News (2021)17 December 2021|Studies and TeachingPerfect Match: Climate and PhysicsPhoto: NAT, Claudia HöhneAt the "Match Day Klimaphysik" lectures about topics such as greenhouse effect, seaice and volcanos were held and the study courses of...18 November 2021|ResearchNew Study on observing the vertical humidity structure of the atmosphere with satellite-based instrumentsPhoto: ©EUMETSAT 2021In a new study published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Marc Prange, Dr. Manfred Brath and Prof. Dr. Stefan Bühler show that sophisticated...11 November 2021|ResearchHumidity differences and their effect on the clear-sky radiation budget in global storm-resolving modelsPhoto: Stevens et al. / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 / croppedIn a new study in the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Theresa Lang, Dr. Ann Kristin Naumann, Prof. Bjorn Stevens and Prof. Stefan A...1 November 2021|ResearchProf. Dr. Martin Claußen retiredPhoto: D. Ausserhofer / MPI-MAfter 16 years as Professor of Physical Meteorology at our institute and as Director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Prof. Dr...1 October 2021|ResearchTheresa Mieslinger's PhD DefensePhoto: Theresa LangTheresa Mieslinger successfully defended her PhD thesis “Small and optically thin clouds in the trades”. Congratulations! You can learn more about her...23 September 2021|EventExcellent: Prof. Heinke Schlünzen honoured with Reinhard Süring PlaquePhoto: M. Simon/MIWithin the framework of METTOOLS XI, the symposium of the Expert Committee on Environmental Meteorology (FA UMET) of the German Meteorological...14 September 2021|ResearchNew PhD student in Radiation and Remote SensingPhoto: Florian RömerWe have a new PhD student, who will work on the radiation / climate model nexus, investigating how differences in radiation influence model dynamics...31 August 2021|ResearchQiyun Ma's PhD DefensePhoto: UHH / MIQiyun Ma successfully defended his PhD thesis “Extreme events: maintenance mechanisms and energetics” today. Congratulations! To learn more about his...20 August 2021|ResearchImproving the understanding of microscale processesPhoto: Elena Mellado GonzálezProf. Dr. Juan Pedro Mellado González joins the Meteorological Institute and the CLICCS cluster of excellence for the 2021/22 winter term as a...13 August 2021|ResearchFundamental research at our university buidlingPhoto: M.Clemens/MIThe latest urban climate models, like PALM4U (https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/), can resolve every single building and will guide us to develop urban...6 August 2021|ResearchKárman Vortex Street in den JGR Top 10%Photo: UHH / HorváthThe article "Evolution of an Atmospheric Kármán Vortex Street From High-Resolution Satellite Winds: Guadalupe Island Case Study" by Ákos Horváth et...24 June 2021|ResearchNew York-Based Rapper Turns Climate Research Into MusicPhoto: Baba BrinkmanThe rapper Baba Brinkman and Stefan Bühler have collaborated on a one-of-a-kind project: a music video with a Caribbean feeling about how clouds shape...12 May 2021|ResearchVirtual Lecture Series for FESSTVaL campaign 2021Photo: Deutscher WetterdienstFESSTVaL is a measurement campaign on sub mesoscale atmospheric dynamics, with more than a dozen participating institutions including the...13 April 2021|ResearchEruption of the La Soufrière volcanoPhoto: UHH / HorváthThe stereo (red-green) anaglyph image by Ákos Horváth of the La Soufrière volcano eruption on St. Vincent shows the 3D structure of the plume and...12 April 2021|Studies and TeachingSeminar series on atmospheric predictabilityPhoto: N. ZagarThe Atmospheric dynamics group of the Meteorological Institute is hosting a special seminar series on data assimilation and predictability as a part...22 March 2021|ResearchClimate Physics PodcastPhoto: Pixabay / florantevaldezIn the newest episode of the omega tau Podcast, Stefan Bühler talks with Markus Völter about the basic physical climate mechanisms and climate change...8 March 2021|MINew book on atmospheric variabilityPhoto: N. Zagar/Springer VerlagA new book co-edited by Prof. Nedjeljka Žagar and published by Springer reviews the theory and applications of the normal-mode functions in numerical...