Central IT Services
IT services are provided at MPI-M by the Central IT Services (CIS) group.
The most important services of the Central IT Services are:
- Procurement, setup and management of IT hardware and software for both users (laptops, PCs) and infrastructure (servers, networks, etc.)
- Central user administration
- Provision of an efficient network (LAN, WLAN)
- Central IT help desk as a contact point for all IT-related issues
- Provision of services to support daily work (e.g. version management, project management, websites, etc.)
- Ensuring secure IT operations (failover, backup, IT security)
Detailed documentation on the IT Group’s offerings can be found in the Wiki of the institute.
An account (username and password) is required to use most IT services. Usually, an account will be created for you as soon as you have a contract with MPI-M. If you are a guest at MPI-M and need an account, your group leader at MPI can request an account for you. Further details are described in the institutes Wiki.
If you have any questions or problems using the IT systems at MPI-M, please contact the IT help desk.
Please note that questions regarding the DKRZ systems (e.g. Levante or data archive) will be answered by the DKRZ user support.
Contact
Rainer Weigle
Group leader
Tel.: +49 (0)40 41173-373
rainer.weigle@mpimet.mpg.de
Helpdesk
Tel.: +49 (0)40 41173-361
help-it@mpimet.mpg.de
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Coordinating climate modeling to stimulate climate science
The coupled model inter-comparision project, or CMIP, started around thirty years ago, as a way for a handful of groups, including the one at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, to compare a new class of climate models they were developing. Over the years these models have matured, and the programme of model intercomparison that CMIP organizes has grown into an estimated $3B quasi operational use of a research infrastructure to support climate services and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prof. Stevens argues that using a research infrastructure to support an operational activity — whether it be in support of IPCC or the growing need for climate services — short-changes society and suffocates scientific creativity. Based on his experiences in helping to design CMIP6, Stevens concludes that by decoupling CMIP from the IPCC assessment cycle — by creating a separate operational infrastructure to provide routine climate projections — CMIP can regain the agility it needs to articulate and support cutting edge scientific research.
Original publication
Stevens, B. (2024). Aperspective on the future of CMIP. AGUAdvances, 5, e2023AV001086. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV001086
Contact
Prof. Dr. Bjorn Stevens
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
bjorn.stevens@mpimet.mpg.de
Coordinating climate modeling to stimulate climate science
The coupled model inter-comparision project, or CMIP, started around thirty years ago, as a way for a handful of groups, including the one at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, to compare a new class of climate models they were developing. Over the years these models have matured, and the programme of model intercomparison that CMIP organizes has grown into an estimated $3B quasi operational use of a research infrastructure to support climate services and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prof. Stevens argues that using a research infrastructure to support an operational activity — whether it be in support of IPCC or the growing need for climate services — short-changes society and suffocates scientific creativity. Based on his experiences in helping to design CMIP6, Stevens concludes that by decoupling CMIP from the IPCC assessment cycle — by creating a separate operational infrastructure to provide routine climate projections — CMIP can regain the agility it needs to articulate and support cutting edge scientific research.
Original publication
Stevens, B. (2024). Aperspective on the future of CMIP. AGUAdvances, 5, e2023AV001086. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV001086
Contact
Prof. Dr. Bjorn Stevens
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
bjorn.stevens@mpimet.mpg.de
Coordinating climate modeling to stimulate climate science
The coupled model inter-comparision project, or CMIP, started around thirty years ago, as a way for a handful of groups, including the one at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, to compare a new class of climate models they were developing. Over the years these models have matured, and the programme of model intercomparison that CMIP organizes has grown into an estimated $3B quasi operational use of a research infrastructure to support climate services and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Prof. Stevens argues that using a research infrastructure to support an operational activity — whether it be in support of IPCC or the growing need for climate services — short-changes society and suffocates scientific creativity. Based on his experiences in helping to design CMIP6, Stevens concludes that by decoupling CMIP from the IPCC assessment cycle — by creating a separate operational infrastructure to provide routine climate projections — CMIP can regain the agility it needs to articulate and support cutting edge scientific research.
Original publication
Stevens, B. (2024). Aperspective on the future of CMIP. AGUAdvances, 5, e2023AV001086. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV001086
Contact
Prof. Dr. Bjorn Stevens
Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
bjorn.stevens@mpimet.mpg.de