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: Johannes Mikkola (Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research, University of Helsinki)
Title: "Valley floor inclination affecting valley winds and transport of passive tracers in idealised simulations". This presentation will take place on-line and on-site. Date/time: 7th of June 2023, 12:00 noon
- Master Defensio: Antonia Fritz
Title: "Scale Interaction of Simulated Thermally Driven Winds in the Inn Valley, Austria - Sensitivity to the Horizontal Grid Size and Planetary Boundary Layer Parameterization" Date/time: June 6th, 2023, 2 p.m.;
Location: computer room 60818, 8th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus and on-line - Master Defensio: Francesc Roura Adserias
Title: "Toward ice-free Pyrenees: the case of Aneto glacier". Date/time: June 2nd, 2023, 10 a.m., on-site and on-line; room 60819, Bruno-Sander-Haus, 8th floor, Innrain 52f
- Job opening: PhD position in atmospheric turbulence in mountainous terrain at University of Innsbruck