Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Our Mission:

Our department focuses on accurate measurement sets to assess and understand natural and anthropogenic changes in the atmosphere. The impact of these changes is often global in nature, so we often, but not exclusively, use satellite observations.

Carbon and greenhouse gases and the changes in their concentrations are an important part of our research. We also investigate changes in aerosol and cloud properties, which are important climate drivers.

In the area of air quality and climate protection, reactive gases in the lower or higher layers of the atmosphere are also playing an increasingly important role, which we are investigating mainly with the help of satellite analyses, but also with laboratory, ground and aircraft-based measurements.

These investigations are supported by our own instrument developments that improve satellite, aircraft or ground-based measurements of the above-mentioned parameters.

The field of research of "Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere" is directed by Prof. Hartmut Bösch.

Department structure and members:

The structure of the whole working group can be seen from the following diagram: [3.534 KB]