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Thomas Trickl is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric science, particularly on topics related to tropospheric ozone, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental gas dynamics. They have contributed to several areas including spectroscopy and laser applications, as well as studies related to atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Their main fields of study span Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Within these broader fields, Trickl has worked extensively in subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

Thomas Trickl has been involved in publishing research in a variety of scientific journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Applied Optics
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Trickl include:

  • "Very high stratospheric influence observed in the free troposphere over the northern Alps - just a local phenomenon?", 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Three decades of tropospheric ozone lidar development at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany", 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report", 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Zonal Similarity of Long-Term Changes and Seasonal Cycles of Baseline Ozone at Northern Midlatitudes", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "A powerful lidar system capable of 1 h measurements of water vapour in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere as well as the temperature in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere", 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Their research topics include:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
  • Advanced materials and composites

Frequent collaborators from their research network include:

  • Hannes Vogelmann
  • Matthias Perfahl
  • Ludwig Ries
  • Wolfgang Steinbrecht
  • Christian Rolf

Thomas Trickl's work contributes to the understanding of atmospheric processes using advanced measurement techniques such as lidar systems, which are capable of detailed observations of water vapor, temperature, and ozone distributions in the troposphere and stratosphere. Their research addresses variations and influences in atmospheric composition during changing climate conditions and over different geographical regions.

Best Publications

  • Stratosphere-troposphere exchange: A review, and what we have learned from STACCATO

    A. Stohl;P. Bonasoni;P. Cristofanelli;W. Collins

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone relevant to climate and global atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

    A. Gaudel;O. R. Cooper;G. Ancellet;B. Barret

  • Stratospheric Aerosol--Observations, Processes, and Impact on Climate

    Stefanie Kremser;Larry W. Thomason;Marc von Hobe;Markus Hermann

  • Transport of boreal forest fire emissions from Canada to Europe

    Caroline Forster;Ulla Wandinger;Gerhard Wotawa;Paul James

  • Systematic lidar observations of Saharan dust over Europe in the frame of EARLINET (2000-2002)

    A. Papayannis;V. Amiridis;L. Mona;G. Tsaknakis

  • The Untold Story of Pyrocumulonimbus

    Michael Fromm;Daniel T. Lindsey;René Servranckx;Glenn Yue

  • A textbook example of long‐range transport: Simultaneous observation of ozone maxima of stratospheric and North American origin in the free troposphere over Europe

    Andreas Stohl;Thomas Trickl

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Database and Metrics Data of Global Surface Ozone Observations

    Martin G. Schultz;Sabine Schröder;Olga Lyapina;Owen Cooper

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone from 1877 to 2016, observed levels, trends and uncertainties

    David Tarasick;Ian E. Galbally;Ian E. Galbally;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Martin G. Schultz

  • The influence of stratospheric intrusions on alpine ozone concentrations

    A Stohl;N Spichtinger-Rakowsky;P Bonasoni;H Feldmann

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: A critical review of changes in the tropospheric ozone burden and budget from 1850 to 2100

    A. T. Archibald;J. L. Neu;Y. F. Elshorbany;O. R. Cooper;O. R. Cooper

  • Regional and Global Tropopause Fold Occurrence and Related Ozone Flux Across the Tropopause

    M. Beekmann;G. Ancellet;S. Blonsky;D. De Muer

  • The unprecedented 2017–2018 stratospheric smoke event: decay phase and aerosol properties observed with the EARLINET

    Holger Baars;Albert Ansmann;Kevin Ohneiser;Moritz Haarig

  • Intercontinental transport and its influence on the ozone concentrations over central Europe: Three case studies

    Thomas Trickl;Owen R. Cooper;Holger Eisele;Paul James

  • HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDAR MEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE

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  • Four-dimensional distribution of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud over Europe observed by EARLINET

    G. Pappalardo;L. Mona;G. D'Amico;U. Wandinger

  • Ultranarrow bandwidth VUV‐XUV laser system

    E. Cromwell;T. Trickl;Y. T. Lee;A. H. Kung

  • How stratospheric are deep stratospheric intrusions

    T Trickl;H. Vogelmann;H Giehl;HE Scheel;HE Scheel

  • A wide‐range ultraviolet lidar system for tropospheric ozone measurements: Development and application

    U. Kempfer;W. Carnuth;R. Lotz;T. Trickl

  • 35 yr of stratospheric aerosol measurements at Garmisch-Partenkirchen: from Fuego to Eyjafjallajökull, and beyond

    Thomas Trickl;H. Giehl;H. Jäger;H. Vogelmann

  • Wavelength dependence of nanosecond infrared laser-induced breakdown in water: Evidence for multiphoton initiation via an intermediate state

    Norbert Linz;Sebastian Freidank;Xiao-Xuan Liang;Hannes Vogelmann

  • Proposed standardized definitions for vertical resolution and uncertainty in the NDACC lidar ozone and temperature algorithms - Part 2: Ozone DIAL uncertainty budget

    Thierry Leblanc;Robert J. Sica;Joanna A. E. van Gijsel;Sophie Godin-Beekmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Ina Mattis
Ina Mattis German Meteorological Service
Gelsomina Pappalardo
Gelsomina Pappalardo National Research Council (CNR)
Volker Freudenthaler
Volker Freudenthaler Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Albert Ansmann
Albert Ansmann Leibniz Association
Andreas Stohl
Andreas Stohl University of Vienna
Matthias Wiegner
Matthias Wiegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michaël Sicard
Michaël Sicard Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Detlef Müller
Detlef Müller University of Hertfordshire
Ulla Wandinger
Ulla Wandinger Leibniz Association

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