30 Years of IAGOS: How Passenger Aircraft are Researching Climate Change

The European research infrastructure IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since 1994, passenger airplanes have continuously provided valuable climate data from the Earth’s atmosphere. Forschungszentrum Jülich is coordinating the project together with CNRS in France and is supported by BMBF.

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Prof. Dr. Andreas Petzold

Senior Scientist Head of department "Global Observation"

• Institute of Climate and Energy Systems (ICE)
• Troposphere (ICE-3)

Building 05.2 /
Room 3048

+49 2461/61-5795

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Anna Tipping

Pressereferentin

Building 15.3v /
Room R.3028b

+49 2461/61-5281

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Press release BMBF

IAGOS research infrastructure celebrates its 30th anniversary

Since the first measurement flight in 1994, the European research infrastructure IAGOS has developed a measurement technology for airliners that regularly provides extensive climate data from the atmosphere - with long-term support from the BMBF.

Institute

Troposphere (ICE-3)

The Institute IEK-8 explores the chemistry of the troposphere, performs global observations, and simulates atmospheric chemistry and transport processes by numerical models.

Infrastructure

IAGOS

In this scientific infrastructure, devices on board commercial aircraft around the world collect research data.