FOR 1095:  Stratospheric Change and its Role for Climate Prediction (SHARP)

• Subject Area: Geosciences
• Term: from 2009 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 68851489

As a result of anthropogenic activity, the atmosphere is recognised to be entering a period of increasing global climate change. The consequences for the stratosphere are poorly understood. A better understanding of the interactions between atmospheric chemistry and climate change is urgently required and a prerequisite for impact assessment and the definition of mitigation strategies.
The Research Unit SHARP addresses this issue and aims to improve our understanding and prediction of global climate change and its impact for the stratosphere. SHARP will focus on the detection, attribution and prediction of changes in stratospheric dynamics and composition caused by climate change and their implications for the troposphere. The evolution of the stratosphere over the next decade in response to climate change is of crucial significance for the atmosphere as a whole. To address these issues SHARP brings together national expertise in state-of-the-art climate models and observations, in particular those derived from satellite instruments.

• DFG Programme: Research Units

Projects

• How is the Brewer-Dobson circulation affected by climate change, and which processes are relevant? (SHARP-BDC) (Applicants Dameris, Martin ;  Engel, Andreas ;  Langematz, Ulrike )
• How is the evolution of stratospheric ozone affected by climate change, and how strong is the feedback? (SHARP-OFC) (Applicants Burrows, John Philip ;  Langematz, Ulrike ;  Pfeilsticker, Klaus ;  Sinnhuber, Björn-Martin )
• How is the stratosphere-troposphere coupling affected by climate change, and how strong is the climate feedback? (SHARP-STC) (Applicants Dameris, Martin ;  Langematz, Ulrike ;  Schmidt, Hauke )
• How is the stratospheric water vapour affected by climate change, and which processes are responsible? (SHARPI-WV) (Applicants Jöckel, Patrick ;  Stiller, Gabriele P. ;  Weber, Mark )
• Management of the DFG Research Unit SHARP (SHARP-MAN) (Applicant Langematz, Ulrike )

• Spokesperson: Professorin Dr. Ulrike Langematz