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Topics for B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses

The following topics will be offered in winter term 2024/25 and summer term 2025 at the Chair of Environmental Meteorology (partly in collaboration with government or industry partners). This is only a selection. You can contact Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen, Prof. Dr. Dirk Schindler or Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis directly to enquire about current topics for B.Sc and M.Sc theses.

At the Chair of Environmental Meteorology you can write most B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses in either German or English (click here for the German titles). 

Urban climatology 

  • How does a metropolitan area affect  growth and dynamics of the atmospheric boundary layer? Analysis of a wintertime high-pressure situation in the Paris region using parallel urban and peri-urban radiosoundings and data from weather stations. B.Sc. Thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen, technical supervision: Dana Looschelders.
  • The spatial distribution of humidity in the City of Freiburg - urban and local climatic effects. Data analysis of existing data from the urban climate measurement network in Freiburg. B.Sc. Thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen or Prof. A. Matzarakis. technical supervision: Dr. Matthias Zeeman.
  • The impact of urban density and large green spaces on heat fluxes over the city of Berlin. Data analysis of existing data from scintillometers above the rooftops of Berlin. B.Sc. Thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen. This topic is also possible as an M.Sc. thesis if modelling of  source areas and modelling of the energy balance are included.
  • Changes in wind speed and wind direction profiles over Paris in relation to urban roughness and heat island effects. Data analysis of profile data from six Doppler wind LIDAR measuring devices in a transect through Paris with the aid of weather station data. B.Sc. Thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen. Technical supervision: Dr. Matthias Zeeman.
  • A climatology of regional cloud cover in and around Berlin, Germany and its relation to urban boundary layer effects.B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen and Dr. Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH). Ideally you bring familiarity with Google Earth Engine. This thesis is offered in English language only.
  • Urban plume effects on satellite-based aerosol content in and around Paris, France. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen and Dr. Nektarios Chrysoulakis (FORTH). Ideally you bring familiarity with Google Earth Engine. This thesis is offered in English language only.

Greenhouse gas emissions

  • Comparison of directly measured methane emissions in the cities of Zurich, Paris and Munich. Evaluation of existing flux data from eddy covariance measurements on tall-towers in all three cities. M.Sc. Thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen, Technical supervision: Rainer Hilland.
  • Quantification and dynamics of carbon dioxide fluxes in the centre of Berlin. Evaluation of existing flux data of an eddy covariance system on a 100-m tall building. B.Sc. Arbeit / Betreuung: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen, Technical supervisions: Dana Looschelders. 

Weather forecasting / climate modelling

  • Evaluation of neighborhood-specific temperature forecasts using distributed data from an urban climate measurement network in Freiburg. B.Sc. thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen (in cooperation with meteoblue AG in Basel, Switzerland).
  • Evaluation of modelled air flow in street canyons using distributed data from an urban climate measurement network in Freiburg. B.Sc. thesis / Supervision: Prof. Dr. D. Schindler or Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen (in cooperation with meteoblue AG in Basel, Switzerland).
  • Forecasting high-resolution wind in complex orography using the model WiCoMo. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. D. Schindler (in collaboration with meteoblue AG in Basel, Switzerland).

Bioclimatology

  • Nocturnal accumulation of carbon dioxide in the stem and canopy of a mixed forest and implications for the determination of fluxes. Quality control and analysis of existing data within the ECOSENSE project. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen. Technical supervision: Dr. Markus Sulzer.
  • Changes in the vertical distribution of precipitation within a pine forest damaged by drought. Quality control and analysis of existing data. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen.

Meteorological measurement systems and techniques

  • Comparison of continuously measured heat fluxes between a large aperture scintillometer and a tall-tower eddy covariance system over the centre of Paris. Analysis and assessment of comparability. B.Sc. Thesis / supervision: Prof. Dr. Andreas Christen. Technical supervision: Rainer Hilland.

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