The projects of the research group air quality are funded by institutional and by third party money. The institutional funding is based on the “program oriented (POF)” activities of the Helmholtz-Society in which the group contributes to the topic PT2 “Interactions between bio-, hydro-, and atmosphere”, subtopic 2 “Impact of regional climate change on urban-rural interactions”. The third party projects are based on DFG, BMBF, and European funding.
 |
Investigations of air pollution in the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile within the context of traffic emissions and their impact on human health as part of the Helmholtz initiative “Risk-Habitat-Megacity”, more… Contacts: Peter Suppan, Renate Forkel, Klaus Schäfer |
 |
Investigations of air pollution in Mexico City based on an integrated approach in order to address the manifold processes and interaction of urbanized regions with surrounding areas Contacts: Peter Suppan, Renate Forkel, Klaus Schäfer, Stefan Emeis |
 |
Measurements and model simulations on air quality in Beijing in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). |
 |
Investigations of emissions and air quality in urbanized regions (Augsburg and Munich) by means of measurement campaigns and numerical modelling simulations as part of an interdisciplinary and integrated approach in order to address the impact of aerosols on human health Contacts: Klaus Schäfer, Stefan Emeis, Renate Forkel |
|
|
Investigations of atmospheric boundary layer structure and related fluxes of energy, trace gases, and aerosols with special focus on the development mixing layer height (SODAR, RASS & Ceilometer), the evolution of the urban heat island, and the maritime boundary layer (OWID) by ground-based remote sensing and numerical modelling, more... |
 |
Assessment of the impact of climate change on the environment with its specific focus on air quality by means of coupled climate chemistry simulations for selected regions such as Southern Germany or Mexico. more... Contacts: Renate Forkel, Richard Knoche |
 |
Assessment of processes influencing airport air pollution in metropolitan regions whereas airport emissions contribute significantly to the urban and suburban air quality. Current expertise will be provided for the EC-funded Network of Excellence ECATS, more… Contacts: Klaus Schäfer |
 |
Investigations of up-scaling of emission source strengths which are relevant for emission inventories and modelling inputs will be performed on the bases of non-intrusive measurement methods and the expertise in remote sensing techniques, more… |
 |
Assessment of biogenic emissions to investigate the influence of biogenic emissions on the air quality in urbanized and sensitive regions by means of measurements, modelling studies on in-canopy chemistry, and coupled biosphere-atmosphere modelling. Contacts: Rüdiger Grote, Renate Forkel, Rainer Steinbrecher |
 |
Development, improvement and evaluation of models: integration of sub-models (e.g. chemistry modules, aerosol) and of models for different compartments (e.g. biosphere-atmosphere) or spatial and temporal scales Contacts: Renate Forkel, Edwin Haas, Rüdiger Grote, Johannes Werhahn |
 |
Definition of mitigation and adaptation strategies for health impact and sociological assessment studies in a changing global climate in close collaboration with local and regional experts and stakeholders Contacts: Peter Suppan, Klaus Schäfer, Stefan Emeis |
