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Ruckstuhl, Christian

Post-Doc

Degrees:

• M.S., ETH Zurich
• Ph.D., ETH Zurich

Research Interests:

• atmospheric radiation
• aerosol cloud interactions
• radiation measurement
• climate change

Honors and Awards:

• Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) Award, 2009, Switzerland
• Norbert-Gerbier Mumm Award, 2007, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• DACH Poster Award, 2007, DACH Meteorologentagung, Hamburg
• Travel award for outstanding poster presentation, 6th Swiss Global Change Day, 2005, Section World Climate Research Program (WCRP)

Dwyer, J. G., J. R. Norris, and C. Ruckstuhl, 2009, Do climate models reproduce observed solar dimming and brightening over China and Japan?, J. Geophys. Res., submitted.

Ruckstuhl, C., J. R. Norris and R. Philipona, 2009, Is there evidence for an aerosol indirect effect during the recent AOD decline in Europe?, J. Geophys. Res., accepted.

Philipona R., K. Behrens, C. Ruckstuhl (2009), How declining aerosols and rising greenhouse gases forced rapid warming in Europe since the 1980s, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L02806, doi:10.1029/2008GL036350.

Ruckstuhl, C. and Norris, J. R. (2009), How do aerosol histories affect solar “dimming” and “brightening” over Europe?: IPCC-AR4 models versus observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D00D04, doi:10.1029/2008JD011066.

Ruckstuhl, C., R. Philipona, K. Behrens, M. Collaud Coen, B. Duerr, A. Heimo, C. Mätzler, S. Nyeki, A. Ohmura, L. Vuilleumier, M. Weller, K. Behrens, C. Wehrli and A. Zelenka (2008), Aerosol and cloud effects on solar brightening and the recent rapid warming, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12708, doi:10.1029/2008GL034228.

Ruckstuhl, C. and R. Philipona (2008), Detection of cloud-free skies based on sunshine duration and on the variation of global solar irradiance, Met. Z., 17(2), doi: 10.1127/0941-2948/2008/0271.

Michel, D., R. Philipona, C. Ruckstuhl, R. Vogt and L. Vuilleumier (2008), Performance and uncertainty of CNR1 net radiometers during a one year field comparison, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 25, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA973.1.

Ruckstuhl, C., R. Philipona, J. Morland, and A. Ohmura (2007), Observed relationship between surface specific humidity, integrated water vapor, and longwave downward radiation at different altitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D03302, doi:10.1029/2006JD007850.

Ruckstuhl, C. and R. Philipona (2005), TURAC - A new instrument package for radiation budget measurements and cloud detection, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 22(10), 1473-1479.

Philipona, R., B. Duerr, A. Ohmura, and C. Ruckstuhl (2005), Anthropogenic greenhouse forcing and strong water vapor feedback increase temperature in Europe, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32(19), L19809, doi:10.1029/2005GL023624.