For more than 100 years, the Lindenberg Meteorological Observatory (MOL) has been a permanent observing site in a rural landscape with the main focus on vertical profiling of the atmosphere. Today, research activities at MOL are focused on:
• the operational assessment and development  of modern ground-based remote sensing techniques,
• the comprehensive quality characterization of radiosonde measurements,
• atmospheric boundary layer and radiation process studies.

Operational measurements carried out in these fields provide comprehensive data sets to characterize the physical state and processes of the atmosphere above Lindenberg, the so-called “Lindenberg Column”.

The observatory
• is a climate reference site of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) 
• operates a 24/7 routine weather station including routine radio soundings every six hours
• hosts the GCOS Reference Upper–Air Network (GRUAN) Lead Center
• contributes to different WMO programs within GCOS and WCRP.