The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (''Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie''; MPI-M) is an internationally renowned institute for

climate research Climatology (from Greek , ''klima'', "place, zone"; and , ''-logia'') or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 years. This modern field of study ...

. Its mission is to understand Earth's changing climate. Founded in 1975, it is affiliated with the

Max Planck Society The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (german: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e. V.; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. ...

and the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vor ...

, and is based in

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's district of

Eimsbüttel Eimsbüttel () is one of the seven boroughs (Bezirke) of Hamburg, Germany. In 2020 the population was 269,118. History On March 1, 2008 Eimsbüttel lost part of its area to the borough Altona where it formed the Sternschanze quarter. Geography ...

. Its founding director was the Nobel laureate

Klaus Hasselmann Klaus Ferdinand Hasselmann (, born 25 October 1931) is a German oceanographer and climate modeller. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Hamburg and former Director of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. He was awarded the 2021 N ...

. The current managing director is Bjorn Stevens.

Organization and Research

The MPI-M comprises two departments and hosts independent research groups. They also conduct work with national and international partners. Departments: * Atmosphere in the Earth System - investigates the weather and its affect on the climate * Ocean in the Earth System - investigates how the ocean plays a part in the planet's climate Independent research groups: * CLICCS joint working group * Minerva Fast Track Research Group * Climate Vegetation Dynamics * Environmental Modeling Cooperative Work: * the German national weather service *

CMIP6 In climatology, the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) is a collaborative framework designed to improve knowledge of climate change. It was organized in 1995 by the Working Group on Coupled Modelling (WGCM) of the World Climate Research ...

* Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Grand Ensemble

International Max Planck Research School

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and the

jointly run th
International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modelling
(IMPRS-ESM) to promote high-quality doctoral research into the Earth's climate system. The school conducts research in four primary research areas: atmosphere, land, ocean, and the human dimension.

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Meteorology Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not ...

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