Sources and processes controlling aerosol composition in the UTLS- From tropical monsoon to extratropical regions (A04)

• Subject Area: Atmospheric Science
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 428312742

This project will study the chemical composition, transport, and dynamics of aerosol particles in the UTLS, with focus on large-scale transport in tropical monsoon regions and small-scale dynamics in the extratropical tropopause region. We will use aircraft-based in-situ aerosol mass spectrometry in combination with other measurement techniques. Additionally, laboratory studies on processing and mass spectrometric characterisation of organic aerosol are planned.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 301: The tropopause region in a changing atmosphere
• Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Stephan Borrmann; Dr. Franziska Köllner; Dr. Johannes Schneider