Affiliation:
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

Head of the Institute: Prof. Dr. Markus Rapp

Institute of Atmospheric Physics The Institute of Atmospheric Physics investigates the physics and chemistry of the global atmosphere from the Earth's surface up to the upper boundary of the middle atmosphere at about 120 km height. As an institute of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) we answer questions associated with atmospheric processes and with relevance to the research programmes "Aeronautics, Space, and Transportation" and "Energy" of the Helmholtz Association (HGF). Full article

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Up to 90 percent less contrails due to reductions in air traffic forced by COVID-19 travel restrictions 10 June 2020 Travel restrictions to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a massive reduction in global air traffic. Researchers at the DLR IPA have now analysed the impact of reduced air traffic on the formation of contrails over Europe. Full article

Aeolus satellite data now publicly available 26 May 2020 The IPA-led Aeolus Data Science and Innovation Cluster (DISC) has achieved a major breakthrough in improving Aeolus data quality. Due to this achievement, altitude-resolved wind measurements of the ESA’s Earth Explorer Satellite Aeolus are now provided to all interested weather centres and scientific users within three hours of collection. Full article

First analyses of SouthTRAC observational data shed light on Southern Hemispheric gravity wave behaviour 18 May 2020 Measurements of ALIMA aboard HALO during SouthTRAC show the propagation of gravity waves into the stratospheric polar night jet. This is the first experimental proof that these waves are refracted towards the polar vortex, hundreds of kilometres away from their origin at the mountains of the southern Andes and the Antarctic Peninsula. Full article

Machine learning provides novel pathways to assess the skill of climate models 02 April 2020 A new study shows how causal inference methods, a part of artificial intelligence and machine learning, can indicate the skill of climate models and demonstrate potential to constrain longstanding uncertainties in climate change projections. Full article

Ozone hole over the Arctic 18 March 2020 Ozone data derived from satellite measurements are showing currently a typical ozone hole feature in the polar Northern hemisphere (Arctic). Usually such a feature has been observed in polar Southern hemisphere in spring (Antarctic) but not in the Arctic. Full article

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