Gerit Birnbaum

Dr. Gerit Birnbaum
Institution
Alfred Wegener Institute
Role / Position
Coordinator of scientific helicopter operations (in the preparation phase of MOSAiC), PI for helicopter measurements of sea ice properties on leg 4 and 5
Team
Sea Ice,
Leg
IV, V,
My tasks on MOSAiC
Main task: Helicopter measurements of sea ice properties (e.g., thickness, surface topography, fraction of different ice types and melt ponds, albedo)
I am most excited about
the complexity of logistics and science