Waiting for the fog: Climatologist Otto Klemm and his students research clouds with ground contact

Climatologist Otto Klemm and his students research clouds with ground contact

Fog frequently occurs on Mount Lulin and in other regions of Taiwan © Madeleine
Fog frequently occurs on Mount Lulin and in other regions of Taiwan © Madeleine Falkowski
Up on Mount Lulin in Taiwan, at an altitude of 2,862 metres, Robin Achtstetter und Madeleine Falkowski did everything they could to avoid missing the gathering fog. No matter whether it was night or day - as soon as the visual range meter showed visibility to be under 1,000 metres, that was when work began for the two landscape ecology students. They collected fog water samples and, among other things, examined the size of the fog droplets. They froze the samples, as these were to be subjected to more detailed analysis at the National Central University (NCU) in Taiwan, for example with reference to organic carbon, nitrates and sulphates - all indicators of aur pollution. ...
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