Dr. Matthias Karl
Dr. Matthias Karl
Chemistry Transport Modeling
ScientistPhone: +49 (0)4152 87-2368
Fax: +49 (0)4152 87-2332
Fields of work
Chemical mechanism development, aerosol physics, process analysis and process identification, and their applications to 3-dim. tropospheric modelling, air quality and assessment modelling. Urban air quality assessment and urban planning.
Research interests
- Atmospheric transformation and dispersion of aerosol particles emitted from combustion and mobile transport sources
- Chemistry-transport models on the urban scale, for gases and aerosols
- Exposure to air pollution and health effects
Special competences
Experience with leading projects involving industry partners. Programming and modelling of physical and chemical systems using numerical mathematics.
Guest Editor of the Special Issue
Models for the Simulation of Chemistry, Climate, and Pollutant Dispersion in Indoor Environments
and Atmospheric Near-Source Plumes
in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Guest Editor of the Special Issue
Sources, Atmospheric Transformation and Dispersion of Aerosol Particles
in Toxics.
Guest Editor of the Special Issue
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series in Aerosol Particles
- lecture: Universität Bremen; 15.11.2024-15.11.2024Revisiting Air Pollution Exposure: Effects of Population Activity and Indoor InfiltrationRamacher, M.O.P.,Karl, M.,Bieser, J.,Athanasopoulou, E.,Kakouri, A.,Matthias, V. (2024)
- journal articleAnalysis of secondary inorganic aerosols over the greater Athens area using the EPISODE–CityChem source dispersion and photochemistry modelMyriokefalitakis, S.,Karl, M.,Weiss, K.A.,Karagiannis, D.,Athanasopoulou, E.,Kakouri, A.,Bougiatioti, A.,Liakakou, E.,Stavroulas, I.,Papangelis, G.,Grivas, G.,Paraskevopoulou, D.,Speyer, O.,Mihalopoulos, N.,Gerasopoulos, E. (2024)
In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 24, , , 13, 7815-7835. 
journal articleUsing the Multicomponent Aerosol FORmation Model (MAFOR) to Determine Improved VOC Emission Factors in Ship PlumesFink, L.,Karl, M.,Matthias, V.,Weigelt, A.,Irjala, M.,Simonen, P. (2024)
In: Toxics, Vol. 12, , , 6, 432.- journal articleAssessing the effects of significant activity changes on urban-scale air quality across three European citiesRamacher, M.O.P.,Badeke, R.,Fink, L.,Quante, M.,Karl, M.,Oppo, S.,Lenartz, F.,Dury, M.,Matthias, V. (2024)
In: Atmospheric Environment: X, Vol. 22, , , , 100264. - journal articleForecasting system for Urban Air Quality with automatic correction and web service for public disseminationKarl, M.,Acksen, S.,Chaudhary, R.,Ramacher, M.O.P. (2024)
In: International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol. 17, , , 1, 1-22.
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