This book constitutes the habilitation thesis (“Habilitationsschrift”) of Dr. Cornelius
Schiller, which was accepted on 21 December 2011 by the “Habilitationskommission”
of the Bergische Universit¨at Wuppertal under the direction of Prof.
Dr. Kl¨umper. After the acceptance of the habilitation thesis, the process of habilitation
at the Bergische Universit¨at Wuppertal requires a lecture on a topic outside
of the applicants subject area. The habilitation is finally awarded after a public
lecture (“Antrittsvorlesung”), after which also the “venia legendi” is bestowed.
Because of his illness, Cornelius Schiller was not able to give the required
lectures and therefore could not complete the habilitation process. He passed
away on 3 March 2012.
The habilitation thesis of Cornelius Schiller is a cumulative thesis, i.e. it is
based on research published in a series of articles in scientific journals. The original
thesis contained reprints of these articles, while this book contains the abstracts.
The book further contains an obituary for Cornelius Schiller, originally
published in the journal EOS1.
Through this book, we would like to make the habilitation thesis of Cornelius
Schiller available to the public. We hope that it will not only serve to hold up the
memory for Cornelius Schiller and his scientific work, but will also be a useful
resource for those who, like himself, engage in research on water vapour and
clouds in the atmosphere and their implications for climate
Cornelius Schiller
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