Dr. Birgit Wehner
Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 2717-7309
Mail: birgit.wehner@tropos.de
Room: 212 (Building 23.1)
Function
Research Scientist
Department
Team "Aerosol Sources and Transport"
Research areas & research interest
- Airbone measurements of aerosol particles
- Vertical exchange processes of aerosol particles
Current projects
- Aerosol variability and interaction with ambient conditions based on small-scale vertical and horizontal distribution of Arctic measurements (AIDA) - DFG
- Experimental Investigation of Open Ocean and Coastal Aerosol (EICA) - DFG
- Aerosol variability across the North Polar Ocean and sea ice (AVANTI) - BMBF
- Investigation of small scale vertical and horizontal variability of atmospheric boundary layer aerosol using unmanned areal vehicles - DFG
- Investigation of the vertical distribution of aerosol particles and corresponding optical properties at and above the measurement site Melpitz: “Melpitz-Column”
- Vertical Turbulent Aerosol Particle Transport above open Water and Ice in the central Arctic during Summertime (APAICA) - DFG
- Cloud-aerosol-interactions in a nitrogen-dominated atmosphere (CAINA) - NWO Netherlands
- Developing an on-line parameterization approach for predicting the ambient organic aerosol hygroscopicity based on High- Resolution AMS measurements - DFG
Completed projects
- MesSBAR - Automated airborne measurement of pollutant levels in the lower atmosphere in urban areas - BMVI
- What controls marine boundary layer aerosol particles over the Atlantic Ocean? - DFG -
- Indoor particle exposure and its relationship to the outdoor concentrations in urban and rural areas - UFOPLAN (UBA)
- iCUPE - Integrative and Comprehensive Understanding on Polar Environments - EU Horizon 2020
- Helicopter-borne measurements of small scale processes in trade wind cumuli near Barbados
- Ein neuartiges helikoptergetragenes Messystem für hochaufgelöste Aerosolmessungenin der unteren Atmosphäre – DFG
- High definition of clouds and precipitation for advancing climate prediction
Memberships
- Secretary general of the Gesellschaft für Aerosolforschung (GAeF)
- Member of the Editorial Board ACP
- Member of the GAeF PhD Award Comittee
- Member of the Schmauss Award Comittee
Curriculum Vitae