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2026

Rubel, F., S. Hösch, I. Bulling, and O. Kahl, 2026: The northern distribution limit of Dermacentor marginatus in Central Europe: New observations, data gaps and impact of erroneous reports. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 17, 102717.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2026.102717

Rubel, F., N. Krol, S. Fischer, C. Silaghi, and O. Kahl, 2026: Atlas of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Germany: 2nd data update with focus on introduced and rarely observed species. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 97, 18.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-026-01168-1

2025

Laatamna, A., R. E. Rollins, N. Reghaissia, H. Chellia, F. Rubel, and L. Chitimia-Dobler, 2025: Ixodes inopinatus infesting cattle in high plateaus areas from North-Eastern Algeria: Sympatric occurrence with Ixodes ricinus, comments on its geographic distribution, and detection of Rickettsia spp. Vet. Parasitol. Reg. Stud. Rep., 60, 101248.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101248

Rubel, F., 2025: Hyalomma aegyptium: Observed global distribution, imported specimens, preferred hosts and vector competence. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 16, 102438.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102438

2024

Rubel, F., 2024: Range of Ixodes laguri, a nidicolous tick that parasitizes critically endangered rodents, with details on its western distribution limit in Austria. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 15, 102341.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.20.581178

Rubel, F., 2024: Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis (FSME) im Großraum der Alpen: Steigende Fallzahlen zufolge Klimawandel, Klimaanpassung und geändertem Freizeitverhalten. Annalen der Meteorologie, 53, 112-115.
Conference Proceedings

Rubel, F., 2024: Hamster ( Cricetus cricetus) and ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) in the metropolitan area of Vienna, Austria: Urban development vs. species protection. bioRxiv preprint.
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.08.579520

2023

Rubel, F., and O. Kahl, 2023: The Eurasian shrew and vole tick Ixodes trianguliceps: Geographical distribution, climate preference, and pathogens detected. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 90, 251-274.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00797-0

Rubel, F., S. Zaenker, A. Weigand, D. Weber, L. Chitimia-Dobler, and O. Kahl, 2023: Atlas of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Germany. 1st data update. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 89, 47-65.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-023-00784-5

Brugger, K., and F. Rubel, 2023: Tick maps on the virtual globe: First results using the example of Dermacentor reticulatus. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 14, 102102.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102102 Dermacentor_reticulatus.kmz

2022

Rubel, F., H. Dautel, A. M. Nijhof, and O. Kahl, 2022: Ticks in the metropolitan area of Berlin, Germany. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 13, 102029.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.102029

Rubel, F., and K. Brugger, 2022: Maps of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) for Austria and South Tyrol, Italy. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 86, 211-233.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-022-00688-w

Rubel, F., 2022: Climate change and tick-borne encephalitis in the Greater Alpine Region. In: Nuttall, P. (Ed.): Climate, Ticks and Disease. CAB International, UK, 354-359. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789249637.0050

2021

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, L. Chitimia-Dobler, H. Dautel, E. Meyer-Kayser, and O. Kahl, 2021: Atlas of ticks (Acari: Argasidae, Ixodidae) in Germany. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 84, 183-214.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00619-1

Rubel, F., and K. Brugger, 2021: Operational TBE incidence forecasts for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland 2019-2021. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 12, 101579.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101579 TBE-News (July 2020)

2020

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, O. A. Belova, I. S. Kholodilov, Y. M. Didyk, L. Kurzrock, A. L. Garcia-Perez, and O. Kahl, 2020: Vectors of disease at the northern distribution limit of the genus Dermacentor in Eurasia: D. reticulatus and D. silvarum. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 82, 95-123.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00533-y

Walter, M., J. R. Vogelgesang, F. Rubel, and K. Brugger, 2020: Tick-borne encephalitis virus and its European distribution in ticks and endothermic mammals. Microorganisms, 8, 1065.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8071065

Rubel, F., and K. Brugger, 2020: Tick-borne encephalitis incidence forecasts for Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 11, 101437.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101437

Rubel, F., M. Walter, J. R. Vogelgesang, and K. Brugger, 2020: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases are not random: Explaining trend, low- and high-frequency oscillations based on the Austrian TBE time series. BMC Inf. Dis., 20, 448.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05156-7

Vogelgesang, J. R.,
M. Walter,
O. Kahl, F. Rubel, and K. Brugger, 2020: Long-term monitoring of the seasonal density of questing ixodid ticks in Vienna (Austria): setup and first results. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 81, 409-420.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00511-4

Cuellar, A. C., L. J. Kjaer, A. Baum, ..., K. Brugger, F. Rubel, ..., R. Bodker, 2020: Modelling the monthly abundance of Culicoides biting midges in nine European countries using Random Forests machine learning. Parasit. Vectors, 13, 194.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04053-x

Kunze, U., H. Aspöck, D. Bartkova, ..., F. Rubel, et al., 2020: Report of the 21th annual meeting of the international scientific working group on tick-borne encephalitis (ISW-TBE): TBE - record year 2018. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 11, 101287.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101287

2019

Rubel, F., M. Walter und K. Brugger, 2019: Karten der jährlichen FSME-Fallzahlen in Deutschland 1991-2018. In: Rubel, F., Schiffner-Rohe, J. (Hrsg.), FSME in Deutschland: Stand der Wissenschaft. Deutscher Wissenschafts-Verlag, Baden-Baden (DE), Kap. 10, 129-136.
Book Chapter

Rubel, F., 2019: Erklärende Modelle zur Dynamik der FSME-Erkrankungen. In: Rubel, F., Schiffner-Rohe, J. (Hrsg.), FSME in Deutschland: Stand der Wissenschaft. Deutscher Wissenschafts-Verlag, Baden-Baden (DE), Kap. 18, 243-260.
Book Chapter

Kunze, U., H. Aspöck, D. Bartkova, ..., F. Rubel, et al., 2019: Report of the 20th annual meeting of the international scientific working group on tick-borne encephalitis (ISW-TBE): ISW-TBE: 20 years of commitment and still challenges ahead. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 10, 13-17.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.08.004

2018

Cuellar, A. C., L. J. Kjaer, A. Baum, ..., K. Brugger, F. Rubel, ..., R. Bodker, 2018: Monthly variation in the probability of presence of adult Culicoides populations in nine European countries and the implications for targeted surveillance. Parasit. Vectors, 11, 608.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3182-0

Walter, M., K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2018: Usutu virus induced mass mortalities of songbirds in Central Europe: Are habitat models suitable to predict dead birds in unsampled regions? Prev. Vet. Med., 159, 162-170.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.09.013

Brugger, K., M. Walter, L. Chitima-Dobler, G. Dobler, and F. Rubel, 2018: Forecasting next season's Ixodes ricinus nymphal density: the example of southern Germany 2018. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 75, 281-288.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0267-6

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, M. Walter, J. R. Vogelgesang, Y. M. Didyk, S. Fu, O. Kahl, 2018: Geographical distribution, climate adaptation and vector competence of the Eurasian hard tick Haemaphysalis concinna. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 9, 1080-1089.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.04.002

Übleis, S. S., C. Cuk, M. Nawratil, J. Butter, E. Schoener, A- G. Obwaller, T. Zechmeister, G. Duscher, F. Rubel, K. Lebl, C. Zittra and H.-P. Fuehrer, 2018: Xenomonitoring of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the presence of filarioid helminths in Eastern Austria. Canadian J. Inf. Dis. Med. Microbiol., 2018, 9754695.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9754695

Cuellar, A. C., L. J. Kjaer, C. Krikeby, ..., K. Brugger, F. Rubel, ..., R. Bodker, 2018: Spatial and temporal variation in the abundance of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in nine European countries. Parasit. Vectors, 11, 112.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2706-y

Andersson, M. O., G. Rabdea, D. Frangoulidis, H. Tomaso, F. Rubel, S. Nava, L. Chitimia-Dobler, 2018: New records and host associations of the tick Ixodes apronophorus and the first detection of Ehrlichia sp. HF in Romania. Parasitol. Res., 117, 1285-1289.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-018-5800-3

Kunze, U., H. Aspöck, N. Barrett, ..., F. Rubel, et al., 2018: Report of the 19th annual meeting of the international scientific working group on tick-borne encephalitis (ISW-TBE) - TBE in a changing world. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 9, 146-150.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2017.08.009

2017

Brugger, K., M. Walter, L. Chitima-Dobler, G. Dobler, and F. Rubel, 2017: Seasonal cycles of the TBE and Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus modelled with time-lagged and interval-averaged predictors. Exp. Appl. Acarol., 73, 439-450.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-017-0197-8

Schoener, E., S. S. Uebleis, J. Butter, M. Nawratil, C. Cuk, E. Flechl, M. Kothmayer, A. G. Obwaller, T. Zechmeister, F. Rubel, K. Lebl, C. Zittra, and H.-P. Fuehrer, 2017: Avian Plasmodium in Eastern Austrian mosquitoes. Malaria J., 16, 389.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-2035-1

Andersson, M. O., C. Tolf, P. Tamba, M. Stefanache, G. Rabdea, F. Rubel, J. Waldenström, G. Dobler, L. Chitimia-Dobler, 2017: Babesia, Theileria and Hepatozoon species in ticks infesting animal hosts in Romania. Parasitol. Res., 116, 2291-2297.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-017-5537-4

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, K. Haslinger, and I. Auer, 2017: The climate of the European Alps: Shift of very high resolution Köppen-Geiger climate zones 1800-2100. Meteorol. Z., 26, 115-125.
https://doi.org/10.1127/metz/2016/0816

2016

Kunze, U., A. Andreassen, H. Aspöck, ..., F. Rubel, et al., 2016: Tick-borne encephalitis - still on the map: Report of the 18th annual meeting of the international scientific working group on tick-borne encephalitis (ISW-TBE). Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 7, 911-914.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.04.009

Laperriere, V., K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2016: Cross-scale modeling of a vector-borne disease, from the individual to the metapopulation: The seasonal dynamics of sylvatic plague in Kazakhstan. Ecol. Modell., 342, 34-48.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.023

Brugger, K., D. Boehnke, T. Petney, G. Dobler, M. Pfeffer, C. Silaghi, G. A. Schaub, B. Pinior, H. Dautel, O. Kahl, K. Pfister, J. Süss, and F. Rubel, 2016: A density map of the tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis vector Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) for Germany. J. Med. Entomol., 53, 1292-1302.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw116

Brugger, K., J. Köfer, and F. Rubel, 2016: Outdoor and indoor monitoring of livestock-associated Culicoides spp. to assess vector-free periods and disease risks. BMC Vet. Res., 12, 88.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-016-0710-z

Walter, M., K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2016: The ecological niche of Dermacentor marginatus in Germany. Parasitol. Res., 115, 2165-2174.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-4958-9

Hutter, S. E., K. Brugger, V. H. Sancho Vargas, R. Gonzalez, O. Aguilar, B. Leon, A. Tichy, C. L. Firth, and F. Rubel, 2016: Rabies in Costa Rica: Documentation of the surveillance program and the endemic situation from 1985 to 2014. Vector Borne Zoon. Dis., 16, 334-341.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2015.1906

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, M. Pfeffer, L. Chitimia-Dobler, Y. Didyk, S. Leverenz, H. Dautel, and O. Kahl, 2016: Geographical distribution of Dermacentor marginatus and Dermacentor reticulatus in Europe. Ticks Tick Borne Dis., 7, 224-233.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2015.10.015

2015

Boehnke, D., K. Brugger, M. Pfäffle, P. Sebastian, S. Norra, T. Petney, R. Oehme, N. Littwin, K. Lebl, J. Raith, M. Walter, R. Gebhardt, and F. Rubel, 2015:

Estimating Ixodes ricinus densities on the landscape scale.
Int. J. Health Geogr., 14:23.

Pinior, B., K. Lebl, C. Firth, F. Rubel, R. Fuchs, S. Stockreiter, A. Loitsch, and , J. Köfer, 2015:

Cost analysis of bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) surveillance and vaccination programmes in Austria between 2005-2013.
Vet. J., 206, 154-160.

Pinior, B., K. Brugger, J. Köfer, H. Schwermer, S. Stockreiter, A. Loitsch, and F. Rubel, 2015:

Economic comparison of the monitoring programmes for Bluetongue vectors in Austria and Switzerland.
Vet. Rec., 176, 464.

Lebl, K., C. Zittra, K. Silbermayr, A. Obwaller, D. Berer, K. Brugger, M. Walter, B. Pinior, H.-P. Fuehrer, and F. Rubel, 2015:

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and their relevance as disease vectors in the city of Vienna, Austria.
Parasitol. Res., 114, 707-713.

2014

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, M. Monazahian, B. Habedank, H. Dautel, S. Leverenz, and O. Kahl, 2014:

The first German map of georeferenced ixodid tick locations.
Parasites & Vectors, 7:477.

2013

Brugger, K., and F. Rubel, 2013:

Characterizing the species composition of European Culicoides vectors by means of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
Parasites & Vectors, 6:333.

Lebl, K., K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2013:

Predicting Culex pipiens/restuans population dynamics by interval lagged weather data.
Parasites & Vectors, 6:129.

Wagner, W., S. Hahn, R. Kidd,..., and F. Rubel, 2013:

The ASCAT soil moisture product: Specifications, validation, results, and emerging applications.
Meteorol. Z., 22, 5-33.

Brugger, K., and F. Rubel, 2013:

Bluetongue disease risk assessment based on observed and projected Culicoides obsoletus spp. vector densities.
PLoS ONE, 8(4), e60330.

Lebl, K., E. M. Nischler, M. Walter, K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2013:

First record of the disease vector Anopheles hyrcanus in Austria.
J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc., 29, 59-60.

2012

Jäger, W., H. Xu, K. Wlcek, C. Schüler, F. Rubel, and R. G. Erben, 2012:

Gender- and dose-related effects of cyclosporin A on hepatic and bone metabolism.
Bone, 50, 140-148.

2011

Rubel, F., and M. Kottek, 2011:

Comments on: The thermal zones of the Earth by Wladimir Köppen (1884).
Meteorol. Z., 20, 361-365.

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, 2011:

Dynamics of infectious diseases according to climate change: The Usutu virus epidemics in Vienna.
In: Paulsen et al. (Eds.): Game Meat Hygiene in Focus, Wageningen Academic Publishers, 173-198 (see also books in Veterinary Record, 169, 558-558).

Laperriere, V., K. Brugger, and F. Rubel, 2011:

Simulation of the seasonal cycles of bird, equine and human West Nile virus cases.
Prev. Vet. Med., 98, 99-110 (see also the selected highlights from other veterinary journals in Veterinary Record, 168, 244-244).

2010

Acs, F., A. Horvath, H. Breuer, and F. Rubel, 2010:

Effect of soil hydraulic parameters on the local convective precipitation.
Meteorol. Z., 19, 143-153.

Acs, F., A. Horvath, H. Breuer, and F. Rubel, 2010:

Sensitivity of local convective precipitation to parameterization of the field capacity and wilting point moisture contents.
Idöjaras, 114, 39-55.

Rubel, F., and M. Kottek, 2010:

Observed and projected climate shifts 1901-2100 depicted by world maps of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
Meteorol. Z., 19, 135-141.

Reiczigel, J., K. Brugger, F. Rubel, N. Solymosi, and Z. Lang, 2010:

Bayesian analysis of a dynamical model for the spread of the Usutu virus.
Stoch. Environ. Res. Risk Assess., 24, 455-462.

2009

Rubel, F., K. Brugger und C. Rath, 2009:

Globale Erwärmung und durch Stechmücken übertragene Infektionskrankheiten im Grossraum Wien.
Festschrift 90 Jahre Österreichischen Gesellschaft der Tierarzte (ÖGT), Wien.

Rubel, F., and K. Brugger, 2009:

3-hourly quantitative precipitation estimation over Central and Northern Europe from rain gauge and radar data.
Atm. Res., 94, 544-554.

Brugger, K., and F. Rubel, 2009:

Simulation of climate-change scenarios to explain Usutu-virus dynamics in Austria.
Prev. Vet. Med., 88, 24-31 (abstract in Climate Change Research Today).

2008

Rubel, F., 2008:

Grusswort des Vorsitzenden der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Meteorologie.
Annalen der Meteorologie, 43, 7-8, Selbstverlag des Deutschen Wetterdienstes, Offenbach am Main (ISBN 978-3-88148-433-6).

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, M. Hantel, S. Chvala, T. Bakonyi, H. Weissenböck, and N. Nowotny, 2008:

Explaining Usutu virus dynamics in Austria: Model development and calibration.
Prev. Vet. Med., 85, 166-186.

Mayer, D., J. Reiczigel, and F. Rubel, 2008:

A Lagrangian particle model to predict the airborne spread of Foot-and-Mouth disease virus.
Atm. Environm., 42, 466-479.

2007

Rubel, F., und M. Kottek, 2007:

Problemzonen des Planeten (Journalist: Bojanowski, A.): Die Welt in 80 Jahren. Klimaforscher können erstmals zeigen, wo Hungersnöte drohen und wo die Erderwärmung Profit verspricht.
Stern, 48/2007, 192-193.

Rubel, F., and J. Reiczigel, 2007:

Klima und Epidemiologie: Der Ausbreitung von Viren durch Stechmücken auf der Spur.
VUW Magazin, Juni 2007, 6-9.

Kottek, M., and F. Rubel, 2007:

Global daily precipitation fields from bias-corrected rain gauge and satellite observations. Part I: Design and development.
Meteorol. Z., 16, 525-539.

Chvala, S., T. Bakonyi, C. Bukovsky, T. Meister, K. Brugger, F. Rubel, N. Nowotny, and H. Weissenböck, 2007:

Monitoring of Usutu virus activity and spread by using dead bird surveillance in Austria, 2003-2005.
Vet. Microbiol., 122, 237-245 (ask for reprint).

2006

Harnos, A., J. Reiczigel, F. Rubel, and N. Solymosi, 2006:

Scaling properties of epidemiological time series.
Appl. Ecol. Environ. Res., 4, 151-158.

Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006:

World map of Köppen-Geiger climate classification updated.
Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263.

Beck, C., J. Grieser, M. Kottek, F. Rubel, and B. Rudolf, 2006:

Characterizing global climate change by means of Köppen climate classifcation.
Klimastatusbericht 2005, DWD, 139-149.

2005

Rubel, F., 2005:

Process Models in Veterinary Epidemiology.
Austrian Contributions to Veterinary Epidemiology, Volume 1, DNW, 142pp. ISBN 3-9502042-0-2

Rubel, F., and K. Fuchs, 2005:

A decision-support system for real-time risk assessment of airborne spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus.
Methods of Information in Medicine, 44, 590-595.

Bumke, K., and F. Rubel, 2005:

Precipitation over the BALTEX area.
In: Jacob D. and A. Omstedt (Eds.): BALTEX Phase I 1993-2002, State of the Art Report, Int. BALTEX Secr., Publ. No. 31, 83-91.

Rubel, F., and M. Kottek, 2005:

Data Management.
In: Hantel, M. (Ed.) Observed Global Climate. New Series on Landolt-Börnstein, Numerical Data and Functional Relationships, Springer, Berlin, 3.1 - 3.18, print and online version. ISBN 3-540-20206-4

Rudolf, B., and F. Rubel, 2005:

Global Precipitation.
In: Hantel, M. (Ed.) Observed Global Climate. New Series on Landolt-Börnstein, Numerical Data and Functional Relationships, Springer, Berlin, 11.1 - 11.53, extended online version (11.1 - 11.24, print version). ISBN 3-540-20206-4

2004

Rubel, F., K. Brugger, P. Skomorowski, and M. Kottek, 2004:

Quantitative precipitation estimates from CERAD, BALTRAD and gauges.

Proc. 3rd European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology (ERAD), 6-10 September 2004, Visby, Sweden, 12-15.

Rubel, F., E. Schachner, C. Strele und N. Solymosi, 2004:

Estimation of airborne spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Proc. 5th Middle-European Congress for Buiatrics, 2-5 June 2004, Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary, 12-17.

Leroy, M., R. Lacaze, R. Lindau, F. Olesen, L. Pessanha, I. Piccard, A. Rosema, J.-L. Roujean, F. Rubel, W. Wagner, and M. Weiss, 2004:

Towards a European service center for monitoring land surfaces at global and regional scales: The GEOLAND/CSP project.
Proc. 20th Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Istanbul, Turkey, 15 to 23 Junly 2004 , 7pp.

Rubel, F., 2004:

A new European precipitation dataset for NWP model verification and data assimilation studies.
In: Cote, J. (Ed.) Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modelling, WMO/TD No. 1220 , Report No. 34, Section 2, 11-12.

2003

Rubel, F., Th. Dangl, W. Baumgartner und G. Windischbauer, 2003:

Ein Maul- und Klauenseuchemodell für Tierseuchen-Nachrichtensysteme.

Biomedizinische Technik, 48 (Ergänzungsband 1), 480-481.

Rubel, F., K. Markon, A. Hois und G. Windischbauer, 2003:

Computersimulation der Seehundstaupe-Epidemien1988 und 2002.

Biomedizinische Technik, 48 (Ergänzungsband 1), 482-483.

Rubel, F. und Th. Dangl, 2003:

Prozessmodelle - Neue Methoden in der Tierseuchenbekämpfung am Beispiel des MKS-Seuchenzuges in Grossbritanien 2001.

UNI VET WIEN Report - im Focus 1/2003, 7-8.

Hantel, M., L. Haimberger, M. Kottek, A. Ohmura, F. Rubel, und C. Stubenrauch, 2003:

Beobachtete Klimatrends in globalen Haushalten.
Terra Nostra, 2003/6, 194-199.

Kottek, M., und F. Rubel, 2003:

Globale Klimadaten in standardisierter Darstellung.
Wiener Meteorologische Schriften, Heft 1, Facultas Universitätsverlag, 136pp.

2002

Rubel, F., P. Skomorowski, and B. Rudolf, 2002:

Verification scores for the operational GPCP-1DD product over the European Alps.
Meteorol. Z., 11, 367-370.

2001

Rubel, F., A. Bruckmüller und M. Hampl, 2001:

Auftreten und Bekämpfung der Tollwut in Österreich im Zeitraum 1945-2000.

Tagungsband der Fachgruppe Epidemiologie und Dokumentation, 6.-8. September 2000, Wien, 122-129 (Paper, online available here).

Rubel, F., and B. Rudolf, 2001:

Global daily precipitation estimates proved over the European Alps.
Meteorol. Z., 10, 407-418.

Raschke, E., J. Meywerk, K. Warrach,

U. Andrae, S. Bergström, F. Beyrich, F. Bosveld, K. Bumke, C. Fortelius, P. Graham, S.-E. Gryning, S. Halldin, L. Hasse, M. Heikinheimo, H.-J. Isemer, D. Jacob, I. Jauja, K.-G. Karlsson, S. Keevallik, J. Koistinen, A. van Lammeren, U. Lass, J. Launiainen, A. Lehmann, B. Liljebladh, M. Lobmeyr, W. Matthäus, T. Mengelkamp, D. B. Michelson, J. Napiorkowski, A. Omstedt, J. Piechura, B. Rockel, F. Rubel, E. Ruprecht, A.-S. Smedman, and A. Stigebrandt, 2001:

The Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX): A European contribution to the investigation of the energy and water cycle over a large drainage basin.
Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 2389-2413.

Rubel, F., 2001:

On Precipitation Climatology: From Continental Scale Experiment to Global Application.
Habilitationsschrift, Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik der Universität Wien, 69pp.

Rubel, F., and M. Hantel, 2001:

BALTEX 1/6-degree daily precipitation climatology 1996-1998.
Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 155-166.

Jacob, D., B. J. J. M. van den Hurk,

U. Andrae, G. Elgered, C. Fortelius, L. P. Graham, S. D. Jackson, U. Karsten, Chr. Köpken, R. Lindau, R. Podzun, B. Rockel, F. Rubel, B. H. Sass, R. N. B. Smith, and X. Yang, 2001:

A comprehensive model intercomparison study investigating the water budget during the BALTEX-PIDCAP period.
Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 19-43.

Ungersböck, M., F. Rubel, T. Fuchs and B. Rudolf, 2001:

Bias correction of global daily rain gauge measurements.
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (B), 26, 411-414.

Fuchs, T., J. Rapp, F. Rubel, and B. Rudolf, 2001:

Correction of synoptic precipitation observations due to systematic measuring errors with special regard to precipitation phases.
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (B), 26, 689-693.

Rubel, F., and M. Hantel, 2001:

BALTEX precipitation analysis: Results from the BRIDGE preparation phase.
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (B), 26, 397-401.

Skomorowski, P., F. Rubel, and B. Rudolf, 2001:

Verification of GPCP-1DD global satellite precipitation products using MAP surface observations.
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (B), 26, 403-409.

< 2000

Rubel, F., and M. Hantel, 1999:

Correction of daily rain gauge measurements in the Baltic Sea drainage basin.
Nordic Hydrology, 30, 191-208.

Rubel, F., 1998:

PIDCAP Ground Truth Precipitation Atlas.
Österreichische Beiträge zu Meteorologie und Geophysik, 18, 76pp.

Schauberger, G., A. W. Schmalwieser, A. W., F. Rubel, Y. Wang und G. Keck, 1997:

UV-Index: Operationelle Prognose der solaren, biologisch-effektiven Ultraviolett-Strahlung in Österreich.
Z. Med. Physik, 7, 153-160.

Rubel, F., 1996:

PIDCAP Quick Look Precipitation Atlas.
Österreichische Beiträge zu Meteorologie und Geophysik, 15, 95pp.

Rubel, F., 1996:

Scale dependent statistical precipitation analysis.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources & Environmental Research:
Towards the 21st Century, 29-31 Oct. 1996, Kyoto , Japan, 317-324.

Schauberger, G., E. Grosse Beilage, Th. Grosse Beilage, P. Pilati und F. Rubel, 1995:

Stallklimaüberwachung - ein Beitrag zur Bestandsbetreuung.
Wien. Tierärztl. Mschr., 82, 299-308.

Dorninger, M., M. Ehrendorfer, M. Hantel, F. Rubel, and Y. Wang, 1992:

A thermodynamic diagnostic model for the atmosphere. Part I: Analysis of the August 1991 rain episode in Austria.
Meteorol. Z., 1, 87-121.