Atmosphere, ocean and climate science
Research in atmospheric science, oceanography and climate science covers a wide range of fields. For example chemical and dynamic processes in the atmosphere, polar stratospheric clouds, ocean currents, and aerosols are studied.
Scientists and graduate students study the mechanisms, components and interactions of the climate system. They use computer models and advanced experimental methods to obtain a better understanding of our changing environment and climate.
Climate dynamics and climate change
Over long timescales, the circulation systems co-evolve with ice sheets, mountain ranges, and redistributions of carbon in the climate system. Researcher study the circulation and associated feedback mechanisms that influence exchanges of energy and materials between compartments of the climate system, and create teleconnections and climate variability.
Climate dynamics and climate change
Meteorology and atmospheric science
Research in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science deals with the atmosphere's three layers: the Troposphere, the Mesosphere and the Stratosphere. We study how and why the atmosphere moves, how aerosols (small particles) form, are transported and interact with clouds, precipitation and solar radiation, and how this affects polar climates.
Meteorology and atmospheric science
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.
Nexus of Air Pollution and Climate Change
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.