Publications

Kleidon, A.: Entropie im Erdsystem: Wie das Klimasystem arbeitet. Physik in unserer Zeit (2026)

Guo, Z.; Ji, B.; Jin, F.; Gao, X.; Liu, L.; Hu, S.; Yin, T.; Torres, S. A. G.; Huppert, H. E.; Lei, L.: Water percolation threshold in porous media modulated by geometry and interfacial physics. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 131 (9), e2026JB034791 (2026)

Verma, A.; Khadke, L.; Tripathy, P.; Dubey, N.; Khandare, A.; Eldhose, E.; Das, R.; Chandel, V.; Chauhan, T.; Budakoti, S. et al.; Sampelli, A.; Gupta, M.; Ghosh, S.: Terrestrial linkages between carbon and water cycle interactions in India. Environmental Research Communications 8 (9), 092001 (2026)

Hu, P.-H.; Reick, C. H.; Schnur, R.; Kleidon, A.; Claussen, M.: The new plant functional diversity model JeDi-BACH (version 1.0) in the ICON Earth System Model (version 1.0). Geoscientific Model Development 19 (13), pp. 6357 - 6402 (2026)

Ghausi, S. A.; Chauhan, T.; Kleidon, A.: Diurnal heating of the lower atmosphere over land determines the Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD). EGUsphere (2026)

Kleidon, A.; Lesch, H.; Conser, R.: Zukunftstechnologien bei der Stromerzeugung: Elektrizität im internationalen Vergleich. Physik in unserer Zeit 57 (3), pp. 114 - 119 (2026)

Roe, G. H.; Baker, M. B.; Cox, T.; Kleidon, A.: The atmosphere as a heat engine operating at maximum power. Journal of Climate 39 (4), pp. 1083 - 1098 (2026)

Dubey, N.; Chauhan, T.; Ghosh, S.: Forest-savanna stability in India under human interventions and changing climate. Communications Earth & Environment 7, 58 (2026)

Chandel, V. S.; Chauhan, T.; Iyer, K. K.; Ghosh, S.; Murtugudde, R.: North–south asymmetry of pre-monsoon rainfall over the western Ghats in India. International Journal of Climatology 45 (13), e70046 (2025)

Ghausi, S. A.; Mccoll, K.; Zehe, E.; Kleidon, A.: Explaining observed daily variations and decadal trends in the diurnal air temperature range. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (14), e2024GL113595 (2025)

Kleidon, A.; Lesch, H.: Vermeidung von Verbrennung senkt Primärenergiebedarf deutlich: Strom statt Wärme. Physik in unserer Zeit, 2501742 (2025)

Fliegner, F. J.; Kleidon, A.; Traber, T.: Cross-border cooperation to mitigate wake losses in offshore wind energy: A 2050 case study for the North Sea. International Journal of Energy Research, 2518424 (2025)

Minz, J.; Kleidon, A.; Imberger, M.; Badger, J.: Evaluating the impact of kinetic energy removal by wind turbines on the technical wind energy potential of the German Bight. Meteorologische Zeitschrift 34 (1), pp. 57 - 77 (2025)

Ozawa, H.; Murayama-Ogino, S.; Kleidon, A.: Thermodynamics of morphogenesis: Beading and branching pattern formation in diffusion-driven salt finger plumes. Entropy 27 (2), 106 (2025)

Lesch, H.; Kleidon, A.: Rettung oder Irrweg? Kernenergie ist keine Lösung: Sie ist zu teuer, zu langsam, zu unflexibel. Physik Journal 24, pp. 3 - 4 (2025)

Ghausi, S. A.; Zehe, E.; Ghosh, S.; Tian, Y.; Kleidon, A.: Thermodynamically inconsistent extreme precipitation sensitivities across continents driven by cloud-radiative effects. Nature Communications 15, 10669 (2024)

Kleidon, A.: The second law of thermodynamics, life and Earth‘s planetary machinery revisited. Physics of Life Reviews 51, pp. 382 - 389 (2024)

Minz, J.; Kleidon, A.; Mbungu, N. T.: Estimating the technical wind energy potential of Kansas that incorporates the effect of regional wind resource depletion by wind turbines. Wind Energy Science 9 (11), pp. 2147 - 2169 (2024)

Kleidon, A.; Lesch, H.: Zukünftige Energieversorgung in Deutschland: Kann Kernenergie zur Energiewende beitragen? Physik in unserer Zeit 55 (6), pp. 286 - 293 (2024)

Tian, Y.; Kleidon, A.; Lesk, C.; Zhou, S.; Luo, X.; Ghausi, S. A.; Wang, G.; Zhong, D.; Zscheischler, J.: Characterizing heatwaves based on land surface energy budget. Communications Earth & Environment 5, 617 (2024)