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Gunther Seckmeyer

Gunther Seckmeyer

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
48
Citations
6814
World Ranking
5628
National Ranking
379

Overview

Gunther Seckmeyer is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Engineering.

Their work addresses various key topics such as Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Seckmeyer has published research in several scientific venues. Frequent publication forums include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Measurement Science and Technology
  • Energies
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers cover a range of environmental and atmospheric topics. Notable publications are:

  • "Overview of the PALM model system 6.0" (2020) in Geoscientific model development
  • "Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Persistent extreme ultraviolet irradiance in Antarctica despite the ozone recovery onset" (2022) in Scientific Reports
  • "Warming events projected to become more frequent and last longer across Antarctica" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Black carbon in the Southern Andean snowpack" (2022) in Environmental Research Letters

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of Seckmeyer's work. Frequent co-authors include Raúl R. Cordero, Sarah Féron, Alessandro Damiani, Edgardo Sepúlveda, and José Jorquera.

Best Publications

  • Overview of the PALM model system 6.0

    Björn Maronga;Björn Maronga;Sabine Banzhaf;Cornelia Burmeister;Thomas Esch

  • The Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): history, status and perspectives

    Martine De Mazière;Anne M. Thompson;Michael J. Kurylo;Jeannette D. Wild

  • Systematic long‐term comparison of spectral UV measurements and UVSPEC modeling results

    B. Mayer;G. Seckmeyer;A. Kylling

  • Uncertainty of measurements of spectral solar UV irradiance

    G. Bernhard;G. Seckmeyer

  • Comparison of Models Used for UV Index Calculations

    Peter Koepke;Alkiviadis Bais;Dimitrios Balis;Michael Buchwitz

  • Increased ultraviolet radiation in New Zealand (45°S) relative to Germany (48°N)

    G. Seckmeyer;R. L. McKenzie;R. L. McKenzie

  • Transmittance of a cloud is wavelength‐dependent in the UV‐range

    G. Seckmeyer;R. Erb;A. Albold

  • Enhanced absorption of UV radiation due to multiple scattering in clouds: Experimental evidence and theoretical explanation

    Bernhard Mayer;A. Kylling;Sasha Madronich;G. Seckmeyer

  • Satellite retrievals of erythemal UV dose compared with ground‐based measurements at northern and southern midlatitudes

    R. L. McKenzie;G. Seckmeyer;A. F. Bais;J. B. Kerr

  • Transmittance of a cloud is wavelength‐dependent in the UV‐range: Physical interpretation

    A. Kylling;A. Albold;G. Seckmeyer

  • Variability of UV Irradiance in Europe

    Gunther Seckmeyer;Darius Pissulla;Merle Glandorf;Diamantino Henriques

  • Measurements of spectral solar UV irradiance in tropical‐Australia

    G. Bernhard;B. Mayer;G. Seckmeyer;A. Moise

  • SUSPEN intercomparison of ultraviolet spectroradiometers

    A F Bais;B G Gardiner;H Slaper;M Blumthaler

  • Geographical differences in the UV measured by intercompared spectroradiometers

    G. Seckmeyer;B. Mayer;G. Bernhard;R. L. McKenzie

  • UV‐B in Germany higher in 1993 than in 1992

    G. Seckmeyer;B. Mayer;R. Erb;G. Bernhard

  • Traveling reference spectroradiometer for routine quality assurance of spectral solar ultraviolet irradiance measurements

    Julian Gröbner;Josef Schreder;Stelios Kazadzis;Alkiviadis F. Bais

  • Variability of UV-B at four stations in Europe

    C. S. Zerefos;D. S. Balis;A. F. Bais;D. Gillotay

  • Simultaneous spectroradiometry: A study of solar UV irradiance at two altitudes

    M. Blumthaler;A. R. Webb;G. Seckmeyer;A. F. Bais

  • Cosine error correction of spectral UV-irradiances

    Gunther Seckmeyer;Germar Bernhard

  • Biological dosimetry of solar radiation for different simulated ozone column thicknesses.

    G. Horneck;P. Rettberg;E. Rabbow;W. Strauch

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Blumthaler
Mario Blumthaler Innsbruck Medical University
Alkiviadis F. Bais
Alkiviadis F. Bais Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Richard McKenzie
Richard McKenzie National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Bernhard Mayer
Bernhard Mayer University of Calgary
Andreas Matzarakis
Andreas Matzarakis University of Freiburg
Renate Forkel
Renate Forkel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Matthias Mauder
Matthias Mauder Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Stelios Kazadzis
Stelios Kazadzis Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos, World Radiation Center
Siegfried Raasch
Siegfried Raasch University of Hannover
Gabriele Pfister
Gabriele Pfister National Center for Atmospheric Research

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