Overview

In the Modeling Department, model systems of different dimensions and complexity for the micro- to mesoscale are developed, verified and applied to describe the complex atmospheric processes in the troposphere. They are used both for the investigation of scientific tasks and for answering questions on air quality in the legislative field.

Teams

Natural Aerosol

Modeling is utilized to investigate natural aerosols (mineral dust, marine and forest fire aerosols) and their interactions with meteorology and climate on a regional and global scale.

Clouds and Precipitation

Modeling studies investigate cloud processes and the complex interactions between aerosols, clouds, and precipitation.

Urban Modelling

Innovative models enable precise simulations of how weather and urban structures influence particulate matter pollution in urban areas, e.g., in Leipzig.

Numerical methods

In general, modeling complex atmospheric systems is very time-consuming. The models must give sufficiently accurate results, and should run efficiently on the available computer architectures. Therefore, the development and parallelizing of efficient numerical methods plays an important role within the Modeling Department.

Model Coupling

Coupling of chemistry aerosol modules with the atmospheric climate and weather prediction model ICON

Numerical Developments