Exploring the Earth System
We contribute to the understanding of how living organisms – including humans - exchange fundamental resources like water, carbon, nitrogen and energy with their environment, and how this affects and responds to global climate and environmental change.
News
 | Ten years HALO: Interview with research pilot Stefan Grillenbeck February 22, 2019In this interview Grillenbeck talks about his first encounters with HALO, his enthusiasm for the test pilot profession. more |
 | Artificial Intelligence to boost Earth system scienceFebruary 14, 2019Artificial intelligence (AI) can make a significant contribution to improving climate and Earth system models and related predictions. more |
 | Wind energy supplies almost three quarters of expected electrical energyFebruary 06, 2019Is the contribution of wind energy to the electricity mix correctly estimated? Scientists from the MPI-BGC investigated the expected efficiency of wind turbines and compared it with the real values. more |
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Recent Publications
| Deep learning and process understanding for data-driven Earth system science Reichstein, M., Camps-Valls, G., Stevens, B., Jung, M., Denzler, J., Carvalhais, N., Prabhat (2019) Nature. 566, 195-204. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-0912-1. |
| Reply to ‘No evidence for different metabolism in domestic mammals’ Milla, R., He, T., Kattge, J., Kramer, K., Violle, C. (2019) Nature Ecology & Evolution. doi:10.1038/s41559-019-0827-0. |
| Correcting atmospheric CO2 and CH4 mole fractions obtained with Picarro analyzers for sensitivity of cavity pressure to water vapor Reum, F., Gerbig, C., Lavric, J. V., Rella, C. W., Göckede, M. (2019) Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 12, 1013-1027. doi:10.5194/amt-12-1013-2019. |
| Memory effects of climate and vegetation affecting net ecosystem CO2 fluxes in global forests Besnard, S., Carvalhais, N., Arain, M. A., Black, A., Brede, B., Buchmann, N., Chen, J., Clevers, J. G. P. W., Dutrieux, L. P., Gans, F., Herold, M., Jung, M., Kosugi, Y., Knohl, A., Law, B. E., Paul-Limoges, E., Lohila, A., Merbold, L., Roupsard, O., Valentini, R., Wolf, S., Zhang, X., Reichstein, M. (2019) PLoS One. 14, e0211510. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211510. |
| SMOS vegetation optical depth and ecosystem functional properties: Exploring their relationships in tropical forests Laurin, G. V., Vittucci, C., Tramontana, G., Bodesheim, P., Ferrazzoli, P., Guerriero, L., Jung, M., Mahecha, M. D., Papale, D. (2018) In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2018. 5891-5894. |