News Archive

CLAVIER project - tackling climate change in Central and Eastern Europe

Science
Project
30. 09. 2009

In the CLAVIER project (Climate Change and Variability: Impact on Central and Eastern Europe) an international and interdisciplinary team of researchers was investigating possible impacts of climate change on Central and...

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Erich Roeckner honoured with a Symposium in Hamburg

Award
28. 09. 2009

Dr. Erich Roeckner from the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg, Germany, has been honoured with a scientific symposium on the occasion of his retirement to honour and extend his contribution to climate...

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1. Climate Week/Climate Night in Hamburg: MPI-M and DKRZ present stand and climate globe

Event
16. 09. 2009

From 19 to 26 September 2009 the shopping mall Europa Passage, located in the city centre of Hamburg, will turn into a climate theme park: during the 1. Hamburg Climate Week / Climate Night 40 participants will present more...

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Daniela Jacob appointed Professor at the University of Bergen

Appointments
16. 09. 2009

Dr. Daniela Jacob, Deputy of the Department “Atmosphere in the Earth System” at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M), has been appointed to a Professor II position ("adjunct professor") at the University of Bergen,...

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Bjorn Stevens was appointed Professor at the University of Hamburg

Appointments
1. 09. 2009

Bjorn Stevens, most recently Professor for Atmospheric Sciences at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), USA, and since 15 August 2008 Director at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg, was...

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Biogeochemistry: Preindustrial carbon

Science
Land
1. 09. 2009

Research HighlightsNature 461, 850 (15 October 2009) | doi:10.1038/461850e; Published online 14 October 2009 AGU ArticleEven before industrialization, humans were having an effect on atmospheric carbon dioxide levels by...

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