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Gerald Spindler

Gerald Spindler

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
51
Citations
8495
World Ranking
4794
National Ranking
330

Overview

Gerald Spindler is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on law and atmospheric sciences. Spindler's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, frequently intersecting with topics such as digitalization, regulation, and environmental science.

Their recent publications cover a range of studies in atmospheric chemistry and measurement techniques as well as environmental impacts. Notable papers include:

  • "Multi-year ACSM measurements at the central European research station Melpitz (Germany) - Part 1: Instrument robustness, quality assurance, and impact of upper size cutoff diameter" (2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques)
  • "Comparison of co-located refractory black carbon (rBC) and elemental carbon (EC) mass concentration measurements during field campaigns at several European sites" (2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques)
  • "Role of the dew water on the ground surface in HONO distribution: a case measurement in Melpitz" (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • "A comparison of new particle formation events in the boundary layer at three different sites in Europe" (2024, Helda [University of Helsinki])
  • "Natural sea-salt emissions moderate the climate forcing of anthropogenic nitrate" (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)

Spindler has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Michael Bartsch, Malte Grützmacher, Fabian Schuster, Indra Spiecker, and Härting Niko.

Their work appears in a variety of publication venues, showing a broad interdisciplinary reach. Common venues include:

  • Computer und Recht
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Die Aktiengesellschaft
  • JuristenZeitung
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Spindler has authored books published by Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt eBooks and Mohr Siebeck eBooks. These titles include "Aktiengesetz" (2020), "AktG Kommentar" (2024), "Family Firms and Closed Companies in Germany and Spain" (2021), and "Recht und Konzern" (2022).

Their research topics cover a variety of themes, notably:

  • Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
  • Law and Political Science
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

The scientist's subfields of study include:

  • Law
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Global and Planetary Change

Best Publications

  • A European aerosol phenomenology 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—2: chemical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

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  • Laboratory study on new particle formation from the reaction OH + SO 2 : influence of experimental conditions, H 2 O vapour, NH 3 and the amine tert-butylamine on the overall process

    Torsten Berndt;Frank Stratmann;Mikko Sipilä;Mikko Sipilä;Mikko Sipilä;Joonas Vanhanen

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-5 : Climatology of black carbon optical properties at 9 regional background sites across Europe

    M. Zanatta;M. Gysel;N. Bukowiecki;T. Müller

  • Highly Oxidized Multifunctional Organic Compounds Observed in Tropospheric Particles: A Field and Laboratory Study.

    Anke Mutzel;Laurent Poulain;Torsten Berndt;Yoshiteru Iinuma

  • Artefacts in the sampling of nitrate studied in the INTERCOMP campaigns of EUROTRAC-AEROSOL

    M Schaap;G Spindler;M Schulz;K Acker

  • INTERCOMP2000: the comparability of methods in use in Europe for measuring the carbon content of aerosol

    Harry ten Brink;Willy Maenhaut;Regina Hitzenberger;Thomas Gnauk

  • A statistical proxy for sulphuric acid concentration

    S. Mikkonen;S. Romakkaniemi;J. N. Smith;J. N. Smith;J. N. Smith;H. Korhonen

  • Aerosol hygroscopicity derived from size-segregated chemical composition and its parameterization in the North China Plain

    H. J. Liu;C. S. Zhao;B. Nekat;N. Ma

  • Relating particle hygroscopicity and CCN activity to chemical composition during the HCCT-2010 field campaign

    Z. J. Wu;L. Poulain;S. Henning;K. Dieckmann

  • A four-year size-segregated characterization study of particles PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 depending on air mass origin at Melpitz

    G. Spindler;E. Brüggemann;T. Gnauk;A. Grüner

  • Comparison of surface energy exchange models with eddy flux data in forest and grassland ecosystems of Germany

    Eva Falge;Sascha Reth;Nicolas Brüggemann;Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

  • A case of extreme particulate matter concentrations over Central Europe caused by dust emitted over the southern Ukraine

    W. Birmili;Kerstin Schepanski;Kerstin Schepanski;A. Ansmann;G. Spindler

  • Long-term size-segregated characterization of PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 at the IfT research station Melpitz downwind of Leipzig (Germany) using high and low-volume filter samplers

    G. Spindler;K Müller;E. Brüggemann;T. Gnauk

  • Long-term size-segregated particle (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) characterization study at Melpitz -- influence of air mass inflow, weather conditions and season

    G. Spindler;A. Grüner;K. Müller;S. Schlimper

  • Modelling of sea salt concentrations over Europe: key uncertainties and comparison with observations

    S Tsyro;Wenche Aas;Joana Soares;M Sofiev

  • Seasonal and diurnal variations of particulate nitrate and organic matter at the IfT research station Melpitz

    L. Poulain;G. Spindler;W. Birmili;C. Plass-Dülmer

  • Changes in the production rate of secondary aerosol particles in Central Europe in view of decreasing SO 2 emissions between 1996 and 2006

    A. Hamed;W. Birmili;J. Joutsensaari;S. Mikkonen

  • Size distributions of non-volatile particle residuals (D p <800 nm) at a rural site in Germany and relation to air mass origin

    C. Engler;D. Rose;B. Wehner;A. Wiedensohler

  • Intercomparison of methods to measure the mass concentration of the atmospheric aerosol during INTERCOMP2000: influence of instrumentation and size cuts

    R Hitzenberger;A Berner;Z Galambos;Willy Maenhaut

  • New-particle formation events in a continental boundary layer: first results from the SATURN experiment

    F. Stratmann;H. Siebert;G. Spindler;B. Wehner

  • Wet annular denuder measurements of nitrous acid: laboratory study of the artefact reaction of NO2 with S(IV) in aqueous solution and comparison with field measurements

    G. Spindler;J. Hesper;E. Brüggemann;R. Dubois

  • Geochemistry of PM10 over Europe during the EMEP intensive measurement periods in summer 2012 and winter 2013

    Andrés Alastuey;Xavier Querol;Wenche Aas;Franco Lucarelli

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J. P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

Frequent Co-Authors

Hartmut Herrmann
Hartmut Herrmann Leibniz Association
Wolfram Birmili
Wolfram Birmili German Environment Agency
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
N. Ma
N. Ma Jinan University
Birgit Wehner
Birgit Wehner Leibniz Association
Thomas Gnauk
Thomas Gnauk Leibniz Association
Laurent Poulain
Laurent Poulain Leibniz Association
Thomas Tuch
Thomas Tuch Leibniz Association
Hang Su
Hang Su Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Yafang Cheng
Yafang Cheng Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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