Proposed topics for Master Theses
This list is an overview of possible topics for your Master's Thesis at IMK. If you are interested in a special research field or like to analyze topics that are not listed here, don't hesitate to contact the respective working group leaders or researchers.
Here you find more information about the working groups of the departments IMK-AAF, IMK-ASF and IMK-TRO.
AG Blumenstock, IMK-ASF
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Optimieren des MUSICA MetOp/IASI Satellitenprozessors (H2O, HDO, N2O, CH4, HNO3) durch Berücksichtigung von Wasserkontinuums-Effekten und dessen Validierung anhand von NDACC/FTIR und GRUAN Referenzdaten
Supervision: M. Schneider
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Klimatologische Vergleiche von gemessener und modellierter Isotopogen-Zusammensetzung des troposphärischen Wasserdampfes (MUSICA NDACC/FTIR bodengebundene Fernerkundungsmessdaten versus ECHAM5-wiso und ICON-ART-iso Modelldaten)
Supervision: M. Schneider, R. Ruhnke (AG, IMK-MOD)
More Information about the Topic: http://www.imk-asf.kit.edu/english/musica.php
AG Braesicke, IMK-ASF
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Thermal Tropopause
Supervision: P. Braesicke
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Quasi-biennial Oscillation(QBO) in 2016
Supervision: P. Braesicke
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The trace gas fingerprint of the Indian Summer Monsoon
Supervision: P. Braesicke
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Exchange Processes between Troposphere and Stratosphere
Supervision: P. Braesicke
AG Cermak, IMK-ASF und IPF
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Satellite remote sensing of Namib-region fog
Supervision: J. Cermak, H. Andersen
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Generation of land-cover maps from thermal surface parameters and vegetation indices
Supervision: F. Göttsche
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Development of a technique to detect and predict fog dissipation based on satellite observations
Supervision: J. Cermak
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Infrared spectroscopy of selected surfaces (Namibia or Germany) for satellite data validation
Supervision: F. Olesen
AG Grams, IMK-TRO
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Dear students,
we always have ideas for exciting Master’s thesis research projects partly in collaboration with other groups at IMK-TRO. Please contact us directly to discuss your research interests, time plan, and specific research topics. Some possible topics include:
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"Modulation of surface weather by weather regimes in the European region. Do forecasts based on regimes provide better skill on subseasonal time scales?"
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"Do Saharan dust outbreaks in spring affect predictability in Europe? (co-supervised by AG Vogel)"
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"The impact of extratropical transition of tropical cyclones on the midlatitude flow on subseasonal time scales."
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"The linkage of serial cyclone clustering and weather regimes (co-supervised by AG Pinto and AG Grams)."
You find more information on our MSc/BSc group website https://www.imk-tro.kit.edu/english/9295.php
We are looking forward hearing from you.
Christian Grams, Dominik Büeler, and Julian Quinting
AG Hoose, IMK-TRO
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Impact of orographic structures on cloud and precipitation formation above Corsica (Description)
Supervision: Christian Barthlott, Corinna Hoose
Supervisors: Barbara Dietel, Corinna Hoose
Supervisors: Andrew Barrett, Corinna Hoose
AG Höpfner/Friedl-Vallon, IMK-ASF
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Analysis of various aircraft and balloon-borne remote sensing experiments from the upper troposphere to the middle stratosphere and their interpretation, with, e.g., chemical / climate models.
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Analysis of water vapour and its isotopomeres HDO and H2(18)O from infrared remote sensing observations of MIPAS-Balloon and GLORIA aircraft in the tropics and in the Asian monsoon.
Supervision: G. Wetzel, M. Höpfner
AG Kalthoff, IMK-TRO
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Extracting cloud base hights from Doppler-Lidar measurements (Description)
Supervision: A. Wieder, J. Handwerker
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Investigation of cross-valley circulations in the Inn Valley using aircraft measurements collected during the CROSSINN project (Description)
Supervision: N. Babic, B. Adler, A. Gohm
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Evaluation of drop size spectra and comparison to dual-pol radar measurements (Description)
Supervision: J. Handwerker, A. Wieser
AG Klose (IMK-TRO)
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- Can Haboob dust storms be realistically reproduced with convection-permitting modeling?
- Case study of an intense dust storm observed during a field campaign in Morocco
Supervision: M. Klose
AG Knippertz, IMK-TRO
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Supervision: A. H. Fink, M. Maranan
Supervision: A. H. Fink, R. van der Linden
Supervision: P. Knippertz, A. Lemburg
Supervision: A. H. Fink, R. van der Linden, E. Walz
Supervision: A. H. Fink, A. Lemburg (KIT), S. I. Vassolo (BGR, Hannover)
AG Kunz, IMK-TRO
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Statistische Niederschlagsanalysen im Kontext des Klimawandels für Georgien
Supervision: S. Mohr, M. Kunz
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Analyse der Umgebungsbedingungen konvektiver Starkniederschlagsereignisse in Deutschland auf der Grundlage von RADOLAN Daten und Reanalysen
Supervision: S. Mohr, M. Kunz
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Tageszeitliche Entwicklung der konvektiven Umgebungsbedingungen basierend auf hoch-aufgelösten COSMO-EU Modellanalysen
Supervision: J. Wilhelm, M. Kunz
AG Leisner, IMK-AAF
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Elektronenmikroskopische Untersuchung von Eiswachstum auf natürlichen Mineraloberflächen
Supervision: A. Kiselev
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Eismultiplikation beim Gefrieren unterkühlter Wolkentropfen
Supervision: A. Kiselev, T. Leisner
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Kontaktgefrieren levitierter Wolkentropfen
Supervision: N. Hoffmann, A. Kiselev
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Charakterisierung von Eiskeimfähigkeit natürlicher Mineralstaubpartikel
Supervision: A. Kiselev, N. Hoffmann
AG Möhler, IMK-AAF
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Quantifying Ice-Nucleating Particle sizes in Suspensions using a new Laser Diffraction Instrument
Supervision: N. Umo -
Systematische Untersuchung des Einflusses von Partikelgrößen auf die Wolkeneisbildung mit Hilfe eines Maxi-Differentiellenm-Mobilitäts-Analysators
Supervision: L. Lacher
- HILDA (high-latitude dust emission) Messkampagne in Island – atmosphärische Wolkeneisbildung durch Staub aus der Polarregion
Supervision: K. Höhler
AG Pinto, IMK-TRO
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Prof. Dr. Joaquim Pinto, Phone: 28467, joaquim.pinto∂kit.edu
Dr. Florian Ehmele, Tel. 22844, florian.ehmele∂kit.edu
Dr. Patrick Ludwig, Tel. 24942, patrick.ludwig∂kit.edu
Dr. Julia Mömken, Tel. 22805, julia.moemken∂kit.edu
Dr. Assaf Hochman, Tel. 24942, assaf.hochman∂kit.edu
Dr. Alberto Caldas-Alvares, Tel. 23277, alberto.caldas-alvarez∂kit.edu- Characterisation of rainfall variability for Lake Victoria at the regional scale using a statistical-dynamical approach
Supervision: P. Ludwig, J.G. Pinto, A.H. Fink
Project: CORDEX FPS ELVIC
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Estimation of diabatic processes in extratropical cyclones in ERA-5 Reanalysis
Supervision: H. Lentink, J.G. Pinto
Project: ClimXtreme A
- What led to the strong snow accumulation in the northern Alpine ranges in January 2019?
Supervision: J.G. Pinto, A.H. Fink
Project: Waves to Weather (DFG)
- Future changes of precipitation statistics at high resolution for Central Europe using a semi-physical stochastic precipitation model
Supervision: F.Ehmele
Project: RegIKlim, ClimXtreme
- Wind energy potentials over different regions of the world in CORDEX-CORE regional climate projections
Supervision: J. Mömken, H. Feldmann, J.G. Pinto
Project: RegIKlim
- Scale dependency of precipitation representation in downscaled simulations from the Miklip ensemble
Supervision: A. Caldas-Alvarez, H. Feldmann, J.G. Pinto
Project: ClimXtreme - A1 Severe
- High-resolution climate projections over the Eastern Mediterranean
Supervision: A. Hochman
WG Ruhnke, IMK-ASF
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Untersuchung der troposphärischen Ozonverteilung mit ICON-ART
Supervision: R. Ruhnke
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Analyse von Chemie-Klimamodellsimulationen im Rahmen der internationalen Chemistry Climate Modelling Initiative (CCMI)
Supervision: B.-M. Sinnhuber
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Entwicklung eines Gitter-Boltzmann dynamischen Kerns für das Wettervorhersagemodell ICON/ Development of a Lattice Boltzmann dynamical core for the weather forecasting model ICON (Description)
Supervision: B.-M. Sinnhuber
WG Saathoff, IMK-AAF
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Masterarbeit: Bestimmung von Partikelbildungsraten und Partikelwachstumsraten aus Simulationskammerexperimenten mit organischen Aerosolen (Description)
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Masterarbeit zur Untersuchung der räumlichen Verteilung atmosphärischer Aerosolpartikel mittels eines 3D-Scanning Aerosol LIDARS (Description)
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Masterarbeit: Entwicklung massenspektroskopischer Methoden für die Analyse einzelner Aerosolpartikel (Description)
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Masterarbeit zur Untersuchung der Verteilung von Aerosolpartikeln in und über der atmosphärischen Grenzschicht mit Drohnen- und LIDAR-Messungen (Description)
Supervision: H. Saathoff
WG Schädler, IMK-TRO
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Bereich Paläoklima: Entwicklung und Anwendung einer Strategie zum Vergleich von modellierten Isotopendaten mit Proxy-Daten
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Bereiche Paläoklima/Mittelfristige Klimaprognosen: Vergleich verschiedener Klassifizierungsverfahren für Wetterlagen
Supervision: G. Schädler
- Verbesserung der Niederschlagssimulation im Westlichen Sahel durch eine stochastische Variation der Wurzeltiefen
Betreuung: M. Breil, G. Schädler (Beschreibung zum Thema)
- Die Auswirkung von Aufforstung auf den Strahlungshaushalt in Europa
Betreuung: M. Breil, G. Schädler (Beschreibung zum Thema)
AG Sinnhuber, IMK-ASF
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imk-asf.kit.edu/english/msk.php
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Solare Aktivität im Sonnensystem und darüber hinaus: Modellstudien zum Einfluss von stellarer Aktivität auf die Atmosphären von Mars, Venus und terrestrischen Exoplaneten
Supervision: M. Sinnhuber
AG Vogel, IMK-TRO
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Aerosol processes and interactions
- Do Saharan dust outbreaks in spring affect weather predictability in Europe?
Co-Supervision AG Vogel and AG Grams
- Development of a simplified aerosol model for operational weather prediction applications
Supervision: B. Vogel
- Optical properties of sub-grid clouds and their dependence on aerosols
Supervision: B. Vogel
- Chemical processing of aerosols during atmospheric transport
Supervision: B. Vogel, H. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour
- How would the great green wall in Africa affect the dust emissions?
Supervision: B. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour
Data processing and model validation
- Validation of DWD desert dust forecast data using satellite and ground-based measurements
Supervision: B. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour
- Analysis of aerosol budgets and trends using model and satellite data
Supervision: B. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour
Machine learning applications in aerosol modeling
- Parameterization of aerosol emissions using artificial neural network
Supervision: B. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour
- Parameterization of aerosol properties and interactions using artificial neural network
Supervision: B. Vogel, A. Hoshyaripour