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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The ozone hole will be closed October 2014 On behalf of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), scientists of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and other DLR instituts have contributed as lead-authors and reviewers to the current assessment of the evolution of the ozone layer in the stratosphere. Newest studies indicate that the ozone layer in the mid-21st century will have the same thickness as observed in the early 1980s. Full article

A satellite-supported procedure to predict volcano ash September 2014 To support the safety of air transport and improve the air traffic system's response times in the critical event of a volcanic eruption, the identification of ash-free airspace is essential. At the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics, a satellite-supported procedure has been developed that rapidly determines the distribution of ash in the air and generates detailed images of areas with both heavy and light ash loads. Full article

8th European weather radar conference successfully finished September 2014 Die European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology (ERAD 2014) took place 1-5 September, 2014 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany). The DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics organized this meeting together with the department of research and the president's office of the German Weather Service (DWD). Full article

DEEPWAVE campaign - investigation of gravity waves in the atmosphere above New Zealand July 2014 For a number of nights between 29 June and 23 July 2014, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) Falcon research aircraft will be flying over the New Zealand Alps (Southern Alps) to investigate how these waves propagate from Earth's surface up to an altitude of around 100 kilometres using modern laser metrology and other instruments. The results will help to improve climate and weather prediction models. The international aircraft measurement campaign DEEPWAVE (Deep Propagating Gravity Wave Experiment) is being carried out by the DLR Institute of Atmospheric Physics in cooperation with partners in the USA and New Zealand. Full article

DLR Falcon visits Berlin Air Show between two environmental and atmospheric research missions May 2014 In time for the start of the Berlin Air Show (ILA) and coming straight from joint flight trials with NASA in Palmdale, California, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Falcon 20 E research aircraft landed at the Berlin Show Ground, where NASA, DLR and the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) held a press conference on 21 May 2014 to discuss their cooperation and to present initial results from the NASA-led ACCESS-II mission (Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions). With a better carbon dioxide balance and significantly reduced amounts of carbon particulates in the exhaust emissions when compared to kerosene, the biofuels demonstrated the potential of renewable fuels for environment-friendly developments within aviation. Full article

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