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Our UN Campaign for investigating methane emissions is featured by ZEIT

Our methane investigation in Hamburg supported by United Nations is featured by DIE ZEIT: https://www.zeit.de/2021/33/methan-treibhausgas-klimawandel-weltklimarat-anstieg-klimagas-erderwaermung-forschung This is a collaboration with Universiteit Utrecht, Environmental Defense Fund, DLR, TNO and…

Our GHG sensor network MUCCnet is featured by Bayerischer Rundfunk on TV and Deutschlandfunk

The world's first urban greenhouse gas sensor network based on the differential column principle (MUCCnet - Munich Urban Carbon Column network) has been regognized by both the national and international press. BR Abendschau shows a TV report, Deutschlandfunk a radio feature, and Physics Today, one…

Prof. Jia Chen among the "Top 40 under 40"

Prof. Chen was named one of Germany's "Top 40 under 40". In this list, the magazine Capital honors the most important talents from business, politics, science and society.

We are funded by the United Nations Environment Programme to investigate methane emissions in Hamburg

Our group has been commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme to use our novel differential column method to study the greenhouse gas emissions of major European cities, in order to determine the influence of the natural gas infrastructure on the rising global methane levels (Project:…

Our Oktoberfest methane study is featured by Nature as a research highlight

The publication covers the first study worldwide that determines the methane emission of a big festival. We found that such festivals are significant sources of the potent greenhouse gas methane. However, they are not considered in the state-of-the-art emission inventories so far.

Our Paper on NO2 Pollution Levels in Cities is Published

Our paper "Spatial and temporal representativeness of point measurements for nitrogen dioxide pollution levels in cities" is published in ACPD: https://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/acp-2019-1198/

Launch of Our Worldwide Unique Greenhouse Gas Network

Our worldwide unique greenhouse gas network has been launched. The network consists of five fully-automated and highly precise FTIR monitoring systems using the sun as light source. It allow us to measure CO2, CH4, CO and NO2 column concentrations throughout the year. The five systems are…

"Jetzt mal ehrlich: Was liegt in der Luft, Frau Chen?" Our research is now also featured in the ZEIT Wissen magazine

In the ZEIT Wissen magazine 5/18 you can find an interesting interview with Prof. Chen about the research of our group and the air quality in cities: https://www.zeit.de/zeit-wissen/2018/05/klima-wetter-luft-himmel-klimawandel-umwelt (so far you have to register for free first to read the whole…

Detektivarbeit für bessere Luft: Prof. Chen and our research are featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung

Prof. Chen and our research are featured in Süddeutsche Zeitung. Detektivarbeit für bessere Luft:http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/sz-serie-muenchen-forscht-folge-detektivarbeit-fuer-bessere-luft-1.3995648

Paper on Automated Sensor System for GHG Monitoring in Munich published

Our paper on our automated sensor system for greenhouse gas monitoring in Munich is published on AMT: https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/11/2173/2018/amt-11-2173-2018.html

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