About Me
Postdoctoral researcher at the Large-Scale Dynamics and Predictability group at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Meteorology and Climate. Working in the GULFimpact project, focusing on the "The role of coherent air streams in shaping the Gulf stream’s impact on the large-scale extratropical circulation". In the meantime: SeaData Ltd. co-owner and trail runner.
Academic Qualifications
2021, Ph.D. in Earth Science,
University of Gdansk
Research thesis: Numerical modeling and observations of
atmospheric boundary layer over sea ice, supervisor: dr hab. Agnieszka Herman,
prof. UG.
2015, MSc in Natural Sciences, University
of Gdansk
Research thesis: Numerical modeling of the influence of
albedo, ice thickness and concentration on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer in the
Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia, supervisor: dr hab. Agnieszka Herman,
prof. UG.
2013, BA in Oceanography, University of Gdansk
RESEARCH
Publications
Journal Articles and Datasets
- Herman, A., Wenta, M., Cheng, S. (2021) Sizes and Shapes of Sea Ice Floes Broken by Waves–A Case Study From the East Antarctic Coast, Front. Earth Sci. 9:655977. doi: 10.3389/feart.2021.655977
- Wenta, M., Brus, D., Doulgeris, K., Vakkari, V., and Herman, A. (2021). Winter atmospheric boundary layer observations over sea ice in the coastal zone of the Bothnian Bay (Baltic Sea), Earth Syst. Sci. Data,13, 33–42. doi: 10.5194/essd-13-33-2021
- Wenta M., Cassano J.J. (2020). The atmospheric boundary layer and surface conditions during katabatic wind events over the Terra Nova Bay Polynya, Remote Sensing, 12, 4160. doi:10.3390/rs12244160
- Wenta, Marta; Brus, David; Doulgeris, Konstantinos-Matthaios; Vakkari, Ville; Herman, Agnieszka (2020): Winter atmospheric boundary layer observations over sea ice in the coastal zone of the Bothnian Bay (Baltic Sea). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.918823
- Wenta M, Herman A. (2019). Area-Averaged Surface Moisture Flux over Fragmented Sea Ice: Floe Size Distribution Effects and the Associated Convection Structure within the Atmospheric Boundary Layer. Atmosphere, 10, 654. doi:10.3390/atmos10110654
- Wenta, M. Herman A. (2018). The influence of spatial distribution of leads and ice floes on the atmospheric boundary layer over fragmented sea ice. Ann. Glaciol. 65(76), June. doi:10.1017/aog.2018.15
- Matciak, M., Bieleninik, S., Botur, A., Podgórski M., Trzcińska T., Dragańska K., Jaśniewicz D., Wenta M. (2015). Observations of presumable groundwater seepage occurrence in Puck Bay (the Baltic Sea). Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, 44(2), pp. 267-272. doi:10.1515/ohs-2015-0025
Conferences
List of Conferences
- Wenta, M., Grams C. M., Papritz L., Federer M.,Air-Sea Interactions and Diabatic Processes in the Gulf Stream Region and Their Role in the Life-Cycle of a Blocking Anticyclone: A Case Study of European Blocking in Feb 2019, presentation at: AMS Annual Meeting 2023, Denver, US, 7–13 Jan 2023.
- Wenta, M., Grams C. M., Papritz L., Federer M.,Air-sea interactions and diabatic processes in the Gulf Stream region and their role in the life-cycle of a blocking anticyclone: a case study of European Blocking in Feb 2019, presentation at: EMS Annual Meeting 2022, Bonn, Germany, 5–9 Sep 2022, EMS2022-252, https://doi.org/10.5194/ems2022-252, 2022.
- Wenta, M., Grams C. M., Papritz L., Federer M.,Air-sea interactions and diabatic processes in the Gulf Stream region and their role in the life-cycle of a blocking anticyclone: a case study of European Blocking in Feb 2019, presentation at: Stormtrack Workshop 2022, Oléron Island, France, 29 May - 3 June 2022.
- Wenta, M., Cassano J., Gina J., Herman, A.,Brus, D., Doulgeris, K., Vakkari, V.,Evaluation of NWP models results in the Ross Sea (Antarctica) and Bay of Bothnia (Baltic Sea) based on small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) measurements, presentation at: AMS, 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, Online, 1-4 June, 2021
- Wenta, M., Brus, D., Doulgeris, K., Vakkari, V., and Herman, A.,Evaluation of regional NWP results for sea ice covered Bothnia Bay (Baltic Sea) in winter 2020, presentation at: EGU 2021, Online, 19-30 April, 2021
- Wenta, M.; Brus, D.; Doulgeris, K.; Vakkari, V.; Herman, A.,Winter atmospheric boundary layer observations and numerical modelling over sea ice in the coastal zone of the Bothnian Bay (Baltic Sea), poster presentation at: American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2020, Online, 1-17 December, 2020
- Wenta, M.; Brus, D.; Doulgeris, K.; Vakkari, V.; Herman, A., Winter atmospheric boundary layer observations and numerical modelling over sea ice in the coastal zone of the Bothnian Bay (Baltic Sea), poster and video presentation at: The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Atmospheric Sciences, 16-30 November 2020, doi:10.3390/ecas2020-08122
- Wenta, M. and Herman, A.: Submesoscale physical processes in the atmospheric boundary layer above fragmented sea ice, presentation at: EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-4980, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-4980, 2020
- Wenta M., Floe size distribution influence on the spatial arrangement and intensity of convection, oral presentation at: Polar-CORDEX (Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment - Arctic and Antarctic Domains) meeting 2019, Danish Meteorological Institute, Copenhagen, 7-9 October 2019.
- Wenta M., The influence of sea-ice floe-size distribution on the area-averaged values of surface fluxes, oral presentation at: International Symposium on Sea Ice at the Interface (International Geophysical Union), 18-23 August 2019, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Wenta. M., The sea ice floes size distribution influence on the turbulent and moisture fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layers, oral presentation at: 15th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, American Meteorological Society, 19-23 May 2019, Boulder, USA
- Wenta. M., Wpływ wielkości i rozmieszczenia kier lodowych na procesy fizyczne w warstwie granicznej atmosfery, oral presentation at: XXIX Seminarium Meteorologii i Klimatologii Polarnej, Zakład Klimatologii i Ochrony Atmosfery Instytutu Geografii i Rozwoju Regionalnego Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego , 9-10 May 2019, Wrocław, Poland.
- Wenta. M., The influence of ice fragmentation on the atmospheric boundary layer processes, oral presentation at: Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) Arctic Science Workshop, Finnish Meteorological Institute, 14-16.01.2019, Helsinki, Finland.
- Wenta. M., The influence of sea ice floes size and distribution on the area averaged turbulent fluxes, oral presentation at: Polar-CORDEX (Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment - Arctic and Antarctic Domains) meeting 2018, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Science, 17-19 October 2018, Warszawa
- Wenta M., The atmospheric boundary layer response to sea ice fragmentation, oral presentation at: POLAR 2018,15-26 June 2018, Davos, Switzerland.
- Wenta M., Convective structures above fragmented sea ice (Struktury konwekcyjne nad pofragmentowanym lodem morskim), oral presentation at: XVI Symposium of Young Oceanographers, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, 24 November 2017, Gdynia, Poland.
- Wenta M., Herman A., The influence of ice fragmentation on the atmospheric boundary layer processes, poster presentation at: International Glaciological Society Symposium 2017 - Polar Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change, 14 - 19 August 2017, Boulder, Colorado, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28348.54408
- Wenta M., Submesoscale Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes over Fragmented Sea Ice, oral presentation at: International Sopot Youth Conference 2017: Where the World is Heading, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Science, 26 May 2017, Sopot, Poland.
- Wenta M., Herman A., Submesoscale Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes over Fragmented Sea Ice, poster presentation at: The 97th AMS Annual Meeting, 14th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography, 23-28 January 2017, Seattle, Washington, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20830.02885.
Invited Talks
Invited Talks
- Wenta, M., Grams C. M., Papritz L., Federer M.,Air-sea interactions and diabatic processes in the Gulf Stream region and their role in the life-cycle of a blocking anticyclone: a case study of European Blocking in Feb 2019. online presentation at: Imperial College London Ocean-Atmosphere Seminar, 13 Dec 2022.
- Wenta, M., Grams C. M., Papritz L., Federer M.,The role of coherent air streams in shaping the Gulf stream’s impact on the large-scale extratropical circulation (GulfImpact). presentation at: Fellows' Meeting on Stormtracks, ECMWF, Reading, UK, 10–11 Oct 2022.
- Wenta, M.,Klimat i prognoza pogody. Dlaczego meteorolodzy ciągle się mylą? (Climate and weather forecast. Why the meteorologists are often worng?) outreach presentation at the Library of Gdynia, Online, 21 March, 2022
Courses
Professional Courses
- MathSEE Course: Predictive Data Analytics - An Introduction to Machine Learning, organized by: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Online, 11-13 April 2021.
- 6th International Baltic Earth Summer School on Climate of the Baltic Sea region, co-organized by Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde and University of Rostock and the International Baltic Earth Secretariat at Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht under the umbrella of Baltic Earth, Online, 24 - 31 August 2020
- CESM (Community Earth System Model) Tutorial and Polar Modelling Workshop, organized by National Center for Atmospheric Research, 5-24 August 2019, Boulder, USA
- Analysis of Climate variability, organized by: University of Rostock, Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Wanremünde (IOW), 22-29 March 2019, Warnemünde
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Summer School, organized by: University of Cologne and University of Wuppertal, 24-28 September 2018, Forschungszentrum, Jülich
- ESA Cryosphere Training Course 2018, organized by: European Space Agency and University Centre in Svalbard , 11-16 June 2018, Longyearbyen.
- Fortran for scientific computing, organized by: High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), 20-24 March 2017, Stuttgart
- Introduction to scientific computing, organized by: National Centre of Atmospheric Science, 27 February - 4 March 2017, Leeds
Projects
Scientific projects I've lead or participated in
- FIRST CO-INVESTIGATOR (July 2019 - June 2021)
Project of the Polish National Research Center No. 2018/31/B/ST10/00195; Title: "Observations and modeling of sea ice interactions with the atmospheric and oceanic boundary layers." - PROJECT CONTRACTOR (2020) (July 2020-June 2021)
"Bridge of Data. Multidisciplinary Open Knowledge Transfer System - stage II: Open Research Data" project co-financed by the European Regional Development FundED under the Operational Program Digital Poland 2014-2020 - PROJECT LEADER (October 2019- October 2020)
Project of the Polish National Research Center No. 2019/32/T/ST10/00171; , Title: "Submesoscale atmospheric boundary layer processes over inhomogenous sea ice." - FIRST CO-INVESTIGATOR(August 2016 - January 2020) Project of the Polish National Research Center No. 2015/19/B/ST10/01568; Title: "Discrete-element sea ice modeling - development of theoretical and numerical methods"
Awards and Scholarships
- AWARDS
• Award of the Gdańsk Scientific Society and the Mayor of Gdańsk for young scientists for 2021 for the best scientific publication in the field of Environmental Sciences for doctoral thesis titled „Numerical modeling and observations of atmospheric boundary layer over sea ice” - SCHOLARSHIPS
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• Scientific scholarship for the best PhD students at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk (2018,2019,2020)
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• Kartuzy
District Governor Scholarhsip for the best students from Kartuzy District (2017).
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• Scientific scholarship for the best PhD students at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk (2018,2019,2020)
Skills
Numerical Modeling
Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF)
Community Earth System Model (CESM)- basic knowledge
Programming
Python
LAGRANTO
MatLab
Computer Skills
Linux/Ubuntu
TeX
Microsoft Office
Other Skills
Geospatial analysis: ArcGis, QGIS.
Licensed UAV operator
(VLOS, BVLOS, MTOM<5 kg)
Internships
4 month long PhD student internship in Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) in Boulder, Colorado, as part of the Polish National Science Center Project No. 2019/32/T/ST10/00171, under the supervision of professor John J. Cassano, first part of the internship: October-December 2020, second: April-May 2021.
Student internship at Renard Center for Marine Geology, Department of Geology and Soil Science of Ghent University, Belgium focusing on the investigation of deep-sea sediment dynamics and ecosystems in the Whittard Canyon area of the Biscay Bay from 20 August to 7 September 2012 (120 working hours).
Other
Work
Co-founder of Seadata Ltd, company focusing on environmental monitoring services.Responsibilities:
- • Project manager in EU funded projects (CORAL)
- • Lead Product Manager/Data Scientist
- • Numerical Modeling Specialist
Co-designer of YetiSense air pollution monitoring system and designer of risk assessment tool, predicting the risk of coal dusting and high pollution levels, caused by weather conditions. Author and co-author of a few EU research proposals from the Horizon2020 (successful submissions: Space3ac and CORAL).
Hobby
I love hiking, walking and spending time in nature. Most of my free time is devoted to trail and ultra running which I love above all other activities. Becoming an ultrarunner and participating in long, demanding races tought me how to be persistent and achieve success through hard, consistent work. Few years ago I was one of the best female mountain runners in Poland and in 2017 achieved the title of Polish Vice Champion in mountain ultrarunning.Volunteer
- Co-Coordinator of youth programs and leader of polish youth group during international exchange in Lithuania, Center of Youth Cooperation, Gdynia, Poland; 1 October 2012 - 1 June 2014.
- Ticketing Volunteer, UEFA EURO 2012, 1 Jun 2012 – 10 Jul 2012
- Scout Instructor and leader of the team in Kartuzy, Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej (Scouting Association of The Republic of Poland), active: 2007-2012
Contact Me
Marta Wenta
Karlsruhe Institute of Technlogy (KIT)
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK)
Department Troposphere Research (IMK-TRO)
Address:
Campus North Building 435
Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
mail: martawenta@gmail.com
mail2: marta.wenta@kit.edu