von Savigny, C., A. Lange, U. Niemeier, S. Wallis, F. Wrana & the VolImpact team, Volcanic impact on the middle atmosphere: selected results from the joint research project VolImpact, invited talk, BACO-25 IAMAS-IACS-IAPSO Joint Assembly, Busan, Korea, July 23, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Airglow - luminous phenomena in the Earth's middle and upper atmosphere, International Space Weather Camp, Neustrelitz, July 7, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Issues of the retrieval of particle size information of noctilucent clouds from optical remote sensing measurements, DACH 2025 conference, Bern, June 26, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Explosive Kräfte – Wie Vulkane unser Klima und die Atmosphäre verändern, Kinder- und Jugenduni, Universität Greifswald, June 12, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Can Colours in Paintings be Considered a Quantitative Climate Archive?, Watercolour and Weather 1750 - 1850 conference, Lausanne, June 6, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Die Satellitenfernerkundung planetarer Atmosphären: Schlüsseltechnologie für die Atmosphärenforschung, Öffentlicher Abendvortrag, 13th International Limb Workshop, Karlsruhe, June 2, 2025.
von Savigny, C. Different ways to turn the sky green – volcanic and non-volcanic, The VolImpact-SSiRC Workshop on volcanic effects on atmosphere and climate, Greifswald, April 23, 2025.
von Savigny, C., Menetekel Vulkanismus - Wie die Zeit vor 200 Jahren ins Wanken gebracht wurde, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Gesellschaft, Groß-Schoritz, Rügen, 22. März, 2025.
2024
Hemkendreis, A. & C. von Savigny, Doppelvortrag zu dem Thema: Kunst als Klimaarchiv? Atmosphärenforschung anhand der Bilder Caspar David Friedrichs, Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, 26. November 2024.
von Savigny, C., Vulkanische Einflüsse auf Atmosphäre und Klima, Universität im Rathaus, Greifswald, Oktober 21, 2024.
von Savigny, C., Die Hunga-Tonga-Eruption 2022, Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte Berlin, Berlin, September 18, 2024.
von Savigny, C., Lange, A., Hoffmann, C., and Rozanov, A., Volcanic effects on the colors of the twilight sky, Light and Colour in Nature and Art, July 22-26, Leiden, 2024.
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, Atmospheric effects of volcanic eruptions: processes and current questions, Physikalisches Kolloquium, Universität Bremen, June 6, 2024.
Ansel, E., Heck, K. & von Savigny, C., Caspar David Friedrich interdisziplinär, oder was Physik und Kunstgeschichte voneinander lernen können, Festvortrag, Dies Academicus 2024, Universität Greifswald, May 28, 2024.
Meschede, M. & von Savigny, C., Ursprung der Erde und ihrer Atmosphäre, Öffentlicher Abendvortrag im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe „Ursprünge entdecken: Eine Reise von den Anfängen der Erde bis zur Entstehung der Menschheit“, Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, May 7, 2024.
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, New results from the DFG research unit VolImpact, Kolloquium des IAP Kühlungsborn, March 22, 2024.
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, New results form the joint research project VolImpact, DPG spring meeting 2024, Greifswald, February 26, 2024.
2023
von Savigny, C. and the VolImpact Team, Vulkanische Effekte auf Atmosphäre und Klima, 24-Stundenvorlesung, Universität Greifswald, June 23, 2023.
von Savigny, C. and the VolImpact Team, Overview of the joint research project VolImpact, invited keynote talk, PAGES Volcanic Impacts on Climate and Society Workshop, Bern, Switzerland, May 24, 2023.
von Savigny, C. and the VolImpact Team, Science results from the DFG research unit VolImpact, invited seminar at DLR Institute for Solar Terrestrial Physics, Neustrelitz, April 5, 2023.
von Savigny, C. and Lange, A., Explaining green volcanic sunsets, DPG spring meeting, Dresden, March 22, 2023.
von Savigny, C., Lange, A., Baugarten, G., and Rozanov, A., The colour of noctilucent clouds, DPG spring meeting, Dresden, March 21, 2023.
von Savigny, C. on behalf of G. Baumgarten, Clouds to the edge of space, DPG spring meeting, Dresden, March 21, 2023.
von Savigny, C. and the VolImpact Team, Vulkanische Effekte auf Atmosphäre und Klima, Öffentlicher Abendvortrag, KIT Karlsruhe, March 14, 2023.
2022
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, Volcanic impacts on the atmosphere, Seminar, Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, October 28, 2022.
von Savigny, C., Open scientific questions for a possible airglow satellite mission, ISSI Working Group on “The Variability of the Airglow for the Detection of Atmospheric Dynamics”, International Space Science Instiute, Bern, October 24 to 28, 2022.
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, Results from the DFG Research Unit VolImpact (FOR 2820), Seminar, Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, July 13, 2022.
von Savigny, C., Introduction to airglow and remote sensing using airglow emissions, Bad Honnef Physics School on Atmospheric Physics, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, July 7, 2022.
von Savigny, C., Der Einfluss von Vulkanen auf das Klima, Rotary Club Kühlungsborn/Bad Doberan, June 9, 2022.
von Savigny, C. & the VolImpact team, Volcanic impact on atmosphere and climate: results from the DFG research unit VolImpact, IAP Kolloquium, IAP Kühlungsborn, April 21, 2022.
von Savigny, C., Is it possible to estimate aerosol optical depth from historic colour paintings? VolImpact online webinar, March 30, 2022.
von Savigny, C. and the VolImpact-Team: Vulkanische Einflüsse auf Atmosphäre und Klima: Wissenschaftliche Highlights der DFG Forschungsgruppe VolImpact (FOR 2820), DACH2022, Leipzig, Deutschland, 21–25 Mar 2022, DACH2022-177, doi.org/10.5194/dach2022-177, 2022.
von Savigny, C., Lange, A., Hoffmann, C., and Rozanov, A.: Bestimmung optischer Dichten stratosphärischer Aerosole aus den Farbverhältnissen historischer Gemälde – kann das funktionieren?, DACH2022, Leipzig, Deutschland, 21–25 Mar 2022, DACH2022-18, doi.org/10.5194/dach2022-18, 2022.
2021
von Savigny, C., Kosmische Katastrophen: Sonneneruptionen und ihre Bedeutung für das Erdsystem, Öffentlicher Abendvortrag im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe „Naturkatastrophen und ihre Auswirkungen auf das System Erde”, Alfried-Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, May 31, 2021.
von Savigny, C., Koch, J. and Lednytskyy, O., New results on oxygen and sodium nightglow emissions, invited talk, 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 28 January to 4 February, Sydney Australia, 2021.
von Savigny, C., and C. Hoffmann, and F. Wrana, What is the size of stratospheric sulfate aerosol particles? 43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 28 January to 4 February, Sydney Australia, 2021.
von Savigny, C., Das Phänomen der blauen Sonne - Hintergründe und Erklärungen, Festvortrag an der Sternwarte Greifswald, invited talk, January 16, 2021.
2020
Gemeinsamer Vortrag Dr. A. Leuschner im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe „Vertraue keiner Statistik …? Glaubwürdigkeit der Wissenschaft“ des Jungen Kollegs Greifswald: "Klimaforschung – kann man ihr trauen?", 15. Januar, 2020.
All other conferences in 2020 were cancelled due to the Corona pandemic!
2019
Invited talk at SCIAMACHY4Future Symposium: Highlights of the SCIAMACHY mission and achievements impacting future Earth observation: "Atmospheric science across the mesopause: Airglow and Noctilucent Clouds", University of Bremen, December 5, 2019.
Invited talk at 5th Sino-German Symposium on marine sciences: Multi-scale processes in atmosphere and ocean: "Volcanic impact on atmospher and climate: Overview of the DFG Research Unit VolImpact (FOR 2820), University of Bremen, September 16 - 18, 2019.
Atmosphärisch-Chemisches Kolloquium des FZ Jülichs: "Volcanic and Solar effects on the middle atmosphere - recent results and current projects", invited talk, Forschungszentrum Jülich, September 4, 2019.
Berliner Industriespräch: "Vulkanische Einflüsse auf Atmosphäre und Klima", invited talk, DPG Magnus-Haus Berlin, July 3, 2019.
Kinder- und Jugenduni 2019: "Leuchtende Nachtwolken", Universität Greifswald, June 13, 2019.
Talk in der Reihe "Universität in der Region": "Welchen Einfluss haben Vulkanausbrüche auf Atmosphäre und Klima?", Pasewalk, May 15, 2019.
Bad Honnef Physics School on Atmospheric Physics: "Introduction to Airglow and airglow remote sensing applications", Bad Honnef, May 2, 2019.
Bad Honnef Physics School on Atmospheric Physics: "Introduction to Inverse Theory", Bad Honnef, April 29, 2019.
Invited seminar talk at FU Berlin, Meteorological colloquium: "Der lange Weg zur barometrischen Höhenformel - historische Betrachtungen", Berlin, February 4, 2019.
2018
Invited talk at the COSPAR 2018 assembly: "Solar 27-day signatures in standard phase height measurements above central Europe", Pasadena, July, 2018.
Talk at Sternwarte Greifswald: "Beeinflusst die Variabilität der Sonne die Erdatmosphäre?", Greifswald, April 14, 2018.
Invited talk at AGU Chapman conference on stratospheric aerosols: "Comparison of stratospheric aerosol measurements in the post-Pinatubo era from different satellite platforms, March, 2018.
Talk at spring meeting of the German Physics Society (DPG): "On a solar 27-day signatures in standard phase heights over Europe", Erlangen, March 7, 2018.
Seminar at IPA (Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre; DLR): "Solar 27-day signatures in the Earth's atmosphere", Wessling, February 5, 2018.
2017
Invited talk at the interdisciplinary symposium "Vom Nachteil und Nutzen der Forschung für das Leben - kritische Perspektiven auf sicherheitsrelevante Forschung", Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, Greifswald, November 2, 2017.
Invited talk at the 1st MATS science workshop (& MISU seminar): "Open questions in airglow research", Stockholm University, September 26, 2017.
Talk at Workshop on Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause region: "Retrieval of MLT Na profiles from satellite Na D-line nightglow observations – testing the Chapman excitation mechanism", Kühlungsborn, September 19, 2017.
Invited talk at the 9th atmospheric limb workshop: "Studying mesospheric physics and chemistry using limb airglow observations", Saskatoon, Canada, June 2017.
Talk at 9th atmospheric limb workshop: "On a potential solar 27-day signature in tropospheric clouds", Saskatoon, Canada, June 2017.
Seminar at Leeds University, "Studying middle atmospheric physics and chemistry using satellite nightglow observations", Leeds, UK, May 2017.
Seminar at ESG Greifswald on "News from the middle atmosphere", Greifswald, June 2017.
Eröffnungsvortrag der Vortragsreihe "Vulkanismus: Ursachen,Prozesse, Folgen": Vulkanismus aus geologischer und atmosphärenphysikalischer Perspektive, zusammen mit Martin Meschede, Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, April 24, 2017.
Invited talk at DPG Frühjahrstagung on "Is there a solar 27-day signature in tropospheric clouds?", Bremen, March 16, 2017.
Seminar at York University, Toronto: "Satellite remote sensing of the middle atmosphere using optical limb observations", February 9, 2017.
Seminar at University of Toronto: "Studying middle atmosphere solar effects using SCIAMACHY limb observations", invited talk, February 6, 2017.
Invited talk at Bremen University: "Solar and lunar effects on the Earth's middle atmosphere", Seminar on Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere, Bremen, January 13, 2017.
2016
Invited talk at Jiao Tong University: Ozone profile retrievals from UV/visible limb-scatter observations, Xi'an, China, October 2016.
Invited talk at Xi'an Technical University: Recent results on nightglow emissions by OH, O and Na, Xi'an, China, October 2016.
2nd conference on photonics and optical engineering: Space-borne remote sensing of the middle atmosphere using optical limb observations - capabilities and scientific applications, invited plenary lecture, Xi'an, China, October 2016.
Trend Workshop: Short-term solar cycle effects in the middle atmosphere, Kühlungsborn, September 2016.
21st COSPAR International Assembly: First retrieval of MLT sodium profiels based on satellite sodium nightglow observations, Instanbul, August 2016.
21st COSPAR International Assembly: Solar and lunar effects in the MLT region, invited talk, Instanbul, August 2016.
Karlsruher Meteorologisches Kolloquium; Short term solar variation effects on the middle atmosphere, invited talk, July 19, 2016.
Physikalisches Kolloquium der Universität Wuppertal: Solar and lunar effects on the Earth's middle atmosphere, invited talk, June 27, 2016.
Zoological Symposium Greifswald: Ozone & Co: News from the middle atmosphere, invited talk, June 25, 2016.
Tag der Wissenschaft, Universität Greifswald: Airglow - über die Farben des Nachthimmels, June 11, 2016.
Berliner Industriegespräche: Satelliten-gestützte Fernerkundung der Erdatmosphäre im optischen Spektralbereich, Berlin, invited talk, May 25, 2016.
ROMIC Statusseminar: Variability in OH emission features at scales from days to a decade, IAP Kühlungsborn, May 2, 2016.
SSiRC workshop: Global morphology of stratospheric aerosols from 2003 - 2011 retrieved from SCIAMACHY limb-scatter observations, Potsdam, April 26, 2016.
Frühjahrstagung der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft: First retrievals of Na profiles in the mesopause region based on Na nightglow observations, Regensburg, March 8, 2016.
Umweltphysik-Seminar, Stratospheric aerosol extinction profile retrieval from SCIAMACHY limb-scatter observations, University of Tübingen, February 11, 2016.
2015
8th International Limb Workshop: Lunar tidal and solar cycle signatures in the mesosphere / lower thermosphere region, September 15-17, Göteborg, Sweden, 2015.
Workshop on Layered Phenomena at the Mesopause: The lunar semidiurnal tide in airglow emissions and noctilucent clouds, invited talk, August 10-13, Boulder, Colorado, 2015.
Tag der Wissenschaft, Leuchtende Nachtwolken: Klimaindikatoren an der Grenze zum Weltraum, Universität Greifswald, June 13, 2015.
ROMIC Meeting, Variability of OH emission altitude 2002 - 2012, IAP Kühlungsborn, May 28, 2015.
Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium im DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Satelliten-gestützte Limb-Messungen der mittleren Atmosphäre im optischen Spektralbereich: bisherige Ergebnisse und zukünftiges Potenzial, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, invited talk, May 18, 2015.
Vortragsreihe 'Nachhaltigkeit interdisziplinär', Die Ozonproblematik - Geschichte und Lehren, Universität Greifswald, May 6, 2015.
Universität im Rathaus, Was macht eigentlich das Ozonloch - Hintergründe zur stratosphärischen Ozonschicht, Greifswald, April 20, 2015.
EGU General Assembly 2015, Signatures of the lunar semi-diurnal tide in terrestrial airglow emissions as observed with SCIAMACHY/Envisat, Vienna, April 14, 2015.
DPG Tagung 2015, Lunar tidal signatures in noctilucent clouds, Heidelberg, March 25, 2015.
DPG Tagung 2015, The lunar semi-diurnal tide in the terrestrial airglow, invited talk, Wuppertal, March 9, 2015
HEPP colloquium 2015, Energetic particle effects in the terrestrial atmosphere, invited talk, Rolduc, Netherlands, March 5, 2015
2014
40th COSPAR assembly: Effects of atomic oxygen on OH Meinel emission bands in the MLT region, Moscow, August, 2014.
40th COSPAR assembly: Is there a 27-day solar cycle signature in stratospheric aerosol extinction? Moscow, August, 2014.
6th NDMC Meeting: Experimental evidence for quenching of OH* by O as a cause of vertical shifts between different Meinel bands, Grainau, May, 2014.
DPG Tagung 2014: Stratospheric aerosol profile retrievals from SCIAMACHY limb-scatter observations: current results, Berlin, March 19, 2014.
DPG Tagung 2014: Vertical shifts between OH Meinel bands due to quenching by atomic oxygen, Berlin, March 18, 2014.
Seminar at IAP Kühlungsborn: The OH Meinel bands in the terrestrial airglow: an old problem revisited, March 4, 2014.
Physikalisches Kolloquium der Universität Rostock: Was macht eigentlich das Ozonloch - Hintergründe und Kenntnisstand, January 9, 2014.
2013
Ringvorlesung Klimawandel, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald: Klimawandel in der mittleren Atmosphäre - Wissensstand und Ursachen, November 26, 2011.
5. Greifswalder Klima-Aktionstag: Experimentalvorlesung zur Physik der Atmosphäre, Greifswald, August, 2013.
11th Workshop on Layered Phenomena in the Mesopause Region: Investigation of OH* quenching processes using SCIAMACHY observations of Meinel band emissions and atomic oxygen, Leeds, UK, July, 2013.
7th Atmospheric Limb Conference: Impact of the solar 11-year and 27-day cycles on mesopause temperatures, Bremen, June, 2013.
Umweltaktionstag der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald: Die Bedeutung von CO2 für Atmosphäre und Klima, June 5, 2013.
Veranstaltungsreihe Physik am Sonnabend: Die Erdatmosphäre - ein Meer aus Luft, Institut für Physik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, April 20, 2013.
MISU Seminar: Variability of mesopause temperature and OH*-Meinel emissions: solar effects from months to decades, Meteorological Institute of Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, March 19, 2013.
DPG Tagung 2013 (Hauptvortrag): Impact of the solar 11-year and 27-day cycles on the Earth’s middle atmosphere, Jena, February 2013.
DFG Tagung 2013 (Hauptvortrag): Variability and vertical shifts in OH Meinel emissions near the mesopause: results from SCIAMACHY on Envisat, Jena, February 2013.
Seminar: Solar variability effects on the Earth's middle atmosphere, February 22, 2013, IPP Seminar, Greifswald.
International workshop on atmospheric remote sensing from ISS: Scientific background and sensor options for mesospheric/thermospheric remote sensing from ISS, Bremen, February 6-8, 2013.
2012
Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union: SCIAMACHY observations of OH*(3-1) rotational temperature and OH* emission height variability, San Francisco, December 2012.
Antrittsvorlesung an der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald: Passive Fernerkundung der mittleren Atmosphäre mittels satelliten-gestützter Spektroskopie im optischen Spektralbereich, October 25, 2012.
General Assembly of the European Geophysical Union, invited talk: Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds, Vienna, April 2012.
5th meeting of the Network for Detection of Mesosphere Change: SCIAMACHY measurements of OH emission altitude and temperature: New results, DLR Wessling, May 2012.
Meeting of the SCIAMACHY Algorithm Development and Data Usage (SADDU) group: Stratospheric aerosol profile retrievals from SCIAMACHY limb-scatter observations: current status, SRON, Utrecht, February 2012.
Meeting of the SCIAMACHY Algorithm Development and Data Usage (SADDU) group: The dependence of OH* emission peak altitude on vibrational level: SCIAMACHY observations and model results , SRON, Utrecht, February 2012.
2011
6th International Limb Conference and Workshop: The dependence of OH* emission peak altitude on vibrational level: SCIAMACHY observations and model results, Kyoto, Japan, November 2011.
Final meeting of the DPG priority programme CAWSES: Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds, Bonn, September 2011.
Seminar at KIT, Institute of Meteorology: Drivers for the variability of Noctilucent clouds, KIT, Karlsruhe, June 2011.
Meeting of the Network for Detection of Mesosphere Change (NDMC): Evidence for a QBO (Quasi-Biennial Oscillation) signature at the polar summer mesopause, DLR Wessling, May 2011.
Meeting of the Network for Detection of Mesosphere Change (NDMC): On the altitude profiles of OH Meinel emissions for different vibrational levels – measurement and modelling results, DLR Wessling, May 2011.
Bremer Studientag Physik 2011: Was macht eigentlich das Ozonloch? Beiträge des Bremer Instituts für Umweltphysik zur aktuellen Ozonforschung, Universität Bremen, April 2011.
Meeting of the SCIAMACHY Algorithm Development and Data Usage (SADDU) group: A QBO signature at the polar summer mesopause, Bremen, March 2011.
WMO Workhop on past changes in the vertical distribution of stratospheric ozone: SCIAMACHY limb ozone profiles, Geneva, January 2011.