Andreas Herber

Andreas Herber serves as Senior Scientist and Coordinator of MOSAiC Airborne at the Alfred Wegener Institute, leading the Polar Meteorology Team with a focus on Arctic atmospheric research through aircraft-based measurements.

His research spans Polar Meteorology, Climate Science, and Atmospheric Physics, emphasizing Arctic climate system dynamics and atmosphere-cryosphere-ocean interactions. He investigates critical processes like sea ice formation, boundary layer physics, and energy exchanges using airborne platforms during major expeditions such as MOSAiC.

As MOSAiC Airborne Coordinator, Herber directs flight operations for the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate, enabling comprehensive atmospheric observations over the drifting Polarstern research vessel. His team's work integrates with broader MOSAiC objectives studying sea ice, oceanography, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem responses to climate change in the Central Arctic.