Barış Önol

Professor Barış Önol is a leading climate scientist at Istanbul Technical University's Department of Meteorological Engineering. His research focuses on regional climate modeling, atmosphere-ocean interactions, and climate change impacts in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions.

• Regional Climate Modeling
• Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling
• Climate Extremes Analysis
• Wind Energy Resource Assessment

His recent peer-reviewed publications examine medicanes (Mediterranean hurricanes), CMIP6-driven wind variability, and sensitivity of coastal water circulation to atmospheric forcing. These works integrate climate modeling with hydrological impact assessments and renewable energy applications.

Dr. Önol leads multiple national research projects including high-resolution precipitation modeling for Istanbul and community climate simulations for heatwaves in Turkey. His work has been cited over 938 times, with a Scopus h-index of 14.