TROPOS in den Medien

DLF: Globale Klimamessungen - Ferienflieger mit Forschungslabor (CARIBIC)

Leipzig, 20.08.2015

"Der Container ist auf einer Plastikfolie abgebildet, die der Physiker Dr. Markus Hermann, im Leibnitz Institut für Troposphärenforschung in Leipzig über die gesamte Breite eines Raumes gespannt hat."
(DLF, Forschung aktuell, 20.08.2015, 16:45 Uhr, 4:10min, von Annegret Faber)
Audio: http://ondemand-mp3.dradio.de/file/dradio/2015/08/20/dlf_20150820_1646_5cc3c530.mp3

BBC: City grime 'breathes back out' polluting nitrogen gases

Boston, 18.08.2015

„In rooftop experiments in Germany, the researchers tracked the content of grime in both sunshine and shade. ... In the latest experiments he worked with colleagues in Leipzig, Germany, to shift the work outside.“

International Business Times: Urban Grime Releases Smog-Forming Particles When Exposed To Sunlight, New Study Finds

Boston, 18.08.2015

„According to the researchers -- who analyzed data collected during a six-week field study in Leipzig, Germany, and an ongoing year-long study in Toronto -- sunlight can break down grime and release the smog-forming compounds.“

South China Morning Post: How urban grime can help boost the ozone layer

Boston, 18.08.2015

„Based on a six-week field study in Leipzig, Germany, the researchers found that grime in shaded areas contained 10 per cent more nitrates than grime exposed to natural sunlight, which was consistent with their laboratory findings.“

NYCnews.net: Layers of Dirt covering Urban Landscape get broken down by sunlight and converted into smog

Boston, 18.08.2015

„The researchers had set up grime collectors made of glass beads across the cities of Toronto and Leipzig, Germany to know the role of sunlight in the case. After six weeks in Leipzig, beads in shady areas were having 10% more nitrates than those exposed to the sun.“