The main goal is to advance the understanding of the intensity as well as the spatio-temporal distribution of extreme weather and climate events, which are relevant for agriculture and forestry, such as dry spells, heat waves, wind storms or extreme precipitation. In this context, the possible effects associated with a changing risk of occurrence of rare weather events due to continued human-induced climate change are investigated. In this particular case, I investigate the influence of climatic changes (intensity and frequency of precipitation) on the emission potential of simulated N2O emissions from agricultural soils with the help of biogeochemical models and future climate scenarios as projected from a model ensemble of Global Climate Models.

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Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research