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Heike Kalesse-Los
Contact
Phone: +49 341/97-36650
heike [dot] kalesse [at] uni [dash] leipzig [dot] de
Institut für Meteorologie
Prager Straße 34, Room 506
04103 Leipzig
Research interests
- Remote sensing of the Arctic climate system
- Cloud radar Doppler spectra analysis
- Atmospheric retrieval algorithm development
- Synergystic profiling with remote sensing instruments for atmospheric research
- Microphysics, dynamics, and radiative impact of clouds
Projects
CV
Professional career
- since 04/2018: Leipzig Institut for Meteorology (LIM), Leipzig University, Germany: W1 Professorship with tenure track
- 03/2015 - 01/2018: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (Leipzig, Germany): Scientist
- 09/2011 - 10/2014: McGill University (Montreal, Canada): Postdoctoral Research Associate
- 05/2006 - 06/2010: J. Gutenberg University (Mainz, Germany): Doctoral Research Scientist
- 02/2003 - 04/2006: Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (Leipzig, Germany): Student Research Assistant
Education
- 05/2006 - 06/2010: Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz: PhD in Meteorology
- 10/2000 - 03/2006: University of Leipzig: Diplom in Meteorology (equivalent to Master's degree); Graduated with honours
Teaching at University of Leipzig
Bachelor level
Master level
- remote sensing of the atmosphere with radar and microwave radiometer (winter semester)
Publications
Please note that some articles were published under the maiden name Heike Eichler.
orcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6699-7040
2020
- Foth, A., Zimmer, J., Lauermann, F., and, Kalesse, H.: Evaluation of micro rain radar-based precipitation classification algorithms to discriminate between stratiform and convective precipitation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2020-290, 2020.
- Bromwich, D., Werner, K., Casati, B., Powers, J., Gorodetskaya, I., Massonnet, F., Vitale, V., Heinrich,V., Liggett, D., Arndt, S., Barja, B., Bazile, E., Carpentier, S., Carrasco, J., Choi, T., Choi, Y., Colwell, S., Cordero, R., Gervasi, M., Haiden, T., Hirasawa, N., Inoue, J., Jung, T., Kalesse, H., Kim, SJ., Lazzara, M., Manning, K., Norris, K., Park, S-J., Reid, P., Rigor, I., Rowe, P., Schmithuesen, H., Seifert, P., Sun, Q., Uttal, T., Zannoni, M., and Zou, X.: The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere (YOPP-SH), Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0255.1, 2020.
- Stevens, B., Bony, S., Farrell, D., Ament, F., Blyth, A. M., W. Fairall, C.W., Karstensen, J., Quinn, P.K.,Sabrina Speich, S., Acquistapace, C., Aemisegger, F., Albright, A.L., Bellenger, H., Bodenschatz, E., Caesar, K.-A., Chewitt-Lucas, R., de Boer, G., Delanoë, J., Denby, L.C., Ewald, F., Fildier, B., Forde, M., George, G., Gross, S., Hagen, M., Hausold, A., Heywood, K.J., Hirsch, L., Jacob, M., Jansen, F., Kinne, S., Klocke, D., Kölling, T., Konow, H., Lothon, M., Mohr, W., Naumann, A.K., Nuijens, L., Olivier, L., Pincus, R., Pöhlker, M.L., Reverdin, G., Roberts, G., Schnitt, S., Schulz, H., Siebesma, P., Stephan, C.C., Sullivan, P.P., Touzé-Peiffer, L., Vial, J., Vogel, R., Zuidema, P., Alexander, N., Alves, L., Arixi, S., Asmath, H., Bagheri, G., Baier, K., Bailey, A., Baranowski, D.B., Baron, A., Barrau, S., Barrett, P.A., Batier, F., Behrendt, A., Bendinger, A., Beucher, F., Bigorre, S., Blades, E., Bock, O., Boeing, S.J., Bosser, P., Bourras, D., Bouruet-Aubertot, P., Bower, K., Branellec, P., Branger, H., Brennek, M., Brewer, A., Brilouet, P-E., Brügmann, B., Buehler, S.A., Burke, E., Burton, R., Calmer, R., Canonici, J-C., Carton, X.J., Cato, G., Charles, J.A., Chazette, P., Chen, Y., Chili´nski, M.T., Choularton, T., Chuang, P.Y., Clarke, S., Coe, H., Cornet, C., Coutris, P., Couvreux, F., Crewell, S., Cronin, T.W., Cui, Z., Cuypers, Y., Daley, A., Damerell, G.M., Dauhut, T., Deneke, H.M., Desbios, J.-P., Dörner, S., Donner, S., Douet V., Drushka, K., Dütsch, M., Ehrlich, A., Emanual, K., Emmanouilidis, A., Etienne, J.-C., Etienne-Leblanc, S., Faure, G., Feingold, G., Ferrero, L., Fix, A., Flamant, C., Flatau. P.J., Foltz, G.R., Forster, L., Furtuna, I., Gadian, A., Galewsky, J., Gallagher, M., Gallimore, P., Gaston, C.J., Gentemann, C., Geyskens, N., Giez, A., Gollop, J., Gouirand, I., Gourbeyre, C., de Graaf, D., de Groot, G.E., Grosz, R., Güttler, J., Gutleben, M., Hall, K., Harris, G., Helfer, K.C., Henze, D., Herbert, C., Holanda, B., Ibanez-Landeta, A., Intrieri, J.M., Iyer, S., Julien, F., Kalesse, H., Kazil, J., Kellman, A., Kidane, A.T., Kirchner, U., Klingebiel, M., Körner, M., Kremper, L.A., Kretzschmar, J., Krüger, O., Kumala, W., Kurz, A., L' Hégaret, P., Labaste, M., Lachlan-Cope, T.A., Laing, A., Landschützer, P., Lang, T., Lange Vega, D., Lange, I., Laplace, C., Lavik, G., Laxenaire, R., Le Bihan, C., Leandro, M., Lefèvre, N., Lena, M., Leschow, D., Li, Q., Lloyd, G., Los, S., Losi, N., Lovell, O., Luneau, C., Makuch, P., Malinowski, S.P., Manta, G., Marinou, E., Marsden, N., Masson, S., Maury, N., Mayer, B., Mayers-Als, M., Mazel, C., McGeary, W., McWilliams, J.C., Mech, M., Mehlmann, M., Meroni, A.N., Mieslinger, T., Minikin, A., Minnett, P., Möller, G., Morfa Avalos, Y., Muller, C., Musat, I., Napoli, A., Neuberger, A., Noisel, C., Noone, D.C., Nordsiek, F., Nowak, J.L., Oswald, L., Parker, D.J., Peck, C., Person, R., Philippi, M., Plueddemann, A.J., Pöhlker, C., Pörtge, V., Pöschl, U., Pologne, L., Posyniak, M., Prange, M., Quiñones Meléndez, E., Radtke, J., Ramage, K., Reimann, J., Renault, L., Reus, K., Reyes, A., Ribbe, J., Ringel, M., Ritschel, M., Barbedo Rocha, C., Rochetin, N., Röttenbacher, J., Rollo, C., Royer, H., Sadoulet, P., Saffin, L., Sandiford, S., Sandu, I., Schäfer, M., Schemann, V., Schirmacher, I., Schlenczek, O., Schmidt, J., Schröder, M., Schwarzenboeck, A., Sealy, A., Senff, C.J., Serikov, I., Shohan, S., Siddle, E., Smirnov, A., Späth, F., Spooner, B., Stolla, M.K., Szkółka, W., de Szoeke, S.P., Tarot, S., Tetoni, E., Thompson, E.J., Thomson, J., Tomassini, L., Totems, J., Ubele, A.A., Villiger, L., von Arx, J., Wagner, T., Walther, A., Webber, B. G. M., Wendisch, M., Whitehall, S., Wiltshire, A., Wing, A.A., Wirth, M., Wiskandt, J., Wolf, K., Worbes, L., Wright, E., Wulfmeyer, V., Young, S., Zhang, C., Zhang, D., Ziemen, F., Zinner, T. and Zöger, M.:EUREC4A, https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fessoar.10504890.1, 2020.
2019
- Kalesse, H., Vogl, T., Paduraru, C., and Luke, E.: Development and validation of a supervised machine learning radar Doppler spectra peak finding algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-4591-2019 , 2019.
- Foth, A., Kanitz, T., Engelmann, R., Baars, H., Radenz, M., Seifert, P., Barja, B., Kalesse, H., and Ansmann, A.: Vertical aerosol distribution in the Southern hemispheric Midlatitudes as observed with lidar in Punta Arenas, Chile (53.2° S and 70.9° W) during ALPACA, Atmos. Chem. Phys., https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-6217-2019 , 2019.
2017
- Barahona, D.; Molod, A., and Kalesse, H.: Direct Estimation of the global distribution of vertical velocity within cirrus clouds, Nature Scientific Reports, Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 6840 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07038-6
- P.R. Field, R.P. Lawson, P.R.A Brown, G. Lloyd, C. Westbrook, D. Moisseev, A. Miltenberger, A. Nenes, A. Blyth, T. Choularton, P. Connolly, J. Bühl, J. Croisier, Z. Cui, C. Dearden, P. deMott, A. Flossmann, A. Heymsfield, Y. Huang, H. Kalesse, Z.A., Kanji, A. Korolev, A. Kirchgaessner, S. Lasher-Trapp, T. Leisner, G. McFarquhar, V. Phillips, J. Stith, and S. Sullivan, 2017: Secondary Ice Production: Current State of the Science and Recommendations for the Future, AMS Meteorological Monograph, Ch. 7, 2017. doi.org/10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-16-0014.1
- J. Bühl, S. Alexander, S. Crewell, A. Heymsfield, H. Kalesse, A. Khain, M. Maahn, K. Van Tricht, and M. Wendisch, 2017: Remote Sensing, AMS Meteorological Monograph, Ch. 10, 2017. doi.org/10.1175/AMSMONOGRAPHS-D-16-0015.1
2016
- Kalesse, H.; de Boer, Gijis; Solomon, Amy; Oue, Mariko; Ahlgrimm, Maike; Zhang, Damao; Shupe, Matthew D.; Luke, Edward; Protat, Alain, 2016: Understanding rapid changes in phase partitioning between cloud liquid and ice in stratiform mixed-phase clouds: An Arctic Case Study, Mon. Wea. Rev., 144. doi:10.1175/MWR-D-16-0155.1
- Kalesse, H.; Szyrmer, W.; Kneifel, S.; Kollias, P.; Luke, E., 2016: Fingerprints of a riming event on cloud radar Doppler spectra: observations and modeling , Atm. Chem. and Phys., 16.
- Kneifel, S.; Kollias, P.; Battaglia, A.; Leinonen, J.; Maahn, M.; Kalesse, H.; Tridon, F., 2016: First observations of triple-frequency radar Doppler spectra in snowfall: Interpretation and applications , Geophys. Res. Lett., 43.
2015
- Zermeño-Díaz, D., C. Zhang, P. Kollias, and H. Kalesse, 2015: The Role of Shallow Cloud Moistening in MJO and Non-MJO Convective Events over the ARM Manus Site. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 4797–4820.
2014
- Muhlbauer, A., H. Kalesse, and P. Kollias, 2014: Vertical velocities in midlatitude anvil cirrus: A comparison between in situ aircraft measurements and ground-based Doppler cloud radar retrievals , Geophys. Res. Lett., 41
- Deng, M., P. Kollias, Z. Feng, C. Zhang, C.N. Long, H. Kalesse, A. Chandra, V.V. Kumar, P.A.Protat, 2014. Stratiform and convective precipitation observed by multiple radars during the DYNAMO/AMIE experiment. J. Appl. Met.Clim., 53
2013
- Kalesse, H., P. Kollias, W. Szyrmer, 2013. On using the relationship between Doppler velocity and radar reflectivity to identify microphysical processes in midlatitudinal ice clouds. J. Geophys. Res., 118, D020386
- Kalesse, H. and P. Kollias, 2013. Climatology of High Cloud Dynamics Using Profiling ARM Doppler Radar Observations. J. Climate, 26, 6340–6359.
2010
- Gong, Y., Hu, M., Cheng, Y.F., Su, H., Yue, D., Liu, F., Wiedensohler, A., Wang, Z., Kalesse, H., Liu, S., Wu, Z., Xiao, K., Mi, P., Zhang, Y., 2010. Competition of coagulation sink and source rate: new particle formation in the Pearl River Delta of China. Atmos. Environ., 44, 3278-3285
- Schmale, J., Schneider, J., Jurkat, T., Voigt, C., Kalesse, H., Rautenhaus, M., Lichtenstern, M., Schlager, H., Ancellet, G., Arnold, F., Gerding, M., Mattis, I., Wendisch, M., Borrmann, S., 2010. Aerosol layers from the 2008 eruptions of Mount Okmok and Mount Kasatochi: In situ upper troposphere and lower stratosphere measurements of sulfate and organics over Europe. J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00L07 formation in the Pearl River Delta of China. Atmos. Environ., 44, 3278-3285
- Schmidt, K. S., P. Pilewskie, B. Mayer, M. Wendisch, B. Kindel, S. Platnick, M. D. King, G. Wind, G. T. Arnold, L. Tian, G. Heymsfield, Kalesse, H., 2010.Apparent Absorption of Solar Spectral Irradiance in Heterogeneous Ice Clouds. J. Geophys. Res.,115
- Voigt, C., Schumann, U., Jurkat, T., Schäuble, D., Schlager, H., Petzold, A., Gayet, J.-F., Krämer, M., Schneider, J., Borrmann, S., Schmale, J., Jessberger, P., Hamburger, T., Lichtenstern, M., Scheibe, M., Gourbeyre, C., Meyer, J., Kübbeler, M., Frey, W., Kalesse, H., Butler, T., Lawrence, M., Holzäpfel, F., Arnold, F., Wendisch, M., Döpelheuer, A., Gottschaldt, K., Baumann, R., Zöger, M., Sölch, I., Rautenhaus, M., Dörnbrack, A., 2010. In-situ observations of young contrails - overview and selected results from the CONCERT campaign. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 9039-9056, doi:10.5194/acp-10-9039-2010
2009
- Eichler, H., Ehrlich, A., Wendisch, M., Mioche, G., Gayet, J.-F., Wirth, M., Emde, C., Minikin, A., 2009. Influence of ice crystal shape on retrieval of cirrus optical thickness and effective radius: A case study. J. Geophys. Res., 114, D19203
- Frey, W., Eichler, H., de Reus, M., Maser, R., Wendisch, M., Borrmann, S., 2009. A new airborne tandem platform for collocated measurements of microphysical cloud and radiation properties. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 2, 147-158, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2-147-2009, 2009.
2008
- Eichler, H., Cheng, Y.F., Birmili, W., Nowak, A., Wiedensohler, A., Brüggemann, E., Gnauk, T., Herrmann, H., Althausen, D., Ansmann, A., Engelmann, R., Tesche, M., Wendisch, M., Zhang, Y. H., Hu, M., Liu, S., Zeng, L. M., 2008. Hygroscopic properties and extinction of aerosol particles at ambient relative humidity in South-Eastern China. Atmos. Environ., 42, 6321-6334, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.05.007
- Cheng, Y.F., Wiedensohler, A., Eichler, H., Su, H., Gnauk, T., Brüggemann, E., Herrmann, H., Heintzenberg, J., Slanina, J., Tuch,T., Hu, M., Zhang, Y.H., 2008. Aerosol optical properties and related chemical apportionment at Xinken in Pearl River Delta of China. Atmos. Environ., 42, 6351-6372.
- Cheng, Y.F., Wiedensohler, A.,Eichler, H. , Heintzenberg, J., Tesche, M., Ansmann, A., Wendisch, M., Su, H., Althausen, D., Herrmann, H., Gnauk, T., Brüggemann, E., Hu, M., Zhang, Y.H., 2008. Relative humidity dependence of aerosol optical properties and direct radiative forcing in the surface boundary layer of South-Eastern China: an observation based numerical study. Atmos. Environ., 42. 6373-6397.
- Wendisch, M., Hellmuth, O., Ansmann, A., Heintzenberg, J., Engelmann, R., Althausen, D., Eichler, H., Müller, D., Hu, M., Zhang, Y., Mao, J., 2008. Radiative and dynamic effects of absorbing aerosol particles over the Pearl River Delta, China. Atmos. Environ., 42, 6405-6416.
2006
- Cheng, Y.F., Eichler, H., Wiedensohler, A., Heintzenberg, J., Zhang, Y.H., Hu, M., Herrmann, H., Zeng, L.M., Liu, S., Gnauk, T., Brüggemann, E., He, L.Y., 2006. The mixing state of black carbon and non-light-absorbing aerosol components derived from in situ particle optical properties at Xinken in Pearl River Delta of China. J. Geophys. Res. 111, D20204, doi:10.1029/2005JD006929.
- Müller, D., Tesche, M., Eichler, H., Engelmann, R., Althausen, D., Ansmann, A., Cheng, Y.F., Zhang, Y.H., Hu, M., 2006. Strong particle light absorption over the Pearl River Delta (south China) and Beijing (north China) determined from combined Raman lidar and Sun photometer observations. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L20811, DOI:10.1029/2006GL027196.
- Pahlow, M., Müller, D., Tesche, M., Eichler, H., Feingold, G., Eberhard, W. L., Cheng, Y.F., 2006. Retrieval of aerosol properties from combined multiwavelength lidar and sunphotometer measurements. Appl. Opt., 45, 7429-7442.
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