EOS editors highlight paper: Sea-surface carbon patterns linked to large-scale climate modes
Observation-based estimates show the oceanic uptake of carbon dioxide is varying substantially in time, largely driven by the variability in the…
EUREC4A—an international field study to test hypothesized cloud controlling factors influencing weather and climate
From 20 January through 20 February 2020, the EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of clouds-circulation coupling in climate) field study investigated trade…
Conceptual modeling at MPI-M
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) develops complex Earth system and climate models. To investigate and understand processes, the…
More peat carbon in warm climates
In a ground-breaking study Dr Thomas Kleinen and Prof. Victor Brovkin from the Department "The Land in the Earth System" at the Max Planck Institute…
Rising CO2 has unforeseen strong impact on Arctic plant productivity
In a new study, a team of researchers around Alexander Winkler and Prof Victor Brovkin from the department “The Land in the Earth system” at the Max…
New CLICCS joint working group on drivers of tropical circulation
A new working group on drivers of tropical circulation has been introduced in the department "Atmosphere in the Earth System" at the Max Planck…
MiKlip publishes the decadal climate forecasts for 2019–2028 including the annual forecast for 2019
The MiKlip project, led by Prof Jochem Marotzke and coordinated by Dr Sebastian Hettrich at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has made its…
Artificial Intelligence for the Earth system
A new study, published in Nature by German scientists from Jena and Hamburg, with lead author Prof. Markus Reichstein, managing director at the Max…
Large explosive volcanic eruptions outside the tropics influence climate more than assumed
In a study performed within the BMBF-funded MiKlip project ALARM Dr Matthew Toohey from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Dr Hauke…
Quantifying the Irreducible Uncertainty in Near-Term Climate Projections
Recently, Prof Jochem Marotzke, managing director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) and head of the department “The Ocean in the…
Great success in the development of the ocean model ICON-O
Peter Korn, scientist in the department “The Ocean in the Earth System” at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), presents the current…