Latitudinal variability of water vapour, aerosols, and optically thin clouds (B06)

• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science
• Term: from 2016 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 268020496

This project will address the spatial fine structure of important atmospheric components along the latitudinal gradient from northern Europe via Svalbard into the Arctic Ocean and will thereby connect the ship-based and airborne measurements with those at the German/French Arctic Research station in Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. Particularly we will assess the latitudinal variability of the important climate drivers water vapour, aerosols, and clouds on the radiative budget.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms (AC)3
• Applicant Institution: Universität Leipzig
• Co-Applicant Institution: Alfred-Wegener-Institut ; Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung ; Forschungsstelle Potsdam; Universität Bremen
• Project Heads: Dr. Roland Neuber; Professor Dr. Justus Notholt