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Research and publications

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

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Study

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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Leipzig,
Recent measurements at TROPOS

Recent atmospheric measurements at TROPOS

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

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Leipzig, 03.09.2021,
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Prof. Mira Pöhlker is the new Leipzig professor for aerosols and cloud microphysics. Her professorship at the Institute of Meteorology at the Leipzig University is a joint appointment with the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), where she heads the department of the same name. Photo: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

New Professor for Aerosols and Cloud Microphysics

Joint appointment strengthens Leipzig climate research

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Villigen/Zürich/Leipzig, 22.03.2021,
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Particulates are more dangerous than previously thought

Media release by PSI about publication of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI with ETH Zurich and TROPOS in Nature Communications.

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Leipzig, 05.08.2021,
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Germany is getting a new infrastructure for research on particulate matter, clouds, and trace gases. Distributed among eleven institutions, this German contribution to the EU research infrastructure ACTRIS will enable better forecasts for air quality, weather, and climate in the future. Logo: ACTRIS-D

Atmospheric research in Germany will be significantly expanded

National contribution to EU research infrastructure ACTRIS will enable better forecasts for air quality, weather, and climate in the future

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Mindelo, 30.06.2021,
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A lidar from TROPOS has been studying the atmosphere over Mindelo on Cabo Verde since 29 June, providing important data on dust for the "Aeolus Tropical Atlantic Campaign" of ESA's Aeolus wind satellite. Photo: Edson Silva Delgado, Etfilmes / OSCM

Large measurement campaign in the Atlantic starts

TROPOS lidar on Cabo Verde in operation for the ESA wind satellite Aeolus

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Leipzig, 10.06.2021,
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Soot from heaters and traffic is not just a local problem

Study from Thuringia shows: 50 per cent of the soot that is harmful to health comes from local sources and 50 per cent from long-distance transport.

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Leipzig, 01.06.2021,
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Californian smoke drifted as far as Central Europe in autumn 2020 and caused heavy clouding of the sun

Comparison with ground measurements proves: ESA's Aeolus wind satellite also provides valuable data on aerosol in the atmosphere

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Leipzig, 24.02.2021,
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The team succeeded in proving this process in laboratory experiments using a special flow apparatus at TROPOS in Leipzig, which allows interference-free investigations of gas phase reactions at atmospheric pressure. Photo: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

Oxidation processes in combustion engines and in the atmosphere take the same routes

Efficient autoxidation chain reactions demonstrated for the substance group of saturated hydrocarbons

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Leipzig, 05.01.2021,
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In the journal Climate of the Past, researchers from the Leibniz Institutes for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) and Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) write that the 1302–07 weather patterns display similarities to the 2018 weather anomaly, in which continental Europe experienced exceptional heat and drought. Photo: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

Drought of the century in the Middle Ages - with parallels to climate change today?

Leipzig researchers identify previously unknown drought period from historical sources

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Leipzig, 14.12.2020,
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Indoor air in hospitals and nursing homes require more attention

Recommendations against the spread of COVID-19 via aerosols in rooms

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Leipzig, 08.12.2020,
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Corona pandemic could be better tackled by reducing aerosol transmission

Working committee particulate matter (AAF) recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification and overhead extraction

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Leipzig, 12.10.2020,
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Polarstern during MOSAiC in the Arctic. Photo: Hannes Griesche, TROPOS

Unique view into the "new Arctic": International MOSAiC expedition successfully completed

Researchers from TROPOS and Leipzig University contribute to the success of the largest Arctic expedition

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Leipzig, 20.08.2020,
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The relative humidity in rooms apparently plays an important role in the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Photo: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads more indoors at low humidity.

Indian-German research team recommends at least 40 percent humidity in public buildings

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Bremerhaven, 31.07.2020,
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BELUGA in use on the MOSAiC ice floe. Photo: Lianna Nixon, University of Colorado

Farewell to the MOSAiC ice floe.

Balloon measurements by TROPOS and Leipzig University completed. Lidar measurements continue on Polarstern.

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Leipzig, 26.06.2020,
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Traffic density, wind and air stratification influence the pollution with the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide, according to the conclusion of a TROPOS study commissioned by the LfULG, for which data from 29 stations in Saxony were evaluated - including Dresden. Photo: Burkhard Lehmann, LfULG

Traffic density, wind and air stratification influence the concentrations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide

Leipzig researchers use a calculation method to remove weather influences from air pollution data

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Leipzig, 18.06.2020,
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Leipzig research balloon becomes important platform for Arctic atmosphere measurements in the international MOSAiC expedition

Researchers from TROPOS and the University of Leipzig make a major contribution to the success of the largest Arctic expedition

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Leipzig, 19.05.2020,
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The measurements clearly showed that significant amounts of ultra-fine particles are also released during cooking, baking and toasting. Photo: Tilo Arnhold, TROPOS

Exposure to ultrafine aerosol particles in German homes depends primarily on the people themselves

First long-term study on particulate matter from 10 nano- to 10 micrometers in apartments in Leipzig and Berlin

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Leipzig, 13.05.2020,
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Michael Fanselow receives the masks from China in the central warehouse of the University of Leipzig Medical Center from Cretschmar MesseCargo, who transported the 10 boxes from the airport to the clinic. Photo: Stefan Straube, University of Leipzig Medical Center

30,000 protective masks against the COVID-19 virus for University of Leipzig Medical Center

German-Chinese scientific cooperation organizes delivery from China

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