Dr. Yannick Barton

PostDoc

Climate Impact Research

Phone
+41 31 684 89 81
E-Mail
yannick.barton@unibe.ch
Office
512
Postal Address
University of Bern
Institute of Geography
Climate Impacts
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern

Research Focus

My PhD consists of two main parts. The first part consists of improving a high resolution gridded radar-gauge precipitation data set. The second part will be focused on the application of the final precipitation product for the analysis of sub-hourly meteorological process, such as stationary thunderstorms.

 

The precipitation product uses co-kriging with external drift to correct radar images with rain gauge measurments and is designed to be employed in real time. The temporal resolution is hourly, but the precipitation maps are disaggregated into 5-minute maps using a radar-based disaggregation method. One improvement consists of finding an optimal solution to disaggregate the hourly precipitation maps to 5-minute fields without creating artefacts in the form of sharp edges (see figure). A second analysis point consists of a statistical validation of the so far used parameters for the detection of convective cells in areas where strong radar gradients are present in the imminent proximity of rain gauges. The second half of the project will consist of applying the 5-minute precipitation fields will for the analysis of processes requiring a sub-hourly resolution

Precipitation field in southeastern Switzerland on 4 November 2014

Publications

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2022

Barton, Yannick; Rivoire, Pauline; Koh, Jonathan; Ali, S. Mubashshir; Kopp, Jérôme; Martius, Olivia (2022). On the temporal clustering of European extreme precipitation events and its relationship to persistent and transient large-scale atmospheric drivers. Weather and climate extremes, 38, p. 100518. Elsevier 10.1016/j.wace.2022.100518

2021

Kopp, Jérôme; Rivoire, Pauline; Ali, S. Mubashshir; Barton, Yannick; Martius, Olivia (2021). A novel method to identify sub-seasonal clustering episodes of extreme precipitation events and their contributions to large accumulation periods. Hydrology and earth system sciences, 25(9), pp. 5153-5174. European Geosciences Union EGU 10.5194/hess-25-5153-2021

Raupach, Timothy H.; Martynov, Andrey; Nisi, Luca; Hering, Alessandro; Barton, Yannick; Martius, Olivia (2021). Object-based analysis of simulated thunderstorms in Switzerland: application and validation of automated thunderstorm tracking with simulation data. Geoscientific model development (GMD), 14(10), pp. 6495-6514. Copernicus Publications 10.5194/gmd-14-6495-2021

2020

Barton, Yannick; Sideris, Ioannis V.; Raupach, Timothy H.; Gabella, Marco; Germann, Urs; Martius, Olivia (2020). A multi‐year assessment of sub‐hourly gridded precipitation for Switzerland based on a blended radar—Rain‐gauge dataset. International journal of climatology, 40(12), pp. 5208-5222. Wiley 10.1002/joc.6514

Barton, Yannick; Sideris, Ioannis V.; Germann, Urs; Martius, Olivia (2020). A method for real‐time temporal disaggregation of blended radar–rain gauge precipitation fields. Meteorological applications, 27(1) Wiley 10.1002/met.1843

2018

Brönnimann, Stefan; Rohr, Christian; Stucki, Peter; Summermatter, Stephanie; Bandhauer, Moritz; Barton, Yannick; Fischer, Andreas; Froidevaux, Paul Arnaud; Germann, Urs; Grosjean, Martin; Hupfer, Franziska; Ingold, Karin; Isotta, Francesco; Keiler, Margreth; Martius, Olivia; Messmer, Martina Barbara; Mülchi, Regula Isabelle; Panziera, Luca; Pfister, Lucas Martin; Raible, Christoph; ... (2018). 1868 - das Hochwasser, das die Schweiz veränderte. Ursachen, Folgen und Lehren für die Zukunft (Reihe G Grundlagenforschung G94). Bern: Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2018.G94.01

Brönnimann, Stefan; Rohr, Christian; Stucki, Peter; Summermatter, Stephanie; Bandhauer, Moritz; Barton, Yannick; Fischer, Andreas; Froidevaux, Paul Arnaud; Germann, Urs; Grosjean, Martin; Hupfer, Franziska; Ingold, Karin; Isotta, Francesco; Keiler, Margreth; Martius, Olivia; Messmer, Martina Barbara; Mülchi, Regula Isabelle; Panziera, Luca; Pfister, Lucas Martin; Raible, Christoph; ... (2018). 1868 – L’alluvione che cambiò la Svizzera: Cause, conseguenze e insegnamenti per il futuro (Reihe G Grundlagenforschung G94). Bern: Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2018.G94.02

Brönnimann, Stefan; Rohr, Christian; Stucki, Peter; Summermatter, Stephanie; Bandhauer, Moritz; Barton, Yannick; Fischer, Andreas; Froidevaux, Paul Arnaud; Germann, Urs; Grosjean, Martin; Hupfer, Franziska; Ingold, Karin; Isotta, Francesco; Keiler, Margreth; Martius, Olivia; Messmer, Martina Barbara; Mülchi, Regula Isabelle; Panziera, Luca; Pfister, Lucas Martin; Raible, Christoph; ... (2018). 1868 – Les inondations qui changèrent la Suisse : Causes, conséquences et leçons pour le futur (Reihe G Grundlagenforschung G94). Bern: Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2018.G94.03

Brönnimann, Stefan; Rohr, Christian; Stucki, Peter; Summermatter, Stephanie; Bandhauer, Moritz; Barton, Yannick; Fischer, Andreas; Froidevaux, Paul Arnaud; Germann, Urs; Grosjean, Martin; Hupfer, Franziska; Ingold, Karin; Isotta, Francesco; Keiler, Margreth; Martius, Olivia; Messmer, Martina Barbara; Mülchi, Regula Isabelle; Panziera, Luca; Pfister, Lucas Martin; Raible, Christoph; ... (2018). 1868 - the flood that changed Switzerland: Causes, consequences and lessons for the future (Reihe G Grundlagenforschung G94). Bern: Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2018.G94.04

2016

Barton, Yannick; Giannakaki, Paraskevi; von Waldow, Harald; Chevalier, Clément; Pfahl, Stephan; Martius, Olivia (2016). Clustering of Regional-Scale Extreme Precipitation Events in Southern Switzerland. Monthly Weather Review, 144(1), pp. 347-369. American Meteorological Society 10.1175/MWR-D-15-0205.1