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Renate Forkel Dr. Renate Forkel
Senior scientist
 group: Air Quality
room: 048
phone: +49 8821 183 265
fax: +49 8821 183 247
renate forkelSPAM∂kit edu

Research fields

  • Numerical simulation of the emission, chemistry, and vertical transport of biogenic VOC within forest canopies, development of canopy-chemistry model CACHE

 

Projects

  • Project ALPNAP: Modeling studies with MCCM on gas and particle phase pollutants in the Alps (http://www.alpnap.org/)
  • Modeling studies for interpretation of a measurement campaign near Mexico City
  • Regional climate-chemistry simulations for Europe and Germany and for Mexico
  • Risk Habitat Mega cities – HGF Initiative on urbanization and sustainable development of mega cities using the example Santiago de Chile (http://www.risk-habitat-megacity.ufz.de/)
  • Air quality assessment studies in Beijing (cooperation with the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science), training of students from Beijing in air quality modeling with MCCM
  • Aerosol modelling for Graz/Austria in cooperation with the Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Thermodynamics Department Emissions of the TU Graz and the Bundesland Steiermark
  • Impact of aerosols on air quality within the region of Augsburg in cooperation with the Institute for Epidemiology of the Research Centre for Environment and Health (GSF), Neuherberg and with the Environment Science Center (WZU) of the University of Augsburg

 

Selected Publications

Forkel, R., R. Knoche (2006) Regional climate change and its impacts on photooxidant concentrations in southern Germany: Simulations with a coupled regional climate-chemistry model, J. Geophys. Res., 111, No.D12,D12302, doi:10.1029/2005JD006748 (13pp.)

Forkel, R., Klemm, O. Graus, M., Rappenglück, B., Stockwell, W.R., Grabmer, W., Held, A., Hansel, A, Steinbrecher, R. (2006) Trace gas exchange and gas phase chemistry in a Norway spruce forest: A study with a coupled 1-dimensional canopy atmospheric chemistry emission model, Atmos. Environ., 40, S1, S28-S42, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.11.070.

Grell, G. S. Emeis, W.R. Stockwell, T. Schoenemeyer, R. Forkel, J. Michalakes, R. Knoche, W. Seidl (2000) Application of a Multiscale, Coupled MM5/Chemistry Model to the Complex Terrain of the VOTALP Valley Campaign. Atmospheric Environment, 34, 1435-1453, DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00402-1

Inclan, M.G., R. Forkel (1995) Comparison of Energy Fluxes Calculated with the Penman-Monteith Equation and the Vegetation Models SiB and Cupid. J. of Hydrology, 166, 193-211.Forkel R., W. Seidl, A. Ruggaber, R. Dlugi (1995) Fog Chemistry during the EUMAC Joint Cases: Analysis of Routine Measurements

Forkel, R., W. Seidl, R. Dlugi, E. Deigele (1990) A One-dimensional Numerical Model to Simulate Formation and Balance of Sulfate during Radiation Fog Events. J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18501-18515

Forkel, R., W.G. Panhans, R. Welch und W. Zdunkowski (1984) A One-dimensional Numerical Study to Simulate the Influence of Soil Moisture, Pollution and Vertical Exchange on the Evolution of Radiation Fog. Beitr. Phys. Atmosph., 57, 72-91