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Blechschmidt, Anne-Marlene

Anne-Marlene Blechschmidt

Group at IUP:
DOAS
Current Position:
Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Interest:
- Tropospheric bromine explosion events in the Arctic/Antarctic and links to polar cyclones

- Transport of atmospheric trace gases and aerosols by weather systems

- Satellite remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases and extratropical cyclones

- Chemistry transport models
Research Career:
since April 2012 Research Scientist, University of Bremen, Germany

July 2010 – March 2012 NCAS-Weather Research Fellow, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom

May 2009 – June 2010 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oslo, Norway

February 2009 – April 2009 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hamburg, Germany

October 2005 – February 2009 Dissertation in Meteorology (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Hamburg, Germany

October 1999 – July 2005 Study of Meteorology (Dipl.-Met.), University of Hamburg, Germany
Recent Publications:
Douros, J., Eskes, H., van Geffen, J., Boersma, K. F., Compernolle, S., Pinardi, G., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Peuch, V.-H., Colette, A., and Veefkind, P.: Comparing Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO2 column observations with the CAMS-regional air quality ensemble, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-365, 2022.

Bougoudis, I., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Richter, A., Seo, S., and Burrows, J. P.: Simulating tropospheric BrO in the Arctic using an artificial neural network, Atmos. Environ., 276, 119032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119032, 2022.

Andrés Hernández, M. D., Hilboll, A., Ziereis, H., Förster, E., Krüger, O. O., Kaiser, K., Schneider, J., Barnaba, F., Vrekoussis, M., Schmidt, J., Huntrieser, H., Blechschmidt, A.-M., George, M., Nenakhov, V., Harlass, T., Holanda, B. A., Wolf, J., Eirenschmalz, L., Krebsbach, M., Pöhlker, M. L., Kalisz Hedegaard, A. B., Mei, L., Pfeilsticker, K., Liu, Y., Koppmann, R., Schlager, H., Bohn, B., Schumann, U., Richter, A., Schreiner, B., Sauer, D., Baumann, R., Mertens, M., Jöckel, P., Kilian, M., Stratmann, G., Pöhlker, C., Campanelli, M., Pandolfi, M., Sicard, M., Gómez-Amo, J. L., Pujadas, M., Bigge, K., Kluge, F., Schwarz, A., Daskalakis, N., Walter, D., Zahn, A., Pöschl, U., Bönisch, H., Borrmann, S., Platt, U., and Burrows, J. P.: Overview: On the transport and transformation of pollutants in the outflow of major population centres – observational data from the EMeRGe European intensive operational period in summer 2017, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5877–5924, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5877-2022, 2022.

A. Wagner, Y. Bennouna, A.-M. Blechschmidt, G. Brasseur, S. Chabrillat, Y. Christophe, Q. Errera, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, K. M. Hansen, A. Inness, J. Kapsomenakis, B. Langerock, A. Richter, N. Sudarchikova, V. Thouret, and C. Zerefos: Comprehensive evaluation of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) reanalysis against independent observations, Elem. Sci. Anth., 9 (1), https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2020.00171, 2021.

Bougoudis, I., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Richter, A., Seo, S., Burrows, J. P., Theys, N., and Rinke, A.: Long-term time series of Arctic tropospheric BrO derived from UV–VIS satellite remote sensing and its relation to first-year sea ice, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 11869–11892, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11869-2020, 2020.

Blechschmidt, A.-M., Arteta, J., Coman, A., Curier, L., Eskes, H., Foret, G., Gielen, C., Hendrick, F., Marécal, V., Meleux, F., Parmentier, J., Peters, E., Pinardi, G., Piters, A. J. M., Plu, M., Richter, A., Segers, A., Sofiev, M., Valdebenito, Á. M., Van Roozendael, M., Vira, J., Vlemmix, T., and Burrows, J. P.: Comparison of tropospheric NO2 columns from MAX-DOAS retrievals and regional air quality model simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 2795–2823, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-2795-2020, 2020.

Yang, X., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Bognar, K., McClure-Begley, A., Morris, S., Petropavlovskikh, I., Richter, A., Skov, H., Strong, K., Tarasick, D. W., Uttal, T., Vestenius, M., and Zhao, X.: Pan-Arctic surface ozone: modelling vs. measurements, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 15937–15967, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-15937-2020, 2020.

Seo, S., Richter, A., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Bougoudis, I., and Burrows, J. P.: Spatial distribution of enhanced BrO and its relation to meteorological parameters in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice regions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 12285–12312, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-12285-2020, 2020.

Fernandez, R. P., Carmona-Balea, A., Cuevas, C. A., Barrera, J. A., Kinnison, D. E., Lamarque, J.-F., Blaszczak-Boxe, C., Kim, K., Choi, W., Hay, T., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Schönhardt, A., Burrows, J. P., and Saiz-Lopez, A.: Modeling the Sources and Chemistry of Polar Tropospheric Halogens (Cl, Br, I) using the CAM-Chem Global Chemistry-Climate Model, J. Adv. Model Earth Sy., https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001655, 2019.

Seo, S., Richter, A., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Bougoudis, I., and Burrows, J. P.: First high-resolution BrO column retrievals from TROPOMI, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 2913-2932, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2913-2019, 2019.

Inness, A., Ades, M., Agustí-Panareda, A., Barré, J., Benedictow, A., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Dominguez, J. J., Engelen, R., Eskes, H., Flemming, J., Huijnen, V., Jones, L., Kipling, Z., Massart, S., Parrington, M., Peuch, V.-H., Razinger, M., Remy, S., Schulz, M., and Suttie, M.: The CAMS reanalysis of atmospheric composition, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 3515-3556, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-3515-2019, 2019.

Huijnen, V., J. Flemming, S. Chabrillat, Q. Errera, Y. Christophe, A.-M. Blechschmidt, A. Richter and H. Eskes (2016), C-IFS-CB05-BASCOE: Stratospheric Chemistry in the Integrated Forecasting System of ECMWF, Geosci. Model Dev., doi:10.5194/gmd-9-3071-2016.

Blechschmidt, A.-M., A. Richter, J. P. Burrows, L. Kaleschke, K. Strong, N. Theys, M. Weber, X. Zhao, and A. Zien (2016), An exemplary case of a bromine explosion event linked to cyclone development in the Arctic, Atmos. Chem. Phys.,16, 1773-1788, doi:10.5194/acp-16-1773-2016.

Zhao, X., K. Strong, C. Adams, R. Schofield, X. Yang, A. Richter, U. Friess, A.-M. Blechschmidt, and J.-H. Koo, A Case Study of a Transported Bromine Explosion Event in the Canadian High Arctic (2015), J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, doi:10.1002/2015JD023711.

Flemming, J., V. Huijnen, J. Arteta, P. Bechtold, A. Beljaars, A.-M. Blechschmidt, M.Diamantakis ,R. J. Engelen, A. Gaudel, A. Inness, L. Jones, E. Katragkou, V.-H. Peuch, A. Richter, M.G. Schultz, O. Stein, and A. Tsikerdekis (2015), Tropospheric Chemistry in the Integrated Forecasting System of ECMWF, Geosci. Model Dev., 8, 975-1003, doi:10.5194/gmd-8-975-2015.

Wagner, A., A.-M. Blechschmidt, I. Bouarar, E. Brunke, C. Clerbaux, M. Cupeiro, P. Cristofanelli, H. Eskes, H. Flentje, M. George, A. Hilboll, A. Inness, J. Kapsomenakis, A. Richter, L. Ries, W. Spangl, O. Stein, R. Weller, and C. Zerefos (2015), Evaluation of the MACC operational forecast system - potential and limitations of NRT modelling with respect to global reactive gases in the troposphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 15, 6277-6335, doi:10.5194/acpd-15-6277-2015.

Inness, A., A.-M. Blechschmidt, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, M. Crepulja, R. J. Engelen, H. Eskes, J. Flemming, A. Gaudel, F. Hendrick, V. Huijnen, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, A. Keppens, B. Langerock, M. de Mazière, D. Melas, M. Parrington, V. H. Peuch, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. G. Schultz, M. Suttie, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos (2015), Data assimilation of satellite-retrieved ozone, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide with ECMWF’s Composition-IFS, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 5275-5303, doi:10.5194/acp-15-5275-2015.

Eskes, H., V. Huijnen, A. Arola, A. Benedictow, A.-M. Blechschmidt, E. Botek, O. Boucher, I. Bouarar, S. Chabrillat, E. Cuevas, R. Engelen, H. Flentje, A. Gaudel, J. Griesfeller, L. Jones, J. Kapsomenakis, E. Katragkou, S. Kinne, B. Langerock, M. Razinger, A. Richter, M. Schultz, M. Schulz, N. Sudarchikova, V. Thouret, M. Vrekoussis, A. Wagner, and C. Zerefos (2015), Validation of reactive gases and aerosols in the MACC global analysis and forecast system, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 8, 1117-1169, doi:10.5194/gmdd-8-1117-2015.

Spolaor, A., P. Vallelonga, J. Gabrieli, T. Martma, M- P. Björkman, E. Isaksson, G. Cozzi, C. Turetta, H. A. Kjær, M. A. J. Curran, A. D. Moy, A. Schönhardt, A.-M. Blechschmidt, J. P. Burrows, J. M. C. Plane, and C. Barbante (2014), Seasonality of halogen deposition in polar snow and ice, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 9613-9622, doi:10.5194/acp-14-9613-2014.

Zien, A. W., A. Richter, A. Hilboll, A..-M. Blechschmidt, and J. P. Burrows (2014), Systematic analysis of tropospheric NO2 long-range transport events detected in GOME-2 satellite data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 7367-7396, doi:10.5194/acp-14-7367-2014.

Blechschmidt, A.-M., Kristjánsson, J. E., Ólafsson, H., Burkhart, J. F., Hodnebrog, Ø., and P. D.Rosenberg (2012), Aircraft-based observations and high-resolution simulations of an Icelandic dust storm, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 10649-10666, doi:10.5194/acp-12-10649-2012.

Kristjánsson, J. E, S. Thorsteinsson, E. W. Kolstad, and A.-M. Blechschmidt (2011), Orographic influence of East Greenland on a polar low over the Denmark Strait, Q. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc, 137, 1773-1789, doi: 10.1002/qj.831.

Sodemann, H., M. Pommier, S. R. Arnold, S. A. Monks, K. Stebel, J. F. Burkhart, J. W. Hair, G. S. Diskin, C. Clerbaux, P.-F. Coheur, D. Hurtmans, H. Schlager, A.-M. Blechschmidt, J. E. Kristjánsson, and A. Stohl (2011), Episodes of cross-polar transport in the Arctic troposphere during July 2008 as seen from models, satellite, and aircraft observations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3631-3651, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3631-2011.

Blechschmidt, A.-M., S. Bakan, and H. Graßl (2009), Large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns during polar low events over the Nordic seas, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D06115, doi:10.1029/2008JD010865.

Blechschmidt, A.-M. (2008), A 2-year climatology of polar low events over the Nordic Seas from satellite remote sensing, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L09815, doi:10.1029/2008GL033706. (AGU Journal Highlight, June 2008)
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