Dr. Wolfram Birmili

Dr. Wolfram Birmili
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Atmospheric Scientist
Phone:
+49 (0)341 2353437
Fax:
+49 (0)341 2352361
E-mail:
[email protected]
Address:
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Permoserstraße 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Curriculum Vitae
Oct 1989 – Dec 1994
Undergraduate and graduate studies in Physics at the
University of Tübingen, Germany
Aug 1991 – Jun 1992
Studies in Physics, English, French at the Mount Allison
University, Canada.
Jan 1995 – Mar 1998
Research work on a PhD thesis at the Leibniz Institute
for Tropospheric Research (IfT) in Leipzig, Germany.
Aug 1998
PhD at the University of Leipzig, title “Atmospheric new
particle formation in continental air masses”.
April 1998 – Feb 2001
Postdoctoral research at the Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research in Leipzig, Germany.
Mar 2001 – Feb 2003
EU Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of
Birmingham, Department of Environmental Health, UK.
Since May 2003
Research scientist at the Leibniz Institute for
Tropospheric Research in Leipzig, Germany.
Since Jan 2004
Leader of the research group “Tropospheric Aerosols”
at the Physics Department of IfT.
Jan – Jun 2006
Guest professor at the University of Helsinki, Division
of Atmospheric Sciences.
Since Jan 2010
Deputy leader of the research group “Tropospheric
Aerosols” at the Physics Department of IfT.
Research Interests
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Atmospheric aerosols - their climate and health effects
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Aerosol physical and chemical processes
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Aerosol measurement and characterisation techniques
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Secondary formation of new atmospheric particles
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Long-range transport of atmospheric aerosols
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Statistical analysis of long-term atmospheric observations
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Urban and traffic-generated aerosols
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Microscale dispersion of urban aerosols
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Boundary layer meteorology
Publications
Wolfram Birmili is the author of currently 90 peer reviewed scientific articles, 16
of which as a first author.
PhD thesis
Birmili, W.. Formation of Ultrafine Aerosol Particles in the Continental Boundary Layer. Defense in
9/1998, VWF Berlin: 1999, ISBN 3-89700-081-4.
Peer-reviewed book chapters
Birmili, W. und T. Hoffmann, Environmental pollutants: Particulate and dust pollution: Inorganic
and organic compounds. Manuscript 133 in Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, edited by
G. Laurent and S. Shapiro, Elsevier, 2006.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2012
Birmili, W., Rehn, J., Vogel, A., Boehlke, C., Weber, K., and Rasch, F.: Micro-scale variability of
urban particle number and mass concentrations in Leipzig, Germany, Meteorolog. Z.,
submitted, 7.5.2012.
Gu, J., M. Pitz, S. Breitner, W. Birmili, S. von Klot, A. Schneider, J. Soentgen, A. Reller, A. Peters,
J. Cyrys: Selection of key ambient particulate variables for epidemiological studies —
Applying cluster and heatmap analyses as tools for data reduction. Sci. Tot. Environ. 435436, p. 541–550, 2012.
Birmili, W., Tomsche, L., Sonntag, A., Opelt, C., Weinhold, K., Nordmann, S., Schmidt, W.:
Variability of aerosol particles in the urban atmosphere of Dresden (Germany): Effects of
spatial scale and particle size, Meteorolog. Z., submitted, 8.5.2012.
Engler, C., Birmili, W., Spindler, G., and Wiedensohler, A.: Analysis of exceedances in the daily
PM10 mass concentration (50 μg m−3) at a roadside station in Leipzig, Germany, Atmos.
Chem. Phys. Discuss., 11, 15831-15873, doi:10.5194/acpd-11-15831-2011, 2011.
Gnauk, T., K. Müller, E. Brüggemann, W. Birmili, K. Weinhold, D. Pinxteren, G. Löschau, G.
Spindler, H., Herrmann: A study to discriminate local, urban and regional source
contributions to the particulate matter concentrations in the city of Dresden, Germany, J.
Atmos. Chem., 68, 199-231, doi: 10.1007/s10874-012-9216-7, 2012.
Laakso, L., Vakkari, V., Virkkula, A., Laakso, H., Backman, J., Kulmala, M., Beukes, J. P., van Zyl,
P. G., Tiitta, P., Josipovic, M., Pienaar, J. J., Chiloane, K., Gilardoni, S., Vignati, E.,
Wiedensohler, A., Tuch, T., Birmili, W., Piketh, S., Collett, K., Fourie, G. D., Komppula, M.,
Lihavainen, H., de Leeuw, G., and Kerminen, V.-M.: South African EUCAARI
measurements: seasonal variation of trace gases and aerosol optical properties, Atmos.
Chem. Phys., 12, 1847-1864, doi:10.5194/acp-12-1847-2012, 2012.
Romakkaniemi, S., A. Arola, H. Kokkola, W. Birmili, T. Tuch, V.-M. Kerminen, P. Räisänen, J. N.
Smith, H. Korhonen, and A. Laaksonen (2012), Effect of aerosol size distribution changes
on AOD, CCN and cloud droplet concentration: Case studies from Erfurt and Melpitz,
Germany, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D07202, doi:10.1029/2011JD017091.
Wiedensohler, A., Birmili, W., Nowak, A., Sonntag, A., Weinhold, K., Merkel, M., Wehner, B., Tuch,
T., Pfeifer, S., Fiebig, M., Fjäraa, A. M., Asmi, E., Sellegri, K., Depuy, R., Venzac, H., Villani,
P., Laj, P., Aalto, P., Ogren, J. A., Swietlicki, E., Williams, P., Roldin, P., Quincey, P., Hüglin,
C., Fierz-Schmidhauser, R., Gysel, M., Weingartner, E., Riccobono, F., Santos, S., Grüning,
C., Faloon, K., Beddows, D., Harrison, R., Monahan, C., Jennings, S. G., O'Dowd, C. D.,
Marinoni, A., Horn, H.-G., Keck, L., Jiang, J., Scheckman, J., McMurry, P. H., Deng, Z.,
Zhao, C. S., Moerman, M., Henzing, B., de Leeuw, G., Löschau, G., and Bastian, S.:
Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data
structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number
size distributions, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 5, 657-685, doi:10.5194/amt-5-657-2012, 2012.
2011
Asmi, A., Wiedensohler, A., Laj, P., Fjaeraa, A.-M., Sellegri, K., Birmili, W., Weingartner, E.,
Baltensperger, U., Zdimal, V., Zikova, N., Putaud, J.-P., Marinoni, A., Tunved, P., Hansson,
H.-C., Fiebig, M., Kivekäs, N., Lihavainen, H., Asmi, E., Ulevicius, V., Aalto, P. P., Swietlicki,
E., Kristensson, A., Mihalopoulos, N., Kalivitis, N., Kalapov, I., Kiss, G., de Leeuw, G.,
Henzing, B., Harrison, R. M., Beddows, D., O'Dowd, C., Jennings, S. G., Flentje, H.,
Weinhold, K., Meinhardt, F., Ries, L., and Kulmala, M.: Number size distributions and
seasonality of submicron particles in Europe 2008–2009, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 55055538, doi:10.5194/acp-11-5505-2011, 2011.
Emeis, S., Forkel, R., Junkermann, W., Schäfer, K., Flentje, H., Gilge, S., Fricke, W., Wiegner, M.,
Freudenthaler, V., Groβ, S., Ries, L., Meinhardt, F., Birmili, W., Münkel, C., Obleitner, F.,
and Suppan, P.: Measurement and simulation of the 16/17 April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull
volcanic ash layer dispersion in the northern Alpine region, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 26892701, doi:10.5194/acp-11-2689-2011, 2011.
Hamburger, T., McMeeking, G., Minikin, A., Birmili, W., Dall'Osto, M., O'Dowd, C., Flentje, H.,
Henzing, B., Junninen, H., Kristensson, A., de Leeuw, G., Stohl, A., Burkhart, J. F., Coe, H.,
Krejci, R., and Petzold, A.: Overview of the synoptic and pollution situation over Europe
during the EUCAARI-LONGREX field campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1065-1082,
doi:10.5194/acp-11-1065-2011, 2011.
Heintzenberg, J., Birmili, W., Otto, R., Andreae, M. O., Mayer, J.-C., Chi, X., and Panov, A.: Aerosol
particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower
(Siberia), 2006–2009, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 8703-8719, doi:10.5194/acp-11-87032011, 2011.
Löschau, G., Birmili, W., Engler, C., Weinhold, K., Gnauk, T., Brüggemann, E., Müller, K.,
Herrmann, H., Wiedensohler, A.: Measurement of the number concentration of ultrafine
particles in ambient in an air quality monitoring network – Part 3: Spatial variation of the
particle concentration and main sources in an agglomeration (Messung der Anzahl von
ultrafeinen Partikeln in der Außenluft in einem Luftgütemessnetz – Teil 3: Räumliche
Variation der Partikelkonzentration sowie Hauptverursacher im Ballungsraum). Gefahrst.
Reinh. Luft, 71(1/2): 57-63, 2011.
Mikkonen, S., Korhonen, H., Romakkaniemi, S., Smith, J. N., Joutsensaari, J., Lehtinen, K. E. J.,
Hamed, A., Breider, T. J., Birmili, W., Spindler, G., Plass-Duelmer, C., Facchini, M. C., and
Laaksonen, A.: Meteorological and trace gas factors affecting the number concentration of
atmospheric Aitken (Dp = 50 nm) particles in the continental boundary layer:
parameterization using a multivariate mixed effects model, Geosci. Model Dev., 4, 1-13,
doi:10.5194/gmd-4-1-2011, 2011.
Mikkonen, S., Romakkaniemi, S., Smith, J. N., Korhonen, H., Petäjä, T., Plass-Duelmer, C., Boy,
M., McMurry, P. H., Lehtinen, K. E. J., Joutsensaari, J., Hamed, A., Mauldin III, R. L.,
Birmili, W., Spindler, G., Arnold, F., Kulmala, M., and Laaksonen, A.: A statistical proxy for
sulphuric acid concentration, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 11319-11334, doi:10.5194/acp-1111319-2011, 2011.
Poulain, L., Iinuma, Y., Müller, K., Birmili, W., Weinhold, K., Brüggemann, E., Gnauk, T.,
Hausmann, A., Löschau, G., Wiedensohler, A., and Herrmann, H.: Diurnal variations of
ambient particulate wood burning emissions and their contribution to the concentration of
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Seiffen, Germany, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11,
12697-12713, doi:10.5194/acp-11-12697-2011.
Poulain, L., Spindler, G., Birmili, W., Plass-Dülmer, C., Wiedensohler, A., and Herrmann, H.:
Seasonal and diurnal variations of particulate nitrate and organic matter at the IfT research
station Melpitz, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12579-12599, doi:10.5194/acp-11-12579-2011,
2011.
Reddington, C. L., Carslaw, K. S., Spracklen, D. V., Frontoso, M. G., Collins, L., Merikanto, J.,
Minikin, A., Hamburger, T., Coe, H., Kulmala, M., Aalto, P., Flentje, H., Plass-Dülmer, C.,
Birmili, W., Wiedensohler, A., Wehner, B., Tuch, T., Sonntag, A., O'Dowd, C. D., Jennings,
S. G., Dupuy, R., Baltensperger, U., Weingartner, E., Hansson, H.-C., Tunved, P., Laj, P.,
Sellegri, K., Boulon, J., Putaud, J.-P., Gruening, C., Swietlicki, E., Roldin, P., Henzing, J. S.,
Moerman, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Kouvarakis, G., Ždímal, V., Zíková, N., Marinoni, A.,
Bonasoni, P., and Duchi, R.: Primary versus secondary contributions to particle number
concentrations in the European boundary layer, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12007-12036,
doi:10.5194/acp-11-12007-2011, 2011.
Schäfer, K., Thomas, W., Peters, A., Ries, L., Obleitner, F., Schnelle-Kreis, J., Birmili, W., Diemer,
J., Fricke, W., Junkermann, W., Pitz, M., Emeis, S., Forkel, R., Suppan, P., Flentje, H.,
Gilge, S., Wichmann, H. E., Meinhardt, F., Zimmermann, R., Weinhold, K., Soentgen, J.,
Münkel, C., Freuer, C., and Cyrys, J.: Influences of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic plume
on air quality in the northern Alpine region, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 8555-8575,
doi:10.5194/acp-11-8555-2011, 2011.
Schmeissner, T., Krejci, R., Ström, J., Birmili, W., Wiedensohler, A., Hochschild, G., Gross, J.,
Hoffmann, P., and Calderon, S.: Analysis of number size distributions of tropical free
tropospheric aerosol particles observed at Pico Espejo (4765 m a.s.l.), Venezuela, Atmos.
Chem. Phys., 11, 3319-3332, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3319-2011, 2011.
Shen, X. J., Sun, J. Y., Zhang, Y. M., Wehner, B., Nowak, A., Tuch, T., Zhang, X. C., Wang, T. T.,
Zhou, H. G., Zhang, X. L., Dong, F., Birmili, W., and Wiedensohler, A.: First long-term
study of particle number size distributions and new particle formation events of regional
aerosol in the North China Plain, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1565-1580, doi:10.5194/acp-111565-2011, 2011.
Stock, M., Cheng, Y. F., Birmili, W., Massling, A., Wehner, B.,
Mihalopoulos, N., and Wiedensohler, A.: Hygroscopic
particles over the Eastern Mediterranean: implications
under clean and polluted conditions, Atmos.
doi:10.5194/acp-11-4251-2011, 2011.
Müller, T., Leinert, S., Kalivitis, N.,
properties of atmospheric aerosol
for regional direct radiative forcing
Chem. Phys., 11, 4251-4271,
2010
Birmili, W., Heinke, K., Pitz, M., Matschullat, J., Wiedensohler, A., Cyrys, J., Wichmann, H.-E., and
Peters, A.: Particle number size distributions in urban air before and after volatilisation,
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4643-4660, doi: 10.5194/acp-10-4643-2010, 2010.
Birmili, W., T. Göbel, A. Sonntag, L. Ries, R. Sohmer, S. Gilge, I. Levin, and A. Stohl. A case of
transatlantic aerosol transport detected at the Schneefernerhaus Observatory (2650 m) on
the northern edge of the Alps. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 19 (6), 591-600, doi:
10.1127/0941-2948/2010/0465, 2010.
Hamed, A., Birmili, W., Joutsensaari, J., Mikkonen, S., Asmi, A., Wehner, B., Spindler, G., Jaatinen,
A., Wiedensohler, A., Korhonen, H., Lehtinen, K. E. J., and Laaksonen, A.: Changes in the
production rate of secondary aerosol particles in Central Europe in view of decreasing SO2
emissions between 1996 and 2006, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10: 1071-1091, 2010.
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/1071/2010/acp-10-1071-2010.html
Heintzenberg, J. and W. Birmili: Aerosols over the Siberian Forest: The ZOTTO project. Journal of
the Cryogenic Society of Japan, 68: 1-4, 2010.
Kerminen, V.-M., T. Petäjä, H. E. Manninen, P. Paasonen, T. Nieminen, M. Sipilä, H. Junninen, M.
Ehn, S. Gagné, L. Laakso, I. Riipinen, H. Vehkamäki, T. Kurten, I. K. Ortega, M. Dal Maso,
D. Brus, A. Hyvärinen, H. Lihavainen, J. Leppä, K. E. J. Lehtinen, A. Mirme, S. Mirme, U.
Hõrrak, T. Berndt, F. Stratmann, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, A. Metzger, J. Dommen, U.
Baltensperger, A. Kiendler-Scharr, T. F. Mentel, J. Wildt, P. M. Winkler, P. E. Wagner, A.
Petzold, A. Minikin, C. Plass-Dülmer, U. Pöschl, A. Laaksonen, and M. Kulmala: Atmospheric
nucleation: highlights of the EUCAARI project and future directions, Atmos. Chem. Phys.,
10, 10829-10848, 2010.
Kulmala, M., Riipinen, I., Nieminen, T., Hulkkonen, M., Sogacheva, L., Manninen, H. E., Paasonen,
P., Petäjä, T., Dal Maso, M., Aalto, P. P., Viljanen, A., Usoskin, I., Vainio, R., Mirme, S.,
Mirme, A., Minikin, A., Petzold, A., Hõrrak, U., Plaß-Dülmer, C., Birmili, W., and Kerminen,
V.-M.: Atmospheric data over a solar cycle: no connection between galactic cosmic rays
and new particle formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10: 1885-1898, 2010.
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/1885/2010/acp-10-1885-2010.html
Löschau, G., Wiedensohler, A., Wehner, B., Birmili, W., and Gerwig, H.: Measurement of the
number concentration of ultrafine particles in ambient air in an air quality monitoring
network - Part 2: Results of a traffic-orientated long term measurement (Messung der
Anzahl von ultrafeinen Partikeln in der Außenluft in einem Luftgütemessnetz – Teil 2:
Ergebnisse einer verkehrsnahen Langzeitmessung). Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft, 70 (5): 183-187,
2010.
Manninen, H. E., Nieminen, T., Asmi, E., Gagné, S., Häkkinen, S., Lehtipalo, K., Aalto, P., Vana,
M., Mirme, A., Mirme, S., Hõrrak, U., Plass-Dülmer, C., Stange, G., Kiss, G., Hoffer, A.,
Törő, N., Moerman, M., Henzing, B., de Leeuw, G., Brinkenberg, M., Kouvarakis, G. N.,
Bougiatioti, A., Mihalopoulos, N., O'Dowd, C., Ceburnis, D., Arneth, A., Svenningsson, B.,
Swietlicki, E., Tarozzi, L., Decesari, S., Facchini, M. C., Birmili, W., Sonntag, A.,
Wiedensohler, A., Boulon, J., Sellegri, K., Laj, P., Gysel, M., Bukowiecki, N., Weingartner,
E., Wehrle, G., Laaksonen, A., Hamed, A., Joutsensaari, J., Petäjä, T., Kerminen, V.-M.,
and Kulmala, M.: EUCAARI ion spectrometer measurements at 12 European sites – analysis
of new particle formation events, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 7907-7927, doi:10.5194/acp10-7907-2010, 2010.
Müller, K., Birmili, W., Brüggemann, E., Gnauk, T., Iinuma, Y., Poulain, L., Weinhold, K., Löschau,
G., Hermann, H.: Partikuläre Holzheizungsemissionen in einem sächsischen Kurort
(Particulate wood combustion emissions in a Saxonian spa town), Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft, 70
(11/12), 493-499, 2010.
Paasonen, P., Nieminen, T., Asmi, E., Manninen, H. E., Petäjä, T., Plass-Dülmer, C., Flentje, H.,
Birmili, W., Wiedensohler, A., Hõrrak, U., Metzger, A., Hamed, A., Laaksonen, A., Facchini,
M. C., Kerminen, V.-M., and Kulmala, M.: On the roles of sulphuric acid and low-volatility
organic vapours in the initial steps of atmospheric new particle formation, Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 10, 11223-11242, doi:10.5194/acp-10-11223-2010, 2010. http://www.atmoschem-phys.net/10/11223/2010/acp-10-11223-2010.html
Putaud, J.-P., R. Van Dingenen, A. Alastuey, H. Bauer, W. Birmili, J. Cyrys, H. Flentje, S. Fuzzi, R.
Gehrig, H.C. Hansson, R.M. Harrison, H. Herrmann, R. Hitzenberger, C. Huglin, A.M. Jones,
A. Kasper-Giebl, G. Kiss, A. Kousa, T.A.J. Kuhlbusch, G. Loschau, W. Maenhaut, A. Molnar,
T. Moreno, J. Pekkanen, C. Perrino, M. Pitz, H. Puxbaum, X. Querol, S. Rodriguez, I. Salma,
J. Schwarz, J. Smolik, J. Schneider, G. Spindler, H. ten Brink, J. Tursic, M. Viana, A.
Wiedensohler, F. Raes, A European aerosol phenomenology - 3: Physical and chemical
characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe,
Atmos. Environ., 44: 1308-1320, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.011.
Spracklen, D. V., Carslaw, K. S., Merikanto, J., Mann, G. W., Reddington, C. L., Pickering, S.,
Ogren, J. A., Andrews, E., Baltensperger, U., Weingartner, E., Boy, M., Kulmala, M.,
Laakso, L., Lihavainen, H., Kivekäs, N., Komppula, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Kouvarakis, G.,
Jennings, S. G., O'Dowd, C., Birmili, W., Wiedensohler, A., Weller, R., Gras, J., Laj, P.,
Sellegri, K., Bonn, B., Krejci, R., Laaksonen, A., Hamed, A., Minikin, A., Harrison, R. M.,
Talbot, R., and Sun, J.: Explaining global surface aerosol number concentrations in terms of
primary emissions and particle formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4775-4793,
doi:10.5194/acp-10-4775-2010, 2010. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/4775/2010/acp-10-4775-2010.html
Wessels, A., W. Birmili, C. Albrecht, B. Hellack, E. Jermann, G. Wick, R.M. Harrison, R.P.F. Schins.
Oxidant generation and toxicity of size-fractionated ambient particles in human lung
epithelial cells. Environ. Sci. Technol., 44: 3539–3545, doi: 10.1021/es9036226, 2010.
2009
Achtert, P., W. Birmili, A. Nowak, B. Wehner, A. Wiedensohler, N. Takegawa, Y. Kondo, Y.
Miyazaki, M. Hu, and T. Zhu. Hygroscopic growth of tropospheric particle number size distributions over the North China Plain, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D00G07, doi:10.1029/2008JD010921, 2009.
Birmili, W., Alaviippola, B., Hinneburg, D., Knoth, O., Tuch, T., Borken-Kleefeld, J., and Schacht,
A.: Dispersion of traffic-related exhaust particles near the Berlin urban motorway –
estimation of fleet emission factors, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 2355-2374, doi:10.5194/acp9-2355-2009, 2009.
Birmili, W., K. Weinhold, S. Nordmann, A. Wiedensohler, G. Spindler, K. Müller, H. Herrmann, T.
Gnauk, M. Pitz, J. Cyrys, H. Flentje, C. Nickel, T.A.J. Kuhlbusch, G. Löschau, D. Haase, F.
Meinhardt, A. Schwerin, L. Ries, and K. Wirtz. Atmospheric aerosol measurements in the
German Ultrafine Aerosol Network (GUAN): Part 1 - soot and particle number size distributions. Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft, 69(4): 137-145, 2009.
Birmili, W., L. Ries, R. Sohmer, A. Anastou, A. Sonntag, K. König, and I. Levin. Fine and ultrafine
aerosol particles at the GAW station Schneefernerhaus/Zugspitze. Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft,
69(1/2): 31-35, 2009.
Birmili, W., Schwirn, K., Nowak, A.,
Hämeri, K., Aalto, P., Kulmala,
size distributions in a Finnish
factors. Boreal Env. Res. 14:
ber14-458.pdf
Petäjä, T., Joutsensaari, J., Rose, D., Wiedensohler, A.,
M. & Boy, M. Measurements of humidified particle number
boreal forest: derivation of hygroscopic particle growth
458–480, 2009. http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber14/-
Costabile, F., Birmili, W., Klose, S., Tuch, T., Wehner, B., Wiedensohler, A., Franck, U., König, K.,
and Sonntag, A.: Spatio-temporal variability and principal components of the particle
number size distribution in an urban atmosphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 3163-3195,
doi:10.5194/acp-9-3163-2009, 2009.
Jaatinen, A., Hamed, A., Joutsensaari, J., Mikkonen, S., Birmili, W., Wehner, B., Spindler, G.,
Wiedensohler, A., Decesari, S., Mircea, M., Facchini, M. C., Junninen, H., Kulmala, M.,
Lehtinen, K. E. J. & Laaksonen, A. A comparison of new particle formation events in the
boundary layer at three different sites in Europe. Boreal Env. Res. 14: 481–498, 2009.
http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber14/ber14-481.pdf
Klose, S., W. Birmili, J. Voigtländer, T. Tuch, B. Wehner, A. Wiedensohler, and M. Ketzel. Particle
number emissions of motor traffic derived from street canyon measurements in a Central
European city. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9: 3763-3809, 2009.
Laj, P., J. Klausen, M. Bilde, C. Plass-Duelmer, G. Pappalardo, C. Clerbaux, U. Baltensperger, J.
Hjorth, D. Simpson, S. Reimann, P.-F. Coheur, A. Richter, M. De Maziere, Y. Rudich, G.
McFiggans, K. Torseth, A. Wiedensohler, S. Morin, M. Schulz, J.D. Allan, J.-L. Attie, I.
Barnes, W. Birmili, J.P. Cammas, J. Dommen, H.-P. Dorn, D. Fowler, S. Fuzzi, M. Glasius,
C. Granier, M. Hermann, I.S.A. Isaksen, S. Kinne, I. Koren, F. Madonna, M. Maione, A.
Massling, O. Moehler, L. Mona, P.S. Monks, D. Muller, T. Muller, J. Orphal, V.-H. Peuch, F.
Stratmann, D. Tanre, G. Tyndall, A. Abo Riziq, M. Van Roozendael, P. Villani, B. Wehner, H.
Wex, A.A. Zardini, Measuring atmospheric composition change, Atmos. Environ., 43: 53515414, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.08.020, 2009.
Meier, J., Wehner, B., Massling, A., Birmili, W., Nowak, A., Gnauk, T., Brüggemann, E., Herrmann,
H., Min, H., and Wiedensohler, A.: Hygroscopic growth of urban aerosol particles in Beijing
(China) during wintertime: a comparison of three experimental methods, Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 9: 6865-6880, 2009. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/6865/2009/acp-9-68652009.html
Nordmann, S., W. Birmili, K. Weinhold, A. Wiedensohler, S. Mertes, K. Müller, T. Gnauk, H.
Herrmann, M. Pitz, J. Cyrys, H. Flentje, L. Ries, K. Wirtz: Atmospheric aerosol
measurements in the German Ultrafine Aerosol Network (GUAN) - Part 2: Comparison of
measurements techniques for graphitic, light-absorbing, and elemental carbon, and the
non-volatile particle volume under field conditions. Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft, 69(11/12): 469474, 2009.
Paasonen, P., Sihto, S.-L., Nieminen, T., Vuollekoski, H., Riipinen, I., Plaß-Dülmer, C., Berresheim,
H., Birmili, W., and Kulmala, M.: Connection between new particle formation and sulphuric
acid at Hohenpeissenberg (Germany) including the influence of organic compounds. Boreal
Env. Res. 14: 616–629, 2009. http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber14/ber14-616.pdf
Wiedensohler, A., Y. F. Cheng, A. Nowak, B. Wehner, P. Achtert, M. Berghof, W. Birmili, Z. J. Wu,
M. Hu, T. Zhu, N. Takegawa, K. Kita, Y. Kondo, S. R. Lou, A. Hofzumahaus, F. Holland, A.
Wahner, S. S. Gunthe, D. Rose, H. Su, and U. Pöschl. Rapid aerosol particle growth and
increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and
condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China, J. Geophys.
Res., 114, D00G08, doi:10.1029/2008JD010884, 2009.
2008
Birmili, W., K. Schepanski, A. Ansmann, G. Spindler, I. Tegen, B. Wehner, A. Nowak, E. Reimer, I.
Mattis, K. Müller, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, H. Herrmann, A. Wiedensohler, D. Althausen,
A. Schladitz, T. Tuch, and G. Löschau. A case of extreme particulate matter concentrations
over Central Europe caused by dust emitted over the southern Ukraine. Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 8: 997-1016, 2008. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/997/2008/acp-8-9972008.html
Bruckmann, P., W. Birmili, W. Straub, M. Pitz, D. Gladtke, U. Pfeffer, H. Hebbinghaus, S. Wurzler,
A. Olschewski. An outbreak of Saharan dust causing high PM10 levels north of the Alps
(Hohe PM10-Konzentrationen nördlich der Alpen, hervorgerufen durch Ferntransport von
Saharastaub). Gefahrst. Reinh. Luft, 68(11/12): 490-498, 2008.
Charron A., W. Birmili, and R.M. Harrison. Fingerprinting particle origins according to their size
distribution at a UK rural site, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D07202, doi:10.1029/2007JD008562,
2008.
Eichler, H., Y.F. Cheng, W. Birmili, A. Nowak, A. Wiedensohler, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, H. Herrmann, D. Althausen, A. Ansmann, R. Engelmann, M. Tesche, M. Wendisch, Y.H. Zhang, M.
Hu, S. Liu, L.M. Zeng. Hygroscopic properties and extinction of aerosol particles at ambient
relative humidity in South-Eastern China. Atmos. Env., 42: 6321-6334, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.007, 2008.
Heintzenberg, J., W. Birmili, D. Theiss, and Y. Kisilyakhov. The atmospheric aerosol over Siberia, as
seen from the 300 meter ZOTTO tower. Tellus, 60B, 276–285, 2008.
Kalivitis, N., Birmili, W., Stock, M., Wehner, B., Massling, A., Wiedensohler, A., Gerasopoulos, E.,
and Mihalopoulos, N.: Particle size distributions in the Eastern Mediterranean troposphere,
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8: 6729-6738, 2008. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/6729/2008/acp-8-6729-2008.html
Pitz, M., O. Schmid, J. Heinrich, W. Birmili, J. Maguhn, R. Zimmermann, H.-E. Wichmann, A.
Peters, J. Cyrys. Seasonal and diurnal variation of PM 2.5 apparent particle density in urban
air in Augsburg, Germany. Env. Sci. Technol., 42(14): 5087-5093, 2008.
Pitz, M., W. Birmili, O. Schmid, A. Peters, H. E. Wichmann, and J. Cyrys. Quality control and quality
assurance for particle size distribution measurements at an urban monitoring station in
Augsburg, Germany, J. Env. Mon., 10: 1017–1024, DOI: 10.1039/b807264g, 2008.
Spracklen, D. V., K. S. Carslaw, M. Kulmala, V.-M. Kerminen, S.-L. Sihto, I. Riipinen, J. Merikanto,
G. W. Mann, M. P. Chipperfield, A. Wiedensohler, W. Birmili, and H. Lihavainen. Contribution of particle formation to global cloud condensation nuclei concentrations, Geophys.
Res. Lett., 35, L06808, doi:10.1029/2007GL033038, 2008.
Wehner, B., Birmili, W., Ditas, F., Wu, Z., Hu, M., Liu, X., Mao, J., Sugimoto, N., and Wiedensohler,
A.: Relationships between submicrometer particulate air pollution and air mass history in
Beijing, China, 2004–2006, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8: 6155-6168, 2008. http://www.atmoschem-phys.net/8/6155/2008/acp-8-6155-2008.html
2007
Birmili, W., K. Stopfkuchen, M. Hermann, A. Wiedensohler, J. Heintzenberg. Particle penetration
through a 300 m inlet pipe for sampling atmospheric aerosols from a tall meteorological
tower. Aerosol Sci. Technol. 41: 811-817, 2007.
Charron, A., W. Birmili, and R. M. Harrison. Factors influencing new particle formation at the rural
site, Harwell, United Kingdom, J. Geophys. Res. 112, D14210, doi:10.1029/2007JD008425, 2007.
Ehn, M., T. Petäjä, W. Birmili, H. Junninen, P. Aalto, M. Kulmala. Non-volatile residuals of newly
formed atmospheric particles in the boreal forest. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 7: 677-684, 2007.
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/677/2007/acp-7-677-2007.html
Engler, C., D. Rose, B. Wehner, A. Wiedensohler, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, G. Spindler, T. Tuch,
W. Birmili. Size distributions of non-volatile particle residuals (Dp<800 nm) at a rural site in
Germany and relation to air mass origin. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 7: 5785-5802, 2007.
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/5785/2007/acp-7-5785-2007.html
Heintzenberg, J., Wehner, B., and Birmili W. How to find bananas in the atmospheric aerosol: New
approach for analyzing atmospheric nucleation and growth events. Tellus 59B: 273–282,
2007.
Kulmala, M, G. Mordas, T. Petäjä, T. Grönholm, P. Aalto, H. Vehkamäki, A. Gaman, E. Herrmann,
M. Sipilä, I. Riipinen, H. Manninen, K. Hämeri, F. Stratmann, W. Birmili, and P. E. Wagner.
The Condensation Particle Counter Battery (CPCB): A New Tool to Investigate the Activation Properties of Nanoparticles. J. Aerosol Sci. 38: 289-304, 2007.
Riipinen, I., S.-L. Sihto, M. Kulmala, F. Arnold, M. Dal Maso, W. Birmili, K. Saarnio, K. Teinilä, V.-M.
Kerminen, A. Laaksonen, K. E. J. Lehtinen. Connections between atmospheric sulphuric acid
and new particle formation during QUEST III–IV campaigns in Heidelberg and Hyytiälä.
Atmos. Chem. Phys 7: 1899-1914, 2007. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/1899/2007/acp-7-1899-2007.html
2006
Birmili, W., A. G. Allen, F. Bary, and R. M. Harrison. Trace Metal Concentrations and Water Solubility in Size-Fractionated Atmospheric Particles and Influence of Road Traffic. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 40(4): 1144 -1153, doi 10.1021/es0486925, 2006.
Heintzenberg, J., C. Leck, W. Birmili, B. Wehner, M. Tjernström, and A. Wiedensohler. Aerosol
number-size distributions during clear and fog periods in the summer high Arctic: 1991,
1996 and 2001. Tellus 58B: 41-50, doi 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2005.00171.x, 2006.
Voigtländer, J., T. Tuch, W. Birmili, and A. Wiedensohler. Correlation between traffic density and
particle size distribution in a street canyon and the dependence on wind direction. Atmos.
Chem. Phys. 6: 4275-4286, 2006. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/6/4275/2006/acp-64275-2006.html
2005
Fiedler, V., M. Dal Maso, M. Boy, H. Aufmhoff, J. Hoffmann, T. Schuck, W. Birmili, M. Hanke, J.
Uecker, F. Arnold, M. Kulmala. The contribution of sulphuric acid to atmospheric particle
formation and growth: a comparison between boundary layers in Northern and Central Europe. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 4: 1773-1785, 2005. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/5/1773/2005/acp-5-1773-2005.htm
Herrmann, H., R. Wolke, K. Mueller, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, P. Barzaghi, S. Mertes, K.
Lehmann, A. Massling, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler et al.. FEBUKO and MODMEP: Field
measurements and modelling of aerosol and cloud multiphase processes. Atmos. Env. 39:
4169-4183, 2005.
Wehner, B., T. Petäjä, M. Boy, C. Engler, W. Birmili, T. Tuch, A. Wiedensohler, and M. Kulmala. The
contribution of sulfuric acid and non-volatile compounds on the growth of freshly formed
atmospheric aerosols. Geophys. Res. Lett. 32, 17, L17810, doi 10.1029/2005GL023827,
2005.
2004
Held, A., A. Nowak, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, R. Forkel, and O. Klemm. Observations of particle
formation and growth in a mountainous forest region in central Europe, J. Geophys. Res.
109, D23204, doi:10.1029/2004JD005346, 2004
Heintzenberg, J., A. Wiedensohler, W. Birmili, A. Nowak, and T. Tuch. Structure, variability and
persistence of the submicrometre marine aerosol. Tellus 56B: 357–367, 2004.
Kulmala, M., H. Vehkamäki, T. Petäjä, M. Dal Maso, A. Lauri, V.-M. Kerminen, W. Birmili, and P.H.
McMurry. Formation and growth rates of ultrafine atmospheric particles: A review of
observations. J. Aerosol Sci. 35: 143-176, 2004.
2003
Birmili, W., H. Berresheim, C. Plass-Dülmer, T. Elste, S. Gilge, A. Wiedensohler, and U. Uhrner. The
Hohenpeissenberg aerosol formation experiment (HAFEX): a long-term study including
sizeresolved aerosol, H2SO4, OH, and monoterpenes measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys.
3: 361–376, 2003. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/3/361/2003/acp-3-361-2003.html
Shi, T., A. M. Knaapen, J. Bergerow, W. Birmili, P. J. Borm, and R. P. Schins. Seasonal variation of
hydroxyl-radical generation and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine formation by coarse and fine
particulate matter. Occup. Env. Med. 60: 315–321, 2003.
Uhrner, U., W. Birmili, F. Stratmann, M. Wilck, I. J. Ackermann, and H. Berresheim. 2003. Particle
formation at a continental background site: comparison of model results with observations.
Atmos. Chem. Phys. 3: 347-359, 2003. http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/3/347/2003/acp-3-347-2003.html
2002
Neusüß, C., E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, H. Wex, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, C. Koziar, B. Busch,
M. Ebert, and D. S. Covert. Characterization and parameterization of atmospheric particle
number, mass, and chemical size distributions in central Europe during LACE 98 and MINT.
J. Geophys. Res. 107, 8127, doi: 10.1029/2001JD000514, 2002.
Wehner, B., W. Birmili, T. Gnauk, and A. Wiedensohler. Particle number size distributions in a
street canyon and their transformation into the urban background: Measurements and a
simple model study. Atmos. Env. 36: 2215–2223, 2002.
Wiedensohler, A., B. Wehner, and W. Birmili. Aerosol number concentration and size distributions
at mountain-rural, urban-influenced, and urban-background sites in Germany. J. Aerosol
Med. 15: 237–243, 2002.
2001
Birmili, W., A. Wiedensohler, J. Heintzenberg, and K. Lehmann. Atmospheric particle number size
distribution in Central Europe: Statistical relations to air masses and meteorology. J.
Geophys. Res. D23: 32,005–32,018, 2001.
Fabian, P., B. Rappenglück, A. Stohl, H. Werner, M. Winterhalter, H. Schlager, P. Stock, H.
Berresheim, U. Kaminski, P. Koepke, J. Reuder, and W. Birmili. Boundary layer photochemistry during a total solar eclipse. Meteorol. Z. 10: 187–192, 2001.
Heintzenberg, J., A. Massling, and W. Birmili. The connection between hygroscopic and optical
particle properties in the atmospheric aerosol. Geophys. Res. Letters 28: 3649–3652,
2001.
2000
Birmili, W. and A. Wiedensohler. New particle formation in the continental boundary layer: Meteorological and gas phase parameter influence. Geophys. Res. Lett. 27: 3325–3328, 2000.
Birmili, W., A. Wiedensohler, C. Plass-Dülmer, and H. Berresheim. Evolution of newly formed
aerosol particles in the continental boundary layer: A case study including OH and H2SO4
measurements. Geophys. Res. Letters 27: 2205–2209, 2000.
Neusüß, C., D. Weise, W. Birmili, H. Wex, A. Wiedensohler, and D. S. Covert. Size-segregated
chemical, gravimetric and number distribution-derived mass closure of the aerosol in
Sagres, Portugal during ACE-2. Tellus 52B: 169–184, 2000.
1999
Birmili, W., F. Stratmann, and A. Wiedensohler. Design of a DMA-based size spectrometer for a
large particle size range and stable operation. J. Aerosol Sci. 30: 549–553, 1999.
Birmili, W., B. Yuskiewicz, F. Stratmann, A. Wiedensohler, T. W. Choularton, and K. N. Bower.
Climate-relevant modification of the aerosol size distribution by processes associated with
orographic clouds. Atmos. Res. 50: 241–264, 1999.
Bower, K. N., C. Bradbury, T. W. Choularton, O. H. Berg, S. I. Cederfelt, G. Frank, B. G. Martinsson, A. Berner, U. Dusek, E. Swietlicki, J. Zhou, C. J. Dore, J. N. Cape, G. G. McFadyen,
R. L. Storeton-West, M. W. Gallagher, D. S. Lee, A. Jones, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, and
B. Yuskiewicz. The GDF95 experiment: An overview. Atmos. Res. 50: 151–184, 1999.
Bradbury, C., K. N. Bower, T. W. Choularton, E. Swietlicki, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, B.
Yuskiewicz, A. Berner, U. Dusek, C. Dore, and G. G. McFadyen. Modelling of aerosol modification resulting from passage through a hill cap cloud. Atmos. Res. 50: 185–204, 1999.
Martinsson, B. G., G. Frank, S. I. Cederfelt, E. Swietlicki, O. H. Berg, J. Zhou, K. N. Bower, C.
Bradbury, W. Birmili, F. Stratmann, M. Wendisch, A. Wiedensohler, and B. A. Yuskiewicz.
Droplet nucleation and growth in orographic clouds related to the aerosol population.
Atmos. Res. 50: 289–316, 1999.
Swietlicki, E., J. Zhou, O. H. Berg, M. G. Martinsson, G. Frank, S. I. Cederfelt, U. Dusek, A. Berner,
W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, B. Yuskiewicz, and K. N. Bower. A closure study of submicrometer aerosol particle hygroscopic behaviour. Atmos. Res. 50: 205–240, 1999.
Wehner, B., T. C. Bond, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, J. Heintzenberg, and R. C. Charlson. Climaterelevant particulate emission characteristics of a coal fired heating plant. Env. Sci. Technol.
33: 3881–3886, 1999.
Yuskiewicz, B., F. Stratmann, W. Birmili, A. Wiedensohler, E. Swietlicki, O. Berg, and J. Zhou. The
effects of in-cloud mass production on atmospheric light scatter. Atmos. Res. 50: 265–288,
1999.
1998
Heintzenberg, J., K. Müller, W. Birmili, G. Spindler, and A. Wiedensohler. Mass-related particle
properties over the Leipzig basin. J. Geophys. Res. D11: 13125–13136, 1998.
1997
Birmili, W., F. Stratmann, A. Wiedensohler, D. Covert, L. M. Russell, and O. Berg. Determination of
differential mobility analyzer transfer functions using identical instruments in series. Aerosol
Sci. Technol. 27: 215–223, 1997.
Non-peer reviewed publications
2012
Löschau, G., Wiedensohler, A., Birmili, W., Rasch, F., Spindler, G., Müller, K., Wolf, U., Hausmann,
A., Herrmann, H.: Umweltzone Leipzig, Teil 1: Ausgangsbeurteilung. Landesamt für
Umwelt,
Landwirtschaft
und
Geologie,
83
S.,
11.05.2012.
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2011
Birmili, W. und Engler, C.: Studie zur Charakterisierung und Quantifizierung der räumlichen
Herkunft der PM10-Belastung an hoch belasteten Orten. Ausarbeitung für das
Umweltbundesamt, Fachgebiet II 4.2 (Beurteilung der Luftqualität), 17 S., 14.2.2011.
Panov, A.V., J. Heintzenberg, W. Birmili, R. Otto, X. Chi, G. K. Zrazhevskaya, A. V. Timokhina, S.
V. Verkhovets, M. Andreae und A. A. Onuchin (2011): Sources, seasonal variability, and
trajectories of atmospheric aerosols over central Siberian forest ecosystems, DOKLADY
(EARTH SCIENCES, in Russian), 441:2, 1710-1714.
2010
Birmili, W., K. Weinhold, S. Nordmann, A. Wiedensohler, M. Pitz, J. Cyrys, H. Flentje, C. Nickel,
T.A.J. Kuhlbusch, G. Löschau, L. Ries, K. Wirtz, Das Messnetz für ultrafeine Partikel in
Deutschland (GUAN): Erste Erkenntnisse, 12 S., Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft im VDI
und DIN, Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. Bonn, 24.
März 2010.
Birmili, W., K. Weinhold, M. Merkel, A. Sonntag, T. Tuch, A. Wiedensohler, Qualitätssicherung und
Qualitätskontrolle der Messung ultrafeiner Partikel in der Außenluft im Jahr 2010, 77 S.
Abschlussbericht zum Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben, Sächsisches Landesamt für
Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Referat 51 (Luftqualität), Dresden, 8.12.2010.
Birmili, W., Sonntag, A., Tuch, T., Wiedensohler, A. (2010) Entwicklung eines mobilen Aerosolstandards. Abschlussbericht zum Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben, Sächsisches
Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Referat 51 (Luftqualität), Dresden, 24
S.: Schriftenreihe des Landesamtes für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Heft 2/2010,
download: http://www.smul.sachsen.de/lfl/publikationen/download/4591_2.pdf
Birmili, W., K. Weinhold, S. Nordmann, A. Wiedensohler, S. Mertes, G. Spindler, K. Müller, H.
Herrmann, T. Gnauk, M. Pitz, J. Cyrys, H. Flentje, C. Nickel, T.A.J. Kuhlbusch, G. Löschau,
F. Meinhardt, A. Schwerin, L. Ries, K. Wirtz (2010) The first year of continuous aerosol
observations in the German Ultrafine Aerosol Network (GUAN). 11 p., Biennial reports of
the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, 2008/2009.
Ries, L., W. Birmili, K. König, R. Sohmer, A. Stohl, Northern hemispheric background and longrange transport of fine and ultra-fine particles at the Zugspitze GAW station
(Nordhemisphärischer Hintergrund und Ferntransport von Fein- und Ultrafeinstaub an der
GAW Station Zugspitze), GAW-Briefe, Deutscher Wetterdienst, No. 52, July 2010.
Ries, L., Birmili, W., Sohmer, R., Stohl, A., Messungen von Fein‐ und Ultrafeinstaub und
nordhemisphärischer Hintergrund an der GAW Station Zugspitze/Schneefernerhaus. Aus
Forschung im Hochgebirge - Ergebnisse aktueller Projekte am Sonnblick Observatorium und
ein Blick über die Grenzen, Beiträge zum Sonnblick Symposium 20. und 21. Oktober 2009,
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Wien, S. 115-136, 2010.
2009
Birmili, W., Ultrafeine Partikel in der Außenluft, Expertenforum „Partikel und Stickstoffdioxid“ (VDI),
9 S., Kommision Reinhaltung der Luft im VDI und DIN, Bundesministerium für Umwelt,
Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. Bonn, 07. Oktober 2009.
Birmili, W., Weinhold, K., Sonntag, A. , Wehner, B., Nowak, A., Ditas, F., Wiedensohler, A.,
Zschoppe, A. (2009) Anzahl ultrafeiner Partikel in der städtischen Außenluft;
Vergleichsmessungen im Prüflabor zur messtechnischen Rückführung. Abschlussbericht
zum Forschungs- und Entwicklungsvorhaben, Sächsisches Landesamt für Umwelt,
Landwirtschaft und Geologie, Referat 51 (Luftqualität), Dresden, 47 S., 5.8.2009.
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2007
Birmili W., D. Hinneburg, A. Sonntag, K. König, B. Alaviippola, B. Wehner, M. Merkel, S. Klose, A.
Wiedensohler, O. Knoth, T. Tuch, M. Schilde, U. Franck. Konzentration ultrafeiner luftgetragener Partikel (< 100 nm) in städtischen Atmosphären: Validierung von Messverfahren,
experimentelle Bestimmung ihrer raum-zeitlichen Verteilung und mikroskalige Transportund Transformationsmodellierung. 87 S., Abschlussbericht UFOPLAN-Projekt 20442204/03,
Umweltbundesamt, Dessau, 11. April 2007.
Birmili W., K. König, A. Sonntag, Y. F. Cheng, T. Tuch, and A. Wiedensohler. Ermittlung des nordhemisphärischen Hintergrunds an der GAW-Station Zugspitze unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Ferntransportes von Feinstäuben. 97 S., Abschlussbericht UFOPLAN-Projekt
20442202/01, Umweltbundesamt, Dessau, 12. Oktober 2007.
Birmili, W., Schepanski, K. und Plass-Dülmer, C. Massiver Feinstaubeintrag aus der Ukraine im
März 2007. 2 S., GAW-Briefe, Nr. 41, September 2007. Deutscher Wetterdienst, Offenbach.
2006
Birmili, W., A. Wiedensohler, B. Wehner, T. Tuch, A. Nowak, U. Franck, M. Pitz, J. Heinrich, J.
Cyrys, W. Kreyling, A. Peters, and E. Wichmann. Räumlich-zeitliche Verteilung,
Eigenschaften und Verhalten ultrafeiner Aerosolpartikel (< 100 nm) in der Atmosphäre,
sowie die Entwicklung von Empfehlungen zu ihrer systematischen Überwachung in Deutschland. 93 S., UBA-Texte, No. 26/06, document available as www.umweltdaten.de/publikationen/fpdf-l/3114.pdf, 2006.
Lanzendorf, M., W. Birmili, and P. Franke und weitere beitragende Autoren, Verkehrsbedingte
Feinstäube in der Stadt. 92 S., UBA-Texte, No. 18/06, document available as
www.umweltdaten.de/publikationen/fpdf-l/3067.pdf, 2006.
Birmili, W., T. Tuch, U. Franck, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk. Umweltpartikel in städtischen Atmosphären: Eigenschaften und zukünftiger Bedarf. In Verkehrsbedingte Feinstäube in der
Stadt, edited by M. Lanzendorf, W. Birmili, and P. Franke, p. 29-34, Umweltbundesamt,
Dessau, 2005.
Tuch, T., U. Franck, A. Wiedensohler, W. Birmili, M. Schilde, O. Herbarth. Ultrafeine Partikel aus
Verkehrsemissionen – Probleme bei der Auswahl repräsentativer Messstandorte zur Beurteilung der Humanexposition. In Verkehrsbedingte Feinstäube in der Stadt, edited by M.
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