Institute for Atmospheric Physics

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

Prof. Dr. Markus Rapp
Head of the Institute, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling

Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre

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).

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	Vice president of the Bundestag visits the Institute of Atmospheric Physics 29 January 2019 On the occasion of her visit to the DLR site Oberpfaffenhofen vice president of the Bundestag Claudia Roth (Bündnis90/Die Grünen) also visited the Institute of Atmospheric Physics. Ms Roth has been well informed on the institute’s climate research ...
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	Climate model evaluation ready to take-off 8 January 2019 The latest climate models and observations offer unprecedented opportunities to reduce the remaining uncertainties in future climate change, according to a paper published in Nature Climate Change by a team of 29 international authors.
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First atmospheric measurements of the wind lidar mission Aeolus

September 2018
After a development period of 16 years, the ESA satellite Aeolus was launched into space on a Vega rocket on 22 August 2018 at 21:20 UTC. Named after the Greek God of the Winds, the satellite carries the revolutionary instrument ALADIN (Atmospheric Laser Doppler Lidar Instrument) - the first European lidar and the world's first ever Doppler wind lidar in space.

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First lidar on a stratospheric balloon

July 2018
The BOLIDE experiment built by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics was the first lidar to fly on a stratospheric balloon. The long duration balloon was launched at July 8th, 2018 at 7:27 UTC from Kiruna, Sweden, during NASA’s summer campaign. From a floating altitude of 39 km, measurements were taken of the atmosphere above. Almost six days later the gondola landed safely in Nunavut, Canada.

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	Increases in European thunderstorm and hail events July 2018 Researchers at the European Severe Storms Laboratory (ESSL), Munich Re, the Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) could show that the number of thunderstorms and the frequency of large hail events have significantly increased in central Europe during past three and a half decades.
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Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre

Vice president of the Bundestag visits the Institute of Atmospheric Physics

Climate model evaluation ready to take-off

First atmospheric measurements of the wind lidar mission Aeolus

First lidar on a stratospheric balloon

Increases in European thunderstorm and hail events