Research
ACINN is devoted to basic research in the areas of weather forecasting, mountain meteorology, earth atmosphere interactions and ice-climate relations. Our research activity is largely supported by third-party funding.
Studies
We offer a full degree programme in Atmospheric Sciences, from Bachelor to Master and PhD. Our teaching covers all the core subjects of the dynamics, physics, chemistry of the atmosphere-cryosphere-climate system and includes prerequisites from mathematics, statistics, physics and earth sciences.
Graduate Seminar
Time and location of the graduate seminar, a list of speakers, abstracts etc.
About Us
The Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN) is one of the few university departments worldwide where research and education in atmospheric science and glaciology are co-located. It is located in the heart of the Alps. Therefore, ACINN's research and teaching focus on mountain weather and forecasting, mountain climate, earth-atmosphere interaction – with an emphasis on snow- or ice-covered surfaces, exchange of gases, aerosols and other atmospheric properties over complex topography – and ice-climate relations. ACINN is embedded in the university's research areas Mountain Regions and Scientific Computing. It plays a key role in the research centre Climate - Cryosphere and Atmosphere.
Contact
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences
University of Innsbruck
Innrain 52f
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
News and Events
- Graduate Seminar: David Schultz (University of Manchester)
Title: Europe’s Elevated Mixed Layer: New Insights into the Spanish Plume
Date/Time/Location: 28 January 2026 / 12:00 / online only
If you want to join online please contact atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at
- Graduate Seminar: Naomi Ochwat
Title: From Antarctic sea ice unleashing glaciers to Alaskan icefalls releasing ogives: Investigations of glacier processes using remote sensing, field data, and numerical modeling
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 12:00; location: Seminar room 60819 on the 8th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus, Innrain, 52f, and on-line.
If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at - Graduate Seminar: Fiona Fix-Hewitt
Title: Heat, Dust, and Thunderstorms: Co-Occurrence of Atmospheric Deserts and Extreme Weather over Europe
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 12:00; location: Seminar room 60819 on the 8th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus, Innrain, 52f, and on-line.
If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at - Graduate Seminar: Marco Giometto, Columbia University
Title: A Numerical Database of Hurricane Boundary Layer Winds and Scaling Analysis
Date/Time/Location: 07 January 2026, 12:00 a.m., seminar room 60819; 8th floor of Bruno Sander Haus, Innrain 52f
If you want to join online please contact atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at
- TEAMx documentary
"Forschung XL in den Alpen: Wettervorhersagen und Klimamodelle verbessern"
https://youtu.be/HKSkasUvd90
At the moment, there is only a German version, but an English version will follow at the beginning of the year 2026.