| Frequency of extreme Sahelian storms tripled since 1982 in satellite observations CM Taylor, D Belušić, F Guichard, DJ Parker, T Vischel, O Bock, PP Harris, ... Nature 544 (7651), 475, 2017 | 374 | 2017 |
| Global warming induced hybrid rainy seasons in the Sahel S Salack, C Klein, A Giannini, B Sarr, ON Worou, N Belko, J Bliefernicht, ... Environmental Research Letters 11 (10), 104008, 2016 | 89 | 2016 |
| Variability of West African monsoon patterns generated by a WRF multi-physics ensemble C Klein, D Heinzeller, J Bliefernicht, H Kunstmann Climate Dynamics 45, 2733-2755, 2015 | 88 | 2015 |
| Assessment of the representation of West African storm lifecycles in convection‐permitting simulations J Crook, C Klein, S Folwell, CM Taylor, DJ Parker, R Stratton, T Stein Earth and Space Science 6 (5), 818-835, 2019 | 55 | 2019 |
| Dry soils can intensify mesoscale convective systems C Klein, CM Taylor Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (35), 21132-21137, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| Feedback of observed interannual vegetation change: A regional climate model analysis for the West African monsoon C Klein, J Bliefernicht, D Heinzeller, U Gessner, I Klein, H Kunstmann Climate Dynamics 48, 2837-2858, 2017 | 41 | 2017 |
| Earlier seasonal onset of intense mesoscale convective systems in the Congo Basin since 1999 CM Taylor, AH Fink, C Klein, DJ Parker, F Guichard, PP Harris, KR Knapp Geophysical Research Letters 45 (24), 13,458-13,467, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| Convection permitting regional climate change simulations for understanding future climate and informing decision making in Africa CA Senior, JH Marsham, S Berthou, LE Burgin, SS Folwell, EJ Kendon, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1-46, 2021 | 34 | 2021 |
| The WASCAL high-resolution regional climate simulation ensemble for West Africa: concept, dissemination and assessment D Heinzeller, D Dieng, G Smiatek, C Olusegun, C Klein, I Hamann, ... Earth System Science Data 10 (2), 815-835, 2018 | 34 | 2018 |
| Wavelet scale analysis of mesoscale convective systems for detecting deep convection from infrared imagery C Klein, D Belušić, CM Taylor Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123 (6), 3035-3050, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
| West African summer monsoon precipitation variability as represented by reanalysis datasets KA Quagraine, F Nkrumah, C Klein, NAB Klutse, KT Quagraine Climate 8 (10), 111, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
| Seasonality and trends of drivers of mesoscale convective systems in southern West Africa C Klein, F Nkrumah, CM Taylor, EA Adefisan Journal of Climate 34 (1), 71-87, 2021 | 21 | 2021 |
| The WASCAL hydrometeorological observatory in the Sudan Savanna of Burkina Faso and Ghana J Bliefernicht, S Berger, S Salack, S Guug, L Hingerl, D Heinzeller, ... Vadose Zone Journal 17 (1), 1-20, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Observed soil moisture impact on strong convection over mountainous Tibetan Plateau EJ Barton, CM Taylor, C Klein, PP Harris, X Meng Journal of Hydrometeorology 22 (3), 561-572, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
| West African summer monsoon precipitation variability as represented by reanalysis datasets. Climate, 8, 111 KA Quagraine, F Nkrumah, C Klein, NAB Klutse, KT Quagraine | 13 | 2020 |
| The sensitivity of the West African monsoon circulation to intraseasonal soil moisture feedbacks J Talib, CM Taylor, C Klein, BL Harris, SR Anderson, VS Semeena Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 148 (745), 1709-1730, 2022 | 12 | 2022 |
| “Late-stage” deforestation enhances storm trends in coastal West Africa CM Taylor, C Klein, DJ Parker, F Gerard, VS Semeena, EJ Barton, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (2), e2109285119, 2022 | 12 | 2022 |
| Combining CMIP data with a regional convection-permitting model and observations to project extreme rainfall under climate change C Klein, LS Jackson, DJ Parker, JH Marsham, CM Taylor, DP Rowell, ... Environmental Research Letters 16 (10), 104023, 2021 | 12 | 2021 |
| On the 2017 rainy season intensity and subsequent flood events over West Africa J Adegoke, MB Sylla, C Taylor, C Klein, A Bossa, K Ogunjobi, J Adounkpe WASCAL Publishing, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
| Widespread greening suggests increased dry-season plant water availability in the Rio Santa valley, Peruvian Andes L Hänchen, C Klein, F Maussion, W Gurgiser, P Calanca, G Wohlfahrt Earth System Dynamics 13 (1), 595-611, 2022 | 6* | 2022 |
Harald KunstmannProfessor for Regional Climate and HydrologyVerified email at kit.edu
