»The Reacting Atmosphere – Understanding and Management for Future Generations« is the name of the research group that will consist of atmospheric researchers, mathematicians, and scientists from the following institutions:

• Bergische University of Wuppertal (Atmospheric Research, Mathematics, and Schumpeter School of Business and Economics)

• Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

• Atmospheric Research Institute at the Institute for Energy and Climate Research of the Research Center of Jülich

• Rhine Institute for Environmental Research at the University of Cologne

The goal of the group is to obtain a systematic overview of the air quality and climate change »control circuit« throughout the atmosphere, generated by physical and chemical reactions in the atmosphere itself as well as social and political measures.

In addressing this highly complex subject the group will focus on two model regions: the Ruhrgebiet (Germany), which boasts a 50-year history of air quality research and management policy in the »Innovation City« tradition, and Asian megacities.

Toward this end the research group is developing and testing a highly sensitive measurement apparatus for the detection of nitrogen dioxide. The new apparatus is substantially more sensitive than other devices, has already been successfully applied in various field research, and is commercially available.

Project Operation:
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Fachbereich C – Physikalische Chemie
Gaußstraße 20
42097 Wuppertal
Telefon    0202|439-2515  
Telefax    0202|439-2757   
wiesen@uni-wuppertal.de
www.ptc.uni-wuppertal.de,
www.the-reacting-atmosphere.org

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