Heini Wernli

Heini Wernli is a Professor at the University of Mainz, leading the Atmospheric Flow Systems research group. His work focuses on dynamics of low-pressure systems, transport in the tropopause region, verification of weather forecast models, and tropical-extratropical interactions.

• Dynamics of low-pressure systems
• Tropopause transport processes
• Tropospheric water cycle
• Weather forecast model verification
• Tropical-extratropical interaction mechanisms

Current projects include precipitation verification (DFG Priority Programme), ice formation in low-pressure areas (SFB 'tropical ice phase'), climatology of tropopause transport (EU SCOUT project), and modeling pyro-convection (with MPI for Chemistry).