The IMK-ASF
The Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Atmospheric Trace Gases and Remote Sensing (IMK-ASF) investigates dynamic, microphysical and chemical processes in the Earth’s atmosphere, with the goal to understand, quantify and predict its natural variability and long-term changes.
Accurate measurements of atmospheric trace gases, aerosols and clouds from various observational platforms (ground-based stations, air craft, balloons, satellites) provide the data that are required for the modelling of atmospheric processes.
Particular focus of the activities of IMK-ASF is to investigate the complex links and feedbacks between climate change, dynamics and transport, and atmospheric chemistry.
The newly developed imaging FTIR spectrometer GLORIA-Lite was flown in a stratospheric balloon from Kiruna (northern Sweden) over Greenland to Baffin Island (Canada) from June 22 to 26, 2024. During this flight, the atmospheric composition was measured between 5 and 40 km altitude.
More information
Public access contributes to better transparency in science and makes it possible to jointly improve climate predictions worldwide.
To press release (in german)
"You can't give life more days, but you can give days more life."
The IMK-ASF mourns the loss of its colleague Thomas von Clarmann, who sadly passed away on 13.01.2024.
To working group website