Josef Gasteiger
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Vienna
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Josef Gasteiger is a leading atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on the optical and microphysical properties of mineral dust and its long-range transport. His work is central to understanding how dust particles interact with solar and terrestrial radiation, a key uncertainty in climate modeling. Gasteiger’s major contributions include pioneering the use of combined remote sensing and in situ observations to characterize the shape-dependent properties of Saharan dust. His highly cited 2010 study from the SAMUM 2006 campaign integrated AERONET Sun photometer, Raman lidar, and airborne data to reveal how non-spherical dust particles affect retrievals of particle size and optical depth—a foundational insight for the field. He further extended this work in the SALTRACE experiment (2013), tracking Saharan dust across the Atlantic to Barbados, demonstrating how dust properties evolve during long-range transport. With papers garnering over 130 citations, Gasteiger’s research is instrumental for improving satellite retrievals and climate models, and his work is frequently referenced by the aerosol and cloud-interaction community.
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