Coordinated turbulence measurements with the University of Colorado Kühlungsborn, 20 November 2018 Turbulent fluctuations of wind and density... (more in German)
Read moreNew technology monitored 500 x 500 km mesospheric dynamics over 7 days Kühlungsborn, 15 November 2018 This campaign is the first large scale deployment of the Spread-spectrum Interferometric multistatic Meteor radar Observing Network (SIMONe) that has been developed at IAP in conjunction with University of Tromso in Norway and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It yields the largest daily meteor trail echo count over a geographic area ever recorded - allowing mesospheric dynamics to be studied at higher spatial and temporal resolution than before.
Read moreTopical questions of atmospheric turbulence discussed. Kühlungsborn, 09 November 2018 When an airplane is suddenly shaken... (more in German)
Read moreDr. Kathrin Baumgarten was elected by the DPG Kühlungsborn, 17 July 2018 The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft / German Phsical Society (DPG) runs a Arbeitskreis Chancengleichheit / Working Group Equal Opportunity (AKC) ... (more in German)
Read moreAGU press release on IAP paper Kühlungsborn, 18 July 2018 Anthropogenic influences change the visibility of noctilucent clouds... (more in German)
Read moreCertificate on audit berufundfamilie confirmed again Kühlungsborn, 27 June 2018 It is about compatibility of profession and family... (more in German)
Read moreNews from the sounding rocket project Kühlungsborn, 19 April 2018 The first campaign of the PMWE project... (more in German)
Read moreStart for VAHCOLI Kühlungsborn, 18 January 2018 To measure three-dimensional wind and temperature up to 100 km altitude with Doppler lidar... (more in German)
Read moreImaging the wind with meteor radars – new technical developments and scientific questions Kühlungsborn, 02 June 2016 Meteor radar has been a fundamental tool for probing the upper atmosphere and understanding the source of extraterrestrial materials entering the Earth system. Both all-sky and narrow beam monostatic radar systems have been used for such studies. Additionally all-sky systems are sometimes supplemented with additional receivers located within a few kilometers of the transmitter to calculate meteor trajectories. With recent advances in software defined receiver systems in addition to GPS disciplined oscillators, it is now possible to envision large regional mesoscale networks of multistatic meteor radar systems (in short: MMR) to conduct aeronomical and astronomical research. A dedicated workshop was held from 31 May to 02 June at the Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Kühlungsborn. Its purpose was to discuss the current state of the art in meteor radar technology and consider how this technology can be utilized for advancing the understanding of physics of the upper atmosphere. The 3-day workshop was attended by 34 leading researchers from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan, Peru, Sweden and the United States, providing an opportunity for dynamic interactions and discussions on emerging technologies and open scientific questions that can be addressed with these new systems. “The workshop revealed the current technical state and scientific demand for mesoscale radar networks.”, says Jorge Luis Chau, head of IAP radar department and co-organizer of the workshop. “There was a consensus that multistatic meteor radars can offer a high potential for new science and the continued technical and system deployment was highly encouraged. This development includes extending the German-Norwegian MMARIA system and collaborating internationally to develop similar networks in the United States and in Australia.” The MMR workshop was co-organized by Scott Palo (University of Colorado, Boulder, USA) and sponsored by NSF. Further information at < https://www.iap-kborn.de/1/current-issues/workshops/multistatic-meteor-radar/ >.
Read moreKühlungsborn, 01.05.2014 SCOSTEP, die weltweit größte Wissenschaftsorganisation auf dem Gebiet der solar-terrestrischen Forschung, initiiert ein neues Forschungsprogramm. Das letzte Programm CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) erstreckte sich über den Zeitraum von 2004 bis 2013 und wurde im November 2013 in Nagoya mit einem wissenschaftlichen Symposium beendet. Gleichzeitig wurde das neue Programm VarSITI (Variability of the Sun and Its Terrestrial Impact) verkündet, dessen inhaltliche Ausrichtung nach intensiven Beratungen über einen Zeitraum von etwa zwei Jahren festgelegt wurde. Das größte Einzelprojekt innerhalb VarSITI heißt ROSMIC (Role Of the Sun and the Middle atmosphere/ thermosphere/ionosphere In Climate) und geht wesentlich auf das (fast) gleichnamige Förderprogramm des BMBF zurück. Der Direktor des IAP, Franz-Josef Lübken, ist einer der drei Vorsitzenden von ROSMIC und gleichzeitig Vizepräsident von SCOSTEP. Innerhalb von ROSMIC wurden vier Arbeitsgruppen gebildet, in denen der anthropogene und solare Einfluss auf die mittlere/obere Atmosphäre und die Kopplung der atmosphärischen Schichten untersucht wird.
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