 2025

DOI: 10.1127/metz/20252
Image of first page of: The utility of partial contrail avoidance
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The utility of partial contrail avoidance

Gierens, Klaus

published online: Jul 24, 2025, manuscript accepted: Jun 19, 2025, final revised version received: Jun 13, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Jun 4, 2025, manuscript received: Mar 17, 2025
4 figures

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1275
Image of first page of: On contrail prediction under realistic weather forecast uncertainty using the example of WAWFOR data
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On contrail prediction under realistic weather forecast uncertainty using the example of WAWFOR data

von Bonhorst, Georg; Maizet, Moritz; Gierens, Klaus

published online: May 22, 2025, manuscript accepted: Apr 25, 2025, final revised version received: Jan 30, 2025, manuscript revision requested: Dec 31, 2024, manuscript received: Aug 8, 2024
7 figures, 4 tables

DOI: 10.1127/metz/1251

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