Fields of research
Main topics
- Dynamics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere at different latitudes (Derivation of mean fields of wind and temperature and their variability due to atmospheric waves) [more]
- Investigation of mesospheric VHF-radar echoes at polar and middle latitudes ((P)MSE and (P)MWE) [more]
- Trend analyses of atmospheric and ionospheric parameters of the mesosphere and thermosphere for the investigation of possible anthropogenic influences upon the Earth's atmosphere [more]
- Atmospheric gravity waves in tropo-, strato-, and mesosphere (Climatology of characteristic parameters, case studies, coupling between different atmospheric regions) [more]
- Influences of solar activity changes (11-yearly solar cycle and high energy particle fluxes) upon the Earth's atmosphere [more]
- Development of optimal measuring methods for the derivation of atmospheric parameters from radar observations and their comparison with in-situ and other remote sensing methods, contributions to validation of satellite experiments [more]
- Turbulence in the mesosphere [more]
- NLC/PMSE microphysics [more]
- Dust in the mesosphere [more]
Other topics
- Meteor observations for investigation of the entry of extraterrestrial material into the Earth's atmosphere
- Long- and short-term prediction of the ionospheric HF propagation by use of ionosonde observations at Juliusruh
- Contributions to the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) by electron density data from MF-radar measurements