Welcome to the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research - Troposphere Research (IMKTRO)

The institute deals adresses important scientific questions of the atmosphere and climate and carries out projects in close cooperation with other research institutions. It conveys basic knowledge about the atmosphere and the climate system to students of meteorology and other disciplines in its courses.Findings from research are among others presented in publications and research highlights on this website. In addition, the research results are made available for applications in politics, administration, business and for citizens.

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2024 International Excellence Award of KIT Goes to Climatologist Chris Funk

Leading US Researcher Receives Prize Valued at up to EUR 50,000 for His Work on Early Warning and Forecasting Methods

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HannahHannah Meyer
OSPP Award of the EGU 2024 for Hannah Meyer

Hannah Meyer receives Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) award at EGU 2024 – The award recognizes her presentation on giant mineral dust particles

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AI-ModellierungPankaj Kumar
Advancing Atmospheric Modeling with AI-Driven Aerosol Optical Properties Calculations

MieAI: Fast, accurate, and efficient aerosol optics modeling for climate, weather, and energy applications

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TemperaturschichtenGabriella Wallentin
How well can a weather model represent Arctic multilayer clouds?

To simulate Arctic multilayer clouds, accurate thermodynamic profiles and efficient cloud ice formation mechanisms are required

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KlimawandelJohannes Meger
Climate change: research for more heat protection in small communities

As part of the ICN, researchers from KIT and the University of Freiburg are working with the municipality of Ihringen to develop heat protection concepts to ensure the population's quality of life in the long term

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Co-HYDIM-SA_TeaserAndreas Fink
A new project, Co-HYDIM-SA, aims to improve water security in Southern Africa.

Co-HYDIM-SA will improve water security for millions of people in Southern Africa who are currently enduring one of the worst drought to ever hit the region.

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TeaserPhilipp Gasch
AIRflows – a high-resolution revolution in airborne wind measurements

Novel Doppler lidar system resolves previously unattainable valley circulations during test flights in the Alps

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BauteileAmadeus Bramsiepe, KIT
KITsonde assembling week for NAWDIC

In preparation of the upcoming airborne measurement campaign NAWDIC, a one-week instrument assembling workshop took place at IMKTRO

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Wilhelm_Haxelpreis© Laila Tkotz, KIT
Dissertation prize for Jannik Wilhelm

Jannik Wilhelm has been awarded the Otto Haxel Prize for Physics 2021 for his PhD thesis at IMKTRO. We are happy for him and extend our congratulations!

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