About Me
I am a Research Scientist in the Earth System Modelling and Prediction group involved in the BMBF A Coming Decade - Decadal-scale prospects for Europe and EU-funded ASPECT projects. My research is currently focused on decadal prediction of European summer climate, including physical drivers such as Atlantic Multidecadal Variability. My general research interests concern climate prediction and predictability, tropical–extratropical teleconnections, climate variability on interannual…
When I studied Physics, I kept thinking about how to combine my passion for solving equations and physical reasoning with a task that I found reasonable, meaningful, and socially relevant. Thus, climate science was, and continues to be, the perfect fit for me.
I did my PhD in a project called 'Tipping Points of the Earth System'. My role was to explore the Dansgaard-Oeschger events, a series of tipping events that occurred during the last glacial cycle and comprised abrupt changes in the…
Since Jun 2024 PhD Candidate, Max-Planck-Institut for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany Oct 2021 - Feb 2024 MSc in Ocean and Climate Physics, Universität Hamburg. Hamburg, Germany -Master Thesis: Machine Learning-driven Infilling of Precipitation Recordings over Germany -Working Group: Climate Informatics and Technologies, German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ) Sep 2015 - Jun 2021 BSc in Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece -Bachelor Thesis: Machine…
Krieger, D., Weisse, R., Baehr, J., and Borchert, L. F.: Machine Learning-Driven Skillful Decadal Predictions of German Bight Storm Surges. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL111558. doi:10.1029/2024GL111558, 2025.
Krieger, D., Brune, S., Baehr, J., and Weisse, R.: Improving seasonal predictions of German Bight storm activity. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24, 1539-1554. doi:10.5194/nhess-24-1539-2024, 2024.
Olonscheck, D., Suarez-Gutierrez, L., Milinski, S.,…
2025-present PhD candidate at the Universität Hamburg within the IMPRS-ESM Advisory Panel: Stefan Bühler, Marco Giorgetta, Sarah Kang 2019-2024 BS-MS Dual Degree (Bachelor of Science & Master of Science) at IISER Thiruvananthapuram Major: Physical Sciences, Minor: Data Sciences Grade: Distinction
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Education
Hegde, R., Günther, M., Schmidt, H., Kroll, C. (2025):…
Peter Korn, group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, has been appointed visiting professor at the renowned Imperial College London. This underlines the success of the long-standing collaboration between the mathematician and his British colleagues, which is to be further intensified.
Refereed Publications
2022
Rohrschneider, T., J. Baehr, V. Luschow, D. Putrasahan, and J. Marotzke, 2022: Nonlocal and local wind forcing dependence of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and its depth scale. Ocean Science, 18, 979-996. [173]
Hedemann, C., T. Mauritsen, J. Jungclaus, and J. Marotzke, 2022: Reconciling conflicting accounts of local radiative feedbacks in climate models. Journal of Climate, 35, 3131-3146. [172]
Gutjahr, O., J. H. Jungclaus, N. Bruggemann, H.…
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Rainer Weigle
Group leader Tel.: +49 (0)40 41173-373 rainer.weigle@mpimet.mpg.de
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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…
Between the last glacial maximum and today, humans were exposed to severe changes of the climate: Coastal settlement areas were lost due to rising sea levels, and recurrent phases of strong abrupt cooling events forced humans to adapt. The origin of these strong temperature fluctuations over the past 20,000 years was now uncovered by researchers using a novel coupled climate-ice sheet model.
An astonishing teleconnection originating in the Southern Ocean is causing East Asia to face wetter summers and the western USA wetter winters in the future. A new study breaks down the process chain for the first time and provides an explanation for the uncertainty of previous model projections.
Turning research ideas into reality: MPI-M Incubator Program
The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) brings together leading minds in Earth System Science, Physics, Mathematics, and Computational Modeling in an excellent and world-leading research environment.
The Incubator Program is an initiative within the framework of our guest program designed for researchers from around the world who are envisioning groundbreaking projects and are seeking a host institution to incubate their…
Climate science has correctly predicted many aspects of the climate system and its response to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. Recently discrepancies between the real world and scientists' expectations of regional climate changes have emerged, as have disruptive new computational approaches. Researchers provide an interpretation for the situation suggesting the field is evolving and that embracing discrepancies is a key path forward.
