Research

Research Groups

Photochemistry and Radicals

Investigation of the chemistry of free radicals (OH, HO2, RO2, NO3) in the atmosphere and their impact on the atmospheric self-cleaning and formation of secondary air pollutants (ozone, aerosols etc).

Reactive Trace Substances

Reactive trace gases like hydrocarbons and nitric oxides are emitted in enormous amounts by natural and anthropogenic sources into the atmosphere. The measurement of their concentrations and the review of their depletion paths help us to understand the complex processes, which are needed to remove the contamination from the atmosphere.

Aerosols

Investigations of the sources, the chemical composition, and the micro physical properties of atmospheric aerosols under various aspectes.

Global Monitoring

The tropopause region and the adjacent layers of the upper troposphere and lowermost stratosphere (UTLS) are very sensitive to changes of the chemical composition and the climate. However, the knowledge about this region is still limited.

Atmospheric Modelling

Our central goal is to expand our understanding of tropospheric processes and accurately model the atmospheric composition.

Expertise

Development of measurement techniques

Comprehensive measurement techniques, largely developed in-house, for the determination of atmospheric trace gases, aerosols and solar radiation.

Provision of quality-controlled atmosphere observation data

Infrastructures and databases for atmospheric observation.

Predictions

Predictions of air quality and extreme events, as well as the efficient and cost-optimised feed-in of weather-dependent energy sources.

Climate

Often invisible to the human eye, they influence the climate: chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere. We are tracking down these processes.

Projects & Publications

Projects

The Institute ICE-3 coordinates and is involved in numerous projects with national and international partners from HGF and other research institutes, universities, and industry.

Publications

Find an overview of all publications with the participation of members of the institute here.