Professor Dr. Ina Tegen

Leibniz Institute for

Tropospheric Research

Permoserstraße 15

04318 Leipzig

 

Phone: +49 341 2717-7042

Mail: ina.tegen at tropos.de  

Room: 104 (Geb. 23.1)

 

Function

Head of the Department Modelling of Atmospheric Processes

 

Department:

Modelling of Atmospheric Processes

 

Research areas & research interest

 

Numerical modelling of tropospheric aerosol distribution and impacts

 

Current projects

 

  • Aerosol-Ocean Interaction: Ocean Import of Dust and Ocean Export of Organic Matter (Co-Principal Investigator), part of the Joint Research Project  Surface Ocean Processes in the Anthropocene (SOPRAN); Subproject, Regional modelling of Saharan dust export to the Tropical Atlantic, BMBF, 2010-2015
  • High Definition Clouds & Precipitation in Climate Prediction (HD(CP)2; Subproject M3: Simulation of aerosol distributions, cloud condensation and ice nuclei in NW Europe, BMBF, 2013-2015
  • Direct Normal Irradiance Nowcasting methods for optimized operation of concentrating solar technologies (DNICast), Subproject High Resolution Aerosol Modelling; EU, 2013-2015

 

Completed projects

 

  • Characterization of European aerosol by regional modelling and lidar measurements, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2011-2014  
  • Modeling and observation of Sahara dust transport, modification and radiative impact  (Co-Principal Investigator), part of the Research Group Saharan Mineral dUst experiMent (SAMUM-2), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2007-2010  
  • Regional Modeling of the Saharan Dust Cycle (Co-Principal Investigator),part of the Research Group Saharan Mineral dUst experiMent (SAMUM-1), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 2004-2007  
  • Interactions and Feedbacks of Biosphere and Climate on Interannual to Centennial Timescales and Future Trends (Research Scientist, Principal Investigator: I. C. Prentice); German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), 2001-2005  
  • Global Aerosol Climatology Project: Improvement and Synthesis of Global Aerosol Climatologies Derived from Long-Term Satellite Observations and 3D Transport Models (Co-Principal Investigator); National Aeronautics and Space Administration , USA, 1998-1999

 

Teaching

Professor for  Modelling of Atmospheric Processes, University Leipzig

 

Memberships 

 

  • Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.  
  • Member of the  Steering Committee, SDS-WAS (Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System, WMO).  
  • Member of the Steering Committee HAMMOZ (Aerosol and Atmospheric Chemistry Modules for ECHAM), Chair: U. Lohmann, ETH Zürich, CH.

 

Curriculum vitae

Academic qualification  

2009|Habilitation in Meteorology|University of Leipzig
1992|PhD in Physics|University of Heidelberg
1988|Diploma in Physics|University of Heidelberg
1982-1988|Study of Physics|University of Heidelberg

Research experience

Since 2012|Head of the Modeling Department |the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
Since 2012|Professor at the Leipzig Institute for Meteorology|University of Leipzig
2004-2012|Senior scientist|Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
1999-2004|Senior scientist |Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
1995 - 1999 |Associate research scientist, Department of Applied Physics|Columbia University, associated with NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA
1992 - 1995|Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Applied Physics|Columbia University, associated with NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, USA
1989 - 1992 |Research assistant, Heidelberg Science Academy|Heidelberg, Germany
1987 - 1989|Research assistant, Institute for Environmental Physics|University of Heidelberg, Germany

 

Publications

 

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