About Me

I am a PhD student and university assistant working in the Climate Dynamics and Modeling group led by Aiko Voigt at the University of Vienna. I also collaborate closely with Michela Biasutti at Columbia University. My research focuses on tropical precipitation and related processes, such as convectively coupled equatorial waves, mesoscale organization or monsoon circulations. My main area of interest is the semi-arid Sahel region of Africa.

Interests
  • Tropical Precipitation
  • Tropical Dynamics
  • Equatorial Waves
  • West African Monsoon
  • Science Communication
Education

  • PhD Candidate

    University of Vienna

  • Visiting Student

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • MSc Physics

    University of Vienna

  • BSc Physics

    University of Vienna

Publications
Dorian Spät (2024). Autocorrelation—A Simple Diagnostic for Tropical Precipitation Variability in Global Kilometer‐Scale Climate Models. Geophysical Research Letters.
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Paulus S. Bauer, Dorian Spät, Martina Eisenhut, Andreas Gattringer, Bernadett Weinzierl (2023). Pressure-dependent performance of two CEN-specified condensation particle counters. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
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Conference Talks

EGU 2024

Talk in the session ‘Earth system models at km-scale and beyond: Implications of resolving smaller scale processes on the climate and challenges’

EGU 2023

Talk in the session ‘Monsoon systems in the past and present and under future climate change’

EGU 2022

Talk in the session ‘The Greening of the Sahara – reconstructions, impacts and theory’

Recent Events

Guest Lecture

Lecture series ‘Green Finance’ at the Faculty of Law, University of Vienna

Outreach Event

Shifting Realities - Fünfter Zukunftsdialog at the BG Vöcklabruck

Research Stay

The Fredy & Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Outreach Event

Klimadonnerstag - Childrens outreach program by the University of Vienna (DOCK: Labor für Zukunftsfragen)

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