Overview of Participating Institutes
CESR = Center for Environmental Systems Research, Kassel
GKSS = Institute for Coastal Research, Geesthacht (nr. Hamburg)
MPI-BGC = Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena
MPI-M = Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg
PIK = Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam
Uni HH = University of Hamburg
The 5 major components of the Earth system
The image below shows the 5 main components into which the Earth system can be divided. By clicking on the different boxes you will be forwarded to a list of scientists who could supervise a doctoral study within the given dimension. You can learn more about individual scientists, their research projects and scientific publications by clicking on their names in the list (where possible).
Atmosphere
| Institute | Name of Potential Supervisor |
| MPI-M | Gassmann, Almut Giorgetta, Marco Jacob, Daniela Kinne, Stefan Kornblueh, Luis Quaas, Johannes Rast, Sebastian Schmidt, Hauke Stevens, Bjorn Timmreck, Claudia |
| Uni HH | Fraedrich, Klaus Blender, Richard Frisius, Thomas Kirk, Edilbert Lunkeit, Frank Schlünzen, Heinke Kalinowski, Martin |
Ocean
| Institute | Name of Potential Supervisor |
| MPI-M | Jungclaus, Johann Gassmann, Almut Korn, Peter Kornblueh, Luis Maier-Reimer, Ernst Marotzke, Jochem Müller, Wolfgang Mikolajewicz, Uwe von Storch, Jin-Song |
| Uni HH | Köhl, Armin Quadfasel, Detlef Stammer, Detlef Temming, Axel |
Land
| Institute | Name of Potential Supervisor |
| MPI-M | Brovkin, Victor Chlond, Andreas Claussen, Martin Hagemann, Stefan Reick, Christian |
| Uni HH | Ament, Felix Emeis, Kay Hort, Matthias Pfeiffer, Eva-Maria |
Cryosphere
| Institute | Name of Potential Supervisor |
| MPI-M | Notz, Dirk |
| Uni HH | Kaleschke, Lars |
Humans
| Institute | Name of Potential Supervisor |
| Uni HH | Funke, Michael Lucke, Bernd Gerber, Anke Schneider, Uwe Kalinowski, Martin |

