Master seminar 2025 - "Weather Modification and Geo Engineering"
- Date: 6.10.25 - 8.10.25
- each talk will be based on one of the suggested publications below!
- at least one second paper fitting the talk topic will be identified and included into the presentation by the student
- 30 min presentation, 10-15 minutes discussion
- Language: English
- all participants attend all presentations
- all participants contribute to the discussions
Now:
- Look for a second paper connected to your selection
- use Web of Knowledge/ Web of Science or Google Scholar
- 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.
- 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:
Main paper: 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
Additional literature: George A Ban-Weiss and Ken Caldeira 2010 Environ. Res. Lett. 5 034009, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/5/3/034009
Advisor: Tobias Zinner
3. Selina Bernlochner
Main paper: 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
Additional literature: Improved aerosol radiative properties as a foundation for solar geoengineering risk assessment„, J. A. Dykema et al., 2016, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069258.
Advisor: Tobias Zinner
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,
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:
Main paper: 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
Additional literature: Knowles and M. Skidmore, 2021: Cloud Seeding and Crops Yields: Evaluation of the North Dakota Cloud Modification Project. Wea. Climate Soc., 13, 885–898, https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-21-0010.1.
Advisor: Tobias Zinner
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.