Scientific Projects

Projects
Title	Contact	Funding	Short Description
RemoteC	A. Butz	DFG Emmy-Noether Programm	Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases for Carbon Cycle Modelling
IAGOS-D	A. Zahn	BMBF	German contribution to IAGOS (In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System), a European Research Infrastructure that will establish and operate diverse instrument packages on 10-20 long-range aircraft of internationally operating airlines.
IGAS	A. Zahn	EU	IGAS (IAGOS for the GMES Atmospheric Service). Contribution IMK-ASF: Development of a high-sensitvity multi-species chemical mass spectrometer for the measurement of >10 organic compounds onboard the IAGOS-CARIBIC passenger aircraft.
SHARP	B.-M. Sinnhuber G. Stiller	DFG Research Unit 1095	Different projects within the DFG Reserch Unit SHARP (Stratospheric Change and its Role for Climate Prediction)
HALO	C. Dyroff M. Höpfner A. Kleinert A. Zahn	DFG-SPP (1294)	Different projects within the DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm "Atmosphären- und Erdsystemforschung mit dem Forschungsflugzeug HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft)"
LSA SAF	F.Olesen	EUMETSAT	Land Surface Analysis Satellite Applications Facility
SPARC WAVAS	G. Stiller
ESSenCe	H. Oelhaf	ESA	Technical Assistance for the Deployment of Airborne Limbsounders during ESSenCe
ENRICHED	H. Oelhaf	CNRS/CNES	European collaboratioN for Research on stratospherIc CHEmistry and Dynamics
Envival-Life	H. Oelhaf	DLR-Raumfahrtagentur	Langzeit-Validierung von SCIAMACHY und MIPAS an Bord von ENVISAT (ENVIVAL-LIFE)
RECONCILE	H. Oelhaf	EU	Reconciliation of essential process parameters for an enhanced predictability of arctic stratospheric ozone loss and its climate interactions
MUSICA	M. Schneider	ERC-Research Grant	MUlti-platform remote Sensing of Isotopologues for investigating the Cycle of Atmospheric water
SOLVAR	M. Sinnhuber	Helmholtz-Nachwuchsgruppe	Solar variability, climate, and the role of the mesosphere/lower thermosphere
MACE	Prof. Dr. J. Orphal		MACE – the “Mesosphere and Climate Experiment” (ESA ISS Research AO 2011)
PREMIER	Prof. Dr. J. Orphal F. Friedl-Vallon M. Höpfner H. Oelhaf G. Stiller T. von Clarmann		ESA 7th Earth explorer core mission phase A studies
Multi-TASTE	S. Barthlott T. Blumenstock F. Hase	ESA	A Multi mission validation programme of Technical ASsistance To Envisat (TASTE)
InGOS	T. Blumenstock F. Hase	EU	Integrated non-CO2 Greenhouse gas Observing System
NORS	T. Blumenstock F. Hase	EU	Demonstration Network Of ground-based Remote Sensing Observations in support of the GMES Atmospheric Service
ESA CCI	T. Blumenstock F. Hase A. Laeng G. Stiller T. von Clarmann	ESA	Different projects within the framwork of the ESA Climate Change Initiative
CAWSES	T. Reddmann B.-M. Sinnhuber M. Sinnhuber G. Stiller	DFG-SPP	Different projects of the national priority programme on CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun Earth System) within the SCOSTEP framework
REKLIM	T. Reddmann G. Stiller A. Zahn	Helmholtz Association	The Helmholtz Climate Initiative REKLIM (Regionale Klimaänderungen/Regional climate change) is a consortium of eight research centres within the Helmholtz Association.
SPARC Data Initiative (SPARC DI)	T. v. Clarmann		This project aims at assessing the available stratospheric data sets of chemical trace gases and at a detailed inter-comparison of compiled atmospheric composition climatologies.
SPARC SOLARIS-HEPPA	Thomas Reddmann Stefan Bender Miriam Sinnhuber Gabriele Stiller Stefan Versick Thomas von Clarmann		The international working group SOLARIS (in 2012 renamed to SOLARIS-HEPPA) was created to clarify the effects of solar influence on climate with special focus on the importance of middle atmosphere chemical and dynamical processes and their coupling to the Earth's surface with state-of-the art chemistry-climate models (CCMs) as well as mechanistic models and observations.
SPARC Ozone Profile Phase II Initiative (SI2N)	Thomas von Clarmann Alexandra Laeng Ellen Eckert		The main objective of SI2N is to assess and extend the current knowledge and understanding of measurements of the vertical distribution of ozone, with the aim of providing input to the next WMO Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion anticipated for 2014. IMK contributes with the thorough assessment of drifts and trends in the MIPAS ozone data record, and a comprehensive intercomparison of ozone records from satellites of the last decade.
COLIBRI	Thomas von Clarmann	DFG	Full title: 'Consideration of lifetimes of tracers for the determination of stratospheric age spectra and the Brewer-Dobson Circulation (COLIBRI)' The mean age of air is a powerful tool to diagnose the Brewer-Dobson Circulation. By consideration of multiple source gases the mean age of air can be better constrained. Stratospheric sinks on non-inert source gases, however, have to be considered.