A lot has happened in climate research since the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology was founded 50 years ago. Activities at the Institute have always helped define the evolving frontiers of the field. Thus, a look at the Institute’s history provides a good overview of climate research over the past half century.
How tiny plastic particles enter the atmosphere is an important question, as airborne microplastics are a potential health threat. Using a global chemical transport model, researchers have provided evidence that, contrary to previous claims, the ocean is not a major source of microplastics to the atmosphere, but a significant sink.
Three new working groups recently established at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) are tackling cutting-edge issues in climate research. Each based in one of MPI-M’s three departments, the groups are led by internationally recognized researchers, further strengthening the institute’s links with the global climate science community.
A major motor for the global climate is beginning to falter: a massive system of ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which also includes the Gulf Stream. As a new study conducted by experts at the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence for climate research CLICCS and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology shows, a weaker AMOC could produce long-term costs amounting to several trillion euros by the year 2100.
The Walker circulation, an atmospheric circulation pattern in the tropics, has accelerated in recent years, puzzling climate scientists who had anticipated the opposite. Researchers have found out why by revealing the competing effects between the global warming and sea surface temperature pattern effect.
The Workshop is hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany. The workshop room 022/023 is on the ground floor.
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Each day will be devoted to a different theme: (1) Tropical feedbacks in models and observations on Day 1, (2) Role of persistent model biases and sensitivity to model resolution on Day 2, (3) Remote forcings and teleconnections on Day 3. Every presenter is assigned to the time slot according their declaration of the theme.
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New evidence suggests that mean annual precipitation in the Amazon region is not going to change significantly even if it were completely deforested. This is contrary to previous concerns that beyond a certain threshold, the Amazon would turn into a savannah. However, the researchers who conducted the study point out that a full picture of the consequences of deforestation requires more than one indicator.
Transparent processing of research data facilitates scientific work and serves scientific goals in the long term. Using data collected during a ship-based campaign in the Atlantic, researchers propose a standardized approach.
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