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Department: Biogeochemical Systems
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Ute Karstens
Research Scientist

Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie
Bundesstr. 53,
20146 Hamburg

Phone: + 49-(0)40 - 41173 341
fax: + 49-(0)40 - 41173 298
email: ute.karstens # zmaw.de


Research Focus:
    Regional scale modelling of atmospheric trace gases
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Research Interests:
  • Regional aspects of the carbon cycle
  • Quantification of the fossil fuel component in atmospheric CO2
  • Molecular hydrogen in the atmosphere
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Research Activities:
  • Regional scale modelling of multiple tracers (CO2, CO, 222Rn, H2, SF6, APO)
  • Quantification of the fossil fuel component in atmospheric CO2 based on model simulations
  • Evaluation of the performance of terrestrial biosphere models through a comparison of atmospheric CO2 concentrations
  • Analysis of the contribution of CO2 fluxes from coastal oceans to the atmospheric CO2 concentration at European monitoring sites
  • Modelling of molecular hydrogen in the atmosphere and sensitivity studies of the parameterizations of source and sink processes
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Current Projects:
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Presentations (selection):
  • Evaluation of terrestrial ecosystem models through a comparison of atmospheric CO2, TransCom Workshop, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2008.
  • Simulations of atmospheric CO2 concentration over Europe, 5th Study Conference on BALTEX, Kuressaare, Estonia, 2007.
  • Mesoscale modelling of carbon transport over Central Europe, CarboEurope Spring School on Mesoscale processes in the carbon cycle, Heidelberg, Germany, 2006.
  • An attempt to quantify fossil fuel CO2 over Europe, 3nd CarboEurope-IP Integrated Project Meeting, Levi, Finland, 2005.
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Publications:
  • Palstra, S. W. L., U. Karstens, H. A. J. Meijer, and H.-J. Streurman, 2008. Wine ethanol 14C as a tracer for fossil fuel CO2 emissions in Europe: Measurements and model comparison. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D21305, doi:10.1029/2008JD010282
  • Patra, P. K., R. M. Law, W. Peters, C. Rödenbeck, M. Takigawa, C. Aulagnier, I. Baker, D. J. Bergmann, P. Bousquet, J. Brandt, L. Bruhwiler, P. J. Cameron-Smith, J. H. Christensen, F. Delage, A. S. Denning, S. Fan, C. Geels, S. Houweling, R. Imasu, U. Karstens, S. R. Kawa, J. Kleist, M. C. Krol, S.-J. Lin, R. S. Lokupitiya, T. Maki, S. Maksyutov, Y. Niwa, R. Onishi, N. Parazoo, G. Pieterse, L. Rivier, M. Satoh, S. Serrar, S. Taguchi, R. Vautard, A. T. Vermeulen, and Z. Zhu, 2008. TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2: Analysis of synoptic-scale variations for the period 2002-2003. Global Biogeochem. Cycles 22, GB4013, doi:10.1029/2007GB003081.
  • Law, R. M., W. Peters, C. Rödenbeck, C. Aulagnier, I. Baker, D. J. Bergmann, P. Bousquet, J. Brandt, L. Bruhwiler, P. J. Cameron-Smith, J. H. Christensen, F. Delage, A. S. Denning, S. Fan, C. Geels, S. Houweling, R. Imasu, U. Karstens, S. R. Kawa, J. Kleist, M. C. Krol, S. J. Lin, R. Lokupitiya, T. Maki, S. Maksyutov, Y. Niwa, R. Onishi, N. Parazoo, P. K. Patra, G. Pieterse, L. Rivier, S. Satoh, S. Serrar, S. Taguchi, M. Takigawa, R. Vautard, A. T. Vermeulen, and Z. Zhu, 2008. TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2: Experimental overview and diurnal cycle results for 2002. Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 22, 1442-1455, doi: 10.1029/2007GB003050.
  • Levin, I. and U. Karstens, 2008. Quantifying fossil fuel CO2 over Europe. In: A. J. Dolman, A. Freibauer and R. Valentini (Eds.), The Continental Scale Greenhouse Gas Balance of Europe. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg.
  • Trusilova, K., M. Jung, G. Churkina, U. Karstens, M. Heimann, and M. Claussen, 2008. Urbanization impacts on the climate in Europe: Numerical experiments by the PSU-NCAR Mesoscale Model (MM5). J. Appl. Meteor., 47, 1442-1455, doi: 10.1175/2007JAMC1624.110.1111.
  • Levin, I. and U. Karstens, 2007. Inferring high-resolution fossil fuel CO2 records at continental sites from combined 14CO2 and CO observations. Tellus, 59B, 245-250, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00244.x.
  • Gamnitzer, U., U. Karstens, B. Kromer, R. E. M. Neubert, H. A. J. Meijer, H. Schroeder, and I. Levin, 2006. Carbon monoxide: A quantitative tracer for fossil fuel CO2?, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D22302, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006966.
  • Geels, C., M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, R. Dargaville, T. Aalto, J. Brandt, J. H. Christensen, L. M. Frohn, L. Haszpra, U. Karstens, C. Rödenbeck, M. Ramonet, G. Carboni, and R. Santaguida, 2006. Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 6, 3709-3756.
  • Karstens, U., M. Gloor, M. Heimann, and C. Rödenbeck, 2006. Insights from simulations with high-resolution transport and process models on sampling of the atmosphere for constraining mid-latitude land carbon sinks. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D12301, doi:10.1029/2005JD006278.
  • Aalto, T., J. Hatakka, U. Karstens, M. Aurela, T. Thum, and A. Lohila, 2006. Modeling atmospheric CO2 concentration profiles and fluxes above sloping terrain at a boreal site. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 303-314.
  • Chevillard, A., U. Karstens, P. Ciais, S. Lafont and M. Heimann, 2002. Simulation of atmospheric CO2 over Europe and western Siberia using the regional scale model REMO. Tellus, 54B, 872-894.
  • Chevillard, A., P. Ciais, U. Karstens, M. Heimann, M. Schmidt, I. Levin, D. Jacob, R. Podzun, V. Kazan, H. Sartorius, and E. Weingartner, 2002. Transport of 222Rn using the regional model REMO: A detailed comparison with measurements over Europe. Tellus, 54B, 850-871.
  • Lafont, S., L. Kergoat, G. Dedieu, A. Chevillard, E. Kjellström, U. Karstens, and O. Kolle, 2002. Spatial and temporal variability of land CO2 fluxes estimated with remote sensing and analysis data over western Eurasia. Tellus, 54B, 820-833.
  • Rockel, B. and U. Karstens, 2001. Development of the water budget for three extra-tropical cyclones with intense rainfall over Europe. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 75-83.
  • Jacob D., B.J.J.M. Van den Hurk, U. Andrae, G. Elgered, C. Fortelius, L.P. Graham, S.D. Jackson, U. Karstens, C. Köpken, R. Lindau, R. Podzun, B. Rockel, F. Rubel, B.H. Sass, R.N.B. Smith, and X. Yang, 2001. A comprehensive model inter-comparison study investigating the water budget during the BALTEX-PIDCAP period. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 77, 19-43.
  • Zhang, Y., B. Rockel, R. Stuhlmann, R. Hollmann, and U. Karstens, 2001. REMO Cloud Modelling: Improvements and Validation with ISCCP DX Data. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 389-408.
  • Stuhlmann, R., B. Ahrens, U. Karstens, and B. Rockel, 1999. ISCCP_DX Cloud Products in Support of BALTEX. Adv. Space Res., 24, 949-954.
  • Ahrens, B., U. Karstens, B. Rockel, and R. Stuhlmann, 1998. On the Validation of the Atmospheric Model REMO with ISCCP Data and Precipitation Measurements Using Simple Statistics. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 68, 127-142.
  • Raschke, E., U. Karstens, R. Nolte-Holube, R. Brandt, H.-J. Isemer, D. Lohmann, M. Lobmeyr, B. Rockel, and R. Stuhlmann, 1998. The Baltic Sea Experiment BALTEX: A brief overview and some selected results of the Authors. Surveys in Geophysics, 19, 1-22.
  • Nolte-Holube, R., R. Stuhlmann, U. Karstens, B.Rockel, and W. Rossow, 1997. Comparison of ISCCP-DX Cloud Parameters with Regional Atmospheric Model Results over the BALTEX Area. GEWEX News, 7, 6-8.
  • Karstens, U. , R. Nolte-Holube and B. Rockel, 1996. Calculation of the Water Budget over the Baltic Sea Catchment Area using the Regional Forecast Model REMO for June 1993.Tellus, 48 A, 684-692.
  • Raschke, E. and U. Karstens, 1995. BALTEX-Baltic Sea Experiment. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift, 121-125.
  • Karstens, U., C. Simmer and E. Ruprecht, 1994: Remote Sensing of Cloud Liquid Water. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys., 54, 157-171.
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