The Centre was established in 1989 commonly by the departments of geosciences, chemistry and biology to foster research and teaching on ocean-atmosphere-geosphere interactions, on aquatic ecosystems, on state and changes of the environment. It comprises the Institutes of Meteorology, Oceanography, Geophysics, Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Hydrobiology and Fisheries. In 2000 the Research Unit Sustainability and Global Change was added. From the ZMK a couple of contributions are given to the School.

 

Meteorology/ Oceanography

The respective institutes have set main emphasis of their work on marine and environmental issues. Most relevant topics for the IMPRS-ESM are:
› Regional climate modelling (Prof. Graßl together with GKSS and MPI-M)
› Reduced climate models (Prof. Fraedrich together with PIK and MPI-M)
› Coupled physical-biological modelling of shelf sea systems
(Prof. Sündermann together with GKSS)› Interpretation of geophysical satellite data by means of oceanic
circulation models (Prof. Stammer)
› Development of global climatologies from operational satellite data
(Prof. Graßl)

Research Unit on Sustainability and Global Change

The research unit on Sustainability and Global Change is devoted to multi-disciplinary research on human-induced environmental change that is either global in nature or pervasive across the world. Its research aims to further the understanding of sustainable development and its constituents environmental quality, economic efficiency and social equity. Current research foci are climate-economy modelling, impacts of climate change, water and biodiversity. The unit's staff offers courses in the economics of environmental resource management to both students of economics and students of other disciplines.

 

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