
Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Thomas Karl
Head of Institute
Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Physical, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences
- Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Air Quality
- Micrometeorology
- Biogeochemistry
- Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (CIMS)
Projects
- KARLOS: Mountain-top cubesat demonstrator for urban AQ monitoring at sub-hectometer spatial resolution
- Alp-Air
- Biogeochemical Research along an Israeli TransEct
- Charakterisierung von NOx Quellen in Innsbruck
- Constraining urban methane sources based on direct eddy covariance measurements
- HRSM: IAO
- SOAS and NOMADSS
- Sparkling Science - Tracegas analysis in an inneralpine Region
- BREATHING - Bewährte Verfahren zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel: Interregionaler Ansatz zur Verringerung der aufkommenden Verschmutzung durch Städte
Courses
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Publications 2025
Contributions to Books / Journals
Journal Article (Original Paper)
- Juran, Stanislav; Karl, Thomas; Kwakye Ofori-Amanfo, Kojo; Sigut, Ladislav; Zavadilova, Ina; Grace, John; Urban, Otmar (2025): Drought shifts ozone deposition pathways in spruce forest from stomatal to non-stomatal flux.
In: Environmental Pollution 372, No. 126081. (DOI) (Web link) - Lamprecht, Christian; Graus, Martin; Striednig, Marcus; Stichaner, Michael; Jud, Werner; Held, Andreas; Karl, Thomas (2025): Turbulent enhancement ratios used for characterizing local emission sources in a complex urban environment.
In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 18/19, pp. 5003 - 5016. (DOI) (Web link) - Striednig, Marcus; Stichaner, Michael; Graus, Martin; Mühlegger, Martin; Lamprecht, Christian; Peron, Arianna; Karl, Thomas (2025): Atmospheric chemical source signatures from proton-transfer reaction mass spectrometry aid in the interpretation of ambient aerosol distributions.
In: Physica Scripta 100/2, No. 025007. (DOI) (Web link) - Zhang, Xiaoxiao; Yuan, Bin; Huangfu, Yibo; Liu, Huizhi; Karl, Thomas; Chang, Ming; Chen, Shiyi; Song, Tao; Lin, Jintai; Geng, Guannan; Li, Hongjuan; Tas, Eran (2025): Flux measurements of NOx, O3 and Ox: Emission characteristics, inventory validation and titration effects.
In: Environmental Pollution 386, No. 127213. (DOI) (Web link)
Journal Article in Professional / Transfer-Oriented Journal
- Karl, Thomas; Rotach, Mathias; Stiperski, Ivana; Gohm, Alexander; Mayr, Georg; Prinz, Rainer (2025): Was gibt es Neues am Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN).
In: Geographie aktuell. Informationen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft 65/III, p. 2. (Web link)
Publications 2024
Contributions to Books / Journals
Journal Article (Original Paper)
- Huangfu, Yibo; Yuan, Bin; He, Xianjun; Liu, Ziyang; Zhang, Yuanting; Karl, Thomas; Striednig, Marcus; Ding, Yang; Chen, Xiaodong; Li, Hongjuan; Zheng, Huadan; Chang, Ming; Wang, Xuemei; Shao, Min (2024): Natural Gas Leakage Ratio Determined from Flux Measurements of Methane in Urban Beijing.
In: Environmental Science & Technology Letters 11/10, pp. 1025 - 1031. (DOI) (Web link) - Peron, Arianna; Graus, Martin; Striednig, Marcus; Lamprecht, Christian; Wohlfahrt, Georg; Karl, Thomas (2024): Deciphering anthropogenic and biogenic contributions to selected non-methane volatile organic compound emissions in an urban area.
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 24/12, pp. 7063 - 7083. (Full-text) (DOI) (Web link) - Stichaner, Michael; Karl, Thomas; Jensen, R. Niels; Striednig, Marcus; Graus, Martin; Lamprecht, Christian; Jud, Werner (2024): Urban sources of methane characterised by long-term eddy covariance observations in central Europe.
In: Atmospheric Environment 336, No. 120743. (DOI) (Web link)