Universität Leipzig: Institute for Meteorology

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Welcome to the

Leipzig Institute for Meteorology

Coordination of Transregional Collaborative Research Centre

TRR 172 – Arctic Amplification (AC3)

Coordination of Priority Program SPP 1294

High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft

Co-funded by the EU

Improving the power forecast of photovoltaic systems to support the energy transition

Institute

Meteorological research in Leipzig can be traced back almost five centuries. The Leipzig Institute of Meterorology maintains this tradition and is now a recognised national centre for meteorological research and teaching.

Leipzig Institute of Meteorology in the former observatory on Stephanstraße with trees in the foreground. Photo: Katrin Schandert

Profile

The Leipzig Institute of Meterorology – a recognised national centre for meteorological research and teaching – is one of the largest meteorological institutes in Germany.

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Team

Meet the members of our team

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Events

Event calendar: Leipziger Meteorologisches Kolloquium, PhD talks, Conferences and Workshops

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Service

Here you find our job portal, formbox and answers to frequently askes questions.

Switch port with cables. Photo: Kartin Schandert / Universität Leipzig

Facilities

Library, computer pools, instrumentation

Studying

With about 15-20 graduates per year, Leipzig is one of the largest German institutes offering a full Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Meteorology. The special feature is the strong connection between teaching and research.

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Prospective students

The Institute for Meteorology at the Faculty for Physica and Earth Sciences offers a comprehensive Bachelor's and Master's degree programme in meteorology. Find out more about our courses of studies.

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Current students

Courses, module registrations, module exams, study documents. Here you find all information for a successful study.

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Graduates

It makes sense to start thinking about what happens next while you’re still at university.

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ERASMUS

Information about studing abroad and studying at our university for internationals students.

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Student advisory service

Do you have questions about your application and organising your studies? Get in touch with our students advisors.

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Research

The research at the Leipzig university has a long tradition and goes back to the 19th century. Today, about 50 scientists are working at the Leipzig institute of meteorology. Organized in four professorships, we investigate versatile processes which are related to atmospheric changes.

View from the HALO aircraft showing deep convection. Photo: Manfred Wendisch / Universität Leipzig

Our research

We use climate and weather models and apply versatile measurement techniques to study processes which govern the weather and climate.

Ground-based remote sensing: LIMHAT and LIMRAD94 employed at the research ship Meteor during a measurement campaign in the Caribbean in 2020. Photo: Heike Kalesse / University of Leipzig

Research projects

We are involved in two trans-national projects and 40 other national and international projects.

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Academic career

There are several ways to fulfill your dream of a career in academia. We show you the possibilities.

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Publications

Meteorological textbooks, Meteorological books, Internal scientific reports of the Institute for Meteorology

Radiation sonde at ground in front of the Polarstern during MOSAiC. The sonde was designed for balloon-borne measurements. Photo: Michael Lonardi / Leipzig University

Methods and Measuring principles

Climate and weather models and observational data are applied in our research.

Research of our working groups

Weather

360° cloud image with the measuring device in RGB colours. Photo: Institute for Meteorology

Current weather

The Institute of Meteorology records weather data at the Collm and Stephanstrasse sites for teaching purposes.

Climatological observations: VHF meteor radar at Collm Observatory measuring horizontal wind and temperature. Photo: Christoph Jacobi / University of Leipzig

SKiYMET meteor radar

Measurements of the Collm Meteor radar

Ground based observation: LIMHAT, LIMRAD und LIMCUBE during the measuring operation on the roof of the Leipzig Institute of Meteorology. Photo: Heike Kalesse-Los / Universität Leipzig

Remote sensing data

Quicklook-Browser of the working group Remote sensing and Arctic climate

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Frequently asked questions

Contact us

Institute for Meteorology

work Institutsgebäude
Stephanstraße 3
04103 Leipzig
Head: Prof. Dr. Manfred Wendisch

Phone: work +49 341 97-32850
Fax: fax +49 341 97-32899

How to get to the Institute