Dr. Alexander Winkler

General Research Interests:

• Land-atmosphere interactions in terms of energy, water and carbon

• Responses and feedbacks in the climate-carbon cycle system as CO2 increases

• Linking simple conceptual models, complex Earth system models and Earth observations

Current Research:

• Exploring the application of modern statistical/machine-learning methods in Earth system research (USMILE ERC Project)

• Hybrid-modelling (i.e. fusion of process-based and data-driven models) of land-atmosphere interactions

• Determining constraints of key entities in the the climate-biosphere continuum by linking multi-model ensemble simulations and observational data

• Disentangling the different effects of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration in Earth observations and model simulations using causal inference

Teaching:

Winter Semester 2021/2022

Klimatologie und Klimawandel (link)
 Lectures and Seminar Coordination, Chemisch-Geowissenschaftliche Fakultät, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Winter Semester 2020/2021

Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes & Carbon Feedbacks within Earth System Models
 Lecture on ”Constraining Multi-Model Simulations Using Observations”, School of Integrated Climate System Sciences, Universität Hamburg

 Modeling & Monitoring Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes

 Guest lectures in the Graduate Program in the Department Earth and Environment, Boston University

 Seminar Coordination, Chemisch-Geowissenschaftliche Fakultät, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Summer Semester 2020

Advanced Python Workshop
 Advanced data processing, data classification by means of neural networks, and advanced interactive visualization using Python, School of Integrated Climate System Sciences, Universität Hamburg

Winter Semester 2019/2020

Terrestrial Ecosystem Processes & Carbon Feedbacks within Earth System Models
 Lecture on ”Constraining Multi-Model Simulations Using Observations”, School of Integrated Climate System Sciences, Universität Hamburg

Summer Semester 2018