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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.

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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

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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

  • Master Defen­sio: Thilo Zürrlein

    Title: Assessing Long-Term Trends in Urban NO2 Emis­sions across Europe Using In-Situ and Remote Sensing Data; 
    Date/Time: October 7, 2026, 09:30 a.m.
    Loca­tion: Seminar room 60408 (4th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus). If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmo­sphaere@uibk.ac.at

  • Master Defen­sio: Marcus Ake

    Title:  Inter­ac­tions of North Amer­ican Atmo­spheric Deserts with Lifting Mech­a­nisms for Severe Convec­tion Initi­a­tion: A May 2024 case study ; Date/Time: 08 October 2026, 10:00 a.m.
    Loca­tion: Small Seminar Room 60818 (8th floor of Bruno-Sander-Haus). If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmo­sphaere@uibk.ac.at

  • Master Defen­sio: Jessica Längle

    Title: Inter­pre­ta­tion of NO2 columns measure­ments at the IAO using the 1-D model SOMCRUS; 
    Date/Time: October 9, 2026, 09:00 a.m.
    Loca­tion: Seminar Room 60408, Bruno-Sander-Haus, 4th floor. If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmo­sphaere@uibk.ac.at

  • Job-announce­ment: PhD posi­tion: Light­ning clima­tol­ogy, mete­o­rology & machine learning

    We invite appli­ca­tions for a fully funded PhD posi­tion in a collab­o­ra­tive research project between the Digital Science Center (DiSC) and the Depart­ment of Atmo­spheric and Cryospheric Sciences (ACINN). For further infor­ma­tion, please see the full job descrip­tion attached.

  • Master Defen­sio: Gesa Hölzer

    Title: Lidar remote sensing of water vapor in the moun­tain boundary layer above Inns­bruck;
    Date/Time: September 22, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
    Loca­tion: Seminar room 60408, Bruno-Sander-Haus, 4th floor. If you want to join on-line e-mail us at atmo­sphaere@uibk.ac.at

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