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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.

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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.

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Peo­ple

Meet our research group leaders, scientists, professors and general staff.

Students in a classroom

Gra­duate Semi­nar

Time and location of the graduate seminar, a list of speakers, abstracts etc.

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Pub­li­ca­ti­ons

All our publications.

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The­ses

Bachelor's Theses, Master's Theses, Diploma Theses and PhD Theses

open data science: interoperable, fair, accessible, resuable, findable

Open Rese­arch Data

Links to our Open Research Data

collaboration

Col­lab­o­ra­tion

Networks and partners

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

+43 512 507 54401

atmosphaere@uibk.ac.at

How to find us

News and Events

  •   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.

  •   Grad­u­ate Sem­i­nar: Julia Shates

    Title: "Multi-measurement perspectives on precipitating cloud microphysics"
    Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5 p.m.!!!; location: Computer room 60818 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: Ivana Stiper­ski (ACINN)

    Title:  "Turbulence anisotropy, pressure and turbulence organization"
    Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 noon; location: 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

  •   CAN­CELLED: Grad­u­ate Sem­i­nar: Christoph Mit­terer (Abteilung Krisen- und Gefahren­man­age­ment, Land Tirol)

    Title: "From Gut Feelings to Gigabytes: Avalanche Forecasting in the Digital Age"
    Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 12:00 noon; location: 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: Nikolina Ban (ACINN)

    Title: "High-Resolution Climate Modeling - Mountain Climate at the Kilometer-Scale Resolution"
    Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:00 noon; location: 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

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