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• Submitted Publications
• Diploma Thesis
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• Book contributions
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Publications in Refereed Journals

1

B. Mayer, S.W. Hoch, and C.D. Whiteman.
Validating the MYSTIC three-dimensional radiative transfer model with observations from the complex topography of Arizona's Meteor Crater.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10:8685-8696, 2010.

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2

B. Mayer.
Radiative transfer in the cloudy atmosphere.
European Physical Journal Conferences., 1:75-99, 2009.

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3

B. Mayer and C. Emde.
Comment on "Glory phenomenon informs of presence and phase state of liquid water in cold clouds" by Anatoly N. Nevzorov.
Atmospheric Research, 84(4):doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.01.005, 2007.

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B. Mayer and A. Kylling.
Technical Note: The libRadtran software package for radiative transfer calculations: Description and examples of use.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5:1855-1877, 2005.

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5

B. Mayer and S. Madronich.
Actinic flux and photolysis in water droplets: Mie calculations and geometrical optics limit.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4:2241-2250, 2004.

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6

B. Mayer, M. Schröder, R. Preusker, and L. Schüller.
Remote sensing of water cloud droplet size distributions using the backscatter glory: a case study.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4:1255-1263, 2004.

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B. Mayer and M. Degünther.
Comment on ``Measurements of erythemal irradiance near Davis Station, Antarctica: Effect of inhomogeneous surface albedo''.
Geophysical Research Letters, 27:3489-3490, 2000.

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B. Mayer, A. Kylling, S. Madronich, and G. Seckmeyer.
Enhanced absorption of UV radiation due to multiple scattering in clouds: experimental evidence and theoretical explanation.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 103(D23):31241-31254, 1998.

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9

B. Mayer, C.A. Fischer, and S. Madronich.
Estimation of surface actinic flux from satellite (TOMS) ozone and cloud reflectivity measurements.
Geophysical Research Letters, 25(23):4321-4324, 1998.

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10

B. Mayer, G. Seckmeyer, and A. Kylling.
Systematic long-term comparison of spectral UV measurements and UVSPEC modeling results.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(D7):8755-8767, 1997.

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11

B. Mayer and G. Seckmeyer.
All-weather comparison between spectral and broadband (Robertson-Berger) UV measurements.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 64(5):792-799, November 1996.

12

A.F. Bais, S. Madronich, J. Crawford, S.R. Hall, B. Mayer, M. van Weele, J. Lenoble, J.G. Calvert, C.A. Cantrell, R.E. Shetter, A. Hofzumahaus, P. Koepke, P.S. Monks, G. Frost, R. McKenzie, N. Krotkov, A. Kylling, W.H. Swartz, S. Lloyd, G. Pfister, T.J. Martin, E.-P. Roeth, E. Griffioen, A. Ruggaber, M. Krol, A. Kraus, G.D. Edwards, M. Mueller, B.L. Lefer, P. Johnston, H. Schwander, D. Flittner, B.G. Gardiner, J. Barrick, and R. Schmitt.
International Photolysis Frequency Measurement and Model Intercomparison (IPMMI): Spectral actinic solar flux measurements and modeling.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D16):doi:10.1029/2002JD002891, 2003.

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13

G. Bernhard, B. Mayer, G. Seckmeyer, and A. Moise.
Measurements of spectral solar UV irradiance in tropical Australia.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 102(D7):8719-8730, 1997.

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M. Blumthaler, A.R. Webb, G. Seckmeyer, A.F. Bais, M. Huber, and B. Mayer.
Simultaneous Spectroradiometry: A Study of Solar UV Irradiance at two Altitudes.
Geophysical Research Letters, 21(25):2805-2808, 1994.

15

L. Bugliaro, B. Mayer, R. Meerkötter, and J. Verdebout.
Potential and limitations of space-based methods for the retrieval of surface UV-B daily doses: A numerical study.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111:doi:10.1029/2005JD006534, 2006.

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L. Bugliaro, T. Zinner, C. Keil, B. Mayer, R. Hollmann, M. Reuter, and W. Thomas.
Validation of Cloud Property Retrievals with Simulated Satellite Radiances: A Case Study for SEVIRI.
Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 10:21931-21988, 2010.

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R.F. Cahalan, L. Oreopoulos, A. Marshak, K.F. Evans, A. Davis, R. Pincus, K. Yetzer, B. Mayer, R. Davies, T.P. Ackerman, Barker. H.W., E.E. Clothiaux, R.G. Ellingson, M.J. Garay, E. Kassianov, S. Kinne, A. Macke, W. O'Hirok, P.T. Partain, S.M. Prigarin, A.N. Rublev, G.L. Stephens, F. Szczap, E.E. Takara, T. Varnai, G. Wen, and T.B. Zhuraleva.
The International Intercomparison of 3D Radiation Codes (I3RC): Bringing together the most advanced radiative transfer tools for cloudy atmospheres.
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86(9):1275-1293, 2005.

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H. DeBacker, P. Koepke, A. Bais, X. de Cabo, T. Frei, D. Gillotay, C. Haite, A. Heikkilä, A. Kazantzidis, T. Koskela, E. Kyrö, B. Lapeta, J. Lorente, K. Masson, B. Mayer, H. Plets, A. Redondas, A. Renaud, G. Schauberger, A. Schmalwieser, H. Schwander, and K. Vanicek.
Comparison of measured and modelled UV indices.
Meteorological Applications, 8:267-277, 2001.

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A. Ehrlich, M. Wendisch, E. Bierwirth, J.-F. Gayet, G. Mioche, A. Lampert, and B. Mayer, Evidence of ice crystals at cloud top of Arctic boundary-layer mixed-phase clouds derived from airborne remote sensing. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 9401-9416, 2009.

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C. Emde and B. Mayer.
Simulation of solar radiation during a total solar eclipse: A challenge for radiative transfer.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7:2259-2270, 2007.

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Emde, C., R. Buras, B. Mayer, and M. Blumthaler, The impact of aerosols on polarized sky radiance: model development, validation, and applications. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 383-396, 2010.

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Gierens, K., B. Kärcher, H. Mannstein, and B. Mayer, Aerodynamic contrails: Phenomenology and flow physics. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 66, 217-226, 2008.

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A. Gonzalez, P. Wendling, B. Mayer, J.-F. Gayet, and T. Rother.
Remote sensing of cirrus cloud properties in the presence of lower clouds: An ATSR-2 case study during the Interhemispheric Differences in Cirrus Properties From Anthropogenic Emissions (INCA) experiment.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 107:10.1029/2002JD002535, 2002.

24

N. Helbig, H. Löwe, B. Mayer, and M. Lehning.
Explicit validation of a surface shortwave radiation balance model over snow-covered complex terrain.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 115:doi:10.1029/2010JD013970, 2010.

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A. Hofzumahaus, B.L. Lefer, P.S. Monks, S.R. Hall, A. Kylling, B. Mayer, R.E. Shetter, W. Junkermann, A. Bais, J.G. Calvert, C.A. Cantrell, S. Madronich, G.D. Edwards, A. Kraus, M. Müller, B. Bohn, R. Schmitt, P. Johnston, R. McKenzie, G.J. Frost, E. Griffioen, M. Krol, T. Martin, G. Pfister, E.P. Röth, A. Ruggaber, W.H. Swartz, S.A. Lloyd, and M. VanWeele.
Photolysis frequency of O3 to O(1D): Measurements and Modeling during the International Photolysis Frequency Measurement and Model Intercomparison (IPMMI).
Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(D8):doi:10.1029/2003JD004333, 2004.

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Kärcher, B., B. Mayer, K. Gierens, U. Burkhardt, H. Mannstein, and R. Chatterjee, Aerodynamic contrails: Microphysics and optical properties. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 66, 227-243, 2008.

27

P. Koepke, A. Bais, D. Balis, M. Buchwitz, H. DeBacker, X. de Cabo, P. Eckert, P. Eriksen, D. Gillotay, A. Heikkilä, T. Koskela, B. Lapeta, Z. Litynska, J. Lorente, B. Mayer, A. Rennaud, A. Ruggaber, G. Schauberger, G. Seckmeyer, P. Seifert, A. Schmalwieser, H. Schwander, K. Vanicek, and M. Weber.
Comparison of models used for UV index calculations.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 67(6):657-662, 1998.

28

A. Kokhanovski and B. Mayer.
Light reflection and transmission by non-absorbing turbid slabs: simple approximations.
J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt., 5:43-46, 2003.

29

A.A. Kokhanovski, B. Mayer, and V.V. Rozanov.
A parameterization of the diffuse transmittance and reflectance for aerosol remote sensing problems.
Atmospheric Research, 73:37-43, 2005.

30

A.A. Kokhanovsky, B. Mayer, V.V. Rozanov, K. Wapler, L. Lamsal, M. Weber, J.P. Burrows, and U. Schumann.
Satellite ozone retrieval under broken cloud conditions: an error analysis based on Monte-Carlo simulations.
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2006.
accepted.

31

A.A. Kokhanovsky, B. Mayer, V.V. Rozanov, K. Wapler, J.P. Burrows, and U. Schumann.
The influence of broken cloudiness on cloud top height retrievals using nadir observations of backscattered solar radiation in the oxygen A-band.
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 103:460-477, 2007.

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A. Kokhanovsky, B. Mayer, and W. von Hoyningen-Huene.
Retrieval of cloud spherical albedo from top-of-atmosphere reflectance measurements performed at a single observation angle.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7:3633-3637, 2007.

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W. Krebs, H. Mannstein, L. Bugliaro, and B. Mayer.
Technical note: A new day- and night-time Meteosat Second Generation Cirrus Detection Algorithm MeCiDA.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7:6145-6159, 2007.

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A. Kylling, T. Persen, B. Mayer, and T. Svenoe.
Determination of an effective spectral surface albedo from ground based global and direct UV irradiance measurements.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(D4):4949-4960, 2000.

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35

A. Kylling, A. Dahlback, and B. Mayer.
The effect of clouds and surface albedo on UV irradiances at a high latitude site.
Geophysical Research Letters, 27(9):1411-1414, 2000.

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36

A. Kylling and B. Mayer.
Ultraviolet radiation in partly snow-covered terrain: Observations and three-dimensional simulations.
Geophysical Research Letters, 28(19):3665-3668, 2001.

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A. Kylling, A.R. Webb, R. Kift, G.P. Gobbi, L. Ammannato, F. Barnaba, A. Bais, S. Kazadzis, M. Wendisch, E. Jäkel, S. Schmidt, A. Kniffka, S. Thiel, W. Junkermann, M. Blumthaler, R. Silbernagl, B. Schallhart, R. Schmitt, B. Kjeldstad, T.M. Thorseth, R. Scheirer, and B. Mayer.
Spectral actinic flux in the lower troposphere: measurement and 1-D simulations for cloudless, broken cloud and overcast situations.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5:1975-1997, 2005.

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S. Lohmann, C. Schillings, B. Mayer, and R. Meyer.
Long-term Variability of Solar Direct and Global Radiation Derived from ISCCP Data and Comparison with Reanalysis Data.
Solar Energy, 80:1390-1401, 2006.

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D.G. Loyola, W. Thomas, R. Spurr, and B. Mayer.
Global patterns in daytime cloud properties derived from GOME backscatter UV-VIS measurements.
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31(16):4295-4318, 2010.

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S. Marquart and B. Mayer.
Towards a reliable GCM estimation of contrail radiative forcing.
Geophysical Research Letters, 29(8):doi:10.1029/2001GL014075, 2002.

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41

O.V. Nikolaeva, L.P. Bass, T.A. Germogenova, A.A. Kokhanovsky, V.S. Kuznetsov, and B. Mayer.
The influence of neighbouring clouds on the clear sky reflectance studied with the 3-D transport code RADUGA.
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 94(3-4):405-424, 2005.

42

K.M. Nissen, K. Matthes, U. Langematz, and B. Mayer.
Towards a better representation of the solar cycle in general circulation models.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7:5391-5400, 2007.

43

M. Schreier, A.A. Kokhanovsky, V. Eyring, H. Bugliaro, L. amd Mannstein, B. Mayer, H. Bovensmann, and J.P. Burrows.
Impact of ship emissions on the microphysical, optical, and radiative properties of marine stratus: A case study.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6:4925-4942, 2006.

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U. Schumann, A. Dörnbrack, and B. Mayer.
Cloud-shadow effects on the structure of the convective boundary layer.
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 11(4):285-294, 2002.

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U. Schumann, B. Mayer, K. Gierens, S. Unterstrasser, P. Jessberger, A. Petzold, C. Voigt, and J.-F. Gayet.
Effective radius of ice particles in cirrus and contrails.
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 68, 300-321, 2011.

46

H. Schwander, B. Mayer, A. Ruggaber, A. Albold, G. Seckmeyer, and P. Koepke.
Method to determine snow albedo values in the ultraviolet for radiative transfer modelling.
Applied Optics, 38(18):3869-3875, 1999.

47

G. Seckmeyer, B. Mayer, R. Erb, and G. Bernhard.
UV-B in Germany higher in 1993 than in 1992.
Geophysical Research Letters, 21(7):577-580, 1994.

48

G. Seckmeyer, G. Bernhard, B. Mayer, and R. Erb.
High-accuracy spectroradiometry of solar ultraviolet radiation.
Metrologia, 32:697-700, 1996.

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G. Seckmeyer, B. Mayer, G. Bernhard, R.L. McKenzie, P.V. Johnston, M. Kotkamp, C.R. Booth, T. Lucas, T. Mestechkina, C.R. Roy, H.P. Gies, and D. Tomlinson.
Geographical differences in the UV measured by intercompared spectroradiometers.
Geophysical Research Letters, 22(14):1889-1892, 1995.

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G. Seckmeyer, B. Mayer, G. Bernhard, R. Erb, A. Albold, H. Jäger, and W.R. Stockwell.
New Maximum UV Irradiance Levels Observed in Central Europe.
Atmospheric Environment, 31(18):2971-2976, 1997.

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G. Seckmeyer, D. Pissulla, M. Glandorf, D. Henriques, B. Johnsen, A. Webb, A.-M. Siani, A. Bais, B. Kjeldstad, C. Brogniez, J. Lenoble, B. Gardiner, P. Kirsch, T. Koskela, J. Kaurola, B. Uhlmann, H. Slaper, P. den Outer, M. Janouch, P. Werle, J. Gröbner, B. Mayer, A. de la Casiniere, S. Simic, and F Carvalho.
Variability of UV irradiance in Europe.
Photochemistry and Photobiology, 84:172-179, 2007.

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R.E. Shetter, W. Junkermann, W.H. Swartz, G.J. Frost, J.H. Crawford, B.L. Lefer, J.D. Barrick, S.R. Hall, A. Hofzumahaus, A. Bais, J.G. Calvert, C.A. Cantrell, S. Madronich, M. Müller, A. Kraus, P.S. Monks, G.D. Edwards, R. McKenzie, P. Johnston, R. Schmitt, E. Griffioen, M. Krol, A. Kylling, R.R. Dickerson, S.A. Lloyd, T. Martin, B. Gardiner, B. Mayer, G. Pfister, E.P. Röth, P. Koepke, A. Ruggaber, H. Schwander, and M. van Weele.
Photolysis frequency of NO2 : Measurement and modeling during the International Photolysis Frequency Measurement and Modeling Intercomparison (IPMMI).
Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(D16):doi:10.1029/2002JD002932, 2003.

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S. Thiel, L. Ammanato, A. Bais, B. Bandy, M. Blumthaler, B. Bohn, O. Engelsen, G.P. Gobbi, J. Groebner, E. Jäkel, W. Junkermann, S. Kazadzis, R. Kift, B. Kjeldstad, N. Kouremeti, A. Kylling, B. Mayer, P. Monks, C. Reeves, B. Schallhart, R. Scheirer, S. Schmidt, R. Schmitt, J. Schreder, R. Silbernagl, C. Topaloglou, T.M. Thorseth, A.R. Webb, M. Wendisch, and P. Werle.
Influence of clouds on the spectral actinic flux in the lower troposphere (INSPECTRO): overview of the field campaigns.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8:1789-1812, 2008.

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C. Topaloglou, B. Mayer, S. Kazadzis, A.F. Bais, and M. Blumthaler.
Estimation of photolysis frequencies from TOMS satellite measurements and routine meteorological observations.
Annales Geophysicae, 26:1965-1975, 2008.

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M. Van Weele, T.J. Martin, M. Blumthaler, C. Brogniez, P.N. den Outer, O. Engelsen, J. Lenoble, G. Pfister, A. Ruggaber, B. Walravens, P. Weihs, H. Dieter, B.G. Gardiner, D. Gillotay, A. Kylling, B. Mayer, G. Seckmeyer, and W. Wauben.
From model intercomparisons towards benchmark UV spectra for six real atmospheric cases.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 105(D4):4915-4925, 2000.

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M. Vazquez-Navarro, H. Mannstein, and B. Mayer.
An automatic contrail tracking algorithm.
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 3:1089-1101, 2010.

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K. Wapler and B. Mayer.
A fast method for the three-dimensional calcultion of surface irradiance within a cloud resolving model.
Journal of the Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47:3061-3071, 2008.

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M. Wendisch and B. Mayer.
Vertical distribution of spectral solar irradiance in the cloudless sky - a case study.
Geophysical Research Letters, 30:doi:10.1029/2002GL016529, 2003.

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M. Wendisch, P. Pilewski, E. Jäkel, S. Schmidt, J. Pommier, S. Howard, H.H. Jonsson, H. Guan, M. Schröder, and B. Mayer.
Airborne measurements of areal spectral surface albedo over different sea and land surfaces.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 109(D8):doi:10.1029/2003JD004392,, 2004.

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M. Wendisch, P. Pilewski, J. Pommier, S. Howard, P. Yang, A.J. Heymsfield, C.G. Schmitt, D. Baumgardner, and B. Mayer.
Impact of cirrus crystal shape on solar spectral irradiance: A case study for subtropical cirrus.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 110:doi:10.1029/2004JD005294, 2005.

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P. Wendling, A. Stifter, B. Mayer, M. Fiebig, C. Kiemle, H. Flentje, M. Wendisch, W. Armbruster, U. Leiterer, W. von Hoynigen-Huene, and A. Petzold.
Aerosol-radiation interaction in the cloudless atmosphere during LACE 98. Part 2: Aerosol induced solar irradiance changes determined from airborne pyranometer measurements and calculations.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(D21):10.1029/2000JD000288, 2002.

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C.S. Zerefos, D.S. Balis, A.F. Bais, D. Gillotay, P. Simon, B. Mayer, and G. Seckmeyer.
Variability of UV-B at four stations in Europe.
Geophysical Research Letters, 24(11):1363-1366, June 1997.

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T. Zinner, B. Mayer, and M. Schröder.
Determination of 3D cloud structures from high resolution radiance data.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111(D8):doi:10.1029/2005JD006062, 2006.

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T. Zinner and B. Mayer.
Remote sensing of stratocumulus clouds: Uncertainty and biases due to inhomogeneity.
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111(D14209):doi:10.1029/2005JD006955, 2006.

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T. Zinner, A. Marshak, S. Lang, J.V. Martins, and B. Mayer.
Remote sensing of cloud sides of deep convection: towards a three-dimensional retrieval of cloud particle size profiles.
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8:4741-4757, 2008.

Submitted Publications

1

R. Buras and B. Mayer.
Efficient unbiased variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo simulations of radiative transfer in cloudy atmospheres: the solution.
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 2010.
accepted.

Diploma Thesis

1

Mayer, B.
Entwicklung und Kalibrierung eines Detektors zur Bestimmung der Photolyserate von Ozon.
Diplomarbeit, Technische Universität München, 1993.
IFU-Schriftenreihe, Bd. 21, Wissenschafts-Verlag Dr. W. Maraun, ISBN 3-927548-60-X

PhD Thesis

1

Mayer, B.
Messung und Modellierung der spektralen UV-Bestrahlungsstärke in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Dissertation, Fakultät für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften der Technischen Universität Ilmenau, 1996.
IFU-Schriftenreihe, Bd. 45, Wissenschafts-Verlag Dr. W. Maraun, ISBN 3-927548-94-4

Book Contributions

1

Bais, A.F. and D. Lubin,
Chapter 7, Surface Ultraviolet Radiation: Past, Present, and Future.
In WMO Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2006.

2

Mayer, B.
Chapter 5, Comments on position papers for "WMO-UMAP workshop on broad-band UV radiometers.
In WMO-UMAP Workshop on broad-band UV radiometers, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 22-23 April, 1996.
Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Research Programme Report, No. 120.
WMO TD - No. 894, Geneva, 1998.

3

McKenzie, R.L. and J.M. Herman,
Chapter 9, Ultraviolet Radiation at the Earth's Surface.
In WMO Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1998.
WMO Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project - Report No. 44, 1998.

4

Seckmeyer, G., B. Mayer, and G. Bernhard.
The 1997 Status of Solar UV Spectroradiometry in Germany: Results from the National Intercomparison of UV Spectroradiometers, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
IFU-Schriftenreihe, Bd. 55, Shaker Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-8265-36950-9.

5

Seckmeyer, G., B. Mayer, G. Bernhard, and R. Erb.
UV monitoring in Germany: past, present and future.
In Measurement and Trends of Terrestrial UVB Radiation in Europe,
OEMF s.p.a, Milano, 1996.

6

Seckmeyer, G., A. Albold, B. Mayer.
Methods to derive geographical differences of UV irradiances.
In Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Modeling, Measurements and Effects.
C.S. Zerefos, A.F. Bais (editors).
NATO ASI Series, Vol. I 52. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg 1997.

Conference Contributions (incomplete)

1

Mayer, B., L. Bugliaro, H. Mannstein, W. Krebs, G. Gesell, R. Meerkötter, and P. Wendling.
Remote Sensing of Water and Ice Clouds from MSG/SEVIRI
2nd MSG-RAO Workshop, Salzburg, September 9-10, 2004.

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2

Mayer, B.
Invited talk on "Three-dimensional radiative transfer"
International Radiation Symposium (IRS), Busan, Korea, August 23-28, 2004.

3

Mayer, B.
Invited talk on "Ultraviolet radiative transfer: Status and challenges"
International Radiation Symposium (IRS), Busan, Korea, August 23-28, 2004.

4

Mayer, B.
The libRadtran package and the MYSTIC model: Three-dimensional radiative transfer in the UV, visible, and IR.
Workshop Recent problems in Radiative Transfer II, Berlin, October 15-18, 2001.

5

Mayer, B.
Three-dimensional radiative transfer simulations as a tool to test remote sensing algorithms.
IAMAS 2001 assembly, Innsbruck, July 10 - July 18, 2001.

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6

Mayer, B. and A. Kylling.
Three-dimensional radiative transfer over inhomogeneous terrain.
IAMAS 2001 assembly, Innsbruck, July 10 - July 18, 2001.

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7

Mayer, B.
I3RC phase 2 results from the MYSTIC Monte Carlo model.
Abstract for the I3RC (Intercomparison of 3D radiation codes) workshop, Tucson, Arizona, November 15-17, 2000.

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Mayer, B. and A. Kylling
Three-dimensional radiative transfer calculations with the MYSTIC model.
Poster presentation at IRS 2000, St. Petersburg, Russia, 24 - 29 July 2000.

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Mayer, B. and A. Kylling
Three-dimensional radiative transfer calculations with the MYSTIC model.
Presentation at EGS 2000, Nice, France, 25 - 29 April 2000.

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Mayer, B.
I3RC phase 1 results from the MYSTIC Monte Carlo model.
Extended abstract for the I3RC (Intercomparison of 3D radiation codes) workshop, Tucson, Arizona, November 17-19, 1999.

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11

Mayer, B. and S. Madronich.
Calculation of ultraviolet radiation quantities using TOMS ozone and ISCCP cloud data.
Eos Trans., 79, F170, 1998.

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Mayer, B., A. Kylling, S. Madronich, and G. Seckmeyer.
Enhanced Absorption of UV irradiance due to Multiple Scattering in Clouds - Strong Wavelength Dependence of Cloud Attenuation.
European Conference on Atmospheric UV Radiation, June 29 - July 2, 1998, Helsinki, Finland.

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Mayer, B. and S. Madronich
Calculation of Surface Actinic Flux from Satellite (TOMS) Ozone and Cloud Reflectivity Measurements.
European Conference on Atmospheric UV Radiation, June 29 - July 2, 1998, Helsinki, Finland.

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Mayer, B. and G. Seckmeyer.
Strategies for the investigation of the UV climate on Earth.
Invited talk at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, July 5 - 10, 1997. St. Louis, MO.

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Mayer, B. and G. Seckmeyer.
Retrieving Ozone Columns from Spectral Direct and Global UV Irradiance Measurements.
Proceedings of the XVIII Quadrennial Ozone Symposium, l'Aquila, Italy, 12-21 September, 1996.
R.D. Bojkov and G. Visconti, eds., Edigrafital S.p.A. - S. Atto (TE), pg. 935-938, 1998.

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Mayer, B., G. Seckmeyer, and A. Kylling.
Combination of spectral UV measurements and radiative transfer modelling.
Annales Geophysicae, Supplement II to Volume 15.
22nd meeting of the European Geophysical Society, Vienna, April 21-25, 1997.

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Horneck, G., P. Rettberg, W. Strauch, G. Seckmeyer, B. Mayer, P. Simon, D. Gillotay, and D. Bolsee.
Biologically Weighted Dosimetry by Use of the Biofilm Technique.
In J.A. Pyle, N.R.P. Harris, and G.T. Amanatidis, editors, Polar Stratospheric Ozone, Proceedings of the Third European Workshop, 18-22 September 1995, Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, volume 56 of Air Pollution Research Report, Brussels, Belgium, 1996. European Comission.

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Jäger, H., G. Seckmeyer, B. Mayer, and R. Sladkovic.
Observations at Garmisch-Partenkirchen Related to a Vortex Passage in January 1995.
In J.A. Pyle, N.R.P. Harris, and G.T. Amanatidis, editors, Polar Stratospheric Ozone, Proceedings of the Third European Workshop, 18-22 September 1995, Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, volume 56 of Air Pollution Research Report, Brussels, Belgium, 1996. European Comission.

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Madronich, S., B. Mayer, and C.A. Fischer.
A climatology of erythemal ultraviolet radiation, 1979-1992.
NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI), "Chemistry and Radiation Changes in the Ozone Layer, May 15 - 24, 1999, Kolympari, Crete, Greece.

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Seckmeyer, G., G. Bernhard, B. Mayer, and R. Erb.
High Accuracy Spectroradiometry of Solar UV Radiation.
Metrologia, 32:697-700, 1996.

Reports

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Mayer, B.
The Effect of Clouds on Ultraviolet Radiation. Final report for DAAD (January 1998 - December 1999).
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), February 2000.

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Mayer, B.
Cloud climatology and trends: Effects on surface UV radiation. Interim report for DAAD (January - June, 1998).
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado, July 1998.

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Seckmeyer, G. and B. Mayer.
Abschlußbericht zum BayFORKLIM-Vorhaben ``Klimaforschung - Variabilität der UVB-Strahlung in Bayern - automatisierte UVB-Messung'', Projekt 581453.
Fraunhofer-Institut für Atmosphärische Umweltforschung, December 1994.

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Seckmeyer, G. and B. Mayer.
Biologically Weighted Dosimetry of Solar UV-Radiation, EU project no. EV5V-CT93-0342, final report of IFU, 1996.
Fraunhofer-Institute for Atmospheric Environmental Research, Kreuzeckbahnstrasse 19, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1996.

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Seckmeyer, G., G. Bernhard and B. Mayer.
Abschlußbericht zum BMBF-Vorhaben ``Entwicklung und Einsatz von Referenzgeräten zur Messung der solaren UV-B Strahlung'', Förderkennzeichen 01 LU 9306/5
Fraunhofer-Institut für Atmosphärische Umweltforschung, Januar 1997.