Research topics

The research topics can be summarized as temperature structure, gravity waves, tides and turbulence, aerosol and trace gases, as well as trends.

Temperature structure of the middle atmosphere

• Temperatures in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere in high polar latitudes (78°N)
• Temperatures in polar latitudes (69°N) between 30 and 90 km altitude
• Temperature structure in mid-latitudes (54°N) from the troposphere to the lower thermosphere
• Temperatures in south polar latitudes (68°S)
• Temperature structure in the mesopause region at other locations
• The thermodynamical structure of the global atmosphere as modelled with the Leibniz-Institute Middle Atmosphere (LIMA) Modell

Gravity waves, tides and turbulence

• Gravity waves and tides in the polar atmosphere above ALOMAR (69°N)
• Gravity wave morphology from lidar soundings at Kühlungsborn (54°N)
• Turbulence in the stratosphere
• Tidal structures in noctilucent clouds (NLC)

Aerosols and trace gases in the middle atmosphere

• Lidar soundings of noctilucent clouds (NLC) in 78°N, 69°N und 54°N
• Temperatures and winds during NLC and MSE
• Interaction of ice particles and metal atoms
  
• Particle properties of noctilucent clouds (NLC)
• Modelling of NLC with LIMA-ICE
• Modelling of the trace gas distribution in the mesosphere

Trends in the upper atmosphere

• Solar cycle and noctilucent clouds (NLC)
  
• Trends in the trace gas distribution in the upper atmosphere from COMMA/IAP model results