Research Areas

The Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics pursues a wide range of research topics ranging from data analysis and numerical forecasting over complex terrain to global climate research and gravimetry.

The following table provides an overview with links to more detailed descriptions.

TM - Theoretical Meteorology

• Observational and Numerical Modelling Study of Small-scale Processes in Complex Terrain
• Comprehensive homogenization of radiosonde observations
• Theoretical Meteorology Research Forum

AMK - General Meteorology and Climatology

• Data analysis of the atmosphere over complex terrain
• Dynamics, Thermodynamics and radiation budget studies in sink holes
• Micronet studies to investigate convective systems over complex terrain
• Meteorologisches und Geographisches Informationssystem (METGIS)

GEO - Geophysics

• Seismology
• Observation of processes in the earth by geophysical methods
• Earthquakes, dynamics of the earth's crust and seismic hazard
• Geodynamics and forcing of plate tectonics
• Gravity Field Research