Research

Our research focuses both on understanding the physical processes of the climate system and providing scientific insights for actionable information for climate change mitigation and adaptation. To understand the climate system better, we use fully coupled Earth System Models, their output, and investigate how they simulate extreme events under a rapidly changing climate. We also use methods from statistical (machine) learning, simple climate models, and extreme value algorithms to answer questions at the forefront of climate science. Our aim is to understand changes in the climate system under anthropogenic influence, worst-case scenarios for future extreme events, the plausibility of climate model simulations, and the effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation and carbon dioxide removal. We seek not only to advance climate science but also to communicate our results to the public effectively and strengthen the scientific basis for climate policy.