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26.02.2026 , News

Milestone in atmospheric physics: Ground-based lidar detects lithium from space debris for the first time

Kühlungsborn, 26.02.2026 – Researchers of IAP successfully detect lithium from rocket re-entry at an altitude of around 100 kilometres for the first time. A milestone for atmospheric research.

06.02.2026 , News

Successful doctoral thesis provides new insights into the dynamics of the polar mesosphere

Kühlungsborn, 06.02.2026 – Our PhD student Jennifer Hartisch has successfully defended her doctoral thesis.

01.10.2025 , News

Dr. Astrid Maute takes over as head of the Satellite Data Analysis Working Group

Kühlungsborn, 01.10.2025 – Dr. Astrid Maute took over as head of the Satellite Data Analysis working group at the IAP on October 1, 2025. She earned her doctorate at the University of Stuttgart and then worked as a scientist at the High Altitude Observatory of the NCAR, at CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder, and at the Space Weather Prediction Center/NOAA in Boulder (USA). Her areas of expertise include the coupling between the ionosphere and the atmosphere as well as the ionospheric dynamo, which she researches using satellite data and physical modeling.  We look forward to working with her!

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Optical and Rocket Soundings

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Radar Remote Sensing

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Modelling of atmospheric Processes

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Satellite Data Analysis

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