Curriculum vitae: Bernd Dieter Becker

Curriculum vitae: Bernd Dieter Becker Curriculum vitae

Name	: Bernd Dieter Becker,
Date of Birth	: 20. 10. 1962 in Stedum, Landkreis Peine.
marital status	: married to Kirsten Wilmer
children	: Katharina: 14.01.1994
	: Johanna Frieda: 16.01.1997

School education Place Main subjects: Graduation

08. '68-07. '71 Primary School

in Stedum

07. '71-07. '72 Primary School

in Hohenhameln

07. '72-05. '82 Gymnasium Mathematics, Physics. Abitur

in Gross Ilsede

Compulsory Military Service

10. '82-12. '83 3./PZGRBTL 22 Milan gun-layer Gefreiter

in Braunschweig

Study

04. '84-05. '91 University of Study of Diploma, Note ''gut''.

Hamburg Meteorology.

04. '84-07. '86 MI Prestudy. Pre-exams, Note 2.5.

07. '86-12. '89 MI Main study. Exams , Note 2.0.

05. '90-05. '91 Prof. Grassl Diploma thesis towards Independent scientific

Prof. Roeckner ''Changes to the Indian work, Note 2.7

Summer monsoon due to

the Greenhouse effect in a

numeric climate

Simulation''.

Professional Practical Occupation Experience

Career

07. '91-12. '91 Scientist in the Sensitivity studies

MPI EPOCH-Project on the freshwater

''Global Changes over fluxes in the north

the last 30000 Years''. Atlantic with a

global ocean model.

03. '92-09. '95 Scientist for scientific Team effort,

ECMWF and programming support involving ESA and almost

for an observing system all groups of ECMWF, to

simulation experiment, implement the observation

and for the development handling mechanism for

of the associated future satellite systems

simulation capability. in the Integrated

Forecasting System.

10. '95-12. '95 Scientist for scientific designing and

ECMWF and programming support implementing the BUFR data

for the ocean data output and storing module

assimilation system in a in the assimilation

seasonal forecast environment. system.

02. '96-04. '97 Scientist for scientific designing and implementing platform

ECMWF and programming support independent multi-media software.

for development of a bulk-data Produced the PROVOST and ERA

distribution system on CD-ROMs. CD-ROMs. GrADS and GRIB.

09. '97-02. 2000 Scientist in the Studies of the Hydrology, Investigation of predictability on

CGAM Influence and Variability of the seasonal time scale of the Asian Summer

Asian Summer Monsoon (SHIVA), Monsoon from PROVOST ensemble

and in the Interannual and decadal climate hind-cast simulations and from ensemble

Variability: Scale Interaction sensitivity experiments. Investigation

Experiments (SINTEX) Projects of teleconnections from a 150 year

coupled HadCM3 simulation. Web master.

03. 2000- Scientist in the Predictability Technical Manager of

Met Office and Seasonal Forecasting Group. The Monthly Outlook.

Running timely and efficiently the

post processing of the monthly

forecast and supervision of delivery.

Development of new user friendly

forecast products.

MI : Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg

MPI : Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

ESA : European Space Agency

ECMWF : European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast

CGAM : UK Universities' Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling

Hardware knowledge:

MS-DOS, Linux on IBM-PC PROVOST/ERA multimedia

CD-ROMS, GRIB decoding

VMS on VAX Data archiving

NOS, NOS-VE on Cyber Migration of a random-access

file.

UNICOS on Cray climate prediction,

satellite simulations.

UNIX on diverse handling large data sets,

Workstations. post-processing, plotting.

Software knowledge:

Fortran Experience and practice since 15 years

C applied at shell-programming level

C++ visited introductory course (ECMWF)

Empress visited introductory course (ECMWF)

Continuus Developer and Build manager Course (Met Office)

GrADS Versatile data handling and plotting tool

Practical occupation while study

when, at, place. occupation experience

12. '86-04. '88 Programmer Employed for the analysis

Dr. R. Sausen, MI of weather charts and smaller

programming tasks in

Fortran, text processing with

Latex, graphics with the NCAR

(National Center of Atmospheric

Research, Boulder) plotting system.

07. '87 Chauffeur for the

Prof. Fischer-Apelt President of the University.

04. '88-06. '88 Expedition Arktis'88, Online analysis

FSS Polarstern Weather observation in shift duty, of first results.

erection and maintenance of

a meteorological observation

station on an ice flow.

09. '88 Tutor. Responsible for the motivation

Fehmarn attending the field trip. of 15 participants and

the scientific success

of this practical course.

11. '88-08. '89 programmer for the conversion Assistance on writing the

Dr. G. Kruspe, MPI of a random-access cruise report Valdivia '88,

Group Aerology database and connected chart the ice edge

subroutines to be run on a while Arktis'88 (Pg. 86 f).

new operating system (from NOS

via NOV/VE to UNICOS), for

the analysis of a front chosen

from Arktis'88 field observation data

and for service and

support in plotting (NCAR).

05. '89-06. '89 participation in the research Observe and analyse

Nordholz project Frontex'89. cold fronts from aeroplanes.

10. '89-06. '91 Programmer to conduct Attendance of guests

Dr. B. Santer, MPI model comparisons to the MPI in solving

Climate Group ( 2*CO₂/1*CO₂-results), to their computer related

assist in CO₂ impact studies. problems.

List of publications:

Bernd Dieter Becker, Diploma Thesis, 1991:
Submitted to the Meteorological Institute at the University of Hamburg, Changes to the Indian Summer monsoon due to the Greenhouse effect in a numeric climate Simulation

Ad Stoffelen, Bernd Dieter Becker, John Eyre, Hervé Roquet, 1994:
Theoretical Studies of the Impact of Doppler Wind LIDAR Data, ESA contract report, contract number: AO/1-2345/90/HGE-1

Hervé Roquet, Bernd Dieter Becker, Roger Saunders, 1995:
Extension of the OSSE data base to scatterometer and ATOVS data, ESA contract report, contract number: 10921/94/NL/CN

Bernd Dieter Becker, Hervé Roquet, 1995:
The ECMWF synthetic observation production suite, Part II of ESA contract report, contract number: 10921/94/NL/CN

Peter Janssen, Bernd Dieter Becker, Jean-Jacques Morcrette, 1995:
Note on the sea-state dependence of the ocean surface albedo, ECMWF Technical Memorandum No. 228

Bernd Dieter Becker, Hervé Roquet, Ad Stoffelen, 1996:
A simulated observation data base including ATOVS, ASCAT and DWL data, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Vol. 77, No. 10, October 1996

Bernd Dieter Becker, ECMWF Seasonal Ensemble Simulations on CD-Rom.
WMO Bulletin. Vol. 47, No. 3, July 1998, 276 -- 280.

Bernd Dieter Becker, 1998:
Preliminary Results on Monsoon Variability from Ensemble Simulations of a global Atmosphere Model, Forced with Observed and Climatological SSTs, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Variability and Predictability of the Asian Monsoon (ICAM), September 22 -- 26 1998, Xian, pg. 332

Bernd Dieter Becker, 1998:
SHIVA: Studies of the Hydrology, Influence and Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon: A coordinated Program of Climate Model Analysis and Experimentation, Proceedings of the International Conference on the Variability and Predictability of the Asian Monsoon (ICAM), September 22 -- 26 1998, Xian, pg. 376

Bernd Dieter Becker, Julia Slingo, 1999:
Influence of the mid-latitudes on the Predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Modelling of Global Climate Change and Variability, 13 - 17 September 1999, Hamburg, pg. 108.

European Commission Community research studies: SHIVA,
Studies of the Hydrology, Influence and Variability of the Asian Summer Monsoon,
EUR 19084 EN, ISBN 92-828-7758-2, 1999

Bernd Dieter Becker, Julia Slingo, Laura Ferranti, Franco Molteni, 2000:
Seasonal predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon: What role do land surface conditions play?
MAUSAM, Vol. 52, 1, 47 -- 62.

Bernd Dieter Becker, 2001:
Developments in monthly and seasonal forecasting at the Met Office.
Proceedings from the 26th Annual Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop, 22 - 27 October 2001, SCRIPPS, in press.

Commercial	Occupation

Summer holidays'85	Cleaning of Cladding	Heavy-work
Deutsche Doka, Hamburg

02./03. '86	Engine assembly	Piece work in
VW Werk Salzgitter		Shifts.

Summer '86	Motor-bike retail, dispatch.
Detlev Louis, Hamburg

Other

Languages :	fluent English

	5 years of French lessons at school,
	Spanish and Italian learned while travelling.



Driving license	for car and motor bike since November 1980

Travel Experience	Europe, Pakistan, Thailand, China, India, USA.

healthy

References: Dr. Richard Graham, Met Office, Telephone: 0044 (0) 1344 / 856361
Prof. Julia Slingo, CGAM, Telephone: 0044 (0) 118 / 9318424
Dr. Tim Palmer, ECMWF, Telephone: 0044 (0) 118 / 9499 600

Reading, the 4th of November 2001

Bernd Dieter Becker

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School education	Place	Main subjects:	Graduation

08. '68-07. '71	Primary School
	in Stedum

07. '71-07. '72	Primary School
	in Hohenhameln

07. '72-05. '82	Gymnasium	Mathematics, Physics.	Abitur
	in Gross Ilsede

Compulsory	Military	Service

10. '82-12. '83	3./PZGRBTL 22	Milan gun-layer	Gefreiter
	in Braunschweig


Study

04. '84-05. '91	University of	Study of	Diploma, Note ''gut''.
	Hamburg	Meteorology.

04. '84-07. '86	MI	Prestudy.	Pre-exams, Note 2.5.

07. '86-12. '89	MI	Main study.	Exams , Note 2.0.

05. '90-05. '91	Prof. Grassl	Diploma thesis towards	Independent scientific
	Prof. Roeckner	''Changes to the Indian	work, Note 2.7
		Summer monsoon due to
		the Greenhouse effect in a
		numeric climate
		Simulation''.

Professional	Practical Occupation	Experience
Career
07. '91-12. '91	Scientist in the	Sensitivity studies
MPI	EPOCH-Project	on the freshwater
	''Global Changes over	fluxes in the north
	the last 30000 Years''.	Atlantic with a
		global ocean model.


03. '92-09. '95	Scientist for scientific	Team effort,
ECMWF	and programming support	involving ESA and almost
	for an observing system	all groups of ECMWF, to
	simulation experiment,	implement the observation
	and for the development	handling mechanism for
	of the associated	future satellite systems
	simulation capability.	in the Integrated
		Forecasting System.


10. '95-12. '95	Scientist for scientific	designing and
ECMWF	and programming support	implementing the BUFR data
	for the ocean data	output and storing module
	assimilation system in a	in the assimilation
	seasonal forecast environment.	system.


02. '96-04. '97	Scientist for scientific	designing and implementing platform
ECMWF	and programming support	independent multi-media software.
	for development of a bulk-data	Produced the PROVOST and ERA
	distribution system on CD-ROMs.	CD-ROMs. GrADS and GRIB.


09. '97-02. 2000	Scientist in the Studies of the Hydrology,	Investigation of predictability on
CGAM	Influence and Variability of the	seasonal time scale of the Asian Summer
	Asian Summer Monsoon (SHIVA),	Monsoon from PROVOST ensemble
	and in the Interannual and decadal climate	hind-cast simulations and from ensemble
	Variability: Scale Interaction	sensitivity experiments. Investigation
	Experiments (SINTEX) Projects	of teleconnections from a 150 year
		coupled HadCM3 simulation. Web master.

03. 2000-	Scientist in the Predictability	Technical Manager of
Met Office	and Seasonal Forecasting Group.	The Monthly Outlook.
		Running timely and efficiently the
		post processing of the monthly
		forecast and supervision of delivery.
		Development of new user friendly
		forecast products.

MI	: Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg
MPI	: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
ESA	: European Space Agency
ECMWF	: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast
CGAM	: UK Universities' Centre for Global Atmospheric Modelling

Hardware knowledge:

MS-DOS, Linux	on IBM-PC	PROVOST/ERA multimedia
		CD-ROMS, GRIB decoding

VMS	on VAX	Data archiving

NOS, NOS-VE	on Cyber	Migration of a random-access
		file.
UNICOS	on Cray	climate prediction,
		satellite simulations.
UNIX	on diverse	handling large data sets,
	Workstations.	post-processing, plotting.

Software knowledge:

Fortran	Experience and practice since 15 years

C	applied at shell-programming level

C++	visited introductory course	(ECMWF)

Empress	visited introductory course	(ECMWF)

Continuus	Developer and Build manager Course	(Met Office)

GrADS	Versatile data handling and plotting tool

when, at, place.	occupation	experience

12. '86-04. '88	Programmer	Employed for the analysis
Dr. R. Sausen, MI		of weather charts and smaller
		programming tasks in
		Fortran, text processing with
		Latex, graphics with the NCAR
		(National Center of Atmospheric
		Research, Boulder) plotting system.

07. '87	Chauffeur for the
Prof. Fischer-Apelt	President of the University.

04. '88-06. '88	Expedition Arktis'88,	Online analysis
FSS Polarstern	Weather observation in shift duty,	of first results.
	erection and maintenance of
	a meteorological observation
	station on an ice flow.

09. '88	Tutor.	Responsible for the motivation
Fehmarn	attending the field trip.	of 15 participants and
		the scientific success
		of this practical course.

11. '88-08. '89	programmer for the conversion	Assistance on writing the
Dr. G. Kruspe, MPI	of a random-access	cruise report Valdivia '88,
Group Aerology	database and connected	chart the ice edge
	subroutines to be run on a	while Arktis'88 (Pg. 86 f).
	new operating system (from NOS
	via NOV/VE to UNICOS), for
	the analysis of a front chosen
	from Arktis'88 field observation data
	and for service and
	support in plotting (NCAR).

05. '89-06. '89	participation in the research	Observe and analyse
Nordholz	project Frontex'89.	cold fronts from aeroplanes.

10. '89-06. '91	Programmer to conduct	Attendance of guests
Dr. B. Santer, MPI	model comparisons	to the MPI in solving
Climate Group	( 2CO₂/1CO₂-results), to	their computer related
	assist in CO₂ impact studies.	problems.