Research Topics
The central focus of the “Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate” group is the dynamics of the atmosphere. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between different scales and atmospheric layers. These topics are of great relevance in the development of efficient climate models and in the improvement of weather forecasting models. Great importance is attached to hierarchical modeling, which should contribute to the greatest possible understanding of the underlying mechanisms.
Instabilities of large- and small-scale flow structures are an essential aspect of scale interactions in the atmosphere and ocean. Several of our studies investigate these with the aim of improving our understanding of such interactions.
Numerical methods are an important core competence for investigations into atmospheric dynamics. Several of our projects deal with the development, improvement and implementation of corresponding methods.
Stochastic methods are an interesting tool for the representation of subgrid-scale dynamics in weather and climate models. Our interest lies in the development of corresponding approaches with minimal parameter tuning, which should be particularly reliable under external changes (e.g. climate change).
The dynamics of large-scale flow structures in the atmosphere and ocean still pose interesting questions for science, both in terms of their understanding and their modeling.

Gravity waves are an important problem in subgrid-scale modeling and parameterization for the atmosphere and ocean. Our research strives for an improved understanding of the dynamics of these waves, and for a more reliable representation of their effects in weather and climate modeling.

A reliable treatment of the middle atmosphere is important for many aspects of climate modeling and medium-term weather forecasting. At the same time, this region of the atmosphere is still comparatively unexplored. Much of our work strives for an improved understanding and modeling of the middle atmosphere.


Instruments and Methods
The methods used are multiscale asymptotics, stochastic modelling and numerical simulations in a hierarchy of models of varying complexity.
Staff
Faculty
Theory of Atmospheric Dynamics and Climate
Institute for Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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60438 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Room: 3.335
Phone number: +49-(0)69-798-40243
Fax: +49-(0)69-798-40262
E-Mail: achatz@iau.uni-frankfurt.de
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Name | Raum / room | Telefon / phone number +49-(0)69-798- | E-Mail name@iau.uni-frankfurt.de |
Achatz, Prof. Dr. Ulrich | 3.335 | 40243 | achatz |
Banerjee, Dr. Tridib | 3.338 | 40238 | banerjee |
Dolaptchiev, Dr. Stamen | 3.336 | 40233 | dolaptchiev |
Jochum, Felix | 3.338 | 40238 | fjochum |
Knop, Irmgard | 3.337 | 40237 | knop |
Kosareva, Dr. Alena | 3.334 | 40241 | kosareva |
Kühner, Tobias | 3.334 | 40241 | |
Mahmoudi, Erfan | 3.338 | 40238 | mahmoudi |
Suresh, Devadharsini | 3.337 | 40237 | suresh |
- Dr. Chew, Ray, California Institute of Technology, USA
- Dr. Völker, Georg Sebastian, Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung, Rostock
- Dr Kim, Young-Ha, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Dr Masur, Gökce Tuba
- Aurelia Müller
- Dr Göttsche, Elena, Liminalytics, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Prof Dr Joran Rolland, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides de Lille, École Centrale de Lille
- Dr Schmid, Fabienne, Deka, Frankfurt am Main
- Dr Kelemen, Fanni, Research Associate, Ƭ Frankfurt
- Dr Bölöni, Gergely, Research Associate, German Weather Service, Offenbach
- Dr Zacharuk, Matthias, Research Associate, German Weather Service, Offenbach
- Dr Pieroth, Martin, SDX AG, Frankfurt am Main
- Dr Steffen Hien, d-fine, Frankfurt am Main
- Prof Junhong Wei, PhD, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, China
- Dr Bruno Ribstein, Research Associate, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (ENS), Paris, France
- Dr Christian Böinghoff, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Dr Yevgeniya Murashko, enercast GmbH, Kassel, Germany
- Dr Mark Fruman, Caseware International, Toronto, Canada
- Dr Felix Rieper, Research Associate, German Weather Service, Offenbach
- Thomas Kessemeier, Research Associate, German Weather Service, Offenbach
- Dr Fabian Senf, Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig
- Dr Sebastian Borchert, Research Associate, German Weather Service, Offenbach
Teaching
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Courses
B. Sc. Meteorologie
- Atmospheric dynamics 1 - 4
- Mathematics for students of meteorology 2 + 3
- Introduction to IT and programming
- Scientific programming in meteorology
- Stochastic methods
M. Sc. Atmospheric and Climate Science
- Advanced theory of atmospheric dynamics and climate 1-2 (Numercal Methods, Stochastic Methods, Gravity Waves)
Bachelor's and Master's theses
We regularly offer Bachelor's and Master's theses in our team. Please contact us for current topic suggestions. Your own ideas are welcome!
- Some printing costs for theses may be covered by QSL funds. Please contact sekretrariat@iau.uni-frankfurt.de.
- Guidelines for writing the MSc thesis (you can use these guidelines as a guide for writing the BSc thesis)
Please contact us for current topics. Your own ideas are welcome!