- University of Heidelberg
- Grabengasse 1
- Heidelberg
- D-69117
- Germany
My Research Interests
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Platt received a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Heidelberg in 1977, from 1974 to 1989 he worked in atmospheric chemistry research at the Research Center Jülich, since 1989 he is a professor of experimental physics at the University of Heidelberg and director at the Institute for Environmental Physics.
He is member of the SOLAS and IGAC Scientific Steering Committees, and of the GOME (Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment on the ESA satellite ERS-2) and SCIAMACY (SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY on ESA satellite ENVISAT) science advisory committees.
His main Research Topics are:
-Tropospheric chemistry of free radicals. Spectroscopic measurements of atmospheric constituents, in particular halogen oxide (ClO, BrO, IO, ...), NO3, OH, and peroxy radicals by Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS). Chemistry of oxidised nitrogen species in the atmosphere (NOX, NO3, HONO etc.).
-Chemistry of reactive halogen species in the troposphere and their role in the oxidation capacity of the troposphere.
-Investigation of stratospheric ozone loss and trace gas cycles including halogen radicals. Isotope effects in atmospheric trace species
- Radiation transport in the atmosphere. The role of clouds in the radiation and energy balance of the atmosphere.
-Satellite observations of trace gas distributions in the atmosphere using the DOAS technique.