Amelie Kirchgaessner
Atmospheric Scientist
Biography
1998 Diploma in Meteorology from the University of Hamburg
2001 Doctorate in Natural Sciences from the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg
2001 – 2005 University of Hamburg, working on projects BALTIMOS (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285401195_BALTIMOS-a_coupled_modelling_system_for_the_Baltic_Sea_and_its_drainage_basin) , and the Arctic Climate System Study (ACSYS).
2005 – present Atmospheric and Climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey
Research interests
Polar meteorology
Boundary layer meteorology
Surface energy balance
Atmosphere – Ice – Sea ice interactions
Climate processes
Cloud microphysics
Collaborations
University of Leeds
University of East Anglia
University of Manchester
Institute for Marine and Atmsopheric Sciences, Utrecht
LATMOS, Paris
TROPOS, Leipzig
Other refereed publications
2005:
- Brümmer, B.; Kirchgäßner, A.; Müller, G., 2005: The atmospheric boundary layer over the Baltic Sea ice. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 117, 91 – 109
- Mayer, H.; Holst, T.; Brugger, U. and Kirchgäßner, A., 2005: Trends der forstlich relevanten Klimavariablen Lufttemperatur und Niederschlag im Südwesten Deutschlands von 1950 bis 2000. Allg. Jagd- u. Forstzeitschrift 176 (2/3): 45-56
2003:
- Brümmer, B.; Müller, G.; Schröder, D.; Kirchgäßner, A.; Launiainen, J.; Vihma, T., 2003: The eight BALTIMOS field experiments 1998 – 2001 over the Baltic Sea: Field reports and examples of measurements. International BALTEX Secretariat Publication No. 24, pp.138
- Holst, T.; Hauser, S.; Kirchgäßner, A.; Matzarakis, A.; Mayer, H.; Schindler, D. and Spiecker, H., 2003: Measuring and modelling Plant Area Index in beech stands. International Journal of Biometeorology, 48 (4): 192-201
2002:
- Kirchgäßner, A., Schröder, D., Vihma, T., Brümmer, B., 2002: Aircraft measurements over broken sea ice. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Ice. Dunedin (NZ), 2.-6.12.2002, Volume III, p.254
2001
- Kirchgäßner, A., 2001: Phänoklimatologie von Buchenwäldern im Südwesten der Schwäbischen Alb. Ber. Meteor. Inst. Univ. Freiburg; 7
2000
- Brümmer, B.; Thiemann, S.; Kirchgäßner, A., 2000: A cyclone statistics for the Arctic based on European Centre re-analysis data. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 75, 233 – 250
- Kirchgäßner, A.; Mayer, H., 2000: Phänoklimatologie von Rotbuchen (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Südwestdeutschland. Ber. Meteor. Inst. Univ. Freiburg; 5: 111 – 122
Non-refereed publications
- Chance, R., et al., 2014: Aerosol, clouds and climate in the Arctic, Ocean Challenge, Vol 20.
- Brümmer, B.; Kirchgäßner, A., 2005: Validation of Water and Energy Cycle Components in a Model Column over the Open and Ice-covered Baltic Sea Using Ship and Aircraft Data. German Climate Research Programme. Proceedings of the DEKLIM Final Seminar, Leipzig. 10.-12.5.2005
- Kirchgäßner, A.; Eriksson, P., et al., 2004: Arctic Boundary Layer and Sea Ice Interaction Study. In: Reports on Polar and Marine Research 481, pp. 63-67.
- Brümmer, B.; Kirchgäßner, A., 2003: Validation of Water and Energy Cycle Components in a Model Column over the Open and Ice-covered Baltic Sea Using Ship and Aircraft Data.. German Climate Research Programme. Proceedings of the DEKLIM Status Seminar, Bad Münstereifel. 6.-8.10.2003
- Kirchgäßner, A. 1998: Zyklonen über der Arktis, Diplomarbeit an der Universität Hamburg im Fach Meteorologie
Publications from NERC Open Research Archive
2020
Turton, Jenny V. ORCID record for Jenny V. Turton, Kirchgaessner, Amélie ORCID record for Amélie Kirchgaessner, Ross, Andrew N., King, John C., Kuipers Munneke, Peter. (2020) The influence of föhn winds on annual and seasonal surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14. 16 pp. 10.5194/tc-14-4165-2020
Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, King, John, Gadian, Alan. (2020) The representation of Föhn events to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula in simulations by the Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS). Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124. 17 pp. 10.1029/2019JD030637
2019
Listowski, Constantino, Delanoë, Julien, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Lachlan-Cope, Tom ORCID record for Tom Lachlan-Cope, King, John. (2019) Antarctic clouds, supercooled liquid water and mixed-phase investigated with DARDAR: geographical and seasonal variations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19. 6771-6808. 10.5194/acp-19-6771-2019
2018
Turton, Jenny V. ORCID record for Jenny V. Turton, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Ross, Andrew N., King, John C.. (2018) The spatial distribution and temporal variability of föhn winds over the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144. 1169-1178. 10.1002/qj.3284
Jones, Hazel M., Young, Gillian, Choularton, Thomas W., Bower, Keith N., Lachlan-Cope, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Lachlan-Cope, O'Shea, Sebastian, Dorsey, James, Ladkin, Russell, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Weiss, Alexandra. (2018) Summertime Arctic aircraft measurements during ACCACIA. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. 1-40. 10.5194/acp-2018-283
2017
O'Shea, Sebastian J., Choularton, Thomas W., Flynn, Michael, Bower, Keith N., Gallagher, Martin, Crosier, Jonathan, Williams, Paul, Crawford, Ian, Fleming, Zoë L., Listowski, Constantino, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Ladkin, Russell S., Lachlan-Cope, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Lachlan-Cope. (2017) In situ measurements of cloud microphysics and aerosol over coastal Antarctica during the MAC campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 13049-13070. 10.5194/acp-17-13049-2017
King, J.C., Kirchgaessner, A. ORCID record for A. Kirchgaessner, Bevan, S., Elvidge, A.D., Kuipers Munneke, P., Luckman, A., Orr, A. ORCID record for A. Orr, Renfrew, I.A., van den Broeke, M.R.. (2017) The impact of föhn winds on surface energy balance during the 2010-11 melt season over Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122. 12062-12076. 10.1002/2017JD026809
Turton, J.V. ORCID record for J.V. Turton, Kirchgaessner, A. ORCID record for A. Kirchgaessner, Ross, A.N., King, J.C.. (2017) Does high-resolution modelling improve the spatial analysis of föhn flow over the Larsen C ice shelf?. Weather, 72. 192-196. 10.1002/wea.3028
2016
Garimella, Sarvesh, Kristensen, Thomas Bjerring, Ignatius, Karolina, Welti, Andre, Voigtländer, Jens, Kulkarni, Gourihar R., Sagan, Frank, Kok, Gregory Lee, Dorsey, James, Nichman, Leonid, Rothenberg, Daniel Alexander, Rösch, Michael, Kirchgäßner, Amélie Catharina Ruth ORCID record for Amélie Catharina Ruth Kirchgäßner, Ladkin, Russell, Wex, Heike, Wilson, Theodore W., Ladino, Luis Antonio, Abbatt, Jon P. D., Stetzer, Olaf, Lohmann, Ulrike, Stratmann, Frank, Cziczo, Daniel James. (2016) The SPectrometer for Ice Nuclei (SPIN): an instrument to investigate ice nucleation. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 9. 2781-2795. doi:10.5194/amt-9-2781-2016
2015
Lloyd, G., Choularton, T. W., Bower, K. N., Crosier, J., Jones, H., Dorsey, J. R., Gallagher, M. W., Connolly, P., Kirchgaessner, A. C. R. ORCID record for A. C. R. Kirchgaessner, Lachlan-Cope, T. ORCID record for T. Lachlan-Cope. (2015) Observations and comparisons of cloud microphysical properties in spring and summertime Arctic stratocumulus clouds during the ACCACIA campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15. 3719-3737. doi:10.5194/acp-15-3719-2015
King, J.C., Gadian, A., Kirchgaessner, A. ORCID record for A. Kirchgaessner, Kuipers Munneke, P., Lachlan-Cope, T.A. ORCID record for T.A. Lachlan-Cope, Orr, A. ORCID record for A. Orr, Reijmer, C., van den Broeke, M.R., van Wessem, J.M., Weeks, M.. (2015) Validation of the summertime surface energy budget of Larsen C Ice Shelf (Antarctica) as represented in three high-resolution atmospheric models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120. 1335-1347. 10.1002/2014JD022604
2014
Brümmer, Burghard, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Müller, Gerd. (2014) The atmospheric boundary layer structure over the open and ice-covered Baltic Sea: in situ measurements compared to simulations with the regional model REMO. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 118. 641-653. doi:10.1007/s00704-009-0177-y
2011
Kirchgäßner, Amélie ORCID record for Amélie Kirchgäßner. (2011) An analysis of precipitation data from the Antarctic base Faraday/Vernadsky. International Journal of Climatology, 31. 404-414. 10.1002/joc.2083
2010
Kirchgäßner, Amélie ORCID record for Amélie Kirchgäßner. (2010) An analysis of cloud observations from Vernadsky, Antarctica. International Journal of Climatology, 30. 1431-1439. 10.1002/joc.1998
2009
Turner, John ORCID record for John Turner, Anderson, Philip, Lachlan-Cope, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Lachlan-Cope, Colwell, Steven, Phillips, Tony ORCID record for Tony Phillips, Kirchgaessner, Amelie ORCID record for Amelie Kirchgaessner, Marshall, Gareth ORCID record for Gareth Marshall, King, John, Bracegirdle, Thomas ORCID record for Thomas Bracegirdle, Vaughan, David ORCID record for David Vaughan, Lagun, V, Orr, Andrew ORCID record for Andrew Orr. (2009) Record low surface air temperature at Vostok Station, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 114. 14 pp. 10.1029/2009JD012104
- SEANA
- SSAASI-CLIM
- Orographic Flows and the Climate of the Antarctic Peninsula (OFCAP)
- Aerosol-Cloud and Climate interations in the Arctic
- Microphysics of Antarctic Clouds NE
SSAASI-CLIM Seasalt Aerosol above the Arctic Sea Ice, sources, processes and climate impact: http://gotw.nerc.ac.uk/list_full.asp?pcode=NE%2FS00257X%2F1&cookieConsent=A
BALTIMOS: BALTEX Integral Model Study (http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber7/ber7-371.pdf)
ACSYS: Arctic Climate SYStem Study (https://www2.meteo.uni-bonn.de/projekte/acsys/)
2020
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2019
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- Member, International Committee for Polar Meteorology
- Member, American Meteorological Society
- STEM Ambassador, STEMNET
- Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society
- Member, Deutsche Meteorologische Gesellschaft
- Member, Earth Science Women's Network