Welcome to the Environmental Physics Division (UP)
Environmental Physics addresses various research topics within the Earth System Sciences utilizing physical methods, including subsystems such as air, soil, and water. |
Environmental Physics as a subdiscipline of physics deals with research questions such as fluxes of energy and matter in the environment, namely within the environmental systems such as water, soil, air, and ecosystems, as well as in between these systems (transfer processes at the boundaries).
The term physics therein points to the special methods used, in principle the point of view under which these problems are treated. One method of Environmental Physics is model building, which considers the system-like nature of the environment. (transl from: Bericht zum Arbeitstreffen "Umweltphysik", April 1997, Heidelberg).
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News
- General assembly 2025: Will take place as part of the D-A-CH Conference on June 25, 2025, from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. (hybrid format). Further information will be sent with the electronic invitation.
- Spring meeting 2025: The professional association Environmental Physics will join the meteorological societies of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at D-A-CH Tagung in Bern (June 23-28, 2025).
From the advisory board
- We are looking for a representative of early-carrier scientists. If you are interested in contributing to our work do not hesitate to contact us.