Physical Geography and Earth System Interactions
We investigate the functioning of the most important components of the Earth system and their interactions.
Working Groups
Chair for Physical Geography and Land Use Systems
The Chair for Physical Geography and Land Use Systems of Prof. Dr. Julia Pongratz researches the human influence on vegetation and climate. A key focus lies on the global carbon cycle.
Professorship for Physical Geography and Land-Atmosphere Coupling
The Professorship for Physical Geography and Land-Atmosphere Coupling of Prof. Dr. Mirjana Sakradzija researches interactions between land and atmosphere.
Professorship for Physical Geography with focus on Oceanography
The Professorship for Physical Geography with focus on Oceanography of Prof. Dr. Alexander Haumann researches the role of the Southern Ocean in mitigating global climate change in the past, present, and future.
Working group Geomorphology
The Working group Geomorphology of Prof. Dr. Carola Küfmann's working group focuses on the quantification of land-forming processes, their related landforms and substrata.
The teaching and research unit's main focus is the influence of humans on the Earth system through climate change and land use, from changes in the regional and global energy, water, and carbon cycles of the atmosphere, the land, the cryosphere, and the ocean, as well as feedbacks within this system. The teaching and research unit “Physical Geography and Earth System Interactions” excels in a wide range of methodologies, from global climate, regional and process modeling to laboratory experiments and field measurements to investigate physical, biogeochemical, and ecosystem processes.
These research topics also find their way into teaching. Here, we aim at assessing the main drivers of global change and revealing interactions between climate, humans, and the Earth System. We provide the methodological tools to understand and quantify them. The research and teaching unit furthermore hosts didactics of geography, which is essential for the training of teachers at a wide range of types of schools.
News
New positions at CDRterra in Education & Communication
We are looking for two new team members in Education for Sustainable Development and Science Communication focused on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
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Forests as a Key to Climate Protection
Julia Pongratz explains in an interview how drought damage affects the CO₂ storage capacity of German forests and which measures are now necessary.
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Land use has depleted a quarter of global carbon stocks in plants and soils
A new study led by Raphael Ganzenmüller shows that human activities have reduced terrestrial carbon stocks by around 344 billion tonnes.
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Administration Office
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