Amelie Kirchgaessner

Atmospheric Scientist

Amelie Kirchgaessner

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Amelie Kirchgaessner

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

2019

Listowski, Constantino, Delanoë, Julien, Kirchgaessner, Amelie, Lachlan-Cope, Tom, 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., Kirchgaessner, Amelie, 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, O'Shea, Sebastian, Dorsey, James, Ladkin, Russell, Kirchgaessner, Amelie, 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, Ladkin, Russell S., Lachlan-Cope, Thomas. (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., Bevan, S., Elvidge, A.D., Kuipers Munneke, P., Luckman, A., Orr, A., 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., Kirchgaessner, A., 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, 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., Lachlan-Cope, T.. (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., Kuipers Munneke, P., Lachlan-Cope, T.A., Orr, A., 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, 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. (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. (2010) An analysis of cloud observations from Vernadsky, Antarctica. International Journal of Climatology, 30. 1431-1439. 10.1002/joc.1998

2009

Turner, John, Anderson, Philip, Lachlan-Cope, Thomas, Colwell, Steven, Phillips, Tony, Kirchgaessner, Amelie, Marshall, Gareth, King, John, Bracegirdle, Thomas, Vaughan, David, Lagun, V, Orr, Andrew. (2009) Record low surface air temperature at Vostok Station, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 114. 14 pp. 10.1029/2009JD012104