Ulrike Lohmann Explained

Ulrike Lohmann
Birth Date:1966[1]
Workplaces:ETH Zurich
Alma Mater:Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie
Thesis Title:Sensitivität des Modellklimas eines globalen Zirkulationsmodells der Atmosphäre gegenüber Änderungen der Wolkenmikrophysik
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35848750
Thesis Year:1996
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Ulrike Lohmann is a climate researcher and professor for atmospheric physics at the ETH Zurich. She is known for her research on aerosol particles in clouds.

Early life, education, and career

Lohmann comes from Kiel as the daughter of a teacher and a politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.[2] She did a volunteer year in an SOS Children's Village in Nigeria, and then studied ethnology and geography. Inspired by environmental reports on climate change, she studied meteorology at the University of Mainz from 1988 to 1993.[3] She received her doctorate in 1996 at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology.[4] She initially worked as assistant professor and associate professor for atmospheric sciences at Dalhousie University. She has been a full professor of atmospheric physics at the Institute for Atmosphere and Climate at ETH Zurich since 2004.

Research

Lohmann's research centers on the interactions between global warming, aerosols, and cloud formation. Her early research modeled the influence of cirrus clouds on climate,[5] which she continued in her use of the ECHAM model.[6] [7] Her research also considers the global indirect aerosol effects and the connection to climate change.[8] She also deals with the possibility of geoengineering by thinning cirrus clouds.[9] In the 2017 Science article, she notes "for the time being, cirrus cloud thinning should be viewed as a thought experiment that is helping to understand cirrus cloud–formation mechanisms".

She is one of the lead authors on the chapters on Clouds and Aerosols in the fourth and fifth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),[10] and she shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to the IPCC reports.[11]

Lohmann supports the young people striking to draw attention to climate change, and in 2019 she was one of the scientists signing on to a statement on the school protests for climate protection to draw attention to the climate crisis.[12]

Selected publications

Awards

Personal life

She lives on Lake Zurich, and her passions are endurance sports and rowing.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Ulrike Lohmann. September 10, 2021.
  2. News: Martin. Läubli. August 31, 2019. Die Wolkenfrau. de. Der Bund. 10 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Switzerl. Address ETH Zürich Dep of Environmental Systems Science Prof Dr Ulrike Lohmann Institut für Atmosphäre und Klima CHN O. 11 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich. Lohmann, Ulrike, Prof. Dr. ETH Zurich. 10 September 2021. usys.ethz.ch. en.
  4. Sensitivität des Modellklimas eines globalen Zirkulationsmodells der Atmosphäre gegenüber Änderungen der Wolkenmikrophysik. Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie. 1996. Hamburg. German. Ulrike. Lohmann. 35848750.
  5. Lohmann. Ulrike. Roeckner. Erich. 1995. Influence of cirrus cloud radiative forcing on climate and climate sensitivity in a general circulation model. Journal of Geophysical Research. en. 100. D8. 16305. 10.1029/95JD01383. 1995JGR...10016305L. 0148-0227. 21.11116/0000-0001-901F-A. free.
  6. Lohmann. U.. Stier. P.. Hoose. C.. Ferrachat. S.. Kloster. S.. Roeckner. E.. Zhang. J.. 2007-07-02. Cloud microphysics and aerosol indirect effects in the global climate model ECHAM5-HAM. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. en. 7. 13. 3425–3446. 10.5194/acp-7-3425-2007. 2007ACP.....7.3425L. 1680-7324. 20.500.11850/7331. free . free .
  7. Lohmann. U.. Roeckner. E.. 1996-06-01. Design and performance of a new cloud microphysics scheme developed for the ECHAM general circulation model. Climate Dynamics. en. 12. 8. 557–572. 10.1007/BF00207939. 1996ClDy...12..557L. 129250027. 1432-0894.
  8. Lohmann. U.. Feichter. J.. 2005-03-03. Global indirect aerosol effects: a review. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. en. 5. 3. 715–737. 10.5194/acp-5-715-2005. 2005ACP.....5..715L. 1680-7324. free. 20.500.11850/33632. free.
  9. Lohmann. Ulrike. Gasparini. Blaž. 2017-07-21. A cirrus cloud climate dial?. Science. 357. 6348. 248–249. EN. 10.1126/science.aan3325. 28729496. 2017Sci...357..248L. 5090908.
  10. Web site: IPCC Authors (beta). 2021-09-11. archive.ipcc.ch.
  11. Web site: The Nobel Peace Prize 2007. 2021-06-28. NobelPrize.org. en-US. the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades.
  12. Web site: Rahmstorf. Stefan. 2019-03-12. 12 000 Wissenschaftler stellen sich hinter die streikenden Schüler. 2021-09-11. KlimaLounge. de-DE.
  13. Web site: Lohmann. 2021-09-10. Honors Program. en-US.
  14. Web site: The Golden Tricycle Award. 2021-09-11. ethz.ch. en.
  15. Web site: Langholz. Thomas. December 17, 2013. "Strong performance, high expectations". 2021-09-11. ethz.ch. en.
  16. Web site: List of Members. 2021-09-10. Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina. en.
  17. Web site: Peter V. Hobbs Memorial Endowed Lecture in Experimental Meteorology. 2021-09-11. Department of Atmospheric Sciences. en-US.
  18. Web site: May 8, 2018. Honorary doctorate for Ulrike Lohmann. 2021-09-10. ethz.ch. en.

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