Publications of Axel Kleidon

Lesch, H.; Kleidon, A.: Rettung oder Irrweg? Kernenergie ist keine Lösung: Sie ist zu teuer, zu langsam, zu unflexibel. Physik Journal 24, pp. 3 - 4 (2025)

Ghausi, S. A.; Zehe, E.; Ghosh, S.; Tian, Y.; Kleidon, A.: Thermodynamically inconsistent extreme precipitation sensitivities across continents driven by cloud-radiative effects. Nature Communications 15, 10669 (2024)

Kleidon, A.: The second law of thermodynamics, life and Earth‘s planetary machinery revisited. Physics of Life Reviews 51, pp. 382 - 389 (2024)

Minz, J.; Kleidon, A.; Mbungu, N. T.: Estimating the technical wind energy potential of Kansas that incorporates the effect of regional wind resource depletion by wind turbines. Wind Energy Science 9 (11), pp. 2147 - 2169 (2024)

Kleidon, A.; Lesch, H.: Zukünftige Energieversorgung in Deutschland: Kann Kernenergie zur Energiewende beitragen? Physik in unserer Zeit 55 (6), pp. 286 - 293 (2024)

Tian, Y.; Kleidon, A.; Lesk, C.; Zhou, S.; Luo, X.; Ghausi, S. A.; Wang, G.; Zhong, D.; Zscheischler, J.: Characterizing heatwaves based on land surface energy budget. Communications Earth & Environment 5, 617 (2024)

Kleidon, A.; Gozzi, C.; Buccianti, A.; Sauro Graziano, R.: Type of probability distribution reflects how close mixing dynamics in river chemistry are to thermodynamic equilibrium. Science of the Total Environment 941, 173409 (2024)

Kleidon, A.: Dürren in Deutschland - Warum der Klimawandel hydrologische Extreme verstärkt. Physik in unserer Zeit 55 (4), pp. 190 - 197 (2024)

Tian, Y.; Zhong, D.; Ghausi, S. A.; Wang, G.; Kleidon, A.: Understanding variations in downwelling longwave radiation using Brutsaert's equation. Earth System Dynamics 14 (6), pp. 1363 - 1374 (2023)

Kleidon, A.: Working at the limit: a review of thermodynamics and optimality of the Earth system. Earth System Dynamics 14 (4), pp. 861 - 896 (2023)

Ghausi, S. A.; Tian , Y.; Zehe, E.; Kleidon, A.: Radiative controls by clouds and thermodynamics shape surface temperatures and turbulent fluxes over land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120 (29), e2220400120 (2023)

Kleidon, A.: Windenergiepotenzial von Deutschland: Grenzen und Konsequenzen großräumiger Onshore-Windenergienutzung. Physik in unserer Zeit 54 (3), pp. 142 - 148 (2023)

Kleidon, A.: Windenergie in der Deutschen Bucht. Physik in unserer Zeit 54 (1), pp. 30 - 36 (2023)

Panwar, A.; Kleidon, A.: Evaluating the response of diurnal variations in surface and air temperature to evaporative conditions across vegetation types in FLUXNET and ERA5. Journal of Climate 35 (19), pp. 2701 - 2728 (2022)

Ghausi, S. A.; Ghosh, S.; Kleidon, A.: Breakdown in precipitation–temperature scaling over India predominantly explained by cloud-driven cooling. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 26 (16), pp. 4431 - 4446 (2022)

Schroers, S.; Eiff, O.; Kleidon, A.; Scherer, U.; Wienhöfer, J.; Zehe, E.: Morphological controls on surface runoff: an interpretation of steady-state energy patterns, maximum power states and dissipation regimes within a thermodynamic framework. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 26 (12), pp. 3125 - 3150 (2022)

Carmona, A. M.; Renner, M.; Kleidon, A.; Poveda, G.: Uncertainty of runoff sensitivity to climate change in the Amazon River basin. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1504 (1), pp. 76 - 94 (2021)

Kleidon, A.; Binder, K.: Physik-Nobelpreis 2021: Komplexe Systeme. Physik in unserer Zeit 52 (6), pp. 272 - 273 (2021)

Kleidon, A.: Was begrenzt das Leben? Thermodynamik und Photosynthese im Erdsystem. Physik in unserer Zeit 52 (5), pp. 230 - 235 (2021)

Kleidon, A.: Physical limits of wind energy within the atmosphere and its use as renewable energy: From the theoretical basis to practical implications. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 30 (3), pp. 203 - 225 (2021)