Christoph Frei

PD Dr. Christoph Frei
Senior Scientist
Klimagrundlagen
Analyse und Prognose - Klima
MeteoSchweiz
Operation Center 1
CH-8058 Zürich-Flughafen
Switzerland

Mailing Address:
Klimagrundlagen
Analyse und Prognose - Klima
MeteoSchweiz
Postfach 257
-8058 Zürich-Flughafen, ZH



Phone: +41 (0) 58 460 97 55
Phone2: +41 (0) 58 460 91 11
E-mail: christoph.frei(at)meteoswiss.ch
URL Institution: www.meteoschweiz.admin.ch

in which Christoph Frei holds an official function.

Key Publications of Christoph Frei (up to ten) :
Bandhauer, M., Isotta, F. A., Lakatos, M., Lussana, C., Baserud, L., Izsak, B., Szentes, O., Tveito, O.E., Frei, C. (2021). Evaluation of daily precipitation analyses in E-OBS (v19.0e) and ERA5 by comparison to regional high-resolution datasets in European regions. Int. J. Climatol., 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7269

Frei, C., Isotta F.A., 2019: Ensemble spatial precipitation analysis from rain-gauge data: Methodology and applicatnion in the European Alps., J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124, 5757-5778. doi:10.1029/2018JD030004.

Isotta, F.A., Begert M., Frei C., 2019: Long-term consistent monthly temperature and precipitation grid data sets for Switzerland over the past 150 years. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 124, 3783-3799. doi:10.1029/2018JD029910.

Begert, M., Frei C., 2018: Long-term area-mean temperature series for Switzerland - Combining homogenized Station data and high resolution grid data. Int. J. Climatol., 38, 2792-2807. doi:10.1002/joc.5460.

Frei, C., Willi M., Stöckli R., Dürr B., 2015: Spatial analysis of sunhine duration in complex terrain by non-contemporaneous combination of station and satellite data. Int. J. Climatol., 35, 4471-4790. doi:10.1002/joc.4322

Frei, C., 2014: Interpolation of temperature in a mountainous region using nonlinear profiles and non-Euclidean distances. Int. J. Climatol., 34, 1585–1605, doi:10.1002/joc.3786.

Isotta, F. A. and Coauthors, 2014: The climate of daily precipitation in the Alps: Development and analysis of a high-resolution grid dataset from pan-Alpine rain-gauge data. Int. J. Clim., 34, 1657–1675, doi:10.1002/joc.3794.

Frei, C., Schöll R., Fukutome S., Schmidli J., Vidale P.L., 2006: Future change of precipitation extremes in Europe: Intercomparison of scenarios from regional climate models. J. Geophys. Res., D06105, doi: 10.1029/2005JD005965

Frei, C. and C. Schär, 2001: Detection probability of trends in rare events: Theory and application to heavy precipitation in the Alpine region. J. Climate, 14, 1564-1584.

Frei, C, and C. Schär, 1998: A precipitation climatology of the Alps from high-resolution rain-gauge observations. Int. J. Climatol., 18, 873-900.






Expertise of Christoph Frei:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
Topic AtmosphereMeteorology
Climate
Global Warming
Topic HydrospherePrecipitation / Runoff
Spatial ZonesMountain / Highland
Lowland
Spatial ScaleContinental
Regional
National / Cultural
Time FramePast
Recent / Today
Future
Statistical FocusExtreme Events
Mean Change / Trends
Variability
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Analysis
Modeling
Applied Research / Technology

Last update: 11/21/22
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