Master seminar 2025 - "Weather Modification and Geo Engineering"

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  1. Look for a second paper connected to your selection
  2. Discuss with your advisor (see below) the secondary literature you plan to use for your presentation soon, well in time before the final preparation of the slide material. Contact the advisor with suggestions.
  3. We suggest to talk to your advisor at least one more time before the seminar. You should go through preliminary presentation material in time for last changes.

Possible Paper topics

Climate Geoengineering

1. Aleksandra Rodakowska, Advisor: Bernhard Mayer Parson, E. A. and David W. K.: Solar Geoengineering: History, Methods, Governance, Prospects, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-112321-081911

2. Haoyang Huang, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Kravitz, B., MacMartin, D. G., Wang, H., and Rasch, P. J.: Geoengineering as a design problem, Earth Syst. Dynam., 7, 469–497, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-7-469-2016, 2016

3. Selina Bernlochner, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Crook J.A., L. S. Jackson, S. M. Osprey, P. M. Forster: A comparison of temperature and precipitation responses to different Earth radiation management geoengineering schemes, https://doi-org.emedien.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10.1002/2015JD023269, 2015

4. Manuel Simon, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Robock, L. Oman, G. L. Stenchikov: Regional climate responses to geoengineering with tropical and Arctic SO2 injections, JGR, https://doi-org.emedien.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10.1029/2008JD010050, 2008.

7. Marie-Luise Necker, Advisor: Fabian Hoffmann Diamond, A. Gettelman, M.D. Lebsock, A. McComiskey, L.M. Russell, R. Wood, & G. Feingold, To assess marine cloud brightening's technical feasibility, we need to know what to study—and when to stop, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 119 (4) e2118379119, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2118379119, 2022.

8. Ahmad Assarenayati, Advisor: Fabian Hoffmann: Yuan, T., Song, H., Oreopoulos, L. et al. Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming. Commun Earth Environ 5, 281. https://doi-org.emedien.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10.1038/s43247-024-01442-3, 2024.

9. David von Schlebrügge, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Gasparini B, Z McGraw, T Storelvmo and U Lohmann, To what extent can cirrus cloud seeding counteract global warming? https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab71a3, 2020,

10. Sofie Silbermann, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Gruber, S., Blahak, U., Haenel, F., Kottmeier, C., Leisner, T., Muskatel, H., et al.. A process study on thinning of Arctic winter cirrus clouds with high-resolution ICON-ART simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124, 5860–5888. https://doi-org.emedien.ub.uni-muenchen.de/10.1029/2018JD029815 , 2019.,

Weather Optimization

11. Thanh Long Cao, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Friedrich, French, Tessendorf, Hatt, Weeks, Rauber, Geerts, Xue, Rasmussen, Blestrud, Kunkel , Dawson, Parkinson: Microphysical Characteristics and Evolution of Seeded Orographic Clouds, JAMC, 2021.

12. Isabel Petit, Advisor: Gregor Köcher Henneberger , Ramelli, Spirig, Omanovic, Miller, Fuchs, Zhang, Bühl, Hervo, Kanji, Ohneiser, Radenz, Rösch, Seifert, and Lohmann: Seeding of Supercooled Low Stratus Clouds with a UAV to Study Microphysical Ice Processes: An Introduction to the CLOUDLAB Project. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 104, E1962–E1979, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0178.1, 2023.,

14. Yoanna Lam, Advisor: George Craig Sun, Q., Miyoshi, T., and Richard, S.: Control simulation experiments of extreme events with the Lorenz-96 model, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 30, 117–128, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-30-117-2023, 2023.

15. Jonathan Roßmanith: Advisor: Tobias Zinner Auf der Maur, A.; Germann, U.: A Re-Evaluation of the Swiss Hail Suppression Experiment Using Permutation Techniques Shows Enhancement of Hail Energies When Seeding. Atmosphere, 12, 1623. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121623, 2021

16. Dongsik Cho, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Rosenfeld D., W. L. Woodley, A. Khain, W. R. Cotton, G. Carrió, I. Ginis, and J. H. Golden: Aerosol Effects on Microstructure and Intensity of Tropical Cyclones, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00147.1, 2012.

17. Lisa Eckert, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Hoffman: Controlling Hurricane, Can hurricanes and other severe tropical storms be moderated or deflected? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/controlling-hurricanes/, https://archive.org/details/controllinghurricanes/mode/2up, 2004

18. Barbara Damböck, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Yamaguchi, Nishimura, Nakakita: Weather Modification Simulation of Line-Shaped Convective System Torrential Rainfall by Introducing Offshore Curtain, https://doi.org/10.14989/292433, 2024.

19. Michael Laux, Advisor: Christian Keil Al Hosari, T.; Al Mandous, A.; Wehbe, Y.; Shalaby, A.; Al Shamsi, N.; Al Naqbi, H.; Al Yazeedi, O.; Al Mazroui, A.; Farrah, S. The UAE Cloud Seeding Program: A Statistical and Physical Evaluation. Atmosphere, 12, 1013. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12081013, 2021.

20. Gülsenaz Kurtar, Advisor: Christian Keil Benjamini, Y., Givati, Khain, Levi, Rosenfeld et al: The Israel Cloud Seeding Experiment: Primary Results. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 62, 317–327, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0077.1 . 2023.

22. Dominik Ortler, Advisor: Tobias Zinner Geerts, B., and R. M. Rauber: Glaciogenic Seeding of Cold-Season Orographic Clouds to Enhance Precipitation: Status and Prospects. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 103, E2302–E2314, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-21-0279.1. 2022.

Contact: Tobias Zinner.

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