Background

Abdullah Kahraman is an atmospheric scientist focused on mesoscale meteorology, with a background including research, teaching, operations and administration. His graduate studies were on climatologies and predictability of severe convective storms with relevant hazardous phenomena. 

At Newcastle University, he works on a climate change problem with high(est) uncertainty: The evolution of thunderstorms, lightning, and hailstorms over Europe (and UK) with respect to climate change. His tools include both high resolution numerical models and observations. He is mainly based in the UK Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter. 

Research

Kahraman's main research interest is the severe convective storms (i.e. predictability of thunderstorms with tornadoes, large hail, destructive winds and excessive precipitation) and their destiny in the future climates. 

Teaching

Taught weather analysis and forecasting (synoptic meteorology), mesoscale meteorology, severe weather forecasting, satellite and radar meteorology, atmospheric radiation, and aviation meteorology for three years in Turkey. 

Publications

• Vinet F, Bigot V, Petrucci O, Papagiannaki K, Llasat C, Kotroni V, Boissier L, Aceto L, Grimalt M, Llasat-Botija M, Pasqua AA, Rosselo J, Kiliç O, Kahraman A, Tramblay Y. Mapping Flood-Related Mortality in the Mediterranean Basin. Results from the MEFF v2.0 DB. Water 2019, 11(10), 1-27.
• Petrucci O, Aceto L, Bianchi C, Bigot V, Brazdil R, Pereira SS, Kahraman A, Kiliç O, Kotroni V, Llasat MC, Llasat-Botija M, Papagiannaki K, Pasqua A, Rehor J, Geli JR, Salvati P, Vinet F, Zezere JL. Flood fatalities in Europe, 1980-2018: Variability, Features and Lessons to Learn. Water 2019, 11(8), 1-28.
• Incecik S, Sakarya S, Tilev-Tanriover S, Kahraman A, Aksoy B, Caliskan E, Topcu S, Kahya C, Odman MT. Evaluation of WRF Parameterizations for Global Horizontal Irradiation Forecasts: A Study for Turkey. Atmosfera 2019, 32(2), 143-158.
• Kahraman A, Kadioglu M, Markowski PM. Severe convective storm environments in Turkey. Monthly Weather Review 2017, 145(12), 4711-4725.
• Kahraman A, Tilev-Tanriover S, Kadioglu M, Schultz DM, Markowski PM. Severe hail climatology of Turkey. Monthly Weather Review 2016, 144(1), 337-346.
• Tilev-Tanriover S, Kahraman A, Kadioglu M, Schultz DM. Lightning fatalities and injuries in Turkey. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 2015, 15(8), 1881-1888.
• Tilev-Tanriover S, Kahraman A. Saharan dust transport by Mediterranean cyclones causing mud rain in Istanbul. Weather 2015, 70(5), 145-150.
• Tilev-Tanriover S, Kahraman A. Impact of Turkish ground-based GPS-PW data assimilation on regional forecast: 8-9 March 2011 heavy snow case. Atmospheric Science Letters 2014, 15(3), 159-165.
• Kahraman A, Markowski PM. Tornado climatology of Turkey. Monthly Weather Review 2014, 142(6), 2345-2352.