Publications
Lils, C. et al. (2025) “A Standardised Procedure for Estimating Greenhouse Gas Baselines Using Radon-222”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-18706.
Einbock, A., Conen, F. (2024) “Similar freezing spectra of particles on plant canopies as in air at a high-altitude site”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2067.
Einbock, A., Conen, F. (2024) “Frost-free zone on leaves revisited”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121(26). Available at: 10.1073/pnas.2407062121.
Einbock, A., Conen, F. (2024) Similar freezing spectra of particles in the phyllosphere as at mixed-phase cloud height. Available at: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-4172.
Yttri, K.E. et al. (2024) “Composition and sources of carbonaceous aerosol in the European Arctic at Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard (2017 to 2020)”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24(4), pp. 2731–2758. Available at: 10.5194/acp-24-2731-2024.
Yakutin, M.V. et al. (2024) “Oribatid mites in a succession of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia”, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 56(1). Available at: 10.1080/15230430.2024.2334815.
Yttri, K.E. et al. (2023) “Composition and sources of carbonaceous aerosol in the European Arctic at Zeppelin Observatory, Svalbard”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/egusphere-2023-615.
Einbock, A. et al. (2023) “Export of ice-nucleating particles from watersheds: results from the Amazon and Tocantins river plumes”, Royal Society Open Science, 10(2), p. 220878. Available at: 10.1098/rsos.220878. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2023) “On coarse patterns in the atmospheric concentration of ice nucleating particles”, Atmospheric research, 285, p. ARTN 106645. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106645. edoc
Pereira Freitas, G. et al. (2023) “Regionally sourced bioaerosols drive high-temperature ice nucleating particles in the Arctic”, Nature communications, 14(1), p. 5997. Available at: 10.1038/s41467-023-41696-7. edoc
Decock, C. et al. (2022) Process Rate Estimator: A novel model to predict total denitrification using natural abundance stable isotopes of N<sub>2</sub>O. Available at: 10.5194/bg-2022-221.
Conen, F. et al. (2022) “Measurement report: Ice-nucleating particles active ≥ -15 °C in free tropospheric air over western Europe”, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 22(5), pp. 3433–3444. Available at: 10.5194/acp-22-3433-2022. edoc
Mignani, C. et al. (2022) “Snowfall in Northern Finland derives mostly from ice clouds”, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 22(20), pp. 13551–13568. Available at: 10.5194/acp-22-13551-2022. edoc
Brunner, C. et al. (2022) “The diurnal and seasonal variability of ice-nucleating particles at the High Altitude Station Jungfraujoch (3580ma.s.l.), Switzerland”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(11), pp. 7557–7573. Available at: 10.5194/acp-22-7557-2022. edoc
Glauser, E. et al. (2022) “Total mercury accumulation in aboveground parts of maize plants (Zea mays) throughout a growing season”, Journal of Plant Interactions, 17(1), pp. 239–243. Available at: 10.1080/17429145.2022.2028914. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2021) “Measurement report: Ice nucleating particles active ≥ −15 °C in free tropospheric air over western Europe”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2021-879.
Brunner, C. et al. (2021) The diurnal and seasonal variability of ice nucleating particles at the High Altitude Station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.), Switzerland. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2021-710.
Mignani, C. et al. (2021) Matching crystal habits and radiosonde profiles in Northern Finland. Available at: 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16007.
Mignani, C. et al. (2021) “Towards parameterising atmospheric concentrations of ice-nucleating particles active at moderate supercooling”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 21(2), pp. 657–664. Available at: 10.5194/acp-21-657-2021. edoc
Brunner, C. et al. (2021) “The contribution of Saharan dust to the ice-nucleating particle concentrations at the High Altitude Station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.), Switzerland”, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 21(23), pp. 18029–18053. Available at: 10.5194/acp-21-18029-2021. edoc
Yakutin, M.V., Conen, F. (2021) “Microbial biomass and respiration in rangeland soils of southern Siberia and western Mongolia”, Arid Land Research and Management, 35(1), pp. 120–125. Available at: 10.1080/15324982.2020.1773577. edoc
Mignani, C. et al. (2020) “Towards parametrising atmospheric concentrations of ice nucleating particles active at moderate supercooling”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2020-524.
Hiranuma, N.A. et al. (2019) “A comprehensive characterization of ice nucleation by three different types of cellulose particles immersed in water”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(7), pp. 4823–4849. Available at: 10.5194/acp-19-4823-2019. edoc | Open Access
Mignani, C. et al. (2019) “New type of evidence for secondary ice formation at around -15 °C in mixed-phase clouds”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(2), pp. 877–886. Available at: 10.5194/acp-19-877-2019. edoc
Creamean, J.M. et al. (2019) “Using freezing spectra characteristics to identify ice-nucleating particle populations during the winter in the Alps”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19(12), pp. 8123–8140. Available at: 10.5194/acp-19-8123-2019. edoc
Creamean, J.M. et al. (2018) “Using spectra characteristics to identify ice nucleating particle populations during winter storms in the Alps”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2018-1082.
Hiranuma, N. et al. (2018) “A comprehensive characterization of ice nucleation by three different types of cellulose particles immersed in water: lessons learned and future research directions”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2018-933.
Mignani, C. et al. (2018) “Direct evidence for secondary ice formation at around −15 °C in mixed-phase clouds”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/acp-2018-829.
Conen, F., Yakutin, M.V. (2018) “Potential relevance of Mortierella alpina as a source of ice nucleating particles in soil”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/bg-2018-79.
Hill, T.C.J. et al. (2018) “Impacts of Bioaerosols on Atmospheric Ice Nucleation Processes”, in A.-M. Delort and P. Amato (eds.) Microbiology of Aerosols. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, pp. 197–220. Available at: 10.1002/9781119132318.ch3a. edoc
Conen, F., Yakutin, M.V. (2018) “Soils rich in biological ice-nucleating particles abound in ice-nucleating macromolecules likely produced by fungi”, BIOGEOSCIENCES, 15(14), pp. 4381–4385. Available at: 10.5194/bg-15-4381-2018. edoc
Tobias, S. et al. (2018) “Soil sealing and unsealing: State of the art and examples”, Land Degradation & Development, 29(6), pp. 2015–2024. Available at: 10.1002/ldr.2919. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2018) “Low number concentration of ice nucleating particles in an aged smoke plume”, Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 144(715), pp. 1991–1994. Available at: 10.1002/qj.3312. edoc
Smith, K. et al. (2018) “Smith, K.A., Ball, T., Conen, F., Dobbie, K.E., Massheder, J. & Rey, A. 2003. Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes. European Journal of Soil Science, 54, 779–791.: Reflections by K.A. Smith, T. Ball, F. Conen, K.E. Dobbie & A. Rey”, European Journal of Soil Science, 69(1), pp. 2–4. Available at: 10.1111/ejss.12537.
Stopelli, E. et al. (2017) “Ice nucleators have shorter persistence in the atmosphere than other airborne bacteria”. Copernicus (5). Available at: 10.5194/bg-2016-496. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2017) “Rainfall drives atmospheric ice-nucleating particles in the coastal climate of southern Norway”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17(18), pp. 11065–11073. Available at: 10.5194/acp-17-11065-2017. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2017) “Ice Nucleating Particle Concentrations Increase When Leaves Fall in Autumn”, Atmosphere, 8(10), p. 202. Available at: 10.3390/atmos8100202. edoc
Larsen, J.A., Conen, F., Alewell, C. (2017) “Export of ice nucleating particles from a watershed”, Royal Society Open Science, 4(8), p. 170213. Available at: 10.1098/rsos.170213. edoc | Open Access
Pouzet, G. et al. (2017) “Atmospheric Processing and Variability of Biological Ice Nucleating Particles in Precipitation at Opme, France”, Atmosphere, 8(11), p. 229. Available at: 10.3390/atmos8110229. edoc | Open Access
Stopelli, E. et al. (2017) “Ice nucleators, bacterial cells and Pseudomonas syringae in precipitation at Jungfraujoch”, Biogeosciences, 14(5), pp. 1189–1196. Available at: 10.5194/bg-14-1189-2017. edoc | Open Access
Stopelli, E. et al. (2016) “Supplementary material to Ice nucleators have shorter persistence in the atmosphere than other airborne bacteria”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/bg-2016-496-supplement.
Conen, F., Stopelli, E., Zimmermann, L. (2016) “Clues that decaying leaves enrich Arctic air with ice nucleating particles”, Atmospheric environment, 129, pp. 91–94. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.01.027. edoc
Chambers, S.D. et al. (2016) “Towards a Universal ‘Baseline’ Characterisation of Air Masses for High- and Low-Altitude Observing Stations Using Radon-222”, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 16(3), pp. 885–899. Available at: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.06.0391. edoc
Yakutin, M.V., Anopchenko, L., Conen, F. (2016) “Microbial biomass and soil organic carbon accumulation on a former lakebed near Novosibirsk, Russia”, Journal of plant nutrition and soil science, 179(2), pp. 190–192. Available at: 10.1002/jpln.201500459. edoc
Stopelli, E. et al. (2016) “Predicting abundance and variability of ice nucleating particles in precipitation at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch”, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 16(13), pp. 8341–8351. Available at: 10.5194/acp-16-8341-2016. edoc
Williams, A.G. et al. (2016) “Radon as a tracer of atmospheric influences on traffic-related air pollution in a small inland city”, Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 68(1), p. 30967. Available at: 10.3402/tellusb.v68.30967. edoc
Tobias, S. et al. (2016) “Kreislaufwirtschaft im Bodenverbrauch: Ein richtiger Weg zur nachhaltigen Bodennutzung”, in D. Demko et al. (eds.) Umweltethik interdisziplinär. 8th ed. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (Perspektiven der Ethik), pp. 91–106. edoc | Open Access
Krüger, J.P. et al. (2016) “Palsa Uplift Identified by Stable Isotope Depth Profiles and Relation of δ15N to C/N Ratio”, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 28(2), pp. 485–492. Available at: 10.1002/ppp.1936. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2015) “Atmospheric ice nuclei at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch, Switzerland”, Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 67, p. 25014. Available at: 10.3402/tellusb.v67.25014. edoc
Stopelli, E. et al. (2015) “Ice nucleation active particles are efficiently removed by precipitating clouds”, Scientific Reports, 5, p. 16433. Available at: 10.1038/srep16433. edoc
Herrmann, E. et al. (2015) “Analysis of long-term aerosol size distribution data from Jungfraujoch with emphasis on free tropospheric conditions, cloud influence, and air mass transport”, Journal of Geophysical Research JGR / D - Atmospheres, 120(18), pp. 9459–9480. Available at: 10.1002/2015jd023660. edoc
Morris, C.E. et al. (2014) “Bioprecipitation : a feedback cycle linking Earth history, ecosystem dynamics and land use through biological ice nucleators in the atmosphere”, Global change biology, 20(2), pp. 341–51. Available at: 10.1111/gcb.12447. edoc
Stopelli, E. et al. (2014) “Freezing nucleation apparatus puts new slant on study of biological ice nucleators in precipitation”, Atmospheric measurement techniques, 7(1), pp. 129–134. Available at: 10.5194/amt-7-129-2014. edoc | Open Access
Conen, F., Leifeld, J. (2014) “A new facet of soil organic matter”, Agriculture, ecosystems and environment, 185, pp. 186–187. Available at: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.12.024. edoc
Loveland, P.J., Conen, F., van Wesemael, B. (2014) “Landmark papers: No. 3 : Batjes, N. H. 1996. Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. European Journal of Soil Science, 47, 151-163. Commentary on the impact of Batjes (1996): by P. J. Loveland, F. Conen & B. van Wesemael”, European journal of soil science, 65(1), pp. 4–9. Available at: 10.1111/ejss.12114_1. edoc
van der Laan, S. et al. (2014) “Net CO2 surface emissions at Bern, Switzerland inferred from ambient observations of CO2, δ(O2/N2), and 222Rn using a customized radon tracer inversion”, Journal of geophysical research, 119(3), pp. 1580–1591. Available at: 10.1002/2013jd020307. edoc
Bender, S.F., Conen, F., Van der Heijden, M.G.A. (2014) “Mycorrhizal effects on nutrient cycling, nutrient leaching and N2O production in experimental grassland”, Soil biology & biochemistry, 80, pp. 283–292. Available at: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.10.016. edoc
Griffiths, A.D. et al. (2014) “Surface-to-mountaintop transport characterised by radon observations at the Jungfraujoch”, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 14(23), pp. 12763–12779. Available at: 10.5194/acp-14-12763-2014. edoc
Stopelli, E. et al. (2013) “Freezing nucleation apparatus puts new slant on study of biological ice nucleators in precipitation”. Copernicus GmbH. Available at: 10.5194/amtd-6-9163-2013.
Xia, Y., Conen, F., Alewell, C. (2013) “Total bacterial number concentration in free tropospheric air above the Alps”, Aerobiologia, 29(1), pp. 153–159. Available at: 10.1007/s10453-012-9259-x. edoc
Leifeld, J. et al. (2013) “Control of soil pH on turnover of belowground organic matter in subalpine grassland”, Biogeochemistry, 112(1-3), pp. 59–69. Available at: 10.1007/s10533-011-9689-5. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2013) “d15N natural abundance may directly disclose perturbed soil when related to C:N ratio”, Rapid communications in mass spectrometry, 27, pp. 1101–1104. Available at: 10.1002/rcm.6552. edoc
Zimmermann, M. et al. (2012) “Can composition and physical protection of soil organic matter explain soil respiration temperature sensitivity?”, Biogeochemistry, 107(1-3), pp. 423–436. Available at: 10.1007/s10533-010-9562-y. edoc
Felber, R. et al. (2012) “Theoretical and practical limitations of the acetylene inhibition technique to determine total denitrification losses”, Biogeosciences, 9(10), pp. 4125–4138. Available at: 10.5194/bg-9-4125-2012. edoc | Open Access
Stohlker, U. et al. (2012) “Harmonization of ambient dose rate monitoring provides for large scale estimates of Radon flux density and soil moisture changes”, in. IAEA: IAEA. edoc
Conen, F. (2012) “222Rn source terms derived from terrestrial gamma dose rates”, in. IAEA: IAEA. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2011) “∂15N natural abundance in permafrost soil indicates impact of fire on nitrogen cycle”, Rapid communications in mass spectrometry, 25, pp. 661–664. Available at: 10.1002/rcm.4911. edoc
Xia, Y. et al. (2011) “Evidence for Nearly Complete Decoupling of Very Stable Nocturnal Boundary Layer Overland”, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 138(1), pp. 163–170. Available at: 10.1007/s10546-010-9548-2. edoc
Grossi, C. et al. (2011) “Inter-comparison of different direct and indirect methods to determine radon flux from soil”, Radiation Measurements, 46(1), pp. 112–118. Available at: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2010.07.021. edoc
Conen F, M.C.E., Leifeld J, Y.M.V., Alewell, C. (2011) “Biological residues define the ice nucleation properties of soil dust”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(18), pp. 9643–9648. Available at: 10.5194/acp-11-9643-2011. edoc | Open Access
Conen, F. et al. (2011) “Atmospheric ice nucleators active ≥ −12 °C may be quantified on PM10 filters”, Atmospheric measurement techniques, 5(2), pp. 321–327. Available at: 10.5194/amt-5-321-2012. edoc | Open Access
Conen, F., Neftel, A. (2010) “Nitrous oxide emissions from land-use and land-management change”, in K. Smith (ed.) Nitrous oxide and climate change. London: Earthscan, pp. S. 145–161. edoc
Xia, Y. et al. (2010) “Comparison of one- and two-filter detectors for atmospheric 222Rn measurements under various meteorological conditions”, Atmospheric measurement techniques, 3(3), pp. 723–731. Available at: 10.5194/amt-3-723-2010. edoc | Open Access
Conen, F., Smith, K., Yagi, K. (2010) “Methane from rice cultivation”, in D. Reay, P. Smith, A. Van Amstel (eds.) Methane and Climate Change. London: Earthscan, pp. S. 115–135. edoc
Neftel, A. et al. (2010) “N2O exchange over managed grassland: Application of a quantum cascade laser spectrometer for micrometeorological flux measurements”, Agricultural and forest meteorology, 150(6), pp. 775–785. Available at: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.07.013. edoc
Vieten, B. et al. (2009) “Respiration of nitrous oxide in suboxic soil”, European journal of soil science, 60(3), pp. 332–337. Available at: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2009.01125.x. edoc
Szegvary, T., Conen, F., Ciais, P. (2009) “European 222Rn inventory for applied atmospheric studies”, Atmospheric environment, 43, pp. 1536–1539. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.11.025. edoc
Leifeld, J. et al. (2009) “Storage and turnover of carbon in grassland soils along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps”, Global change biology, 15(3), pp. 668–679. Available at: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01782.x. edoc
Alewell, C., Schaub, M., Conen, F. (2009) “A method to detect soil carbon degradation during soil erosion”, Biogeosciences, 6(11), pp. 2541–2547. Available at: 10.5194/bg-6-2541-2009. edoc | Open Access
LEIFELD, J. et al. (2008) “Storage and turnover of carbon in grassland soils along an elevation gradient in the Swiss Alps”, Global Change Biology [Preprint]. Available at: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01808.x.
Vieten, B. et al. (2008) “The fate of N2O consumed in soils”, Biogeosciences, 5(1), pp. 129–132. Available at: 10.5194/bg-5-129-2008. edoc | Open Access
Rogiers, N. et al. (2008) “Impact of past and present land-management on the C-balance of a grassland in the Swiss Alps”, Global change biology, 14(11), pp. 2613–2625. Available at: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01680.x. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2008) “Temperature sensitivity of young and old soil carbon : same soil, slight differences in 13C natural abundance method, inconsistent results”, Soil biology & biochemistry, 40(10), pp. 2703–2705. Available at: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.004. edoc
Conen, F. et al. (2008) “Relative stability of soil carbon revealed by shifts in delta N-15 and C:N ratio”, Biogeosciences, 5(1), pp. 123–128. Available at: 10.5194/bg-5-123-2008. edoc | Open Access
Fritsche, J. et al. (2008) “Elemental mercury fluxes over a sub-alpine grassland determined with two micrometeorological methods”, Atmospheric environment, 42(13), pp. 2922–2933. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.055. edoc
Neftel, A. et al. (2007) “Experimental assessment of N2O background fluxes in grassland systems”, Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 59(3), pp. 470–482. Available at: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00273.x.
Conen, F. et al. (2007) “Organic carbon and microbial biomass in two soil development chronosequences following glacial retreat”, European Journal of Soil Science, 58(3), pp. 758–762. Available at: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2006.00864.x.
Conen, F., Neftel, A. (2007) “Do increasingly depleted δ15N values of atmospheric N 2O indicate a decline in soil N2O reduction?”, Biogeochemistry, 82(3), pp. 321–326. Available at: 10.1007/s10533-006-9066-y.
Vieten, B. et al. (2007) “Fractionation factors for stable isotopes of N and O during N2O reduction in soil depend on reaction rate constant”, Rapid communications in mass spectrometry, 21(6), pp. 846–50. Available at: 10.1002/rcm.2915. edoc
Szegvary, T. et al. (2007) “Mapping terrestrial γ-dose rate in Europe based on routine monitoring data”, Radiation Measurements, 42(9), pp. 1561–1572. Available at: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.09.002.
Szegvary, T., Leuenberger, M.C., Conen, F. (2007) “Predicting terrestrial 222Rn flux using gamma dose rate as a proxy”, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7(11), pp. 2789–2795. Available at: 10.5194/acp-7-2789-2007.
Conen, F. et al. (2006) “Warming mineralises young and old soil carbon equally”, Biogeosciences, 3(4), pp. 515–519. Available at: 10.5194/bg-3-515-2006. edoc | Open Access
Obrist, D. et al. (2006) “Estimation of Hg⁰ exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere using ²²²RN and Hg⁰ concentration changes in the stable nocturnal boundary layer”, Atmospheric environment, 40(5), pp. 856–866. Available at: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.10.012. edoc
Robertson, L.B., Stevenson, D.S., Conen, F. (2005) “Test of a northwards-decreasing 222Rn source term by comparison of modelled and observed atmospheric 222Rn concentrations”, Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 57(2), pp. 116–123. Available at: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2005.00138.x.
Conen, F., Yakutin, M.V., Sambuu, A.D. (2003) “Potential for detecting changes in soil organic carbon concentrations resulting from climate change”, Global Change Biology, 9(11), pp. 1515–1520. Available at: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00689.x.
Conen, F., Smith, K. (2003) “Measurement of Trace Gases, I: Gas Analysis, Chamber Methods, and Related Procedures”, in M.S.C. Keith A. Smith (ed.) Soil and environmental analysis: Modern instumental techniques. 3rd Edition. New York: CRC Press ( Books in soils, plants, and the environment). Available at: 10.1201/9780203913024.ch10.
Conen, F. et al. (2002) “N2O/222Rn - Soil flux calibration in the stable nocturnal surface layer”, Geophysical Research Letters, 29(2), pp. 12–1. Available at: 10.1029/2001GL013429.
Marik, T. et al. (2002) “Seasonal variations in stable carbon and hydrogen isotope ratios in methane from rice fields”, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16(4), pp. 41–1. Available at: 10.1029/2001gb001428.