Dr.  Christian Chwala KIT

Dr. Christian Chwala

  • Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19

    82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Research fields:

  • Rainfall observation with opportunistic sensors (CML, SML and PWS)
  • Merging weather radar and ground-based sensors
  • Deep Learning methods for quantitative precipitaiton estimation
  • Deep Learning for post-processing atmospheric model output

 

Current projects as PI:

  • MERGOSAT - Merging of rain rate estimates from opportunistic sensors and geostationary satellites
  • RealPEP - Near-Realtime Quantitative Precipitation Estimation and Prediction (project website)

 

Other current projects:

  • HoWa-PRO - Innovative methods of precipitation measurement and forecasting in use for early flood warning in small catchments (project website)
  • OpenSense COST Action -  Opportunistic Precipitation Sensing Network (project website)

 

Former projects as PI:

  • RESEAD - Robust Environmental Sensor data using Explainable data-driven Anomaly Detection
  • SpraiLINK - Spatial rainfall estimates using improved observations from commercial microwave links and statistical data fusion