Biogeochemistry: Preindustrial carbon
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...
Science Express exhibition train from 30 August to 1 September 2009 in Hamburg MPI-M showcases its exhibit "Future Climate"
For 18 weeks the Science Express exhibition train has been touring Germany – from Sunday, 30 August to Tuesday, 1 September it will finally stop in Hamburg (Altona train station). This mobile exhibition, coordinated by the...
The climate 50 million years ago was warm and sensitive - Malte Heinemann is the 50th graduate of the IMPRS
Malte Heinemann is the 50th graduate of the International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling (IMPRS-ESM) at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) in Hamburg. In his doctoral thesis entitled “Warm...
Hui Wan receives Wladimir Peter Köppen Prize
For the first time the KlimaCampus at the University of Hamburg awards the Wladimir Peter Köppen Prize. This award comprises 5,000 EUR and was awarded to Dr. Hui Wan, junior scientist at the Max Planck Institute for ...
Aerosols, Clouds, Precipitation and Climate: Barbados Field Study
Climate science, particularly climate prediction, has been stymied by difficult and longstanding problems – mostly related to clouds. Through the present day, our poor understanding of how clouds might change with their...
Grand Opening of the Klimahaus 8° East in Bremerhaven – MPI-M is scientific partner
On 25 June 2009 the Klimahaus 8° East in Bremerhaven was inaugurated. Together with 1000 invited guests the creators of the Klimahaus, the mayors of Bremerhaven and Bremen as well as the guest of honour Bob Geldof celebrated...
Heading north: Dirk Notz for international climate youth camp and scientific measurement programme in the Arctic
Two different projects will take Dr. Dirk Notz of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (MPI-M) to the Arctic in the next few months: In Iceland’s Húsavík, 50 km south of the polar circle, he will support the „Ice...
COSMOS: 7th General Assembly of Earth System Scientists in Berlin
From 15 to 17 June 2009 70 scientists from eleven European countries met in Berlin for the annual General Assembly of the COSMOS network and exchanged the latest research results. The „Community Earth System Models“ (COSMOS)...
Women in the Earth system sciences - discussion at ZMAW
Today, young female researchers in the Earth system sciences usually feel fair and equally treated. However, high positions still are predominantly filled by male scientists. How can women succeed in these male-dominated...
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