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E-Mail: m.wiegner(at)lmu.de

• Mainz
  Student of Meteorology at University of Mainz
  Thesis on remote sensing of water vapor by sun photometry (1980)

• Köln
  Research Scientist at University of Cologne
  PhD on the retrieval of the radiation budget over the Saharan Desert using NIMBUS 7 ERB data considering spectral, temporal, angular and spacial sampling (1985)

• München
  Senior Scientist at University of Munich, since 1994 head of "lidar group"
  • Research interests:
    • Active aerosol remote sensing: Elaboration of a scientific concept for a mobile scanning lidar for aerosol remote sensing, fighting for funding (finally successful in 1993), co-ordination of measurement campaigns, and development of data evaluation schemes.
      Several investigations on the usefulness of a spaceborne lidar for meteorology and climatology (ALEXIS, ATLID, EarthCARE), including studies on the role of multiple scattering.
      Principal investigator in the framework of the international experiments EARLINET, AMMA and SAMUM.
      
    • Passive aerosol remote sensing: Inversion of sun- and sky radiances measured by Cimel (AERONET) and SSARA photometers.
      Synergy with lidar remote snesing.
    • Scattering theory: Assessment of influence of non-spherical particles, potential of polarization measurements

  • Teaching
    • Supervision of more than 20 diploma theses and PhD-studies on lidar related topics and on cirrus radiative properties.
    • Lectures on radiative transfer, remote sensing and lidar remote sensing.

  • Management
    • Acquisition, management and supervision of about 30 research grants (about 3 M€)

  • Pubications
    • 46 peer reviewed scientific publications in journals and about 110 conference proceedings.

  • Membership
    • Member of the Scientific Advisory Group of ATLID (ESA ESTEC) from 1994 till 1996.
    • Member of the council of the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) from 2004 till 2007.
    • President and vice-president of the Bavarian section of the German Meteorological Society from 2005 till 2011.
    • Member of the Science Team of the "Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus" since 2007
    • Member of the Projektgruppe "Aerosole, Klima, Gesundheit" since 2009
    • Member of VDI-Commission "Reinhaltung der Luft" since 2011

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Miscellaneous

• President of the Bavarian branch of PRO BAHN, the association of passengers of public transportation
  
• Webmaster of the domain "www.pro-bahn.de"
  
• Member of the Advisory Board of the "Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft"
  
• Member of the Advisory Board of the "Ombudsstelle des VDV und LBO"

• Several publications on public transport, rail passenger issues and icelandic stamps
• First author of the book on "125 years railroad link from Weilheim to Murnau"

• Can pronounce "Eyjafjallajökull"
• Reached (long ago) Alpe d'Huez by bicycle (42:24)

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