Weather, Extremes & Atmosphere

Weather, Extremes & Atmosphere

What happens high up in the sky affects everyone’s life down on the ground. This is one of our research topics.

The extra amount of energy from solar radiation trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels affects numerous most relevant processes in atmosphere and weather patterns – from heat and droughts to rain and floods. Weather extremes are increasing. Our climate changes, a climate which has been remarkably stable during millennia of human civilization. Earth system science disentangling the mechanisms at work is the very foundation for assessing the risks.

People

Giorgia Di Capua
Working Group Leader
Earth System Analysis
RD1 - Earth System Analysis Atmosphere Asia Extremes Monsoon
Christian Otto
Working Group Leader
Transformation Pathways
Nonlinear Dynamics Agent-based Models Economics Qualitative Methods Acclimate Complex Networks RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts Attribution
Niklas Boers
Working Group Leader
Complexity Science
Nonlinear Dynamics FutureLab - Artificial Intelligence in the Anthropocene Nonlinear Data Analysis Atmosphere Machine Learning Complex Networks Paleoclimate Extremes Monsoon RD4 - Complexity Science Tipping Elements
Inga Sauer
Working Group Leader
Transformation Pathways
Global RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts Attribution
Katja Frieler
Head of Research Department
Transformation Pathways
Transfer (Knowledge/Technology) Food / Agriculture Adaptation Model Intercomparison Global 1.5/2°C limit RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts Attribution
Georg Feulner
Deputy Head of Research Department
Earth System Analysis
POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis CLIMBER Oceans Biodiversity Paleoclimate Planetary Boundaries Atmosphere Tipping Elements
Anders Levermann
Head of Research Department
Complexity Science
Agent-based Models PISM-PIK Economics Global Acclimate Complex Networks Weather Climate impacts Ice Sea-level Rise Extremes Monsoon RD4 - Complexity Science Tipping Elements
Wolfgang Lucht
Head of Research Department
Earth System Analysis
Transfer (Knowledge/Technology) Europe Ecosystems Global Policy Advice Atmosphere Germany Tipping Elements LPJmL POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis Land Use CO2 Removal Climate Policy Sustainable Development copan:CORE Global Commons Nonlinear Data Analysis 1.5/2°C limit Planetary Boundaries Biodiversity
Stefan Rahmstorf
Head of Research Department
Earth System Analysis
POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis Global Oceans Paleoclimate Sea-level Rise Extremes Atmosphere Tipping Elements
Jacob Schewe
FutureLab Leader
Working Group Leader
Transformation Pathways
Model Intercomparison Global Freshwater Monsoon RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration Security / Migration
Norbert Marwan
Deputy Head of Research Department
Complexity Science
Nonlinear Dynamics Nonlinear Data Analysis Paleoclimate Extremes Complex Networks RD4 - Complexity Science Tipping Elements
Carolin Grumbach
Doctoral Researcher
Transformation Pathways
Sea-level Rise RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts Attribution
Svetlana Botsyun
Scientist
Earth System Analysis
Europe POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis Global Lab - Planetary Boundaries Science Asia Planetary Boundaries Monsoon Paleoclimate Atmosphere
Yinglin Tian
Postdoctoral Researcher
Earth System Analysis
Adaptation RD1 - Earth System Analysis Weather Extremes Atmosphere Attribution
Stefan Liersch
Senior Scientist
Climate Resilience
Food / Agriculture Adaptation Freshwater Mitigation RD2 - Climate Resilience Extremes Climate impacts Energy Sustainable Development Africa
Jürgen Kurths
Senior Scientist
Complexity Science
Europe Oceania/Australia Health Machine Learning Oceans Weather Atmosphere Germany Energy Tipping Elements Nonlinear Dynamics South America Paleoclimate Climate impacts Asia Arctic / Antarctica Brandenburg RD4 - Complexity Science Sustainable Development North America Nonlinear Data Analysis Planetary Boundaries Complex Networks Open Source Software
Kilian Kuhla
Postdoctoral Researcher
Transformation Pathways , Transformationspfade
Food / Agriculture Agent-based Models Economics Qualitative Methods Acclimate Extremes Climate impacts Complex Networks
Jonas Jägermeyr
Senior Scientist
Climate Resilience
Food / Agriculture Adaptation Model Intercomparison Global RD2 - Climate Resilience Planetary Boundaries LPJmL Extremes Climate impacts Sustainable Development
Philipp Hess
Postdoctoral Researcher
Complexity Science
Machine Learning Extremes Weather
Jens Heinke
Postdoctoral Researcher
Climate Resilience
Food / Agriculture Ecosystems Global Freshwater RD2 - Climate Resilience LPJmL Extremes Climate impacts MAgPIE
Markus Drüke
Scientist
Earth System Analysis
South America POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis Land Use Global Planetary Boundaries Biodiversity Climate impacts Extremes LPJmL Tipping Elements
Jonathan Donges
Senior Scientist
Global Machine Learning Ice Tipping Elements Nonlinear Dynamics Decarbonization Paleoclimate POEM RD1 - Earth System Analysis Agent-based Models PISM-PIK Science Unit - Earth Resilience (ERSU) Sustainable Development Security / Migration copan:CORE Nonlinear Data Analysis Planetary Boundaries Extremes Complex Networks Open Source Software
Dominik Paprotny
Postdoctoral Researcher
Transformation Pathways
RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Quantitative Methods Europe
Iulii Didovets
Postdoctoral Researcher
Climate Resilience
Europe Freshwater Asia RD2 - Climate Resilience Extremes Climate impacts Africa SWIM
Cornelia Auer
Senior Scientist
Policy Unit
Extremes Nonlinear Dynamics Mitigation RD3 - Transformation Pathways REMIND Climate impacts Energy Open Source Software FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration
Lennart Quante
Postdoctoral Researcher
Complexity Science
Agent-based Models Adaptation Economics Global Acclimate Extremes Climate impacts RD4 - Complexity Science Complex Networks Inequality and equity
Sophie von Loeben
Scientist
Climate Resilience
Food / Agriculture Adaptation RD2 - Climate Resilience Extremes Climate Policy Africa
Stefanie Heinicke
Postdoctoral Researcher
Transformation Pathways
Food / Agriculture Global Model Intercomparison RD3 - Transformation Pathways Extremes Climate impacts
Shraddha Gupta
Postdoctoral Researcher
Complexity Science
Nonlinear Dynamics Land Use Nonlinear Data Analysis Global CO2 Removal Model Intercomparison Asia Extremes Monsoon RD4 - Complexity Science Complex Networks
Ottmar Edenhofer
Europe Economics Carbon Pricing Director Edenhofer Global Commons Atmosphere Germany Climate Policy
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