Dr. Matthias Karl

Dr. Matthias Karl
Chemietransportmodellierung
WissenschaftlerTel: +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.
- ArticleDescription and evaluation of the community aerosol dynamics model MAFOR v2.0Karl, M.; Pirjola, L.; Grönholm, T.; Kurppa, M.; Anand, S.; Zhang, X.; Held, A.; Sander, R.; Dal Maso, M.; Topping, D.; Jiang, S.; Kangas, L.; Kukkonen, J. (2022)
In: Geoscientific Model Development, Vol. 15, 9, 3969 - 4026. - ArticleState-of-play in addressing urban environmental pressures: Mind the gapsGeorgiadis, C.; Patias, P.; Verde, N.; Tsioukas, V.; Kaimaris, D.; Georgoula, O.; Kocman, D.; Athanasopoulou, E.; Speyer, O.; Raudner, A.; Karl, M.; Gerasopoulos, E. (2022)
In: Environmental Science & Policy, Vol. 132, 308 - 322. - ArticleEffects of vertical ship exhaust plume distributions on urban pollutant concentration – a sensitivity study with MITRAS v2.0 and EPISODE-CityChem v1.4Badeke, R.; Matthias, V.; Karl, M.; Grawe, D. (2022)
In: Geoscientific Model Development, Vol. 15, 10, 4077 - 4103.