Climate Science

Aerosols, Clouds and Climate

To understand the trajectories of the changing climate, much of our current research focuses on atmospheric particulate matter, which is a key component of the Earths energy budget.

Air Quality and Human Health

Acquiring the knowledge for maintaining and improving air quality is one of the critical environmental challenges of the future as it is estimated that poor air quality causes several millions of premature deaths each year.

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Climate, Evolution and Phenology

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Climate and Biodiversity

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Climate change over time

Studying climate and climate change involves exploring long-term patterns and variations in weather conditions over time and in different places of the Earth.

Climate Effects on Life in the Sea

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Environment-climate Interactions

Nexus of Air Pollution and Climate Change

The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP; northern Pakistan, N. India and Bangladesh) as well as the eastern corridor of China are two examples of hotspot regions with massive anthropogenic effects on public health and climate with a myriad of cascading effects on other environmental systems.

Permafrost-biogeochemistry-climate Interactions

The Arctic is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average and already now shows rapid thaw of land and subsea permafrost, vegetation shifts, increased coastal erosion, sea ice decline and changes in ocean currents.