Tobias Zinner

Education

2005 Dr. rer. nat., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
2001 Diplom Meteorologe, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
Courses in Physics and Meteorology, TU and LMU München,1995-1999
Courses in Meteorology, University of Reading, United Kingdom,1999-2000

Experience

since 2013 „Akademischer Rat“, Scientist and lecturer, Meteorological Institute Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2009-2013 Scientist and lecturer, Meteorological Institute Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2007-2009 Postdoc, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute for Atmospheric Physics,
Department of Atmospheric Remote Sensing
2006-2007 Visiting Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Maryland, USA, Climate and Radiation Branch
2005-2006 Postdoc: DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Department of Atmospheric Remote Sensing
2001-2004 Ph.D. student: DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Department of Atmospheric Remote Sensing,
Thesis: „Remote Sensing of Inhomogeneous Clouds and their Impact on the Radiation Budget“
2000-2001 Research Assistant: DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Department of Cloud Physics and Traffic Meteorology,
Diploma-Thesis: „Analysis and Modelling of Wake Vortex Behaviour in the Atmosphere“

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Meteorologisches Institut
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Theresienstr. 37
80333 München

Telefon: +49 (0)89 2180 4289
Telefax: +49 (0)89 28 05 508
Email: Tobias Zinner

Current Research

  • Cloud side remote sensing of convective cloud microphysics
    Zinner et al. (2008); Ewald et al. (2013); Ewald et al. (2019); Zinner et al. (2019).
  • Cb-TRAM: Tracking and nowcasting of thunderstorms and clouds using geostationary satellite data
    → Original version: Zinner et al. (2008)
    → Important updates and validation: Merk and Zinner (2013) and Zinner et al. (2013)
    → Solar irradiance nowcasting: Sirch et al. (2017)
  • Cloud property retrievals and the impact of inhomogeneities and 3D radiative transfer
    Zinner and Mayer (2006), Zinner et al. (2006), Zinner et al. (2010); Bugliaro et al (2011), Zinner et al. (2016)

For publications see link to full list on the right.

Other Interests

  • Downscaling of cloud structures from numerical weather models as input for remote sensing simulations
  • Statistical analysis & stochastic simulation of cloud structure
  • Remote sensing of three-dimensional cloud structure
  • Numerical simulation of radiative transport ( libRadtran, MYSTIC)

Tobias Zinner 2019