Dr. A. Richter / Dr. C. Mertens / Dr. C. Melsheimer / Dr. C. Petri / Prof. Dr. C. Haas / Dr. N. Daskalakis / Dr. A. Pouldis / Dr. M. Huntemann
The measurement of accurate and complete data sets on the state of surface, ocean, ice and atmosphere is an essential part of environmental physics. A broad range of instruments and techniques is available for these measurements, including both in-situ techniques and remote sensing methods from the ground, ship, aircraft, balloon or satellite platforms.
In this course, relevant measurement techniques used in environmental physics and chemistry will be presented, and the underlying physical and chemical concepts will be discussed. The emphasis will be on methods employed in current research projects at the Institute of Environmental Physics. This includes remote sensing of atmospheric trace gases using optical absorption spectroscopy, Fourier transform spectroscopy, measurements of currents in the ocean using acoustic measurements, laboratory measurements of ozone, electromagnetic ice thickness measurements, chemical kinetics modelling and the analysis of satellite measurements using image processing techniques.
In parallel to the lecture, practical training on experiments covering physical basics of environmental measurement techniques, applications to atmospheric measurements and the analysis of satellite data will take place.
The lectures take place during the first weeks of the semester on Wednesdays in room NW1 N3130.
Slides from the presentations will be made available via StudIP.
| 9:15 - 10:45 | 11:00 - 12:30 | 14:00 - 15:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 9 | Introduction (Mertens / Richter) |
Measurement Techniques in Oceanography (Mertens) |
Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (Petri) |
| April 16 | Stratospheric Chemistry Kinetics modelling experiment (Daskalakis) |
DOAS (Richter) |
Satellite Image Analysis (Melsheimer) |
| April 23 | Langrangian Trajectory Modelling (Poulidis) |
Electromagnetic Ice Thickness Measurements (Haas) |
Safety Instructions (Thomssen) |
| 12:00 - 14:00, room HS2010 | |||
| Friday, April 25 | Fire drill | ||
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To download the lab instructions, just click the links below. Please make sure you are using the most recent version of the instructions!
| Experiment | Last Change | Tutor | Telephone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passive DOAS Measurements | 03/05/2020 | Andreas Richter | 0421-218-62103 |
| Acoustical Flow Measurements (Oceanography) | 21/03/2025 | Christian Mertens | 0421-218-62154 |
| Satellite Image Analysis | 17/04/2024 | Marcus Huntemann | 0421-218-62181 |
| FTS | 02/07/2019 | Christof Petri | 0421-218-62187 |
| Electromagnetic Ice Thickness Measurements | 07/03/2023 | Christian Haas | 0471-4831-2285 |
| Stratospheric Chemistry Kinetics Modelling Experiment | 04/03/2025 | Nikos Daskalakis | 0421-218-62143 |
| Langrangian Trajectory Modelling | 12/04/2021 | Alex Poulidis | 0421-218-62143 |
| Experiment / Group Environmental Physics | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive DOAS | 18.06. | 07.05. | 21.05. | 04.06. | ||||
| Acoustical flow Measurements (Oceanography) | 30.04. | 21.05. | 04.06. | 28.05. | 14.05. | 18.06. | 07.05. | 25.06. |
| Satellite Image Analysis | 14.05. | 07.05. | ||||||
| Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) | 21.05. | 30.04. | 07.05. | |||||
| Electromagnetic Ice Thickness Measurements | 11.06. | 18.06. | ||||||
| Stratospheric Chemistry Kinetics modelling experiment | 21.05. | 25.06. | 25.06. | 07.05. | 28.05. | 28.05. | 14.05. | 21.05. |
| Langrangian Trajectory Modelling | 28.05. | 21.05. | 30.04. | 28.05. | 07.05. |
| Experiment / Group Space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive DOAS | 07.05. | 14.05. | |||||||
| Satellite Image Analysis | 14.05. | 07.05. | 07.05. | 07.05. | 07.05. | 07.05. | 14.05 | 14.05. | 07.05. |
| Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) | 14.05. | TBD | 28.05. | ||||||
| Electromagnetic Ice Thickness Measurements | 21.05. | 28.05. | |||||||
| Langrangian Trajectory Modelling | 25.06. | 25.06. |
| Experiment / Group Space | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive DOAS | 14.05. | 21.05. | 28.05. | 28.05. | 25.06. | 25.06. | 04.06. | 16.06. |
| Satellite Image Analysis | 07.05. | 14.05. | 14.05. | 14.05. | 14.05. | |||
| Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| Electromagnetic Ice Thickness Measurements | ||||||||
| Langrangian Trajectory Modelling | 21.05. |
| Date: | September 08 - 12 and September 15 - 19 |
| Time: | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Duration: | 45 minutes each (30 minutes for space lab 1) |
| Location: | S3260 |
| Content: | A 15 minutes presentation on your favourite practical followed by questions related to the lectures and your 4 labs (2 labs for space lab 1) |
| Prerequisites: | Successful accomplishment of all 4 labs (2 labs for space lab 1) |
The assignment of dates and times for the exam will be communicated via StudIP.