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Photo of massive icebergs in Antarctica in front of a clear blue sky.
Climate Variability Ice Sheet Paleoclimate Publication

Study Reveals Previously Unknown Teleconnection Between Northern Hemisphere Ice Sheets and West Antarctica

Changes in the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets can propagate through the climate system and affect even the remote region of Antarctica. Idealized…

Image of a hurricane, visible through white cloud vortices, from above.
Atmospheric Circulation Climate Variability Ocean Circulation Publication

How Ocean Eddies Influence the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones

Depending on whether they carry warm or cold water, ocean eddies can intensify or weaken tropical cyclones. A study conducted at the Max Planck…

Turquoise surf breaks against a stone seawall with drainage outlets; water washes the walkway, buildings to the left, open sea to the right, and a coastal town on the horizon under a pink‑blue sky.
Climate Change Climate Variability Modeling Publication

How Will Sea Level Rise Affect the Global Economy?

Global sea level rise will have severe consequences for coastal regions and beyond. However, it has not been adequately represented in integrated…

Team Malizia's sailboat yacht "Seaexplorer" at sea.
Carbon Cycle Climate Variability Ocean Model Publication

Sailboat Measurements Improve Estimates of Ocean CO2 Uptake

During training cruises and regattas, sailors collect valuable data for climate research at sea. A recent study showed that this data can help…

Prof. Dr. Nils Brüggemann
Earth System Model Ocean Model Personnel

Nils Brüggemann Appointed Professor at ZMT Bremen

Nils Brüggemann is moving from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology to the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research in Bremen to start a…

Photograph of a coastline from above. The blue sea and a green forest form an impressive contrast.
Carbon Cycle Climate Dynamics Earth System Model Mid-Term Climate Predictions Publication

Surprised by Simplicity: Model Experiments Reveal Rule of Thumb for Carbon-Climate Dynamics

Studying climate change is a very complex challenge, but sometimes simplicity unexpectedly emerges. Researchers have used idealized experiments with…

Map of North America and the North Atlantic: land in grayscale, ocean color‑coded blue–red showing flow structures and eddies along the Gulf Stream; a prominent purple eddy sits east of the U.S. East Coast.
Biogeochemistry Carbon Cycle Climate Variability Modeling Publication

Tropical Cyclones and the Carbon Cycle: New Insights from A Model Simulation

For the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system…

Detailed visualization of numerous oceanic eddies in the North Atlantic; interwoven red and blue structures highlight turbulent flow patterns
Climate Variability Earth System Model Model Resolution Ocean Model Publication

New ICON Configuration Provides Realistic View of Small-Scale Ocean Eddies

For the first time, scientists were able to study the behavior of eddies measuring just a few kilometers in size in a realistic simulation of the…

This image shows a satellite view of the Earth, depicting the continents and oceans. The continents are represented in various colors, while the oceans are depicted in dark blue tones. The polar regions are shown in white, indicating the ice cover. The image quality is high, showing detailed structures of the Earth's surface and the oceans.
Focus On Modeling Project Video

NextGEMS: The Start of a New Era in Climate Research

The nextGEMS project, which ended this year, has paved the way for a more natural use of Earth information systems with local granularity. Its major…

Close-up on the book cover of "The air and its secrets" by Guy Brasseur
Air Chemistry Atmospheric Physics Publication Science Communication

The Air and Its Secrets—A History of Atmospheric Science

In his new book, Guy Brasseur, former director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and head of the “Environmental Modeling” research group,…

Award Earth System Model High Performance Computing Press Release

ICON team receives international recognition for groundbreaking achievements in high-performance computing

A team led by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the German Climate Computing Center has received the prestigious Gordon Bell Prize for…

Map of the North Atlantic. Continents are black, and the ocean is colored with a blue-to-yellow color code.
Climate Variability Modeling Ocean Circulation Publication

How to Make Model Experiments on the Atlantic Overturning Circulation More Realistic

Melting ice in the Arctic is causing an increasing amount of freshwater to enter the North Atlantic, which is expected to result in a weakening of…

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