Kolloquien
Wintersemester 2018/2019
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Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik, Otto-Haxel-Hörsaal
freitags 17:15
Vorträge
19.10.2018 17:00
KIP, INF 227, Otto-Haxel-Hörsaal
Clouds are not only fascinating to observe for their myriad of shapes, but are also
scientifically
challenging because their formation requires both knowledge about the
large-scale meteorological environment as well as knowledge about the details of
cloud droplet and ice crystal formation on the micro-scale. The ice phase in clouds
remains enigmatic because ice crystal number concentrations can exceed the number
concentrations of those aerosol particles that act as seeds for ice crystals by orders of
magnitude. Over the years we have developed different measurement techniques to
investigate both the seeds of the ice crystals as well as ice crystals itself in the
laboratory and during numerous field campaigns in different locations. We investigate
the climate impact of our measurements in numerical models to understand changes
in the past climate and be able to more reliably project future climate.