Birgit Wehner

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

Atmospheric Microphysics

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
• Air-Q-Drone - Air Quality parameters measured with a novel Drone payload - DFG SPP 2433
• 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