@article{PrataDezitterDaviesetal.2016, author = {Prata, A. J. and Dezitter, F. and Davies, I. and Weber, Konradin and Birnfeld, M. and Moriano, D. and Bernardo, C. and Vogel, A. and Prata, G. S. and Mather, T. A. and Thomas, H. E. and Cammas, J. and Weber, M.}, title = {Artificial cloud test confirms volcanic ash detection using infrared spectral imaging}, series = {Scientific reports}, volume = {6}, journal = {Scientific reports}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, doi = {10.1038/srep25620}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Airborne volcanic ash particles are a known hazard to aviation. Currently, there are no means available to detect ash in flight as the particles are too fine (radii < 30 μm) for on-board radar detection and, even in good visibility, ash clouds are difficult or impossible to detect by eye. The economic cost and societal impact of the April/May 2010 Icelandic eruption of Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull generated renewed interest in finding ways to identify airborne volcanic ash in order to keep airspace open and avoid aircraft groundings. We have designed and built a bi-spectral, fast-sampling, uncooled infrared camera device (AVOID) to examine its ability to detect volcanic ash from commercial jet aircraft at distances of more than 50 km ahead. Here we report results of an experiment conducted over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of France, confirming the ability of the device to detect and quantify volcanic ash in an artificial ash cloud created by dispersal of volcanic ash from a second aircraft. A third aircraft was used to measure the ash in situ using optical particle counters. The cloud was composed of very fine ash (mean radii ~10 μm) collected from Iceland immediately after the Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull eruption and had a vertical thickness of ~200 m, a width of ~2 km and length of between 2 and 12 km. Concentrations of ~200 μg m(-3) were identified by AVOID at distances from ~20 km to ~70 km. For the first time, airborne remote detection of volcanic ash has been successfully demonstrated from a long-range flight test aircraft.}, language = {en} } @article{WeberWeber2008, author = {Weber, Stephan and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Coupling of urban street canyon and backyard particle concentrations}, series = {Meteorologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {17}, journal = {Meteorologische Zeitschrift}, number = {3}, publisher = {Schweizerbart}, issn = {0941-2948}, doi = {10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0286}, pages = {251 -- 261}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{CarapezzaBarberiRanaldietal.2012, author = {Carapezza, M. L. and Barberi, F. and Ranaldi, M. and Ricci, T. and Tarchini, L. and Barrancos, Jos{\´e} and Fischer, C. and Granieri, D. and Lucchetti, C. and Melian, G. and Perez, N. and Tuccimei, P. and Vogel, A. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Hazardous gas emissions from the flanks of the quiescent Colli Albani volcano (Rome, Italy)}, series = {Applied Geochemistry}, volume = {27}, journal = {Applied Geochemistry}, number = {9}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.02.012}, pages = {1767 -- 1782}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @article{CarapezzaBarberiRanaldietal.2011, author = {Carapezza, M. L. and Barberi, F. and Ranaldi, M. and Ricci, T. and Tarchini, L. and Barrancos, Jos{\´e} and Fischer, C. and Perez, N. and Weber, Konradin and Di Piazza, A. and Gattuso, A.}, title = {Diffuse CO2 soil degassing and CO2 and H2S concentrations in air and related hazards at Vulcano Island (Aeolian arc, Italy)}, series = {Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research}, volume = {207}, journal = {Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research}, number = {3-4}, publisher = {Elsevier}, doi = {10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.06.010}, pages = {130 -- 144}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{StrucksWatermannWeberetal.2021, author = {Strucks, Peter and Watermann, Clara and Weber, Konradin and Kaluza, Stefan}, title = {Systematic Investigations of Vibrational and Fluid-Mechanical Stability of Coated Monolithic Catalysts}, series = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, volume = {93}, journal = {Chemie Ingenieur Technik}, number = {5}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {1522-2640}, doi = {10.1002/cite.202000233}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-28930}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Heterogeneous catalysts usually consist of porous, inorganic materials. Especially in the mobile application, e.g., in exhaust gas catalysis as a part of the gas line of an engine, there are loads due to vibrations and high gas velocities. It can be assumed that physical stress will lead to a loss of the catalytically active coating. The present contribution describes experimental setups and methods for a systematic and reproducible investigation of the main influences to the mass loss due to vibrational and fluid-mechanical stress caused by particle-free gas flows.}, language = {en} } @article{BirmiliRehnVogeletal.2013, author = {Birmili, Wolfram and Rehn, Johanna and Vogel, Andreas and Boehlke, Christoph and Weber, Konradin and Rasch, Fabian}, title = {Micro-scale variability of urban particle number and mass concentrations in Leipzig, Germany}, series = {Meteorologische Zeitschrift}, volume = {22}, journal = {Meteorologische Zeitschrift}, number = {2}, publisher = {Borntr{\"a}ger}, doi = {10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0394}, pages = {155 -- 165}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{HeninStelmaszczykPetrarcaetal.2013, author = {Henin, S. and Stelmaszczyk, K. and Petrarca, M. and Rohwetter, P. and Hao, Z. Q. and L{\"u}der, J. and Petit, Y. and Vogel, A. and Weber, Konradin and Kasparian, J. and W{\"o}ste, L. and Wolf, J.-P.}, title = {Laser Filament Induced Water Condensation}, series = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, volume = {41}, journal = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, publisher = {edp sciences}, doi = {10.1051/epjconf/20134112008}, year = {2013}, abstract = {C Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2013}, language = {en} } @article{EliassonPalssonWeber2011, author = {El{\´i}asson, J{\´o}nas and Palsson, Asgeir and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Monitoring ash clouds for aviation}, series = {Nature}, volume = {475}, journal = {Nature}, number = {7357}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, doi = {10.1038/475455b}, pages = {455}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @techreport{AdamDreherEblingetal.2017, author = {Adam, Mario and Dreher, Martina and Ebling, Dirk and Knopp, Reinhold and Neef, Matthias and Niess, Robert and Pohl, Tobias and Stahl, Wilhelm and van Rießen, Anne and Waldow, Friederike and Weber, Konradin and Weis, Stephanie}, title = {LUST Forschungsprojekt - lebenswerte und umweltgerechte Stadt}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, organization = {Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-941334-43-4}, doi = {10.20385/978-3-941334-43-4}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-11458}, year = {2017}, abstract = {LUST (lebenswerte und umweltgerechte Stadt) ist ein interdisziplin{\"a}res Projekt der Fachbereiche Architektur, Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik sowie Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften der Hochschule D{\"u}sseldorf. Mittelpunkt des Projektes ist die fach{\"u}bergreifende Entwicklung neuer Konzepte f{\"u}r eine lebenswerte und umweltgerechte Stadt. Es wurde gef{\"o}rdert vom Land Nordrhein-Westfalen im Rahmen des Programms „FH Struktur".}, language = {de} } @incollection{EliassonWatsonWeber2016, author = {Eliasson, J. and Watson, I.M. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {In Situ Observations of Airborne Ash From Manned Aircraft}, series = {Volcanic Ash}, booktitle = {Volcanic Ash}, publisher = {Elsevier}, isbn = {9780081004050}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-08-100405-0.00009-4}, pages = {89 -- 98}, year = {2016}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ComeronKassianovSchaeferetal.2015, author = {Comeron, Adolfo and Kassianov, Evgueni I. and Sch{\"a}fer, Klaus and Picard, Richard H. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XX. Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere, Toulouse), 23.-24.09.2015}, volume = {Proceedings of SPIE ; volume 9640}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Washington, USA}, isbn = {978-1-62841-850-7}, issn = {0277-786X}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @article{MoxnesKristiansenStohletal.2014, author = {Moxnes, E. D. and Kristiansen, N. I. and Stohl, A. and Clarisse, L. and Durant, A. and Weber, Konradin and Vogel, A.}, title = {Separation of ash and sulfur dioxide during the 2011 Gr{\´i}msv{\"o}tn eruption}, series = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres}, volume = {119}, journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres}, number = {12}, publisher = {American Geophysical Union (AGU)}, issn = {2169-8996}, doi = {10.1002/2013JD021129}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50162}, pages = {7477 -- 7501}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{GeneralPoehlerSihleretal.2014, author = {General, S. and P{\"o}hler, D. and Sihler, H. and Bobrowski, N. and Frieß, U. and Zielcke, J. and Horbanski, M. and Shepson, P. B. and Stirm, B. H. and Simpson, W. R. and Weber, Konradin and Fischer, C. and Platt, U.}, title = {The Heidelberg Airborne Imaging DOAS Instrument (HAIDI) - a novel imaging DOAS device for 2-D and 3-D imaging of trace gases and aerosols}, series = {Atmospheric Measurement Techniques}, volume = {7}, journal = {Atmospheric Measurement Techniques}, number = {10}, publisher = {Copernicus}, issn = {1867-8548}, doi = {10.5194/amt-7-3459-2014}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50179}, pages = {3459 -- 3485}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Abstract. Many relevant processes in tropospheric chemistry take place on rather small scales (e.g., tens to hundreds of meters) but often influence areas of several square kilometer. Thus, measurements of the involved trace gases with high spatial resolution are of great scientific interest. In order to identify individual sources and sinks and ultimately to improve chemical transport models, we developed a new airborne instrument, which is based on the well established Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) method. The Heidelberg Airborne Imaging DOAS Instrument (HAIDI) is a passive imaging DOAS spectrometer, which is capable of recording horizontal and vertical trace gas distributions with a resolution of better than 100 m. Observable species include NO2, HCHO, C2H2O2, H2O, O3, O4, SO2, IO, OClO and BrO. Here we give a technical description of the instrument including its custom-built spectrographs and CCD detectors. Also first results from measurements with the new instrument are presented. These comprise spatial resolved SO2 and BrO in volcanic plumes, mapped at Mt. Etna (Sicily, Italy), NO2 emissions in the metropolitan area of Indianapolis (Indiana, USA) as well as BrO and NO2 distributions measured during arctic springtime in context of the BRomine, Ozone, and Mercury EXperiment (BROMEX) campaign, which was performed 2012 in Barrow (Alaska, USA).}, language = {en} } @article{LeadbetterHortvonLoewisetal.2012, author = {Leadbetter, S. J. and Hort, M. C. and von L{\"o}wis, S. and Weber, Konradin and Witham, C. S.}, title = {Modeling the resuspension of ash deposited during the eruption of Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull in spring 2010}, series = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres}, volume = {117}, journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres}, number = {D20}, publisher = {American Geophysical Union (AGU)}, issn = {0148-0227}, doi = {10.1029/2011JD016802}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull, a volcano in southern Iceland, erupted explosively in April and May 2010 depositing ash over a region of more than 3000 km2 to the east and southeast of the volcano. This deposited ash has been frequently remobilized by the wind causing concern for the health of Icelanders living in the region. An investigation was carried out to determine whether it would be possible to produce forecasts of days when high airborne ash concentrations were likely to occur. Information about the spatially varying surface characteristics of the region of deposited ash is not available so in the modeling approach adopted here ash is released from the surface at a rate proportional to the cube of the excess friction velocity (local friction velocity minus a threshold) only when the friction velocity exceeds a threshold. Movement of the resuspended ash is then modeled in a Lagrangian dispersion model. Modeled ash concentrations are compared to observed concentrations from two periods; PM10 observations between 23 May and 2 July 2010 and airborne particle counts between 21 September 2010 and 16 February 2011. More than 66\% of the resuspension episodes between May and July are captured by the model and the relative magnitudes of the modeled episodes in this period are in good agreement with the observations. 66\% of episodes between October and February are also captured by the model although there is an increase in the false alarm rate which appears to be due to the influence of precipitation.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FischerPohlWeberetal.2012, author = {Fischer, C. and Pohl, T. and Weber, Konradin and Vogel, A. and van Haren, G. and Schweikert, W.}, title = {TATP stand-off detection with open path: FTIR techniques}, series = {Optics and photonics for counterterrorism, crime fighting and defence VIII : 24 - 26 September 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom}, volume = {8546}, booktitle = {Optics and photonics for counterterrorism, crime fighting and defence VIII : 24 - 26 September 2012, Edinburgh, United Kingdom}, editor = {Lewis, Colin and Burgess, Douglas}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash}, isbn = {978-0-8194-9287-6}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.974592}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @article{NaraparajuLauLangeetal.2018, author = {Naraparaju, R. and Lau, H. and Lange, Martin and Fischer, Christian and Kramer, D. and Schulz, U. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Integrated testing approach using a customized micro turbine for a volcanic ash and CMAS related degradation study of thermal barrier coatings}, series = {Surface and Coatings Technology}, volume = {337}, journal = {Surface and Coatings Technology}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0257-8972}, doi = {10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.01.030}, pages = {198 -- 208}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MaasHoefertSchaeferetal.2018, author = {Maas, Peter and H{\"o}fert, Norbert and Sch{\"a}fer, Klaus and Weber, Konradin and Richter, Andreas}, title = {Standards VDI 4211 and VDI 4212 on passive FTIR and DOAS remote sensing techniques}, series = {Proceedings Volume 10786, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXIII; 107860W (2018)}, booktitle = {Proceedings Volume 10786, Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXIII; 107860W (2018)}, editor = {Comer{\´o}n, Adolfo and Kassianov, Evgueni I. and Sch{\"a}fer, Klaus and Picard, Richard H. and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {SPIE}, doi = {10.1117/12.2325145}, year = {2018}, language = {en} } @article{EliassonWeberVogeletal.2016, author = {El{\´i}asson, Jonas and Weber, Konradin and Vogel, Andreas and P{\´a}lsson, Thorgeir and Yoshitani, Junichi and Miki, Daisuke}, title = {Investigation and Separation of Turbulent Fluctuations in Airborne Measurements of Volcanic Ash with Optical Particle Counters}, series = {Journal of Disaster Research}, volume = {11}, journal = {Journal of Disaster Research}, number = {1}, publisher = {Fuji Technology Press Ltd.}, issn = {1883-8030}, doi = {10.20965/jdr.2016.p0072}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50023}, pages = {72 -- 84}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The science of measuring airborne volcanic ash concentrations supports research in such fields as atmospheric environmental science and the modeling of atmospheric pollution from volcanoes, and is thus very valuable to the aviation industry. These measurements show large scatter directly traceable to turbulent fluctuations responsible for diffusing volcanic dust. Before semistationary components in observations can be compared to each other or to simulation results, they must be separated from fluctuations. In the design of the separation process, however, neither seasonal or diurnal periodicity nor random disturbance with known properties exists to serve as a guideline. It has been suggested that fluctuations could be eliminated through repeated convolutions of a simple 3-point filter enough times. The number of convolutions is chosen from the change in the rate of increase of a special variability parameter. When semistationary concentrations are separated from fluctuations, their statistics are compared to turbulence parameters and the autocorrelation of the series. The method is demonstrated using three measurement series from Sakurajima, Japan measured in 2013. It is concluded that this new method is simple and trustworthy where knowledge and experience of the environmental parameters can be utilized to support the results. They indicate a variability of 40\% in the relative fluctuations of the PM10 and around 20\% of the PM2.5. The relative fluctuations may be considered completely random, but normally distributed rather than a white noise with an evenly distributed variance spectrum.}, language = {en} } @article{EliassonYoshitaniMikietal.2016, author = {El{\´i}asson, Jonas and Yoshitani, Junichi and Miki, Daisuke and Weber, Konradin and B{\"o}lke, Christoph and Scharifi, Emad}, title = {Measurements of Particle Distribution and Ash Fluxes in the Plume of Sakurajima Volcano with Optical Particle Counter}, series = {Journal of Disaster Research}, volume = {11}, journal = {Journal of Disaster Research}, number = {1}, publisher = {Fuji Technology Press Ltd.}, issn = {1883-8030}, doi = {10.20965/jdr.2016.p0085}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50030}, pages = {85 -- 95}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Volcanic eruptions have caused very costly disturbances of international air traffic. This problem has been dealt with by simulating the formation and migration of dangerous ash plumes. However, the results of the simulations have sometimes been too safe, producing ash clouds that are too large. This was especially the case for the North Atlantic in 2010 (Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull) and 2011 (Gr{\´i}msv{\"o}tn). Since 2012, an international cooperation team led by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) of Kyoto University has conducted airborne measurements of volcanic ash concentrations in the plume from Mount Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. This volcano was chosen because of its frequent but limited eruptions, which allow close observation. These measurement campaigns have provided data showing gravitational flattening of the plume, a new and previously unknown dispersion process of volcanic plumes. A new and previously unknown fallout process, called streak fallout, also has been measured. Results concerning plume flux, concentration distributions, aerosol (PM10) content of the plume, and content of very fine particles (PM2.5 and PM1) are presented, and the ways by which the observational methods can be used to produce reliable initial data and boundary values for simulations of plume dispersion are discussed.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ComeronJackKassianovetal.2016, author = {Comeron, Adolfo and Jack, James and Kassianov, Evgueni I. and Sch{\"a}fer, Kiaus and Picard, Richard H and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXI Introduction}, series = {Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXI : 28-29 September 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom}, booktitle = {Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXI : 28-29 September 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Washington, USA}, isbn = {978-1-5106-0406-3}, year = {2016}, language = {en} } @article{FuHeeminkLuetal.2016, author = {Fu, Guangliang and Heemink, Arnold and Lu, Sha and Segers, Arjo and Weber, Konradin and Lin, Hai-Xiang}, title = {Model-based aviation advice on distal volcanic ash clouds byassimilating aircraft in situ measurements}, series = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, volume = {16}, journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, number = {14}, publisher = {Copernicus}, issn = {1680-7324}, doi = {10.5194/acp-16-9189-2016}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50058}, pages = {9189 -- 9200}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Abstract. The forecast accuracy of distal volcanic ash clouds is important for providing valid aviation advice during volcanic ash eruption. However, because the distal part of volcanic ash plume is far from the volcano, the influence of eruption information on this part becomes rather indirect and uncertain, resulting in inaccurate volcanic ash forecasts in these distal areas. In our approach, we use real-life aircraft in situ observations, measured in the northwestern part of Germany during the 2010 Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull eruption, in an ensemble-based data assimilation system combined with a volcanic ash transport model to investigate the potential improvement on the forecast accuracy with regard to the distal volcanic ash plume. We show that the error of the analyzed volcanic ash state can be significantly reduced through assimilating real-life in situ measurements. After a continuous assimilation, it is shown that the aviation advice for Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg can be significantly improved. We suggest that with suitable aircrafts measuring once per day across the distal volcanic ash plume, the description and prediction of volcanic ash clouds in these areas can be greatly improved.}, language = {en} } @article{BonnvonSchneidemesserAndrichetal.2016, author = {Bonn, Boris and von Schneidemesser, Erika and Andrich, Dorota and Quedenau, J{\"o}rn and Gerwig, Holger and L{\"u}decke, Anja and Kura, J{\"u}rgen and Pietsch, Axel and Ehlers, Christian and Klemp, Dieter and Kofahl, Claudia and Nothard, Rainer and Kerschbaumer, Andreas and Junkermann, Wolfgang and Grote, R{\"u}diger and Pohl, Tobias and Weber, Konradin and Lode, Birgit and Sch{\"o}nberger, Philipp and Churkina, Galina and Butler, Tim M. and Lawrence, Mark G.}, title = {BAERLIN2014 - the influence of land surface types on and the horizontal heterogeneity of air pollutant levels in Berlin}, series = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, volume = {16}, journal = {Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics}, number = {12}, publisher = {Copernicus}, issn = {1680-7324}, doi = {10.5194/acp-16-7785-2016}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50065}, pages = {7785 -- 7811}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Abstract. Urban air quality and human health are among the key aspects of future urban planning. In order to address pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter, efforts need to be made to quantify and reduce their concentrations. One important aspect in understanding urban air quality is the influence of urban vegetation which may act as both emitter and sink for trace gases and aerosol particles. In this context, the "Berlin Air quality and Ecosystem Research: Local and long-range Impact of anthropogenic and Natural hydrocarbons 2014" (BAERLIN2014) campaign was conducted between 2 June and 29 August in the metropolitan area of Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. The predominant goals of the campaign were (1) the characterization of urban gaseous and particulate pollution and its attribution to anthropogenic and natural sources in the region of interest, especially considering the connection between biogenic volatile organic compounds and particulates and ozone; (2) the quantification of the impact of urban vegetation on organic trace gas levels and the presence of oxidants such as ozone; and (3) to explain the local heterogeneity of pollutants by defining the distribution of sources and sinks relevant for the interpretation of model simulations. In order to do so, the campaign included stationary measurements at urban background station and mobile observations carried out from bicycle, van and airborne platforms. This paper provides an overview of the mobile measurements (Mobile BAERLIN2014) and general conclusions drawn from the analysis. Bicycle measurements showed micro-scale variations of temperature and particulate matter, displaying a substantial reduction of mean temperatures and particulate levels in the proximity of vegetated areas compared to typical urban residential area (background) measurements. Van measurements extended the area covered by bicycle observations and included continuous measurements of O3, NOx, CO, CO2 and point-wise measurement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at representative sites for traffic- and vegetation-affected sites. The quantification displayed notable horizontal heterogeneity of the short-lived gases and particle number concentrations. For example, baseline concentrations of the traffic-related chemical species CO and NO varied on average by up to ±22.2 and ±63.5 \%, respectively, on the scale of 100 m around any measurement location. Airborne observations revealed the dominant source of elevated urban particulate number and mass concentrations being local, i.e., not being caused by long-range transport. Surface-based observations related these two parameters predominantly to traffic sources. Vegetated areas lowered the pollutant concentrations substantially with ozone being reduced most by coniferous forests, which is most likely caused by their reactive biogenic VOC emissions. With respect to the overall potential to reduce air pollutant levels, forests were found to result in the largest decrease, followed by parks and facilities for sports and leisure. Surface temperature was generally 0.6-2.1 °C lower in vegetated regions, which in turn will have an impact on tropospheric chemical processes. Based on our findings, effective future mitigation activities to provide a more sustainable and healthier urban environment should focus predominantly on reducing fossil-fuel emissions from traffic as well as on increasing vegetated areas.}, language = {en} } @article{WeberEliassonVogeletal.2012, author = {Weber, Konradin and Eliasson, J. and Vogel, A. and Fischer, C. and Pohl, T. and van Haren, G. and Meier, M. and Grob{\´e}ty, B. and Dahmann, D.}, title = {Airborne in-situ investigations of the Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull volcanic ash plume on Iceland and over north-western Germany with light aircrafts and optical particle counters}, series = {Atmospheric Environment}, volume = {48}, journal = {Atmospheric Environment}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1352-2310}, doi = {10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.030}, pages = {9 -- 21}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @article{PetrarcaHeninStelmaszczyketal.2011, author = {Petrarca, M. and Henin, S. and Stelmaszczyk, K. and Bock, S. and Kraft, S. and Schramm, U. and Vaneph, C. and Vogel, A. and Kasparian, J. and Sauerbrey, R. and Weber, Konradin and W{\"o}ste, L. and Wolf, J.-P.}, title = {Multijoule scaling of laser-induced condensation in air}, series = {Applied Physics Letters}, volume = {99}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters}, number = {14}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, issn = {0003-6951}, doi = {10.1063/1.3646397}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Using 100 TW laser pulses, we demonstrate that laser-induced nanometric particle generation in air increases much faster than the beam-averaged incident intensity. This increase is due to a contribution from the photon bath, which adds up with the previously identified one from the filaments and becomes dominant above 550 GW/cm2. It appears related to ozone formation via multiphoton dissociation of the oxygen molecules and demonstrates the critical need for further increasing the laser energy in view of macroscopic effects in laser-induced condensation.}, language = {en} } @article{PetitHeninKasparianetal.2011, author = {Petit, Y. and Henin, S. and Kasparian, J. and Wolf, J. P. and Rohwetter, P. and Stelmaszczyk, K. and Hao, Z. Q. and Nakaema, W. M. and W{\"o}ste, L. and Vogel, A. and Pohl, T. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Influence of pulse duration, energy, and focusing on laser-assisted water condensation}, series = {Applied Physics Letters}, volume = {98}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters}, number = {4}, publisher = {AIP Publishing}, issn = {0003-6951}, doi = {10.1063/1.3546172}, year = {2011}, abstract = {We investigate the influence of laser parameters on laser-assisted water condensation in the atmosphere. Pulse energy is the most critical parameter. Nanoparticle generation depends linearly on energy beyond the filamentation threshold. Shorter pulses are more efficient than longer ones with saturation at ∼1.5 ps. Multifilamenting beams appear more efficient than strongly focused ones in triggering the condensation and growth of submicronic particles, while polarization has a negligible influence on the process. The data suggest that the initiation of laser-assisted condensation relies on the photodissociation of the air molecules rather than on their photoionization.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberVogelFischeretal.2010, author = {Weber, Konradin and Vogel, Andreas and Fischer, Christian and van Haren, G{\"u}nther and Pohl, Tobias}, title = {Airborne measurements of the Eyjafjallaj{\"o}kull volcanic ash plume over northwestern Germany with a light aircraft and an optical particle counter: first results}, series = {Lidar technologies, techniques, and measurements for atmospheric remote sensing VI : 20 - 21 September 2010, Toulouse, Franc}, volume = {7832}, booktitle = {Lidar technologies, techniques, and measurements for atmospheric remote sensing VI : 20 - 21 September 2010, Toulouse, Franc}, number = {7832OP}, editor = {Singh, Upendra N. and Pappalardo, Gelsomina}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {978-0-8194-8349-2}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.869629}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchaeferHarigBlumenstocketal.2010, author = {Sch{\"a}fer, Klaus and Harig, Roland and Blumenstock, Thomas and H{\"o}fert, Norbert and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Development of a VDI guideline for passive FTIR measurements in the atmosphere}, series = {Remote sensing of clouds and the atmosphere XV : 21 - 23 September 2010, Toulouse, France}, volume = {7827}, booktitle = {Remote sensing of clouds and the atmosphere XV : 21 - 23 September 2010, Toulouse, France}, editor = {Picard, Richard H. and Sch{\"a}fer, Klaus and Comeron, Adolfo and van Weele, Michiel}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.866466}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @incollection{WeberFischervanHarenetal.2006, author = {Weber, Konradin and Fischer, Christian and van Haren, G{\"u}nther and Krause, Horst and Bunte, Gudrun and Schweikert, Wenka and H{\"a}rdle, Thomas}, title = {Stand-Off Detection of Explosives of Suicide Bombers by Means of Open-Path FTIR Spectroscopy}, series = {Stand-Off Detection of Suicide Bombers and Mobile Subjects}, booktitle = {Stand-Off Detection of Suicide Bombers and Mobile Subjects}, editor = {Schubert, Hiltmar and Rimski-Korsakov, A.}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, address = {Dordrecht}, isbn = {9781402051579}, doi = {10.1007/1-4020-5159-X_16}, pages = {135 -- 143}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Weber1992, author = {Weber, Konradin}, title = {Bestimmung von Verfahrenskenngr{\"o}ßen bei Meßverfahren f{\"u}r gasf{\"o}rmige Luftverunreinigungen nach VDI-Richtlinien und DIN/ISO-Normen}, series = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 10. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 10th International Congress}, booktitle = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 10. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 10th International Congress}, editor = {Wener, Christian and Klein, Volker and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {9783540552482}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-50980-3_20}, pages = {131 -- 140}, year = {1992}, subject = {Lasermesstechnik}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{DiehlKleinWeber1992, author = {Diehl, W. and Klein, V. and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Optische Fernmeßverfahren zur Bestimmung gasf{\"o}rmiger Luftschadstoffe in der Troposph{\"a}re}, series = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 10. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 10th International Congress}, booktitle = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 10. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 10th International Congress}, editor = {Werner, Christian and Klein, Volker and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {9783540552482}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-50980-3_18}, pages = {113 -- 121}, year = {1992}, subject = {Lasermesstechnik}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{GalleArellanoCondeetal.2015, author = {Galle, Bo and Arellano, Santiago and Conde, Vladimir and Pfeffer, Melissa and Barsotti, Sara and Stefansdottir, Gerður and Bergsson, Baldur and Bergsson, Bergur and Ingvarsson, Thorgils and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Ground based measurements of the gas emission from the Holuhraun volcanic fissure eruption on Iceland 2014/2015}, series = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2015}, volume = {17}, booktitle = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2015}, publisher = {Copernicus}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The since 31 August 2014 ongoing volcanic eruption at Holuhraun on Iceland is by far the strongest source of sulfur dioxide in Europe over the last 230 years with sustained emission rates exceeding 100 000 ton/day. This gas emission severely affects local population and has become a concern also for air traffic. The eruption has in December continued at constant pace for 3.5 months. Three scenarios are envisaged for the future; (1) the eruption stops, (2) the fissure extends under the Vattnaj{\"o}kul glacier and (3) Bardarbunga volcano erupts. The two later scenarios will cause increased gas emission, severe ash emissions and extended flooding. Under the scope of the EU-project FUTUREVOLC, a project with 3.5 years duration, aiming at making Iceland a supersite for volcanological research as a European contribution to GEO, we are developing a version of the Scanning DOAS instrument that is adapted to high latitudes with low UV radiation and severe meteorological conditions. Since the first day of the eruption several of these novel instruments has been monitoring the SO2 emission from the eruption. Data from our instruments are still after 3.5 months the only sustained ground-based monitoring of this gas emission. A lot of work is however needed to sustain this operation at a very remote site and under severe field conditions. At the same time the very high concentrations in the gas plume, in combination with bad meteorological conditions require the development of novel methods to derive reliable flux estimates. In this presentation we will discuss the instrumental issues and present the latest version of the emission estimates made from our measurements.}, subject = {Vulkanismus}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberEliassonArnasonetal.2015, author = {Weber, Konradin and Eliasson, Jonas and Arnason, Gylfi and R{\"o}gnvaldsson, {\´O}lafur and Thorsteinsson, Throstur and Palsson, Thorgeir and B{\"o}hlke, Christoph and Fischer, Christian and Smith, Paul and Jones, Roderic L. and Tirpitz, Lukas and Platt, Ulrich}, title = {Airborne Investigations and WRF - Model Calculations of the Bardarbunga-Holuhraun Eruption Plume}, series = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2015}, volume = {17}, booktitle = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2015}, publisher = {Copernicus}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The eruption in Holuhraun is the largest producer of lava and gas in Iceland since 1783. The Volcanic Ash Research (VAR) group organized an airborne measurement campaign including 10 flights, where emissions of SO2 and ash concentrations were measured at the source and at the far plume. The highest SO2 concentration at the source was nearly up to 100 mg/m3. This is an extremely high value, compared to other airborne campaigns and a contamination considered to cause serious illness by the Icelandic Directorate of Health. Volcanic ash consisted of very fine particles, but the concentration was low when compared to other recent eruptions. Measurements of the far plume showed that scavenging is very active. The dispersion was successfully modeled with the Weather Research and Foreast (WRF-chem) model and analysis using the model showed that a large amount of the sulphur was precipitated in the Icelandic highlands.}, subject = {Vulkanismus}, language = {en} } @article{EliassonYoshitaniWeberetal.2014, author = {Eliasson, Jonas and Yoshitani, Junichi and Weber, Konradin and Yasuda, Nario and Iguchi, Masato and Vogel, Andreas}, title = {Airborne Measurement in the Ash Plume from Mount Sakurajima: Analysis of Gravitational Effects on Dispersion and Fallout}, series = {International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences}, volume = {2014}, journal = {International Journal of Atmospheric Sciences}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {2314-4122}, doi = {10.1155/2014/372135}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-50955}, pages = {16}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Volcanic ash concentrations in the plume from Sakurajima volcano in Japan are observed from airplanes equipped with optical particle counters and GPS tracking devices. The volcano emits several puffs a day. The puffs are also recorded by the Sakurajima Volcanological Observatory. High concentrations are observed in the puffs and fallout driven by vertical air current, called streak fallout. Puffs dispersion is analyzed by the classical diffusion-advection method and a new gravitational dispersion method. The fluid mechanic of the gravitational dispersion, streak fallout, and classical diffusion-advection theory is described in three separate appendices together with methods to find the time gravitational dispersion constant and the diffusion coefficient from satellite photos. The diffusion-advection equation may be used to scale volcanic eruptions so the same eruption plumes can be scaled to constant flux and wind conditions or two eruptions can be scaled to each other. The dispersion analyses show that dispersion of volcanic plumes does not follow either theories completely. It is most likely diffusion in the interface of the plume and the ambient air, together with gravitational flattening of the plumes core. This means larger boundary concentration gradients and smaller diffusion coefficients than state of the art methods can predict.}, subject = {Vulkanismus}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberFischerVogeletal.2013, author = {Weber, Konradin and Fischer, Christian and Vogel, Andreas and Pohl, Tobias and B{\"o}hlke, Christoph and Lau, Hendrik and Eliasson, Jonas and Palsson, Thorgeir}, title = {First results of an airborne release of volcanic ash for testing of volcanic ash plume measurement instruments}, series = {Recent Advances in Energy and Environmental Management}, volume = {Energy, Environmental and Structural Engineering Series 13}, booktitle = {Recent Advances in Energy and Environmental Management}, editor = {Mladenov, Valeri and Tasho, Tashev and Hui, Wang and Ivan, Kralov and Sergey, Stankevich and Pelin, Yildiz and Jon, Burley}, publisher = {WSEAS}, pages = {169 -- 172}, year = {2013}, subject = {Vulkanasche}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RopertzLampDouardetal.1997, author = {Ropertz, Alexander and Lamp, Torsten and Douard, Mathilde and Weber, Konradin and Gaertner, Andrea and Elbers, C. and Nitz, R.}, title = {Calibration of a high-resolution open-path FTIR spectrometer combined with an adjustable 100-m multipass cell}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, volume = {3107}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, editor = {Cecchi, Giovanna and Lamp, Torsten and Reuter, Rainer and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.274749}, pages = {137 -- 147}, year = {1997}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberEickel1997, author = {Weber, Konradin and Eickel, Karl-Heinz}, title = {Standardization of open-path FTIR measurements in Germany}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, volume = {3107}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, editor = {Cecchi, Giovanna and Lamp, Torsten and Reuter, Rainer and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.274753}, pages = {174 -- 176}, year = {1997}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @article{GeneralBobrowskiPoehleretal.2015, author = {General, S. and Bobrowski, N. and P{\"o}hler, D. and Weber, Konradin and Fischer, C. and Platt, U.}, title = {Airborne I-DOAS measurements at Mt. Etna: BrO and OClO evolution in the plume}, series = {Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research}, volume = {300}, journal = {Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {0377-0273}, doi = {10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.05.012}, pages = {175 -- 186}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @article{BirmiliRueckerlHoffmanetal.2014, author = {Birmili, W. and R{\"u}ckerl, R. and Hoffman, W. and Weinmayer, G. and Schins, R. and Kuhlbusch, T. A. J. and Vogel, A. and Weber, Konradin and Franck, U. and Cyrys, J. and Peters, A.}, title = {Ultrafeine Partikel in der Außenluft: Perspektiven zur Aufkl{\"a}rung ihrer Gesundheitseffekte}, series = {Gefahrstoffe: Reinhaltung der Luft}, volume = {74}, journal = {Gefahrstoffe: Reinhaltung der Luft}, number = {11/12}, issn = {1436-4891}, pages = {492 -- 500}, year = {2014}, language = {de} } @article{EliassonYasudaWeberetal.2014, author = {Eliasson, Jonas and Yasuda, Nario and Weber, Konradin and Vogel, Andreas and Palsson, Thorgeir}, title = {The role of in-situ measurements of volcanic ash concentrations in preventing economic disasters due to volcanic ash clouds}, series = {Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management}, volume = {4}, journal = {Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management}, number = {1}, publisher = {Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management}, issn = {2185-8322}, doi = {10.5595/idrim.2014.0092}, pages = {48 -- 60}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberVogelReichardtetal.2012, author = {Weber, Konradin and Vogel, Andreas and Reichardt, Roland and Zimmermann, Thomas}, title = {Research aircraft flight for gas leakage investigation at the Elgin wellhead gas platform in the North Sea - initial results}, series = {Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences}, booktitle = {Recent Researches in Environmental and Geological Sciences}, editor = {Altawell, Najib and Konstantin, Volkov and Cristina, Matos and Fernandez de Arroyabe, Pablo}, publisher = {WSEAS}, pages = {240 -- 243}, year = {2012}, subject = {Forschungsflugzeug}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{VogelWeberFischeretal.2012, author = {Vogel, Andreas and Weber, Konradin and Fischer, Christian and Prata, A. J. and Durant, A. J.}, title = {Aircraft in situ and remote sensing measurements of emissions from Etna volcano, Sicily}, series = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2012}, booktitle = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2012}, publisher = {Copernicus}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Volcanoes emit particles (silicates and sulphate aerosol) and gases (e.g., water and sulphur dioxide) which influence the radiative balance of the atmosphere. The rate at which sulphur dioxide oxidises to sulphate aerosol is poorly constrained and measurements of downwind abundance are required to quantify the rate at which this process occurs. During July and November 2011, a series of measurements were performed in emissions from Etna Volcano, Sicily, using the University of Applied Sciences (Dusseldorf) research aircraft. Both in situ and remote sensing instrumentation was simultaneously deployed to quantify the down-wind characteristics of gases and particles in the plume emitted by the volcano. In situ particle characteristics were measured using a Grimm 1.109 optical particle counter (microparticles 0.25-32 microns) and Grimm 1320 diffusion electrometer (nanoparticles 25-300 nanometers). Column abundance of sulphur dioxide was measured using a vertically-pointing differential optical absorption spectrometer (DOAS). These measurements were compared to horizontal pathlength-integrated measurements of sulphur dioxide from the Airborne Volcanic Imaging Object Detector (AVOID). Down-wind plume dispersion was discriminated through a series of aircraft transects below and through the volcanic plume. The emissions contained large amounts of nanoparticles relative to microparticles, which reflects gas-phase nucleation of sulphate aerosol. The AVOID system discriminated horizontal layering of volcanic aerosol at altitudes of up to 12,000 ft from a detection range of >50 km. Plume boundaries were discriminated using a combination of the in situ and DOAS measurements in order to compare to the pathlength-integrated measurements from AVOID.}, subject = {Forschungsflugzeug}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberWeitkamp1994, author = {Weber, Konradin and Weitkamp, C.}, title = {Standardisierung auf dem Gebiet der optischen Fernmeßverfahren in Deutschland}, series = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 11. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 11th International Congress}, booktitle = {Laser in der Umweltmeßtechnik / Laser in Remote Sensing: Vortr{\"a}ge des 11. Internationalen Kongresses / Proceedings of the 11th International Congress}, editor = {Werner, Christian and Waidelich, Wilhelm}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Berlin, Heidelberg}, isbn = {9783540574439}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-08252-2_33}, pages = {201 -- 205}, year = {1994}, subject = {Telemetrie}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{LampWeberWeidemannetal.1994, author = {Lamp, Torsten and Weber, Konradin and Weidemann, Johannes and van Haren, Guenther}, title = {Application of FTIR spectroscopy to open-path measurements at industrial sites in Germany}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Optical Sensing for Environmental and Process Monitoring}, volume = {2365}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Optical Sensing for Environmental and Process Monitoring}, editor = {Simpson, Orman A.}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.210782}, pages = {6 -- 14}, year = {1994}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberWeidemannvanHarenetal.1995, author = {Weber, Konradin and Weidemann, Johannes and van Haren, Guenther and Lamp, Torsten}, title = {Open-path FTIR measurements at an urban area in Germany}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Optical Sensing for Environmental and Process Monitoring}, volume = {2365}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Optical Sensing for Environmental and Process Monitoring}, editor = {Simpson, Orman A.}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.210818}, pages = {37 -- 46}, year = {1995}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @article{KuttlerLampWeber2002, author = {Kuttler, Wilhelm and Lamp, Torsten and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Summer air quality over an artificial lake}, series = {Atmospheric Environment}, volume = {36}, journal = {Atmospheric Environment}, number = {39-40}, publisher = {Elsevier}, issn = {1352-2310}, doi = {10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00776-8}, pages = {5927 -- 5936}, year = {2002}, subject = {Luftqualit{\"a}t}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeidauerEickelLahmannetal.1998, author = {Weidauer, Derk and Eickel, Karl-Heinz and Lahmann, Wilhelm and Nikowa, Ljuba and Ulbricht, Matthias and Weber, Konradin and Weitkamp, Claus and Wolf, Jean-Pierre}, title = {Standardization of DAS lidar measurements}, series = {Nineteenth International Laser RadarConference}, booktitle = {Nineteenth International Laser RadarConference}, editor = {Singh, Upendra N. and Syed, Ismail and Geary K., Schwemmer}, publisher = {National Aeronautics and Space Administration}, address = {Hampton, VA}, pages = {771}, year = {1998}, subject = {Lidar}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DouardZeutziusReitzLampetal.1997, author = {Douard, Mathilde and Zeutzius-Reitz, Juergen and Lamp, Torsten and Ropertz, Alexander and Weber, Konradin}, title = {Quality-assurance procedures and measurements for open-path FTIR spectroscopy}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, volume = {3107}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, editor = {Cecchi, Giovanna and Lamp, Torsten and Reuter, Rainer and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.274747}, pages = {114 -- 125}, year = {1997}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LampRadmacherWeberetal.1997, author = {Lamp, Torsten and Radmacher, M. and Weber, Konradin and Gaertner, Andrea and Nitz, R. and Broeker, G.}, title = {Calibration of an open-path FTIR spectrometer for methane, ethylene, and carbon monoxide using a fixed 20-m multipass cell}, series = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, volume = {3107}, booktitle = {SPIE Proceedings, Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Water, and Standardization of Remote Sensing Methods}, editor = {Cecchi, Giovanna and Lamp, Torsten and Reuter, Rainer and Weber, Konradin}, publisher = {SPIE}, issn = {0277-786X}, doi = {10.1117/12.274748}, pages = {126 -- 136}, year = {1997}, subject = {FT-IR-Spektroskopie}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PohlWeberFischeretal.2019, author = {Pohl, Tobias and Weber, Konradin and Fischer, Christian and Kramer, Tim}, title = {Investigation of the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Ultrafine Particles with Stationary and Mobile Measurements at the International Airport in Duesseldorf}, series = {European Aerosol Conference 2019, 25.-30. August 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden}, booktitle = {European Aerosol Conference 2019, 25.-30. August 2019, Gothenburg, Sweden}, year = {2019}, subject = {Feinstaub}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberKramerFischeretal.2019, author = {Weber, Konradin and Kramer, Tim and Fischer, Christian and Pohl, Tobias and B{\"o}hlke, Christoph}, title = {Evaluation of low cost and mid cost sensors for fine particulate matter at urban sites}, series = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2019}, volume = {21}, booktitle = {Geophysical Research Abstracts: EGU General Assembly 2019}, publisher = {Copernicus}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, year = {2019}, abstract = {High ambient air concentrations of fine particulate matter are a problem in many European cities, especially in traffic loaded street canyons. Therefore, the introduction of traffic restricted or traffic reduced areas is discussed as a countermeasure in several towns. However, at that point it is not always clear, in what extent the restriction of traffic in presently overloaded streets causes the exceeding of limit values in other areas of the town after the redirection of the traffic. Presently this cannot be recorded appropriately, when the concentrations of fine particulate matter are monitored only at rarely distributed single points by the official measurement systems of the environmental state agencies. On the other hand, meanwhile there are low cost and mid cost sensors for the measurement of fine particulate matter available, which enable the parallel monitoring with many measurement systems in an extended area of the town. By this way, the effect of traffic restrictions on the distribution of fine particulate matter in the city can potentially be observed. However, at this point the question arises, how reliable the results are, which are delivered by the low and mid cost sensors for fine particulate matter. For this reason different low cost and mid cost sensors have been evaluated for this study and intercompared with certified reference measurement systems for fine particulate matter. The study comprised the sensors SDS011 (Nova Fitness), which is in use already for several citizen science projects in Germany, SPS30 (Sensirion), OPC-R1 (Alphasense), OPC-N2 (Alphasense) and OPC-N3 (Alphasense). This study was performed at urban sites in D{\"u}sseldorf (Germany) for several weeks and covered different traffic loads and different meteorological situations, in order to get representative results. As atmospheric humidity can influence the measurement results, the humidity was measured in parallel to the fine particulate matter. It could be shown that the validity of the measurement results of fine particulate matter could be improved, when the parallel readings of the humidity were taken into account.}, subject = {Messtechnik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WeberThielkeFischer2019, author = {Weber, Konradin and Thielke, Jan and Fischer, Christian}, title = {Evaluation of selected physical parameters measured with smartphones}, series = {Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.}, booktitle = {Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.}, publisher = {Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V.}, address = {Bad Honnef}, year = {2019}, subject = {Messtechnik}, language = {en} }