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TROPOS conducts multifold studies, research projects and technologies to investigate troposheric aerosols and clouds and their interaction.

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On this website you will find lecture timetables, the doctoral seminar, schools and conferences as well as topics for master themes.

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Discover and learn more about the fascinating world of swimming laboratories, cloud formation and african dust in South America.

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Recent measurements at TROPOS

Recent atmospheric measurements at TROPOS

TROPOS enables the permanent observation of atmospheric parameters like aerosol pollution and cloud properties.

Leipzig, 01.02.2024,
Press releases

EarthCARE: Tracking interactions in Earth's atmosphere

Germany plays a key role in the algorithm development & data interpretation of the mission.

Mainz/Leipzig, 10.01.2024,
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Start of major aircraft measurement campaign in the Australian Pacific

Third and final part of the CAFE research expedition to study photochemistry and aerosol particle formation in the tropical atmosphere

Leipzig, 20.12.2023,
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Corona pandemic has reduced the melting of Himalayan glaciers.

Clean air would make water supplies safer for billions of people.

Leipzig, 13.12.2023,
Press releases

How forests smell – a risk for the climate?

New study by Leipzig University, TROPOS and iDiv on the link between biodiversity and climate

Leipzig/Köln/Bremen, 24.11.2023,
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Research to continue on Arctic amplification and its global impacts

Collaborative Research Centre / Transregio 172 “Arctic Amplification (AC)³” renewed again

Leipzig, 21.11.2023,
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Effect of aerosol particles on clouds and the climate captured better

Global measurements and model calculations show that the complex relationship between the chemistry and climate impact of aerosol particles can be successfully captured by a simple formula.

Leipzig, 13.11.2023,
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Evidence of global impacts of individual extreme forest fires

How the Black Summer forest fires affected global circulation.

Leipzig, 05.10.2023,
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Atmospheric research in the Atlantic to be expanded

Presidents lay the foundation stone for new laboratory building on Cabo Verde

Leipzig, 26.09.2023,
Press releases

OLALA - A new laboratory for atmospheric research

Optical studies on desert dust for "sharper" satellite images

Leipzig, 07.09.2023,
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TROPOS measurement campaign on small-scale variability of sunlight in the USA successfully concluded

important climate data at the Earth’s surface for the latest satellite generations and the energy transition.

Leipzig, 30.08.2023,
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Direct formation of sulfuric acid in the atmosphere without considering SO2

A new reaction pathway shows direct formation of sulfuric acid from reduced sulfur compounds that is particularly important at cloud edges and over the pristine oceans.

Leipzig, 29.08.2023,
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PHILEAS: HALO takes off from Anchorage for further measurement flights

Press release of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Leipzig, 07.08.2023,
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Up, up, and away with PHILEAS: LO research aircraft investigates the transport of greenhouse gases and aerosols over the Pacific Ocean

Press release by Forschungszentrum Jülich and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Leipzig, 28.07.2023,
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Last experiments of the Aeolus satellite for TROPOS before re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere

TROPOS involvement throughout the mission and preparations for the upcoming EarthCARE mission.

Leipzig, 17.07.2023,
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Arctic atmosphere has become significantly moister, regional storm activity increasing

Climate researchers’ findings make magazine cover - Media release by Leipzig University

Leipzig, 29.06.2023,
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been hanging over Germany for weeks.

New method improves detection of smoke particles in the atmosphere.

Leipzig, 21.02.2024,
Vacancies

PhD position (m, f, d, n.s.) on modelling of irregularly shaped aerosol particles in the Junior Research Group OLALA

The Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research is a research institute of the Leibniz Association and internationally renowned in the field of aerosol and cloud research. For our department Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Processes and in the framework of the Leibniz Junior Research Group OLALA (Optical Lab for Lidar Applications), we are looking for a motivated and committed graduate student to work on the topic:

Representation of irregularly shaped aerosol particles in optical scattering models