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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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Alternative fuels reduce climate impact of contrail cirrus
20 March 2019
Fewer soot particles in the exhaust plumes of airplanes reduces ice crystal formation and the climate impact of the resulting contrail cirrus. The results are an important contribution towards the discussion on the use of alternative fuels, new combustor technology and climate-optimized routing.
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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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