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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Chasing methane and sulfur dioxide in Europe 21 December 2020 During the METHANE-To-Go-Europe field experiment airborne in-situ measurements with the DLR Falcon 20 were carried out successfully under regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 14 mission flights mainly targeted emissions from offshore gas platforms in the Adriatic Sea, the city of Naples and power plants in the Balkans. Full article

Leibniz Award for IPA Scientist Veronika Eyring 17. December 2020 Prof. Veronika Eyring will receive the Leibniz Award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. She is affiliated with IPA and the University of Bremen and is honoured in recognition of her achievements in the field of climate modelling. Those models are an important basis for understanding climate change. (Article in German) Full article

Global air transport contributes 3.5 percent to global warming 24. September 2020 Global air transport accounts for 3.5 percent of anthropogenic climate warming. Only one third of aviation's climate impact is due to carbon dioxide emissions and two thirds to non-carbon-dioxide effects. These are the findings of a comprehensive international study, which provides the most comprehensive insight to date into the impact of air transport on the climate. Full article

ESMValTool version 2.0 released 21. September 2020 A fully revised version of the Earth System Model Evaluation Tool was recently made available to the scientific community. The release was made possible by a shared effort of the international ESMValTool development team, which consists of about 200 developers from 70 institutions. Full article

Discovery of record-breaking mountain waves above the South American Andes 03 September 2020 Members of the Middle Atmosphere matrix group observed gigantic mountain waves in southern Argentina. Highly precise measurements were made with the CORAL lidar. Full article

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