PhD defense of Henning Dorff

4 December 2024

H. Dorff mit Doktorhut nach erfolgreicher Verteidigung

Photo: UHH/Lange

We congratulate Henning Dorff on earning his doctoral degree with the thesis titled “Moisture Budget in Arctic Atmospheric Rivers from an Airborne Perspective.” In his research, Henning investigated so-called Atmospheric Rivers, which are large-scale flows in the atmosphere that transport warm, moist air towards the Arctic. Consequently, this leads to precipitation and melting, resulting in a decline of Arctic sea ice. During the HALO-(AC)³ research campaign in spring 2022, Henning was part of the research aircraft HALO, where he was able to gather valuable data for his work, including measurements from radar, microwave radiometers, and dropsondes.

You can also find impressions from this exciting measurement campaign in the Arctic in a video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/_lcFo5p9_kA?si=flPa4B6uP_lhyTJJ

(This news article was translated from German to English by UHHGPT.)

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