Welcome to the professorship of Earth System Modelling!
Our research focusses on the modelling of the Earth system and its components, with particular emphasis on modelling extremes as well as abrupt state transitions in Earth system dynamics. For this purpose we mainly use physical models of varying complexity, but also investigate methods to combine process-based differential equation models with machine learning techniques.
Some relevant key words characterising our work are:
- Extreme events
- Critical transitions and abrupt climate change
- (Hybrid) Earth system modelling
- Dynamical system approaches to modelling Earth system dynamics
- Prediction of climate phenomena with neural networks
Portrait by the Volkswagen foundation
News
- Tagesthemen interview: results of the "Amazonas-Gipfel" https://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/sendung/tagesthemen/video-1233284.html
- Tagesschau interview on Amazon rainforest: https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/regenwald-konferenz-amazonas-klimawandel-abholzung-100.html
- Movie on Tipping Points for COP28 by the Center for Climate Repair at Cambridge: https://vimeo.com/762167372
- WDR-Nachrichten: Regierungswechsel in Brasilien: Was das für den Amazonas bedeutet: Regierungswechsel in Brasilien: Was das für den Amazonas bedeutet - Nachrichten - WDR
- Policy Brief: Key findings and recommendations from three H2020 Projects on Tipping Points: https://usercontent.one/wp/www.tipes.dk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Policy-brief_COMFORT-TiPES-TiPACCs_Final-1.pdf
- Pressemitteilung zur Verbesserung von Klimamodellen durch Machine Learning: https://www.tum.de/aktuelles/alle-meldungen/pressemitteilungen/detail/realistischere-klimasimulation-dank-kuenstlicher-intelligenz
- Tagesspiegel: Bericht indigener Völker: Amazonas-Regenwald am Kipppunkt: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/bericht-indigener-volker-amazonas-regenwald-am-kipppunkt-8616148.html
- Pressemitteilung zur Studie Resilienz des Amazonas Regenwald in Nature Climate Change: https://www.tum.de/die-tum/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/details/37245
- the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/07/climate-crisis-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point
- Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/03/07/amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-climate/
- High impact climate events: Better adaptation through earlier prediction: https://www.ed.tum.de/ed/news-single-view-start/article/high-impact-climate-events-better-adaptation-through-earlier-prediction/
- the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/climate-crisis-scientists-spot-warning-signs-of-gulf-stream-collapse
- the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/17/greenland-ice-sheet-on-brink-of-major-tipping-point-says-study
- Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards 2021: Nonlinear Processes in Geosciences: https://www.egu.eu/awards-medals/division-outstanding-ecs-award/2021/niklas-boers/