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Jörg Franke is a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His research primarily focuses on climatology, encompassing data assimilation, proxy records, and climate model simulations. He has been involved in reconstructing past climate variations while assessing the impacts of climatic extremes through ensemble climate modeling and paleo-reanalysis. Dr. Franke has contributed significantly to various fields including natural climate archives, climate variability over the last millennium, and spatial climate reconstructions. His academic journey includes a PhD in Geosciences from the University of Bremen, followed by numerous professional roles in climate research including a postdoc at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. He has published extensively on topics ranging from atmospheric conditions and climate extremes to snow cover dynamics in sensitive regions such as the Hindu Kush Himalaya. His expertise also includes managing climate data services at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and mentoring students in quantitative methods in geography.
Institute of Geography, University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland
Teaching quantitative methods in geography.
Climate Research group, Institute of Geography, University of Bern • Bern, Switzerland
Conducting research in climatology and climate data analysis.
Climate Data Services, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research • Bern, Switzerland
Overseeing climate data management and research services.
Paleoclimatology Group, Dendro Sciences Unit, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL • Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Research focused on paleoclimatology and tree-ring analysis.
Geonova GmbH • Springe, Germany
Leading hydrogeological engineering projects.
Part of the Swiss Joint Master in Computer Science (Bern, Fribourg, Neuchâtel).