Wissenschaftliche Tätigkeit

seit 07/2016	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Projekt WEXICOM
09/2016 - 09/2017	Entwicklung eines operationellen probabilistischen Sturmflutvorhersagesystems für das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie
07/2014 - 07/2016	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im EU-Projekt RAIN
04/2011 - 07/2014	Stipendiat im Rahmen des Helmholtz-Zentrum GeoSim

Ausbildung

04/2011 - 09/2015	Promotionsstudium Meteorologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Thema der Doktorarbeit: Großskalige Sekundärzirkulationen im regionalen Klimamodell COSMO-CLM
10/2008 - 01/2011	Studium Meteorologie (M.Sc.), Freie Universität Berlin, Thema der Masterarbeit: Extreme Windereignisse im Mittelmeerraum in regionalen Simulationen mit verschiedener Auflösung
10/2005 - 09/2008	Studium Meteorologie (B.Sc.), Freie Universität Berlin, Thema der Bachelorarbeit: Vergleich verschiedener Konvektionsparametrisierungen anhand von Niederschlägen in Ostafrika

Arbeits- und Interessen-Schwerpunkte

• Impaktmodellierung
• Generalisierte Lineare Modelle und Extremwertstatistik
• Vorhersagbarkeit von Winterstürmen
• Regionale Klimamodellierung

Publikationen

2025

Lorenz, R., Becker, N., Gardiner, B., Ulbrich, U., Hanewinkel, M., and Schmitz, B.: Tree fall along railway lines: modelling the impact of wind and other meteorological factors, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 25, 2179–2196, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-2179-2025, 2025.

2024

Lorenz, R., Becker, N., Gardiner, B., Ulbrich, U., Hanewinkel, M., and Benjamin, S., 2024: Storm damage beyond wind speed – Impacts of wind characteristics and other meteorological factors on tree fall along railway lines, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-120.

2023

Gliksman, D., Averbeck, P., Becker, N., Gardiner, B., Goldberg, V., Grieger, J., Handorf, D., Haustein, K., Karwat, A., Knutzen, F., Lentink, H. S., Lorenz, R., Niermann, D., Pinto, J. G., Queck, R., Ziemann, A., and Franzke, C. L. E., 2023: Review article: A European perspective on wind and storm damage – from the meteorological background to index-based approaches to assess impacts, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 2171–2201, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2171-2023. Göber, M., Christel, I., Hoffmann, D., Mooney, C. J., Rodriguez, L., Becker, N., ... & Williams, H., 2023. Enhancing the Value of Weather and Climate Services in Society: Identified Gaps and Needs as Outcomes of the First WMO WWRP/SERA Weather and Society Conference. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 104(3), https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0199.1

2022

Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2022: Weather impacts on various types of road crashes: a quantitative analysis using generalized additive models, European Transport Research Review, 14, 37. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-022-00561-2 Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2022: Modeling hourly weather-related road traffic variations for different vehicle types in Germany. European Transport Research Review, 14, 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-022-00539-0 Gliksman, D., Averbeck, P, Becker, N., et al., 2022: Review Article: Wind and storm damage: From Meteorology to Impacts. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussion, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2022-159, in review.

2020

Nissen, K. M., Becker, N., Dähne, O., Rabe, M., Scheffler, J., Solle, M., & Ulbrich, U. (2020). How does weather affect the use of public transport in Berlin?. Environmental Research Letters, 15(8), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab8ec3 Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2020 : Predictive modeling of hourly probabilities for weather-related road accidents, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 20, 2857–2871, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2857-2020

2019

Noyelle, R., Ulbrich, U., Becker, N., Meredith, E. P., 2019: Assessing the impact of sea surface temperatures on a simulated medicane using ensemble simulations. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 19(4), 941-955. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-941-2019 Becker, N., 2019: Analyse und Modellierung von Wetterauswirkungen. In: Kox, T., Gerhold, L., eds.: Wetterwarnungen: Von der Extremereignisinformation zu Kommunikation und Handlung. Beiträge aus dem Forschungsprojekt WEXICOM. Schriftenreihe Sicherheit Nr. 25, Berlin: Forschungsforum Öffentliche Sicherheit, Freie Universität Berlin, 109-134, ISBN: 978-3-96110-229-7.

2018

Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2018: Large-scale secondary circulations in a limited area model – the impact of lateral boundaries and resolution, Tellus A, 70:1, 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/16000870.2018.1548869 Fallah, B., Russo, E., Acevedo, W., Mauri, A., Becker, N., and Cubasch, U.: Towards high-resolution climate reconstruction using an off-line data assimilation and COSMO-CLM 5.00 model, Clim. Past, 14, 1345-1360, https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-14-1345-2018, 2018. Noyelle, R., Ulbrich, U., Becker, N., and Meredith, E. P.: Assessing the impact of SSTs on a simulated medicane using ensemble simulations, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-230, in review, 2018.

2015

Becker, N., Ulbrich, U.,  Klein, R., 2015: Systematic large-scale secondary circulations in a regional climate model, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, DOI:10.1002/2015GL063955

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Dissertation

Becker, N., 2016: Großskalige Sekundärzirkulationen im regionalen Klimamodell COSMO-CLM, Freie Universität Berlin

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Tagungsbeiträge

2024

Fleischhut, N., Becker, N., Schulze, K., Göber, M., Rust, H., 2024: Extremwetterinformation: Über die Warnung zur Handlung, Extremwetterkongress, Hamburg, Germany. Becker, N., 2024: Vorhersage wetterbedingter Verkehrsunfälle: Methoden, Anwendungen und Herausforderungen, SWIS Tagung 2024, Offenbach, Germany. Becker, N., Göber, M., Ulbrich, U., and Rust, H., 2024: An event-based analysis of weather-related fire brigade operations, EMS Annual Meeting 2024, Barcelona, Spain, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2024-481, 2024. Tunn, S., Becker, N., Rust, H., Knoll, N., Keller, J., 2024: Zusammenhänge verschiedener Wetterbedingungen mit der physischen Aktivität in stündlicher Auflösung, 13. Deutsche Klimatagung, Potsdam, Germany.

2023

Becker, N., 2023: Wind- und Sturmschäden: Von der Meteorologie zu den Auswirkungen, Fortbildung der DMG Sektion Rheinland, Bonn, Germany. Becker, N., 2023: Modelling windstorm impacts, Geo.X Workshop "Drivers of climate risks in Europe", Potsdam, Germany. Becker, N., Göber, M., Rust, H., and Ulbrich, U., 2023: Towards interactive real-time forecasts of weather-related fire brigade operations, EMS Annual Meeting 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2023-410

2022

Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2022: Können Vorhersagen des Verkehrsaufkommens durch Wetterinformationen verbessert werden? DACH 2022. https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/DACH2022/DACH2022-114.html
Becker, N., Rust, H.W., Ulbrich, U. 2022: Weather impacts on different types of road accidents. EMS Annual Meeting 2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2022-455

2021

Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2021: A model for weather-related traffic variations and accident probabilities on roads, EMS General Assembly 2021, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2021/EMS2021-205.html?pdf Trojand, A., Becker, N., Rust, H.W., 2021: Modelling winter storm impacts on insured claim ratios of residential buildings in German administrative districts, EMS General Assembly 2021, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2021/EMS2021-367.html?pdf Lorenz, R., Becker, N., Ulbrich, U, 2021: Impacts of extreme wind speeds and other factors on vegetation disturbances in the German railway network, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2021/EMS2021-299.html?pdf Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2021: Translating weather forecasts to road accident probabilities, EGU General Assembly 2021, https://presentations.copernicus.org/EGU21/EGU21-2092_presentation.pdf

2020

Becker, N., 2020: Wetterbedingte Verkehrsunfälle - Auf dem Weg zur risikobasierten Impaktvorhersage, Extremwetterkongress 2020, Hamburg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuDjB_QtrFI

2019

Schenk, L., Müller-Navarra, S., Becker, N., 2019: Sturmfluteintrittswahrscheinlichkeiten in der deutschen Bucht, DACH 2019, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/DACH2019/DACH2019-114-1.pdf Trojand, A., Becker, N., Rust, H.W., 2019: Windstauvorhersage in der Deutschen Bucht - Probabilistische Vorhersage und Verifikation, DACH 2019, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/DACH2019/DACH2019-131.pdf Nissen, K., Ulbrich, U., Becker, N., 2019: Ein logistisches Hagelschadenmodell für Deutschland, DACH 2019, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/DACH2019/DACH2019-89.pdf Becker, N., Rust, H. W., and Ulbrich, U., 2019:  Vorhersage wetterbedingter Verkehrsunfälle, DACH 2019,
https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/DACH2019/DACH2019-109.pdf

2018

Becker, N., Pardowitz, T., Ulbrich, U., 2018: Modelling Probabilities of Weather-Related Road Accidents, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria.

2017

Becker, N., Pardowitz, T., Ulbrich, U., 2017: Statistical Modelling of Weather-Related Car Accidents in Germany, EMS General Assembly, Dublin, Ireland

2016

Becker, N. and Ulbrich, U. 2016: Auftrittswahrscheinlichkeiten von Winterstürmen in ECMWF Ensemble-Vorhersagen, DACH Meteorologentagung 2016, Berlin, Deutschland Becker, N., Ulbrich, U.,  Klein, R., 2016: Large-scale secondary circulations in the COSMO-CLM, COSMO / CLM / ART User Seminar, Offenbach, Deutschland

2015

Becker, N., Nissen, K. M., Ulbrich, U., 2015: A storm severity index based on return levels of wind speeds, EGU General Assembly, Wien, Österreich Becker, N. and Ulbrich, U. ,2015: Predictability of European windstorms, Workshop on climate change and weather modelling, Dublin, Ireland

2014

Becker, N., 2014: Orography-driven large scale secondary circulations in a regional climate model, Kolloquiumsvortrag am Zentrum für Modellierung und Messung von Stömungen und Transporten (CFTMM) der BTU Cottbus Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2014: Large scale secondary circulations in a regional climate model, EGU General Assembly

2013

Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2013: Correlations between different spatial scales in a regional climate model, EGU General Assembly Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2013: Spatial-spectral variability and the relation between different spatial scales in COSMO-CLM, CLM User Seminar

2012

Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2012: Wind speed differences between a regional and global climate model simulation and their relation to the circulation, E2SCMS Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2012: Wind speed differences between a regional and global climate model simulation and their relation to the circulation, EGU General Assembly Nissen, K.M., Ulbrich, U., Leckebusch, G.C. and Becker, N., 2012: Changes in Vb cyclone frequency and rainfall under anthropogenic climate change, EGU General Assembly Becker, N., Ulbrich, U., Klein, R., 2012: Differences in wind speed and circulation between CCLM simulations and ECHAM5 driving data, CLM User Seminar

2011

Nissen, K.M., Ulbrich, U., Leckebusch, G.C. and Becker, N., 2011: Extreme precipitation associated with Vb cyclones under climate change conditions, EMS Annual Meeting Becker, N., Leckebusch, G.C., Ulbrich, U., Will, A., 2011: Mediterranean wind speeds at different resolutions, CLM Assembly Becker, N., Leckebusch, G.C., Ulbrich, U., Will, A., 2011: Extreme wind events in the Mediterranean in regional simulations with different resolutions, EGU General Assembly