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Jan. 30, 2012 - 14:30
Mattias Hummel
KIT, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (IMK-AAF)

Pollen als Eiskeime in COSMO-ART

Jan. 31, 2012 - 15:00
Prof. Thomas Wagner
MPI f. Chemie, Mainz

Determination of Megacity emissions from satellite and car MAX-DOAS observations.

Feb. 06, 2012 - 13:30
Isabelle Steinke
KIT, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (IMK-AAF)

Heterogeneous ice nucleation on volcanic ash and soil dust particles

Feb. 07, 2012 - 16:00
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Achatz
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/Main, Institut für Atmosphäre und Umwelt

Gravity Waves in the Atmosphere: Sources, propagation and breaking

Feb. 13, 2012 - 13:30
Dennis Duft
KIT, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (IMK-AAF)

Neuste Resultate aus den „Atmospheric Nanoscience“

Feb. 20, 2012 - 13:30
Andreas Riehl
KIT, Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (IMK-AAF)

Aerosolcharakterisierung auf der UFS

Aerosols, Clouds, and Atmospheric Chemistry

Welcome to the division "Atmospheric Aerosol Research" of the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Our research focuses on the role of aerosols in the climate system, the hydrological cycle, and the environment.
The IMK-AAF

  • operates the internationally renowned AIDA aerosol and cloud simulation chamber
  • runs laboratories for aerosol and cloud research
  • participates in field campaigns
  • performs numerical modelling of atmospheric aerosol processes

The head of the division, Thomas Leisner, is professor at the Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg.

 

NEWS

INUIT-Logo
New focus on ice nucleation research The formation of the ice phase in tropospheric clouds has multiple impacts on the hydrological cycle and the climate system. Many aspects of ice nucleation induced by a minor subgroup of the atmospheric aerosol system, so-called ice nuclei, remain unclear and will be addressed by the Research Unit INUIT, which was recently established by the German Research Foundation (DFG). In two projects, the IMK-AAF will contribute comprehensive laboratory and modeling studies on ice nucleation (see job offers for PhD and Postdoc).

PHIPS
First correlated measurements of cloud particle shape and light scattering using PHIPS

IMK-AAF disclosed its pioneering Particle Habit Imaging and Polar Scattering (PHIPS) probe in the Journal of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (October 12, 2011). Developed for the German research aircraft HALO, it simultaneously measures the 3-D morpho- logy and corresponding optical and microphysical parameters of individual cloud particles. The paper outlines the concept and design of PHIPS and dis- cusses preliminary results of two ice cloud campaigns con- ducted in the AIDA chamber.

 
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Aerosol and Cloud Measurement Campaign (Zugspitze)

New sampling inlets and continuous aerosol measurements have been installed at the environmental research station Schneefernerhaus (UFS) in summer 2011. The IMK-AAF investigated aerosol - cloud interactions in warm clouds with focus on bioaerosol, soot, water budget in cooperation with the IMK-IFU on three plattforms (UFS, Zugspitze, and ultralight research aircraft) during a 2-week summer campaign.

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International workshop IN2clouds

The International Workshop on Ice Nucleation in Tropospheric Clouds (IN2clouds) was organized by the IMK-AAF within the framework of the Helmholtz Virtual Institute on Aerosol- Cloud Interactions. The workshop took place in Ettlingen on May 23-25, 2011, offering the opportunity to discuss recent and ongoing research activities in the field of aerosol-cloud-climate interactions among the VI-ACI project partners and invited experts from Europe, Israel, U.S.A. and Japan.