Dr. Dietrich Althausen

Telephone:
+49 341 235-2460
+49 341 235-2989
Telefax:
+49 341 235-2361
Address:
Institute for Tropospheric Research
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig
Germany
Room:
203
125 (Geb. 23.2)
Dr. Dietrich Althausen



Curriculum Vitae

Profession


Since 1992

Research Scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research,
Physics Department, Group: Optical Remote Measurements (LIDAR).

1992

PhD Thesis

1982 - 1991 Employee at Polygraph Leipzig and delegated to the Karl Marx University Leipzig


University
1977 - 1982 Student at the Physics Faculty of the Karl Marx University Leipzig
Diploma


Collaboration on national and international projects


research projects
  • aerosol lidar system development and applications
  • setup of the scanning 6 wavelength, 11 channel aerosol lidar
  • optical particle properties
  • particle properties and backward trajectories of air parcels
  • vertical temperature profiles

field campaigns

  • ACE2 in Sagres (Portugal) 1997
  • LACE98 in Lindenberg (Germany) 1998
  • PI in INDOEX in Hulule (Maldives) 1999-2000
  • SAMUM
  • PRD Pearl River Delta Experiment

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Publications

Instruments

  1. Arshinov, Y. F., Bobrovnikov, S. M., Serikov, I. B., Ansmann, A., Wandinger, U., Althausen, D., Mattis, I. and Müller, D. 2004. Realization of daytime operation of a pure rotational Raman lidar by use of a Fabry-Perot interferometer. Appl. Optics, 44, 3593-3603.
  2. Müller, Detlef, Ulla Wandinger, Dietrich Althausen, and Markus Fiebig (2001), "Comprehensive particle characterization from three-wavelength Raman-lidar observations: case study," Appl. Optics, 40(27), 4863-4869.
  3. Müller, Detlef, Frank Wagner, Ulla Wandinger, Albert Ansmann, Manfred Wendisch, Dietrich Althausen, and Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene (2000), "Microphysical Particle Parameters from Extinction and Backscatter Lidar Data by Inversion with Regularization: Experiment," Appl. Optics, 39(12), 1879-1892.
  4. Althausen, Dietrich, Detlef Müller, Albert Ansmann, Ulla Wandinger, Helgard Hube, Ernst Clauder, and Steffen Zörner (2000), "Scanning 6-Wavelength 11-Channel Aerosol Lidar," J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 17(11), 1469-1482.
  5. Müller, D., U. Wandinger, D. Althausen, I. Mattis, and A. Ansmann (1998), "Retrieval of physical particle properties from lidar observations of extinction and backscatter at multiple wavelengths," Appl. Opt., 37(12), 2260-2263.
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Results from indoor measurements with Raman lidars

  1. Mattis, Ina, Albert Ansmann, Detlef Muller, Ulla Wandinger, and Dietrich Althausen (2004), "Multi-year aerosol observations with dual-wavelength Raman lidar in the framework of EARLINET," Geophys. Res. Letts., 109, D13203, doi:10.1029/2004JD004600.
  2. Ansmann, Albert, Ina Mattis, Detlef Müller, Ulla Wandinger, Dietrich Althausen, and Richard Damoah (2004), "Ice formation in Saharan dust over Europe observed with temperature/humidity/aerosol Raman lidar," accepted by J. Geophys. Res., 2004JD005000R.
  3. Müller, Detlef, Ina Mattis, Albert Ansmann, Birgit Wehner, Dietrich Althausen, Ulla Wandinger, and Oleg Dubovik (2004),"Closure study on optical and microphysical properties of a mixed urban and Arctic haze air mass observed with Raman lidar and Sun photometer," Geophys. Res. Letts., 109, D13206, doi:10.1029/2003JD004200.
  4. Müller, Detlef, Ina Mattis, Ulla Wandinger, Albert Ansmann, Dietrich Althausen, Oleg Dubovik, Sabine Eckhardt and Andreas Stohl (2003), "Saharan dust over a central European EARLINET-AERONET site: Combined observations with Raman lidar and Sun photometer," J. Geophys. Res., 108(D12), 4345, doi:10.1029/2002JD002918.
  5. Stratmann, Frank, Holger Siebert, Gerald Spindler, Birgit Wehner, Dietrich Althausen, Jost Heintzenberg, Olaf Hellmuth, Rayk Rinke, U. Schmieder, Christina Seidel, Thomas Tuch, Ulrich Uhrner, Ali Wiedensohler, Ulla Wandinger, Manfred Wendisch, D. Schell, and Andreas Stohl (2003), "New-particle formation events in a continental boundary layer: First results from the SATURN experiment," submitted to Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
  6. Mattis, Ina, Albert Ansmann, Detlef Muller, Ulla Wandinger, and Dietrich Althausen (2002), " Dual-wavelength Raman lidar observations of the extinction-to-backscatter ratio of Saharan dust," Geophys. Res. Letts., 29, 10.1029/2002GL014721.
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SAMUM

  1. Ansmann, A., Mattis, I., Müller, D., Wandinger, U., Radlach, M., Althausen, D. and Damoah, R. 2004. Ice formation in Saharan dust over central Europe observed with temperature/humidity/aerosol Raman lidar. J. Geophys. Res., accepted.
  2. Ansmann, A., Mattis, I., Müller, D., Wandinger, U., Althausen, D. and Damoah, R. 2004. Saharan-dust-induced ice formation observed with temperature/humidity/aerosol Raman lidar over Europe. J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.109/2004JD005000, in press.
  3. Müller, D., Mattis, I., Ansmann, A., Wehner, B., Althausen, D., Wandinger, U. and Dubovik, O. 2004. Closure study on optical and microphysical properties of an urban/arctic haze plume observed with Raman lidar and sun photometer. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D13206 , doi:10.1029/2003JD004200.

EARLINET

  1. Mattis, I., Ansmann, A., Müller, D., Wandinger, U. and Althausen, D. 2004. Multiyear aerosol observations with dual-wavelength Raman lidar in the framework of EARLINET. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D13203, doi:10.1029/2004JD004600.
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INDOEX (Indian Ocean Experiment)

  1. Leiterer, Ulrich, Horst Dier, Dagmar NAgel, Tatjana Näbert, Dietrich Althausen, Kathleen Franke, Alexandre Kats, Frank Wagner (2004),"A Correction Method for RS80-A Humicap Humidity Profiles and their Validation by Lidar Backscattering Profiles in Tropical Cirrus Clouds," accepted by J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 1684
  2. Müller, Detlef, Kathleen Franke, Albert Ansmann, Dietrich Althausen, and Frank Wagner (2003), "Indo-Asian Pollution During INDOEX: Microphysical Particle Properties and Single Scattering Albedo Inferred From Multiwavelength Lidar Oberservations," J. Geophys. Res., 108(D19), 4600, doi:10.1029/2003JD003538.
  3. Masonis, Sarah J., Kathleen Franke, Albert Ansmann, Detlef Müller, Dietrich Althausen, John A. Ogren, Anne Jefferson, Patrick J. Sheridan (2002), "An intercomparison of aerosol light extinction and 180° backscatter as derived using in-situ instruments and Raman lidar during the INDOEX field campaign," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2000JD000035.
  4. Franke, Kathleen, Albert Ansmann, Detlef Müller, Dietrich Althausen, Chandra Venkataraman, Shekar Reddy, Frank Wagner, Rinus Scheele (2002), "Optical Properties of the Indo-Asian Haze Layer Over the Tropical Indian Ocean," J. Geophys. Res., 108, 10.1029/2002JD002473.
  5. Müller, D., K. Franke, F. Wagner, D. Althausen, A. Ansmann and J. Heintzenberg (2001), "Vertical profiling of optical and physical properties over the tropical Indian Ocean with six-wavelength lidar, part 1: Seasonal cycle," J. Geophys. Res., 106D, 28567-28575
  6. Müller, D., K. Franke, F. Wagner, D. Althausen, A. Ansmann, J. Heintzenberg, and G. Verver (2001), "Vertical profiling of optical and physical properties over the tropical Indian Ocean with six-wavelength lidar, part 2: Case studies," J. Geophys. Res., 106D, 28577-28596
  7. Ramanathan, V., P. J. Crutzen, J. Lelieveld, A. P. Mitra, D. Althausen, J. Anderson, M. O. Andreae, W. Cantrell, G. R. Cass, C. E. Chung, A. D. Clarke, J. A. Coakley, W. D. Collins, W. C. Conant, F. Dulac, J. Heintzenberg, A. J. Heymsfield, B. Holben, S. Howell, J. Hudson, A. Jayaraman, J. T. Kiehl, T. N. Krishnamurti, D. Lubin, G. MacFarquhar, T. Novakov, J. A. Ogren, I. A. Podgorny, K. Prather, K. Priestley, J. M. Prospero, P. K. Quinn, K. Rajeev, P. Rasch, S. Rupert, R. Sadourny, S. K. Satheesh, G.E. Shaw, P. Sheridan, F. P. J. Valero (2001), "The Indian Ocean Experiment: An Integrated Assessment of the Climate Forcing and Effects of the Great Indo-Asian Haze," J. Geophys. Res., 106D, 28371-28398
  8. Franke, Kathleen, Albert Ansmann, Detlef Müller, Dietrich Althausen and Rinus Scheele (2001), "One-year observations of particle lidar ratio over the tropical Indian Ocean with Raman lidar," Geophys. Res. Letts., 28(24), 4559-4562.
  9. Ansmann, Albert, Dietrich Althausen, Ulla Wandinger, Kathleen Franke, Detlef Müller, Frank Wagner, and Jost Heintzenberg (2000), "Vertical profiling of the Indian aerosol plume with six-wavelength lidar during INDOEX: A first case study," Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(7), 963-966.
  10. Müller, D., F. Wagner, D. Althausen,. U. Wandinger, and A. Ansmann (2000), "Physical properties and radiative impact of Indian aerosol plume derived from 6-wavelength lidar observations on 25 March 1999 of Indian Ocean," Geophys. Res. Letts., 27, 1403-1406.
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LACE 98 (Lindenberg Aerosol Charakterisation Experiment 1998)

  1. Wandinger, Ulla, Detlef Müller, Christine Böckmann, Dietrich Althausen, Volker Matthias, Jens Bösenberg,Volker Weiß, Markus Fiebig, Manfred Wendisch, Andreas Stohl, and Albert Ansmann (2002), "Optical and microphysical characterization of biomass-burning and industrial-pollution aerosols from multiwavelength lidar and aircraft measurements," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2000JD000202.
  2. Forster, Caroline, Ulla Wandinger, Gerhard Wotawa, Paul James, Ina Mattis, Dietrich Althausen, Peter Simmonds, Sarah O'Doherty, S. Gerard Jennings, Christoph Kleefeld, Johannes Schneider, Thomas Trickl, Stephan Kreipl, Horst Jäger, Andreas Stohl (2001) "Transport of boreal forest fire emissions from Canada to Europe," J. Geophys. Res., 106(D19), 22887-22906.

ACE 2 (Aerosol Characterization Experiment 2)

  1. Ansmann, Albert, Frank Wagner, Detlef Müller, Dietrich Althausen, Andreas Herber, Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene, and Ulla Wandinger, European pollution outbreaks during ACE 2 (2002), "Optical particle properties inferred from multiwavelength lidar and star-Sun photometry," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2001JD001109.
  2. Müller, Detlef, Albert Ansmann, Frank Wagner, Kathleen Franke, Dietrich Althausen (2002), "European pollution outbreaks during ACE 2: Microphysical particle properties and single-scattering albedo inferred from multiwavelength lidar observations," J. Geophys. Res., 107, 10.1029/2001JD001110.
  3. Ansmann, Albert, Frank Wagner, Dietrich Althausen, Detlef Müller, Andreas Herber, and Ulla Wandinger (2001), "European pollution outbreaks during ACE 2: Lofted aerosol plumes observed with Raman lidar at the Portuguese coast," J. Geophys. Res., 106(D18), 20725-20733.
  4. Müller, Detlef, Albert Ansmann, Dietrich Althausen, Frank Wagner, Andreas Herber, Wolfgang von Hoyningen-Huene (2001), "Optical and physical properties of European pollution plumes from six-wavelength lidar observations during ACE 2," J. Aer. Sci., 32, S399-S400.
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Temperature chanel

  1. Mattis, I., A. Ansmann, D. Althausen, V. Jänisch, U. Wandinger, D. Müller, Yu. F. Arshinov, S. M. Bobrovnikov, I. B.Serikov (2002), "Relative-Humidity Raman Lidar," Appl. Optics 41(30), 6451-6462.

Lectures
  1. Optical Measuring Methods (Announcement WS 04/05) - University of Leipzig
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Last modification: 2005-12-21