
Prof. Dr. Harald Kunstmann: "Early warning systems for all are a contribution to greater climate justice".
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Researchers at KIT have used deep learning to improve both the spatial and temporal resolution of coarse precipitation maps for the first time.
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Researchers at KIT Campus Alpin are using data from the mobile phone network to create rainfall maps in West Africa in order to improve flood forecasting in the data-poor region.
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International study ahead of COP28: Public-private partnerships could help protect developing countries from the financial consequences of climate change
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Bridging Spheres Pop-up Campus is a 5-day Helmholtz top event in science communication that brings together the spheres of science, media, public and policymaking. It will take place April 8-12, 2024 at KIT Campus Alpin in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
moreThe CAIRT satellite mission aims to clarify how the Earth's atmosphere reacts to climate change.
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Dr. Daniel Cziczo was named KIT International Excellence fellow and has started his visit to the IMK-AAF beginning of October. The IMK-AAF and Daniel Cziczo are linked by years of excellent joint research in the laboratory as well as in the field. During his visit, we will work on new instrument developments and perform AIDA campaigns to validate instruments and elucidate recent aircraft observations made by Cziczo and his team.
We are honored and delighted to have Dan with us and are looking forward to our collaboration.
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During the HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft) Symposium on 9 November 2023, Dr. Sören Johansson received the award for the best HALO publication 2023 for his work on upper atmosphere pollution from fires in the Amazonian region.
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Expert panel and panel discussion on the Oberland energy transition (EWO), which envisages the switch from fossil fuels to renewable energies by 2035. Forwarding to Merkur.
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This project investigates temporal clustering of different extremes based on building insurance data and with respect to potential meteorological triggers
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Water vapor is a natural greenhouse gas. ARD SMS - Schwanke meets Science reports on the measurement of the water vapor concentration in the atmosphere above Mt. Zugspitze at the Schneefernerhaus environmental research station. Forwarding to the ARD-Mediathek.
moreEvelyne Touré and Appolinaire Vondou visited IMK-TRO to conduct research on extreme rainfall and air pollution in Africa
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Models show that an even global distribution of nitrogen fertilizers could significantly reduce total global fertilization and the resulting environmental impact
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Recognition for the development of the online-coupled meteorological and aerosol-chemistry models COSMO-ART and ICON-ART
moreIn the course of a festive event in Frankfurt on 21 September 2023, Dr. Eva Pauli received the 2023 award of the Wilhelm-Lauer-Foundation.
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KIT Researchers Investigate to What Extent the Quality of Weather Forecasts Can be Improved by Additional Measurement Data
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Researchers study cloud formation in the AIDAc simulation chamber - interested parties can visit facility from home
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The first direct comparision of modeled and observed aerosol aging after a volcanic eruption.
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KIT researchers publish report on this year's temperature records in the northern hemisphere - Italy was by far heat hotspot in Europe
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In August and September 2023, the IMK-ASF uses the infrared spectrometer GLORIA on the research aircraft HALO to investigate atmospheric pollution at 5-14 km altitude caused by forest fires as well as by the Asian monsoon.
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A recent study assesses the performance by numerical models in predicting flow situations of high interest for numerous socio-economic sectors.
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Researchers recalculate carbon stores in Eastern Europe using models, satellite data and statistics
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In June and July 2023, we measure the number, size, composition and ice nucleation capacity of aerosol particles on the Feldberg (1493 m asl.). Within the framework of the Swabian MOSES campaign, we investigate in particular the role of aerosols in extreme weather events.
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Atmospheric measurements, representative of the northern hemisphere, to determine long- and shortlived climate-/ healthdamaging gases. Forwarding to Tagesschau and KIT.
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In July and August 2023, our cloud chamber PINE (Portable Ice Nucleation Experiment) is measuring ice nucleating particles (INPs) at the High Altitude Research Station Jungfraujoch, next to the INP-instrument HINC-auto (automated Horizontal Ice Nucleation Chamber) operated by ETH Zürich. This is a first campaign to validate INP instruments used within the ACTRIS Cloud In Situ network.
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The Pangu Weather algorithm developed by Huawei provides cost-effective and energy-saving weather forecasts
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KIT Researchers Investigate How a Renaturation Initiative in the African Sahel Affects Rainfall on Site
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...with hail sondes and drones for a better understanding of hail formation - Training successfully completed
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Recently, the AIDA Atmospheric Simulation Chamber celebrated its 25th year of operation. For the anniversary, we produced a virtual tour of the AIDA laboratory in collaboration with the KIT Center for Technology-Enhanced Learning (ZML).
Explore the worldwide unique AIDA Atmospheric Simulation Chamber virtually, take a look inside the chamber and learn more about different measuring instruments and methods in the daily work of our scientists during your tour.

Measurement campaign in the Black Forest investigates extreme weather in order to better understand and predict their causes and consequences
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The heat was unprecedented: in the summer of 2021, the western U.S. and western Canada suffered from scorching sun.
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Setup of Eddy-Covarianz-Station to measure emission of greenhouse gases in Ghana
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For outstanding teaching in the Introduction Week for international first-year students in the MSc Meteorology and Climate Physics
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IMK-TRO leads Swabian MOSES measurement campaign to study thunderstorms and heavy precipitation around the Black Forest region
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The European Commission has awarded the ACTRIS (Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure) research infrastructure its ERIC status.
The IMK-AAF is leading the topical center "Cloud in-situ" for the direct measurement of cloud processes, together with colleagues from the Leibniz-Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Leipzig and the Sonnblick Observatory (Geopshere Austria), Vienna.

New overview study provides solutions for mitigating climate change and species loss
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Warm conveyor belts that occurred in conjunction with low pressure systems over the North Pacific influenced the forecast for the record-breaking heat wave in western North America during the summer of 2021.
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Compound weather and climate events: the analysis of the October 2017 wildfires in Portugal and implications for end user guidance
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The story describes how the KIT scientist uses lasers to monitor the atmosphere.
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Periods of low wind and solar power output in combination with cold temperatures can stress the energy system.
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Harald Kunstmann gives information and an outlook in the ZDF interview.
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Julian Quinting from KIT Receives ERC Starting Grant - ASPIRE Project Increases Reliability of Weather Forecasts and Reduces Computational Costs and Energy Consumption
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The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and DFG has approved funding of a bilateral Austrian - German research project “Ice-nucleation activity of alkali feldspar in aerosol” (ICEFELD). This highly interdisciplinary project combining geo-materials science, atmospheric ice formation research, and computational physics will be carried out in collaboration between the cloud microphysics research group at IMK-AAF and University of Vienna.
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A three-year long science program, IMPACTS, is launching it’s final phase to improve snowfall prediction. Advanced remote sensing and in-situ instruments will fly over the eastern seaboard to identify key processes and improve forecasting. The study aims to increase understanding of snowband formation and the microphysical characteristics of snow particles, thus improving prediction and public safety.
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KIT researchers and members of national weather services discuss new "playground" to explore the benefits of machine learning in weather forecasting.
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Cloud radiative heating and cooling have a substantial impact on the dynamics and predictability of an idealized extratropical cyclone.
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Long-term Research Project with KIT Participation Presents Successful Results.
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Six KIT Researchers Are Among the Most Cited Scientists Worldwide This Year
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With his victory at the South German Championships, Christian Scharun qualified for the German Science Slam finals.
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Understanding natural hazards and being better prepared for them.
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HELMHOLTZ CLIMATE INITIATIVE: Parliamentary Evening "The Climate Resilient City"
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Coupling two KITcube Doppler wind lidars enabled a novel perspective of tributary valley outflows during stable nighttime conditions
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With the help of a monitoring system, sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in Germany are to be better recorded and monitored in the future.
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KIT performs well in the U.S. News University Ranking 2022-2023 - seven top places nationally
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Pilot project at IMK-TRO to realize more equal opportunities and appreciation of diversity
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Skywalker UAVs are used to sample ice-nucleating particles (INPs) up to 2 km, aiming to better understand the difference between ground-based and cloud-level INP measurements.
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Unprecendented international field campaign in Jordan starts.
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With its climate research in Africa, KIT makes valuable contributions to flood protection and the preservation of the rainforest.
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KIT researchers investigate seasonal influence of African streams and rivers on greenhouse gas emissions
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A new Helmholtz Mentoring Program aimed at postdocs and science managers in the research field Earth & Environment will start in January 2023. Applications are open from 19 September.
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KIT researchers support ESA satellite preparations by measurements at an altitude of 36 kilometers
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Heat waves with extreme temperatures and droughts will no longer be rare in the future. Humans and the environment must learn to adapt to these conditions. Nadine Rühr explains how trees react to the heat.
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Switching from cattle to camel and goat farming promotes more sustainable and ensured milk production in the arid regions of Northern Africa
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For 68 years, the KIT Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research in Garmisch-Partenkirchen has been researching urgent climate and environmental issues
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Current studies on the flood disaster in the Eifel region in 2021 and on the future development of such extreme events
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Global models show a significant influence of clouds on the evolution of the Earth's climate and the evolutionary conditions of life
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KIT Researchers Verify Global Increase of Ultrafine Particles from Exhaust Fumes of Fossil Fuels and Warn of Significant Weather Effects
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Christian Scharun convinced both jury and audience with his presentation and won the national final of the science competition
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KIT Presents Innovative Technology Developments at the Two Main Booths in the "Future Hub" and at "Energy Solutions“
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A Study with KIT Participation Sheds Light on the Conflict of Goals between Biodiversity and Food Security in Land Use
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In a meta-study, KIT researchers are investigating how plant growth reacts to the anthropogenic greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere.
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KIT ecosystem researcher receives Germany's most important research prize - Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize honoured with 2.5 million Euros
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The new German government begins its work today. Climate policy is to play a more important role in the future. But what are the climate policy goals of the coalition agreement between the SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and FDP? Four statements by scientists from centres of the Helmholtz Climate Initiative.
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Seven KIT researchers are among the most cited scientists worldwide this year. Evaluation from 2010 to 2020.
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When the climate changes, it is also affecting the weather. Hans Schipper from the South German Climate Office explained at TEDx KIT how one is connected to the other and what all this has to do with the cuckoo.
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International field campaign investigates emission, transport and composition of dust in Iceland
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KIT Researchers Investigate the Effect of Land Use Changes on European Bumblebee Species under a Changing Climate
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KIT Researchers and Partners jointly investigate Relationships in the Earth System in High Air Layers
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Atmospheric research in Germany significantly expanded with ACTRIS-D - KIT extends its capabilities to solve current climate issues
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Scientists use the HALO research aircraft to study the climate impact of cirrus clouds.
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CEDIM presents report on flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia - Damages could exceed ten billion euros
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"The current event is beyond any previous observations for many parameters. The very high amounts of precipitation in a short period of time, the relatively large area affected, and the high discharge rates of small and medium-sized streams as well as rivers are extreme."
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KIT and the University of Vienna Researchers Investigate the Influence of small Atmospheric Ice Crystals in the Earth's Climate System
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With several thousand lightning strikes, hail up to five centimeters in diameter and heavy rainfall, which led to numerous flooded roadways and flooding of smaller rivers, a heavy hailstorm passed over southern Germany on 06/23/2021.
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ESA Has Selected Four Candidates for a New Earth Observation Satellite – KIT’s Proposal Focuses on Changes in the Earth's Atmosphere.
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We need to think climate protection and environmental protection together. Measures that focus solely on climate protection, for example, can also have a negative impact on biodiversity and society.
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Atmospheric Research, Energy Management, and Metallurgy at KIT in Global Comparison. Five subjects rank first in Germany.
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More precise seasonal meteorological predictions for water-scarce regions by statistical methods from KIT help decision makers to mitigate the local consequences of climate change.
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KIT researchers verify with the help of a new set of maps that land-use changes are four times larger than previously assumed
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Research alliance launches measurement campaign relating to hydro-meteorological extremes in the Swabian Jura.
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In the IAGOS-CARIBIC research infrastructure coordinated by KIT, a 1.7-ton measurement laboratory is used in the cargo hold of a converted passenger aircraft.
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The European Climate Research Alliance (ECRA) celebrates its 10th anniversary on 10 March 2021. Interview with climate researcher Peter Braesicke, Chair of the Alliance.
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Hailstorms cause severe damage - and as a result of climate change, they are expected to occur more frequently and more intensely in the future. To discuss the current state of hail research, the IMK-TRO hosted the 3rd European Hail Workshop from 15 to 18 March 2021.
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KIT shows a record decrease of seven percent in the free troposphere with infrared measurements at Zugspitze.
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KIT and EDI GmbH Develop Intelligent Assistance System for Forest Management under a Changing Climate – New Interactive Video of the Series “Sachen machen mit KI”
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IT researchers study the effects of heavy rainfall in southern Germany to develop recommendations for municipalities.
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KIT Researchers Set Up and Manage the Topical Center CIS for Direct Measurement of Cloud Properties – Part of the European Research Infrastructure ACTRIS
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