Contact
Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Hydrol. Hannes Müller-Thomy (né Müller)
h.mueller-thomy@tu-braunschweig.de
ORC-ID: 0000-0001-5214-8945 (link)
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Beethovenstraße 51a
38106 Braunschweig
Latest information
Just published:
Ebers, N., Schröter, K., Müller-Thomy, H. (2024): Estimation of future rainfall extreme values by temperature-dependent disaggregation of climate model data, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 2025-2043, (link pdf)
Derx, J., Müller-Thomy, H., Kilic, H. S., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, R., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A. H., Blaschke, A. P. (2023): A probabilistic-deterministic approach for assessing climate change effects on infection risks downstream of sewage emissions from CSOs, Water Research, 247, 120746 (link pdf)
Vita
| Basic data: | Birth in Pirna (Germany) in November 1984 |
| Marriage to my beautiful wife Julia in August 2018 | |
| (last name changed to Müller-Thomy) | |
| Languages: | German (native), English (fluent) |
| Hobbies: | Running, Hiking, Travelling |
| 2020-today | Scientific team leader for surface hydrology at the Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources, Department of Hydrology, Water Management and Water Protection, Technical University of Braunschweig, Brunswick, Germany |
| 2018-2020 | Research fellow at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Vienna university of Technology, Vienna, Austria |
| 2016-2018 | Research associate at the Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hanover, Germany |
| 2010-2016 | Research assistant at the Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hanover, Germany |
| 2020 | "Top downloaded paper 2018-2019" award from Wiley for our manuscript Tarasova et al. (2019) in WIREs Water |
| 2018 | Grant from the DAAD ("Kongressreisen") for attending the workshop on "Precipitation in urban areas" 2018 in Pontresina, Switzerland |
| 2018 | Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing (Journal of Hydrology) |
| 2018 | Research Fellowhsip (2 years) from the German Research Foundation for the investigation of rainfall-runoff transformation in space and time with the working group of Günter Blöschl at the TU Vienna, Austria |
| 2018 | Travel Grant from the Graduate Academy of the Leibniz Universität Hannover for attending the Tag der Hydrologie 2018 in Dresden, Germany |
| 2017 | Outstanding Student Poster & PICO Award from the European Geosciences Union for the poster with the title "Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling: Is there a need for spatial consistence?" at EGU General Assembly 2017 in Vienna, Austria |
| 2017 | Travel Grant from the Graduate Academy of the Leibniz Universität Hannover for attending the EGU 2017 in Vienna, Austria |
| 2017 | Award of the Chamber of Engineers of Lower Saxony for PhD-thesis "Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological applications" |
| 2017 | Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing (Journal of Hydrology) |
| 2017 | 2nd examiner of the BSc-thesis of Michael Niebisch "Generation of rainfall time series for rain gauges in Lower Lusatia", which was awarded as best BSc.-thesis at faculty 2 at BTU Cottbus in 2016 (Examiner: Christoph Hinz, Hannes Müller, supervisor: Ina Pohle, Christoph Hinz, Thomas Maurer). |
| 2015 | Grant from the DAAD ("Kongressreisen") for attending the workshop on "Precipitation in urban areas" 2015 in Pontresina, Switzerland |
| 2015 | Grant from the Leibniz Universitätsgesellschaft e.V. for attending the EGU 2015 in Vienna, Austria |
| 07/2017 | Summer school: Predictions in ungauged basins (PUB), Vienna, Austria |
| 07/2016 | Ph.D. in civil engineering (Dr.-Ing.) with the topic "Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling" | 08/2013 | Summer school: Copulas for hydrological applications, Hanover, Germany (organizer and participant) |
| 07/2011 | Summer school: Copula Function – theory and practice, Viterbo, Italy |
| 2010-2014 | Certificate “Professionalisation of Teaching” (German: Pro Lehre), a university-intern higher education didactic program for the professionalisation of teaching, consisting of the following units: |
| Planning and Design of Teaching | |
| Counselling for Students | |
| Learning-friendly Presentation | |
| Method Workshop | |
| Testing - Monitoring and Evaluation of Learning Developments | |
| Teaching and Learning: Design with Digital Media | |
| Teaching-related Group Coaching and Peer Supervision | |
| 2004-2010 | Graduate Studies in Hydrology at the Technical University Dresden (Diploma: 1.6) |
Internship & student assistant
| 03/2009-05/2009 | Internship at the Institute for Groundwater Consulting (GFI GmbH Dresden), Groundwater modeling of the flooding of the former strip mining site Berzdorf, Dresden |
| 01/2009-02/2009 | Internship at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Referat Gewässerschutz, Schutz der Oberflächengewässer und des Grundwassers, Bonn |
| 11/2008-12/2008 | Student assistant for the development and testing of the program SiWaPro DSS, Institute of Waste Management and Contaminated Site Treatment, TU Dresden, Pirna |
| 09/2008-11/2008 | Internship at the Institute for Groundwater Consulting (GFI GmbH Dresden), research project about mine water treatment in Vietnam, Dresden |
| 09/2007-10/2007 | Internship at the State Reservoir Administration of Saxony, Department of Water Resources, Pirna |
| 09/2006-03/2007 | Student assistant for the research project „Erhöhung der Bauwerksicherheit und Reduktion des Hochwasserrisikos im Unterlauf durch optimierte Speicher- und Poldersteuerung unter Berücksichtigung ökologischer Belange“, Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics, TU Dresden, Dresden |
| 09/2006-02/2007 | Student assistant for the research project „Modellierung der Abwasserexfiltration aus Kanalnetzen mit Hilfe von Indikatorparametern“, Institute for Urban Water Management, TU Dresden, Dresden |
Publications
- 2024
- 2023
- Derx, J., Müller-Thomy, H., Kilic, H. S., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, R., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A. H., Blaschke, A. P.: A probabilistic-deterministic approach for assessing climate change effects on infection risks downstream of sewage emissions from CSOs, Water Research, 247, 120746 (link pdf)
- Alexopoulos, M. J., Müller-Thomy, H., Nistahl, P., Sraj, M., Bezak, N.: Validation of precipitation reanalysis products for rainfall-runoff modelling in Slovenia, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 27, 2559-2578 (link pdf)
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation: Possibilities to improve the autocorrelation, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 169-188 (link pdf)
- Breinl, K., Müller-Thomy, H., Blöschl, G.: Space-time characteristics of areal reduction factors and rainfall processes, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 21, 671-689 (link pdf)
- 2019
- Müller-Thomy, H., Sikorska-Senoner, A. (2019): Does the complexity in temporal precipitation disaggregation matter for a lumped hydrological model?, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 64 (12), 1453-1471 (link pdf)
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation: Possibilities to improve the autocorrelation, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions (link pdf)
- Blöschl, G., ..., Müller-Thomy, H., et al.: Twenty-three Unsolved Problems in Hydrology (UPH) - a community perspective, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 64 (10), 1141-1158 (link pdf)
- Tarasova, L., Merz, R., Kiss, A., Basso, S., Blöschl, G., Merz, B., Viglione, A., Plötner, S., Guse, B., Schumann, A., Fischer, S., Ahrens, B., Anwar, F., Bárdossy, A., Bühler, P., Haberlandt, U., Kreibich, H., Krug, A., Lun, D., Müller-Thomy, H., Pidoto, R., Primo, C., Seidel, J., Vorogushyn, S., Wietzke, L.: Causative classification of river flood events, WIREs Water, e1353 (link pdf)
- 2018
- Müller-Thomy, H., Wallner, M., Förster, K.: Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling: Is there a need for spatial consistence?, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 5259-5280 (link pdf)
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation using a multiplicative cascade model for spatial application in urban hydrology, Journal of Hydrology 556, 847-864 (link pdf)
- Pohle, I., Niebisch, M., Müller, H., Schümberg, S., Zha, T., Maurer, T., Hinz, C.: Coupling Poisson rectangular pulse and multiplicative micro-canonical random cascade models to generate sub-daily precipitation time series, Journal of Hydrology, 562, 50-70 (link pdf)
- Lütkemeier, R., Stein, L., Drees, L., Müller, H., Liehr, S.: Uncertainty of rainfall products: Impact on modelling household nutrition from rain-fed agriculture in Southern Africa, Water, 10, 499 (link pdf)
- van Emmerik, T., Popp, A., Solcerova, A., Müller, H., Hut, R.: Reporting negative results to stimulate experimental hydrology, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 62 (3), 334-337 (pdf)
- 2016
- 2015
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation with a cascade model: from single-station disaggregation to spatial rainfall, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 20 (11), 04015026 (link pdf)
- Berghuijs, W., Harrigan, S., Kipnis, L., Dogulu, N., Müller, H., Pohle, I., Saia, S. M., Sedlar, F., Smoorenburg, M., Teutschbein, C., van Emmerik, T.: Developments of student involvement in geoscience unions: a case study from hydrology, EOS, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO041439
- 2013
- Haberlandt, U., Müller, H.: Comparison of hydrology curricula of different disciplines at German universities, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 57(3), 110-115 (pdf)
Conference contributions – Talks & PICOs
- 2024
- Müller-Thomy, H., Ebers, N., Schröter, K.: High-resolution design rainfall estimation from climate model data, EGU, 14.-19. April 2024, Vienna, Austria
- Derx, J., Müller-Thomy, H., Kilic, H. S., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, R., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A. H., Blaschke, A. P.: The impact of global changes on micro-biological water quality of urban catchments, Austrian Climate Day, 03. April 2024, Vienna, Austria
- 2023
- Ebers, N., Schröter, K., Müller-Thomy, H.: Future rainfall extreme values: Temperature-dependent disaggregation of climate model data, Precipitation in urban areas, 29. November-02. December 2023, Pontresina, Switzerland
- Müller-Thomy, H., Kellner, J., Nistahl, P., Bezak, N., Zabret, K., Schröter, K.: The unintended usage of precipitation reanalysis products: Downscaling of daily precipitation time series to hourly values using reanalysis products for parameter estimation, EGU, 23.-28. April, 2023, Vienna, Austria
- Jonsdottir, E., Müller-Thomy, H., Leandro, J., Huang, J.: Flood modelling using disaggregated rainfall time series and estimating the probability of cholera infection from post-flood ponds in Accra, Ghana, EGU, 23.-28. April 2023, Vienna, Austria
- 2022
- Kilic, H. S., Müller-Thomy, H., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, J., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A.H., Blaschke, A.P., Derx, J.: Climate change impact on precipitation extremes and associated infection risks from combined sewer overflow volume, IAHS, 30. May -03. June 2022, Montpellier
- Müller-Thomy, H., Nistahl, P., Bezak, N., Alexopoulos, M.: Evaluation of precipitation reanalysis products in space and time for ungauged sites in Slovenia, EGU, 23.-27. May 2022, Vienna
- Pidoto, R., Bezak, N., Müller-Thomy, H., Shehu, B., Callau-Beyer, A.C., Zabret, K., Haberlandt, U.: Investigation of the applicability of rainfall generators for the estimation of the rainfall erosivity for ungauged locations, EGU, 23.-27. May 2022, Vienna
- Kilic, H. S., Müller-Thomy, H., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, J., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A.H., Blaschke, A.P., Derx, J.: Climate change impact on precipitation extremes and associated infection risks from combined sewer overflow volume, EGU, 23.-27. May 2022, Vienna
- Müller-Thomy, H., Kilic, H. S., Cervero-Arago, S., Linke, R., Lindner, G., Walochnik, J., Sommer, J., Komma, J., Farnleitner, A.H., Blaschke, A.P., Derx, J.: Climate change impact on precipitation extremes and associated infection risks from combined sewer overflow volume, TdH, 22.-23. March 2022, Munich
- 2021
- Nistahl, P., Müller-Thomy, H., Bezak, N., Alexopoulos, M.: Evaluation of regional and global precipitation reanalysis products for rainfall-runoff modelling in selected Slovenian catchments, XXIX Conference of the Danubian Countries, 6.-8. September 2021, Brno, Czech Republic
- Schwenkel, J., Zeunert, S., Le, H., Müller-Thomy, H., Schöniger, M., Meon, G.: Comparison of the ecohydrological models AnnAGNPS and ZIN-AgriTra for a small agricultural catchment, EGU, 19.-30. April 2021, Vienna, Austria (PICO)
- Nistahl, P. Müller, T., Riedel, G., Müller-Thomy, H., Meon, G.: Optimized planning and operation of interconnected multi-purposes reservoir systems using integrated modeling for climate change adaption, EGU, 19.-30. April 2021, Vienna, Austria (PICO)
- 2020
- Müller-Thomy, H., Breinl, K., Blöschl, G.: Unravelling the process controls of the spatial coherence of precipitation, EGU, 3.-8. May 2020, Vienna, Austria
- Breinl, K., Müller-Thomy, H., Blöschl, G.: Space-time characteristics ar areal reduction factors and rainfall mechanisms, EGU, 3.-8. May 2020, Vienna, Austria
- 2019
- Breinl, K., Müller-Thomy, H., Blöschl, G.: Space-time characteristics ar areal reduction factors and rainfall mechanisms, Symposium on unsolved problems in statistical hydrology, 26. September 2019, Uppsala, Sweden
- 2018
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Improving the autocorrelation in disaggregated time series for urban hydrological applications, Precipitation in urban areas, 05. – 07. December 2018, Pontresina
- Popp, A., van Emmerik, T., Solcerova, A., Müller, H., Hut, R.: Negative results - the missing piece of scientific publishing, EGU, 08.-13. April 2018, Vienna, Austria
- Müller, H., Wallner, M., Förster, K.: Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling, Tag der Hydrologie, 22.-23. March 2018, Dresden, Germany
- 2017
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Generation of future high-resolution rainfall time series with a disaggregation model, EGU, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna (PICO)
- Pohle, I., Niebisch, M., Zha, T., Schümberg, S., Müller, H., Maurer, T., Hinz, C.: A stochastical event-based continious time step rainfall generator based on Poisson rectangular pulse and microcanonical random cascade models, EGU, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna
- Breinl, K., Di Baldassarre, G., Müller, H.: Impact of temporal rainfall disaggregation on the magnitude and timing of simulated extreme flows in small Alpine catchments, Symposium on "The effects of global change on floods, fluvial geomorphology and related hazards in mountainous rivers, 6.-8. March 2017, Potsdam
- 2016
- Müller, H.: Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling, Seminar at Center for Interdisciplinary research in Fluids, University of California at Santa Barbara, 07. December 2016, Santa Barbara, USA (invited)
- Krämer, S., Maßmann, S., Schmidt, N., Schroeder, K., Sympher, K-J., Rohde, S., Großkopf, K.-I., Callau, A., Müller, H., Mosthaf, T., Müller, T., Lorenz, M., Wagner, A., Wagner, S., Haberlandt, U.: Können synthetische Niederschlagszeitreihen fehlende Niederschlagsmessungen ersetzen? – Untersuchung an drei großstädtischen Kanalnetzen, Aqua Urbanica, 25.-.27. September 2016, Rigi-Kaltbad
- Müller, H.: Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modeling, Seminar at Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Brandenburg Technische Universität, 27. September 2016, Cottbus, Germany (invited)
- Müller, H., Föt, A., Haberlandt, U.: Micro-canonical cascade model: Analyzing parameter changes in the future and their influence on disaggregation results, EGU, 17. - 23. April 2016, Vienna, Austria (PICO)
- 2015
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation using a multiplicative cascade model for spatial application in urban hydrology, Precipitation in urban areas, 02. – 04. December 2015, Pontresina
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Not enough high-resolution rainfall data? Generate it!, EGU, 12. – 17. April 2015, Vienna (PICO)
- van der Heijden, S., Haberlandt, U., Callau, A., Müller, H., Müller, T., Mosthaf, T., Seidel, J., Bárdossy, A., Lorenz, M., Wagner, A., Wagner, S., Kunstmann, H., Rohde, S., Großkopf, K.-I., Kuchenbecker, A., Hennings, G., Schroeder, K., Schäller, A., Sympher, K.-J., Maßmann, S., Krämer, S., Schönfeld, M., Fuchs, L.: Synthetische Niederschlagszeitreihen für die optimale Planung und den Betrieb von Stadtentwässerungssystemen –Das Projekt SYNOPSE, 5. Aqua Urbanica, 07.-08.10.2015, Stuttgart
- 2014
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation: from point disaggregation to spatial rainfall, EGU, 27. April - 02. May 2014, Vienna (abstract)
- 2013
- Van Emmerik, T., Berghuijs, W., Smoorenburg, M., Harrigan, S., Müller, H., Dugge, J.: Young Hydrological Society: A network for young hydrologists, AGU, 9.-13. December 2013, San Francisco
Conference contributions – Poster/Proceedings
- 2023
- Alpers, J., Müller-Thomy, H., Nistahl, P., Schröter, K.: Scale-dependent differences of areal reduction factors: from minutes to hours, EGU, 23.-28. April, 2023, Vienna, Austria
- Loritz, R., Stölzle, M., Guse, B., Mälicke, M., Heidbüchel, I., Tarasova, L., Hassler, S., Ebeling, P., Hauffe, C., Müller-Thomy, H., Jehn, F. U., Götte, J., Rohini, K., Kiesel, J.: CAMELS-DE: Initiative für einen konsistenten Datensatz für hydro-meteorologische Analysen in Einzugsgebieten in Deutschland, Tag der Hydrologie EGU, 21.-23. March 2023, Bochum, Germany
- 2022
- Müller-Thomy, H., Nistahl, P., Bezak, N., Alexopoulos, M., Meon, G.: Extremes in hydroclimatic systems and their consequences: Evaluation of precipitation reanalysis products for rainfall-runoff modelling in Slovenia, IAHS, 30. May -03. June 2022, Montpellier
- 2019
- Müller-Thomy, H., Breinl, K., Blöschl, G.: Process controls of the Spatial Coherence of Precipitation - a Study in the Greater Alpine Region, IUGG, 8.-18. July 2019, Montreal
- Müller-Thomy, H.: How to improve the Autocorrelation in generated high-resolution Rainfall Time Series for Urban Hydrology, IUGG, 8.-18. July 2019, Montreal
- Breinl, K., Müller-Thomy, H., Blöschl, G.: Disentangling process controls of catchment intensity-duration-frequency curves by stochastic rainfall modelling, IUGG, 8.-18. July 2019, Montreal
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Improvement of autocorrelation in synthetic time series and its impact on urban hydrological applications, EGU, 7.-12. April 2019, Vienna
- Sikorska, A., Müller-Thomy, H.: Does the complexity in precipitation disaggregation matter for hydrological applications at the catchment scale?, EGU, 7.-12. April 2019, Vienna
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Improving the autocorrelation in disaggregated time series for urban hydrological applications, P, In: Peleg, N., Molnar, P. (eds.), 11th Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas (UrbanRain18), Pontresina, Switzerland, pp. 75-76
- 2018
- Müller, H., Wallner, M., Förster, K.: Rainfall disaggregation for high-resolution rainfall-runoff modeling, in: Schütze, N., Schwarze, R., Wöhling, T., Grundmann, J. (editors): M³-Messen, Modellieren, Managen, Forum fuer Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 39.18, p. 71-80, Proceedings of the TdH, 22.-23. March 2018, Dresden
- 2017
- Berhuijs, W., Harrigan, S., Müller, H., van Emmerik, T.: The Young Hydrologic Society: five years of creating community for early-career hydrologists, AGU, 11.-15. December 2017, New Orleans
- Müller, H., Wallner, M., Förster, K., Haberlandt, U.: Rainfall disaggregation for hydrological modelling: Is there a need for spatial consistence?, EGU, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna
- Haberlandt, U., Müller, H., Bardossy, A. & SYNOPSE team: Capabilities of stochastic rainfall models as data providers for urban hydrology, EGU, 23.-28. April 2017, Vienna
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Möglichkeiten der Niederschlagsprognosen für die Zukunft mit einem Disaggregationsmodell, Tag der Hydrologie, 23.-24. March 2017, Trier
- 2016
- Müller, H., Wallner, M., Förster, K., Haberlandt, U.: Effect of spatial consistence in disaggregated rainfall time series for rainfall-runoff-modeling, AGU, 12.-16. December, San Francisco
- 2015
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Temporal rainfall disaggregation using a multiplicative cascade model for spatial application in urban hydrology, in: Molnar, P., Peleg, N. (editors): Rainfall in urban and natural Systems, Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Precipitation in Urban Areas (UrbanRain15), Pontresina, 1-5 December 2015 (Paper UR15-43), ETH-Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, doi:10.3929/ethz-a-010549004
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Rainfall disaggregation for urban hydrology: Effects of spatial consistence, EGU, 12.-17. April 2015, Vienna
- Van der Heijden, S., Callau Poduje, A., Müller, H., Shehu, B., Haberlandt, U., Lorenz, M., Wagner, S., Kunstmann, H., Müller, T., Mosthaf, T., Bárdossy, A.: Comparison of different synthetic 5-min rainfall time series regarding their suitability for urban drainage modeling, EGU, 12.-17. April 2015, Vienna
- Ding, J., Wallner, M., Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Estimation of instantaneous peak flow from daily data using the HBV model, EGU, 12.-17. April 2015, Vienna
- Rohde, S., Schroeder, K., Maßmann, S., van der Heijden S., Großkopf, K.-I. , Kuchenbecker, A., Hennings, G., Schäller, A., Sympher, K.-J. , Krämer, S., Schönfeld, M., Callau, A., Müller, H., Haberlandt, U., Müller, T., Mosthaf, T., Seidel, J., Bárdossy, A., Lorenz, M., Wagner, A., Wagner, S., Kunstmann, H.: SYNOPSE - Synthetische Niederschlagszeitreihen für die optimale Planung und den Betrieb von Stadtentwässerungssystemen , 14. Regenwassertage, 01.-02. Juli 2015, Hamburg
- U. Petry, M. Anhalt, C. Berndt, A. Fangmann, K. Förster, M. Gelleszun, U. Haberlandt, J. Hölscher, P. Kreye, G. Meon, S. Meyer, Müller, H.: Klimafolgenabschätzung in der Wasserwirtschaft und deren Nutzen für die Praxis, 10. Deutsche Klimatagung, 21.-24. September 2015, Hamburg
- 2013
- Petry, U., Anhalt, M., Hölscher, J., Gelleszun, M., Förster, K., Meon, G., Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Übertragung von Methoden und Ergebnissen aus der Klimaforschung in die wasserwirtschaftliche Praxis - KLIFF-Tagung „Vom globalen Klimawandel zu regionalen Anpassungsstrategien“, 02.-03. September 2013, Göttingen
- 2012
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Space-time variability of random cascade model parameters for rainfall disaggregation – EGU, 22.-27. April 2012, Vienna (abstract)
- 2011
- Müller, H., Haberlandt, U.: Evaluation of different methods for temporal rainfall disaggregation – EGU, 03.-08. April 2011, Vienna (abstract)
- 2023
- Ebers, N., Stupak, N., Hüttel, S., Woelfert, M., Müller-Thomy, H.: Potenzialabschätzung von technischen Wasserspeicheroptionen, Bewässerungsansätzen und ihrer Umsetzbarkeit. Braunschweig: Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, 58 p, Thünen Working Paper 227 (pdf)
- Müller, H.: Niederschlagsdisaggregation für hydrologische Modellierung, Mitteilungen des Instituts für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und landwirtschaftlichen Wasserbau, 101, ISSN 0343-8090
- Hölscher, J., Petry, U., Bertram, M., Anhalt, M., Schmidtke, S., Haberlandt, U., Müller, H., v.d. Heijden, S., Berndt, C., Verworn, A., Wallner, M., Belli, A., Dietrich, J., Meon, G., Förster, K., Gelleszun, M., Riedel, G., Lange, A., Eggelsmann F.: Globaler Klimawandel – Wasserwirtschaftliche Folgenabschätzung für das Binnenland - Oberirdische Gewässer Band 33, Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz, Norden
Contributions to hydrologic community
- 2022
- Jha, S. K., Müller-Thomy, H.,Cho, J.: Editorial: Extreme precipitation events: Spatio-temporal connections, forecasting, generation, impact analysis, vulnerability and risk assessment, Front. Earth Sci. 10:1050027, doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.1050027 (link pdf)
- Müller-Thomy, H., Reinhardt-Imjela, C.: Workshop "Junge HydrologInnen" am Tag der Hydrologie in München, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 66 (4), 215
- Müller-Thomy, H., Reinhardt-Imjela, C.: DHG-Youngsters: Bericht vom Warm-Up beim Tag der Hydrologie 2022, DHG-Newsletter 2022 (1)
- 2020
- Stein, L., Saia, S., Hall, C., Popp, A., Beria, H., Khatami, S., Dogulu, N., Müller-Thomy, H. and the YHS team: Young Hydrologic Society Stands Against Racism, Statement of the YHS (Link)
- 2019
- Müller-Thomy, H.: Interactive comment on „Rainfall intensity bursts and the erosion of soils: an analysis highlighting the need for high temporal resolution rainfall data for research under current and future climates“ by David Dunkerley, doi: 10.5194/esurf-7-345-2019
- 2018
- Müller, H., Pohle, I., Reinhardt-Imjela, C.: TdH Warmup für junge HydrologInnen am 21. März 2018, TU Dresden, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung , 62 (4), 295
- 2017
- Pohle, I., Müller, H., Reinhardt-Imjela, C.: Berichterstattung vom 2. Workshop für junge HydrologInnen, 22. März 2017, Trier, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung , 61 (4), 287
- 2016
- Müller, H., Callau Poduje, A., Fangmann, A., Plötner, S., Shehu, B., Uniyal, B.: Interactive comment on „Geostatistical upscaling of rain gauge data to support uncertainty analysis of lumped urban hydrological models“ by Manoranjan Muthusamy et al., doi: 10.5194/hess-2016-279
- Krämer, S., Maßmann, S., Schmidt, N., Schroeder, K., Sympher, K-J., Rohde, S., Großkopf, K.-I., Callau, A., Müller, H., Mosthaf, T., Müller, T., Lorenz, M., Wagner, A., Wagner, S., Haberlandt, U.: Synthetische Niederschlagszeitreihen - Alternative zu Niederschlagsmessungen – Untersuchung an drei großstädtischen Kanalnetzen, Aqua & Gas, 10/2016, 38-42
- 2015
- Reinhardt-Imjela, C., Pohle, I., Müller, H.: DHG Arbeitskreis "Netzwerk junger HydrologInnen", Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 59 (3), 127
- Rohde, S., Müller, H., Schroeder, K., Kuchenbecker, A., Haberlandt, U.: Mit SYNOPSE auf Starkregen und urbane Sturzfluten vorbereiten, Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall, 62, 100-101
- Rohde, S., Müller, H., Schroeder, K., Kuchenbecker, A., Haberlandt, U.: Mit SYNOPSE auf Starkregen und urbane Sturzfluten vorbereiten, Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft, 8, 86-87
- 2014
- Rohde, S., Müller, H., Schroeder, K., Kuchenbecker, A., Haberlandt, U.: SYNOPSE – Synthetische Niederschlagszeitreihen für optimale Planung und Betrieb von Stadtentwässerungssystemen, Wasserwirtschaft und Wassertechnik, 11-12, 8-11
- Müller, H., Pohle, I.: Vorstellung des internationalen Netzwerks junger Hydrologen: Young Hydrologic Society, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 58 (6), 340
- 2013
- Müller, H., Callau Poduje, A., Haberlandt, U.: Copulas für hydrologische Anwendungen-Zusammenfassung, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 57 (6), 307
- Müller, H., Callau Poduje, A., Haberlandt, U.: Copulas für hydrologische Anwendungen, Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 57 (2), 79
Teaching activities
- Data analysis for hydrologic and hydro-dynamic modelling
- Measurement technology
- Water Resources Management - Applications
- Hydrology and Water Resources Management
- Water Resources Management (Basics of Engineering Hydrology)
- Engineering Hydrology
- Hydrological Modelling (distance study)
- Urban Hydrology
- Water Resources Management II
- Basics of Water Resources Management (distance study)
- Basics of Water Resources Management
- Project Management in engineering
- Basics of Hydrology (distance study)
- Basics of Hydrology
- Statistics
- Applied Hydrology
- Summer school for treatment of mine water
- 2022
- Dendrochronical derivation of seasonal rainfall amounts from annual-growth ring data (Research thesis as preparation for Master thesis, German)
- Rainfall disaggregation using reanalysis data in Slovenia (Master thesis, German)
- Analysis of relationship between extreme values of rainfall and runoff for catchments in Lower Saxony(Bachelor thesis, German)
- Impact of increasing precipitation extreme events on risks of cholera infection during and post flooding in Alajo neighborhood, Accra, Ghana (Master thesis in cooperation with TU Munich and Uni Siegen, English)
- Determination of areal reduction factors as requisite for the generation of areal rainfall extreme values from point values (Master thesis, German)
- Dendrochronical derivation of seasonal rainfall amounts from annual-growth rings (Master thesis, German)
- 2021
- Comparative analysis of meteorological input data for rainfall-runoff simulations in the Western Balkans (Master thesis, German)
- Validation of rainfall reanalysis data as in Slovenia (Research thesis as preparation for Master thesis, German)
- Climate change impact on groundwater levels in Lower Saxony - Forecasting with a time series model (Master thesis, German)
- Setup of a hydrological model for the Lahbach catchment in SWAT for the analysis of the water balance and plant protection product loads (Master thesis, German)
- Quantification of sediment and phosphorous compound load in a river affected by agricultural landuse (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Quantification of nitrate compound load in a river affected by agricultural landuse (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Groundwater resources under climate change: Forecasting of groundwater levels using statistical approaches and artifiical neuronal networks (Literature review, German)
- 2017
- Comparison of rainfall disaggregation models and validation with an urban hydrological model (Master thesis, English)
- Optimization of autocorrelation in disaggregated rainfall time series and validation with an urban hydrological model (Master thesis, German)
- Evaluation of a disaggregation model for the generation of 5 minute-rainfall time series (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Evaluation of a disaggregation model for the generation of hourly rainfall time series (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Generation of extreme values of spatial rainfall based on areal reduction factors from radar data (Research thesis as preparation for Master thesis, German)
- 2016
- Generation of rainfall time series for rain gauges in Lower Lusatia (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Influence of climate change on rainfall in Central Europe (Research project, English)
- Plausibility check and data anlysis for high-resolution rainfall time series in Switzerland (Research project, English)
- 2015
- Influence of autocorrelation in disaggregated time series on rainfall-runoff modelling (Research project, German)
- Optimization of a resampling algorithm for implementation of spatial consistence in disaggregated time series (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Comparison of synthetic rainfall time series for the hydraulic proof of urban drainage systems (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Optimization of a resampling algorithm for implementation of spatial consistence in disaggregated time series (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Applicability of satellite data for the parameterization of a rainfall disaggregation model (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Validation of synthetic rainfall time series with urbanhydrologic modelling and comparison with KOSTRA (Bachelor thesis, English)
- 2014
- Influence of climate change on rainfall characteristics of high-resolution rainfall (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Selection of a rainfall disaggregation model for the generation of 5-minute rainfall (Bachelor thesis, German)
- Parameter estimation for rainfall disaggregation based on daily values (Research thesis as preparation for Bachelor thesis, German)
- 2013
- Rainfall disaggregation for flood modelling – sensitivity of seasonal parameter estimation on model results (Research thesis as preparation for Master thesis, English)
- Optimization of a resampling algorithm for implementation of spatial consistence in disaggregated time series (Research thesis as preparation for Master thesis, German)
- Determination of soil erosion in Ethiopian catchments (Master thesis, English)
- Influence of rainfall disaggregation on rainfall-runoff-modelling (Bachelor thesis, German)
- 2012
- Rainfall disaggregation for flood modelling – sensitivity of temporal sampling on model results (Research thesis as a preparation for Master thesis, English)
- Identification of erosivity factors for catchments in Lower Saxony (Research thesis as preparation for Bachelor thesis, German)
- Identification of erosivity factors for catchments in Lower Saxony (Research thesis as preparation for Bachelor thesis, German)
- Identification of erosivity factors for catchments in Lower Saxony (Research thesis as preparation for Bachelor thesis, German)
- Comparison of extreme values of observed and disaggregated rainfall time series (Research thesis as preparation for Bachelor thesis, German)
- Evaluation of a scaling cascade model for temporal rainfall disaggregation (Research thesis as a preparation for Master thesis, English)
- 2011
- Sensitivity Analysis of the conceptual rainfall runoff model HEC-HMS (Research thesis as a preparation for Master thesis, English)
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Research
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Due to my studies in hydrology at the TU Dresden, I became acquainted with the natural basics of hydrology (e.g. physics, chemistry, meteorology, biology, geology, ground water dynamics), as well as engineering aspects (e.g. applied hydrology, water resources management, informatics, hydrological modeling, melioration, hydraulic engineering). My diploma thesis dealt with the identification of an overall parameterization strategy for agricultural areas uncalibrated water balance models in Saxony, Germany, and their implementation in e.g. WaSiM-ETH and Mike She.
My research focus lies on rainfall generation and its wide field of applications. During my PhD at the Leibniz Universität Hannover I enhanced existing rainfall disaggregation models for the creation of high-resolution rainfall data and created a method for the implementation of spatial consistency. Based on these methods, ongoing research projects include investigations of the applicability in urban hydrological modeling, rainfall-runoff, and derived flood frequency analysis, as well as further systematic developments of the rainfall disaggregation method. The latter one involves e.g. improvement of the representation of serial autocorrelation and new parameter estimation techniques. Special focus is given to rainfall-runoff modeling and the influence of the spatiality of rainfall, as well as the ability of different model types to reflect rainfall variability.
I’m always open to model comparisons of both rainfall and rainfall-runoff models, as well as investigations e.g. in different climates and of new fields of application. So if you have any ideas or questions don’t hesitate to contact me!
Keywords: Rainfall generation; Rainfall downscaling (satellite data, climate data, coarse data); Precipitation-runoff modeling; Urban hydrology; Statistical hydrology; Water resources management
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Citizen Science lecture
Observations and measurements of environmental variables are the basis for answering all hydrological questions. The measuring devices for hydrological variables such as water level, runoff or soil moisture are taught in numerous bachelor and master courses. These 'classic' measuring devices and their stationary installation are expensive and require specialists to use them. This limits the data in space and time, although more data could improve e.g. early flood warnings. Citizen Scientists (CS) observations are an alternative data source. CS are people who want to contribute to science in their free time by submitting photos, recording observations or evaluatiang them via smartphones. The interface for CS observations are often smartphone apps to collect and store the data. CS data pose new challenges and require a special introduction, but will be an essential part of the data puzzle in the future (Big Data). Since CS data are thought neither in B.Sc. oder M.Sc. courses, the aim of this project is to teach how to handle CS data and to independently collect hydrological variables using existing CS apps, their use and evaluation.
Funding/Financing: MWK (Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Art), Call 'InnovationPlus', Project-ID: P078
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Validation of Precipitation REanalysis PROducts for rainfall-runoff Modelling In SlovEnia (PRE-PROMISE)
Precipitation reanalysis products (PRPs) are synthesized estimates of past weather activities. PRPs can be used for ungauged catchments or complementary to existing measurement networks. Existing PRPs differ regarding their spatial and temporal resolution as well as their data quality in comparison with ground stations. In this project numerous PRPs will be validated regarding their usage as input data for rainfall-runoff modelling in Slovenian catchments. While the team at TU Braunschweig will validate the PRPs regarding precipitation characteristics in space and time, the team at the University of Ljubljana will validate the PRPs in terms of the resulting runoff characteristics.
Funding/Financing: DAAD (PPP), Research Foundation, Project-ID: 57569308
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Agricultural water management in Germany (LAndwirtschaftliches WAsserMAnagement in Deutschland)
Although current water use in agriculture lies below one percent of the total amount of water extracted, the issue of water management has gained in importance in the context of recent dry summers. Agricultural water management will remain of high topicality in the context of advanced climate change and its manifestations such as increasing temperatures and evaporation rates. For Thünen Institute as a federal research institution with economic, ecological and technological focus it is important to consider not only water protection but also water use in agriculture in order to provide political advice and contribute to the development of water use strategies. The joint project LAWAMAD aims to analyse the options for improved water management in German agricultural landscape with the objective to increase water availability for irrigation.
Funding/Financing: Thünen Institute Homepage: LAWAMAD
2018-2020 - DFG-Research Fellowship
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The transformation of rainfall into runoff is an important process of the hydrological cycle. With the commonly used linear model assumptions it is not possible to represent the highly non-linear transformation in space and time. Hence, the knowledge about the influencing factors of this transformation is essential for an adequate representation.
The aim of the present project is to investigate the aforementioned transformation in dependence on physiographic and climatic factors. Rainfall-runoff simulations will be carried out for a variety of catchments in Austria using a hydrological model with different spatial resolutions. Spatial gradients of rainfall and runoff will be investigated comparatively as well as rainfall and runoff rates as function of the catchment scale. Spatial runoff patterns will be compared with those of physiographic and climatic factors to analyze their impact on the spatial-temporal transformation process. Due to the high variability of the investigated catchments ranging from lowlands to mountainous regions general conclusions can be drawn.
Funding/Financing: German Research Foundation, GZ: MU4257/1-1
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Long and continuous rain series are crucial for the optimal design of urban drainage systems with mathematical simulation models. Rainfall generators developed and evaluated for selected study regions in Germany in SYNOPSE I are regionalized for a German-wide application.
The outcome is supposed to lead to a transferable proceeding to generate regional valid stochastic rain series und thereby standard and comparable requirements for the application of these rain series for the design and the optimization of urban drainage systems.
The long-term aim is to establish a nationwide transferable basis of generated data for synthetic rain series. Analog to KOSTRA there are requirements from the practice to area-wide available long rain series. A standard rain series basis assures comparable results and conclusions also for different applications and questions.
The project and the application process was coordinated by me during my time at the Institute for Hydrology and Water Resouces Management in Hanover.
Funding/Financing: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Förderkennzeichen 033W002A
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Long and continuous rain series are crucial for the optimal design of urban drainage systems with mathematical simulation models. As the rainfall data is often poor for regarding record length, the temporal and the regional resolution, synthetic series on observed data basis can recreate the missing data. The creation and the extensive testing of the synthetic rain series concerning the ability for the application in different questions in urban drainage systems is the main aim of the research project.
The outcome is supposed to lead to a transferable proceeding to generate regional valid stochastic rain series und thereby standard and comparable requirements for the application of these rain series for the design and the optimization of urban drainage systems.
The long-term aim is to establish a nationwide transferable basis of generated data for synthetic rain series. Analog to KOSTRA there are requirements from the practice to area-wide available long rain series. A standard rain series basis assures comparable results and conclusions also for different applications and questions.
Since 2015 the project was coordinated by me.
Funding/Financing: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Förderkennzeichen 033W002A
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Due to global warming and climate change it can be assumed, that also the water resources management in the inland of Lower Saxony will be affected by climate change. Predicted changes in rainfall and temperature may influence floods and low flows of the river, but also the groundwater levels. To be prepared for these possible changes the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency (NLWKN, together with the Ministry for Environment and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony) has initialized this research project. The objective is to investigate all of the mentioned issues scientifically and to recommend actions to handle them. The Leibniz Universität Hannover and the Technische Universität Braunschweig are working together in this project in cooperation with the NLWKN.
Main objectives:
- Time series analysis of observed precipitation, temperature and flood peaks in Lower Saxony
- Evaluation of the regional climate projections REMO and WETTREG
- Disaggregation of daily precipitation from WETTREG into hourly precipitation
- Transfer of scientific methods into practical application at local authorities
Funding/Financing: Lower Saxon Ministry of the Environment and of Climate Protection
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Associations
Young Hydrologic Society (active member)
- General
- 2015 - to date: National representative for Germany (maintaining relations to German associations, e.g. DHG)
- 2014 - to date: Responsible for the finances of the society.
- 2012 (foundation) - 2015: As the official secretary of the YHS responsible for all mail traffics, the organization of internal meetings and the finances.
- Several contributions to EGU-sessions (see "Conference contributions")
German Hydrologic Society e.V. (active member)
- General
- 2012 - to date
- Task force "Network of Young hydrologists"
- 2014 - to date
- General
- 2021 - to date: Active member of the Junge BWG
- General
- 2011 - to date
German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste
- General
- 2010 - 2018
- Research Sociation in Engineering Hydrology (FgHW)
- 2010 - 2018
University-intern services
TU Braunschweig - Faculty level
- General
- 2023: PostDoc representative in the review commission for the professorship waste and resource management at LWI-TUBS
Leibniz Universit�t Hannover - Faculty level
- General
- 2013 - 2017: Permanent guest of the study commission
- Others
- 2017: PhD representative in the review commission for the postdoctoral lectureship qualification of Dr.-Ing. N. Goseberg
- 2014 - 2015: PhD representative in the review commission for the professorship at the Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Waste Management (ISAH)
Leibniz Universit�t Hannover - Institute level
- General
- 2010 - 2016: Member of the institutes board as PhD representative
- 2016 - 2018: Member of the institutes board as PostDoc
Conference contributions
- Hydrometeorologic stochastics for hydrological applications: extremes, scales, probabilities (convener in 2021, 2022, co-convener in 2023)
- Precipitation and small-scale variability, hydrometeorological extremes, and land-use feedbacks in the atmospheric water cycle, and beyond (co-convener in 2020)
- Precipitation and urban hydrology (co-convener in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, convener in 2023)
- Mentor in EGU Outreach-Mentoring program (2019, 2020)
- Hydroinformatics for Hydrology (convener in 2021, co-convener in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023)
- About failures and lessons learned in Hydrology (convener in 2016-2019)
- About scientific papers in Hydrology: Reviewing, Dealing with reviews (co-convener in 2016, 2017)
- Data-driven Modelling in Hydrology (co-convener in 2015)
- Meet the Expert in Hydrology (co-convener in 2014)
- Getting in touch with the YHS (convener in 2015, co-convener in 2013, 2014)
- ICSH-STAHY Workshop (scientific committee in 2020, 2021)
- Summer school on Copulas for Hydrological Applications (organisation team in 2013)
- Junger Tag der Hydrologie (chairman in 2017, 2018, 2022)
Journal activities
- Associate Editor of the journal 'Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment' (SERRA) since February 2021
- Reviewer of several journals in the fields of hydrologic and atmospheric sciences
- Journals:
Journal of Hydrology, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Atmosphere, Hydrologic Processes, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Hydrological Sciences Journal, Natural Hazards, International Journal of climatology, Advances in Water Resources, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Environmental Modelling and Software, Water Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Mountain Science, Water, Water SA, Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- Awards:
Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing (Journal of Hydrology, 2017 & 2018)
- Journals:
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Technische Universität Braunschweig (2021-onwards)
Technische Universität Wien (2018-2020)
Leibniz Universität Hannover (2010-2017)
As a teaching assistant one or two teams have to be supervised. Scientific input for the 'experts' of all teams is given by lectures or by presentations of the students themselves.
Technische Universität Dresden (2009)
Institute for Groundwater Consulting (2009)