Welcome to the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), Hamburg

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) is an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Its mission is to understand Earth's changing climate.

 

The MPI-M comprises three departments:

The Atmosphere in the Earth System

The Land in the Earth System
The Ocean in the Earth System


and three independent research groups:

 

Scientists at the MPI-M investigate what determines the sensitivity of the Earth system to perturbations such as the changing composition of its atmosphere, and work toward establishing the sources and limits of predictability within the Earth system. MPI-M develops and analyses sophisticated models of the Earth system, which simulate the processes within atmosphere, land and ocean. Such models have developed into important tools for understanding the behaviour of our climate, and they form the basis for international assessments of climate change. Targeted in-situ measurements and satellite observations complement the model simulations.

 

Together with several other non-university research institutions the MPI-M and the University of Hamburg constitute the KlimaCampus, a centre of excellence for climate research and education in Hamburg, Germany.

Research News

Travelling in Time through Climate History

When climatologists look into the past, they intend to learn for the future. Victor Brovkin and his team at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology reconstruct historical climate changes and analyze what processes reinforce those changes. Their discoveries are helping to predict the future of the Blue Planet.... Initiates file downloadmore

 

 

Witness to past climate: Scientists such as those working at Grenoble's CNRS analyze the gases contained in Arctic and Antarctic ice cores. In this way, they can resonstruct what temperatures once held sway in the polar regions, and how much carbon dioxide was in the air. Victor Brovkin's team of researchers compare their simulations with this data. Photo: Laurent Augustin, CNRS/LGGE.