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Enhancing Air Quality in Munich: Real-Time Measurements and Sophisticated Modelling

We are measuring Munich air quality in a joint effort of TUM, Harvard and KIT. Focus is on Aerosols and Formaldehyde in the context of NOx and ozone.

Our Investigation on Methane Emissions in Hamburg is Published!

Methane emissions from the third largest harbor city in Europe: we quantified emissions in Hamburg and found unknown sources. This study is supported by UN Environment Programme and Environmental Defense Fund.

Our Paper on Satellite Validation using MUCCnet is Published!

We showed the satellite’s capability to detect urban spatial concentration gradients, which demonstrates the great potential of urban emission assessment from space.

Our research on methane emission was featured by TV senders ARD (Das Erste) and Bayerischer Rundfunk

Our research on methane emission in Munich and Hamburg was featured by the TV senders Das Erste and Bayerischer Rundfunk: Planet Wissen (ARD-Alpha): https://www.planet-wissen.de/video-methan-in-staedten-100.html https://www.planet-wissen.de/video-methan--das-unterschaetzte-klimagas--100.html…

Our two papers using machine learning to model air quality published in Springer Nature

V. Balamurugan, V. Balamurugan, and J. Chen, "Importance of ozone precursors information in modelling urban surface ozone variability using machine learning algorithm", Scientific Reports, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-09619-6 Xiangwei Cheng, Wenwen Zhang, Adrian Wenzel, and Jia Chen,…

Our SIFnet paper is published in Biogeosciences!

Our SIFnet paper is out: It is a novel convolutional neural network to reveal plant photosynthetic activity at sub-urban scale using Satellite-based solar-induced fluorescence measurements.

Bavarian Minister President Dr. Söder visited our MUCCnet

The Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder visited the Professorship of Environmental Sensing and Modelling on the morning of October 11, 2021. Together with TUM President Thomas F. Hofmann, he was informed from Professor Jia Chen about the worldwide unique sensor network MUCCnet.

Our UN Campaign for investigating methane emissions is featured by ZEIT

Our methane investigation in Hamburg supported by United Nations is featured by DIE ZEIT: https://www.zeit.de/2021/33/methan-treibhausgas-klimawandel-weltklimarat-anstieg-klimagas-erderwaermung-forschung This is a collaboration with Universiteit Utrecht, Environmental Defense Fund, DLR, TNO and…

Our GHG sensor network MUCCnet is featured by Bayerischer Rundfunk on TV and Deutschlandfunk

The world's first urban greenhouse gas sensor network based on the differential column principle (MUCCnet - Munich Urban Carbon Column network) has been regognized by both the national and international press. BR Abendschau shows a TV report, Deutschlandfunk a radio feature, and Physics Today, one…

Prof. Jia Chen among the "Top 40 under 40"

Prof. Chen was named one of Germany's "Top 40 under 40". In this list, the magazine Capital honors the most important talents from business, politics, science and society.

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