Forschungsbericht 2025
Geohydroinformatik B-9
Leitung: Shokri, Nima
Oberingenieur: Aminzadeh, Milad
Institut auf TORE
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The Institute of Geo-Hydroinformatics has been established in summer 2020. Our research is dedicated to tackling global challenges concerning water, soil, and the environment. We are passionate about creating new knowledge through research and innovation, especially in the development of innovative measurement tools and predictive capabilities that harness the strengths of sensing technologies and big data analytics. We aim to provide accurate and quantitative insights into multiscale and multiphase ecohydrological processes occurring near the Earth’s surface. We integrate theoretical frameworks with state-of-the-art modeling and experimental techniques, leveraging cutting-edge tools such as artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, environmental sensing technologies, thermal imaging, satellite remote sensing, big data, analytics and informatics to offer new insights and perspectives on the complex interactions between soil, water, and the atmosphere.
Our current research projects includes:
- Global mapping of small water reservoirs
- Groundwater-climate interactions and feedback loops
- Evaporation dynamics from rivers and streams
- AI-driven modeling of soil degradation in the face of climate and anthropogenic pressures
- Anthropogenic and climate impacts on endorheic lake storage changes
- Assessment of microplastics effects on soil properties and processes
- Soil salinization on a global scale
- Soil water evaporation dynamics
- Solute transport in porous media
- Climate Informed Engineering
- Global Extent of Land Subsidence in a Changing Climate
- Global Assessment of Sand and Dust Storms
Publikationen
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Spatial and temporal assessment of soil degradation risk in Europe - Journal Article
Afshar, Mehdi H.; Hassani, Amirhossein; Aminzadeh, Milad; Borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Robinson, David A.; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
Scientific Reports 15 (1): 44636 (2025)
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Rethinking global soil degradation: drivers, impacts, and solutions - Review Article
Shokri, Nima; Robinson, David A.; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Alewell, Christine; Aminzadeh, Milad; Arthur, Emmanuel; Broothaerts, Nils; Campbell, Grant; Eklund, Lina; Gupta, Surya; Harper, Richard; Hassani, Amirhossein; Hohenegger, Cathy; Keller, Thomas; Kiener, Maximilian; Lebron, Inmaculada; Madani, Kaveh; Marwala, Tshilidzi; Matthews, Francis; Moldrup, Per; Nemes, Attila; Panagos, Panos; Prăvălie, Remus; Rillig, Matthias; Saggau, Philipp; Shokri-Kuehni, Salomé M. S.; Smith, Pete; Thomas, Amy; De Jonge, Lis Wollesen; Or, Dani
Reviews of Geophysics 63 (4): 000883 (2025)
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Patterns and thresholds for soil pH across Europe in relation to soil health and degradation - Journal Article
Lebron, Inmaculada; Feeney, Christopher; Reinsch, Sabine; Shokri, Nima; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Lofts, Stephen; Griffiths, Rob; Fidler, David; Jones, Briony; Panagos, Panos; Sawicka, Kasia; Keith, Aidan; Seaton, Fiona; Robinson, David A.
Catena 260: 109454 (2025)
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Microplastic-induced alterations in water flow and solute transport dynamics in soil - Journal Article
Aminzadeh, Milad; Kokate, Tanmay; Usman, Chaudhry Ali; Rabbani, Harris Sajjad; Bijeljic, Branko; Blunt, Martin; Shokri, Nima
Scientific Reports 15 (1): 42941 (2025)
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Water storage paradox of reservoir expansion and evaporative losses in the MENA region - Journal Article
Aminzadeh, Milad; Govindaiah Narayanaswamy, Sankeerth; Nevermann, Hannes; Zampieri, Matteo; Hoteit, Ibrahim; D'Odorico, Paolo; AghaKouchak, Amir; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
Scientific reports 15 (1): 34297 (2025)
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A global analysis of the influence of shallow and deep groundwater tables on relationships between environmental parameters and heatwaves - Journal Article
Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; AghaKouchak, Amir; Shokri, Nima
Environmental Research 289: 123354 (2026)
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Estimation of water heat flux in small reservoirs: the role of neural networks and regression techniques - Journal Article
Rezazadeh, Amir; Akbarzadeh, Pooria; Aminzadeh, Milad; Zabbah, Iman; Dolatimahtaj, Mostafa; Jafari Mohammad Ali
Advances in Space Research 10 (76): 5926-5939 (2025)
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A multi-scale framework for assessing the suitability of low impact development in a dense flood-prone urban area - Journal Article
Şenocak, İlksen; Şimşek, Gül; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Tuna, Aysun; Çakıcı Alp Sermin; Bektaş, Hayrettin Onur; Alp, Emre
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 130: 105873 (2025)
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A first quantitative assessment of soil health at European scale considering soil genesis - Journal Article
Alewell, Christine; Gupta, Surya; Poulenard, Jerome; Noémie, Niquille; Kaiser, Antonia; Shokri, Nima; Scheper, Simon; Gross-Schmölders, Miriam; Robinson, David A.; Campbell, Grant; Kabala, Cezary; Lang, Friederike; Dise, Nancy; Panagos, Panos; Borrelli, Pasquale
Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 189 (1): 6-16 (2026)
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Capillary trapping in mixed-wet porous media: Implications for subsurface carbon dioxide sequestration - Journal Article
Pavuluri, Saideep; Seers, Thomas; Shokri, Nima; Alyafei, Nayef; Rabbani, Harris Sajjad
International Journal of Multiphase Flow 191: 105307 (2025)
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Impact of CO2 impurity in hydrogen gas on wetting characteristics of carbonate minerals; new insights and implications for hydrogen geo-storage in saline aquifers - Journal Article
Jafari, Amirmansour; Dalal Isfehani, Zoha; Fahimpour, Jalal; Shokri, Nima; Hosseini, Mirhasan; Sharifi, Mohammad
Journal of Energy Storage 129: 117274 (2025)
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The impact of cover geometry on evaporation suppression of partially covered water reservoirs - Journal Article
Rezaei Jajarm, Mohammad Javad; Akbarzadeh, Pooria; ShahMardan, Mohammad Mohsen; Aminzadeh, Milad; Rezazadeh, Amir
Journal of Hydrology 662: 134095 (2025)
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A novel vascular stent and insert concept to improve hemodynamics and support vascular health - Journal Article
Vaziri, Bahram; Zirak, Saadat; Azadi, Mohammad; Keshmiri, Amir; Shokri, Nima
Scientific Reports 1: 24487 (2025)
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The Role of Wind Velocity in Saline Water Evaporation from Porous Media and Surface Salt Crystallization Dynamics - Journal Article
Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad; Helmig, Rainer; Or, Dani; Oesterle, Bastian; Shokri, Nima
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry 7 (9): 1938–1945 (2025)
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Continental scale soil monitoring: a proposed multi-ccale framing of soil quality - Review Article
Campbell, Grant; Smith, Pete; Broothaerts, Nils; Panagos, Panos; Jones, Arwyn; Ballabio, Cristiano; De Rosa, Daniele; De Jonge, Lis Wollesen; Arthur, Emmanuel; Gomes, Lucas; Shokri, Nima; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Toth, Gergely; Lehmann, Peter; Borrelli, Pasquale; Alewell, Christine; Minařík, Robert; Hengl, Tomislav; Wheeler, Ichsani; Maskell, Lindsay; Nussbaum, Madlene; Jones, Laurence; Feeney, Christopher; Robinson, David A.
European Journal of Soil Science 76 (4): e70174 (2025)
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Impacts of land use change on nutrient balance and greenhouse gas emissions: a regional perspective - Journal Article
Sobhi Gollo, Vahid; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
npj sustainable agriculture 3 (1): 34 (2025)
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Pressure-driven growth with forward and reverse foam flow: Modelling foam flow in geological formations - Journal Article
Grassia, Paul; Torres-Ulloa, Carlos Alejandro; Shokri, Nima; Aryana, Saman
Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences: 481 (2315) 20250042 (2025)
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Hamburg Pluvial flood risk map - Conference Paper
Szombathely, Malte von; Behrens, Jörn; Hanf, Franziska Stefanie; Lennartz, Marc; Poschlod, Benjamin; Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Sillmann, Jana
12th International Conference on Urban Climate, ICUC 2025
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Spatial and temporal assessment of soil salinization across Europe - Conference Paper
Zarif, Mohammad Aziz; Robinson, David A.; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Hassani, Amirhossein; Panagos, Panos; Lebron, Inma; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Field-scale soil moisture dynamics predicted by deep learning - Journal Article
Bakhshian, Sahar; Zarepakzad, Negar; Nevermann, Hannes; Hohenegger, Cathy; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
Advances in Water Resources 201: 104976 (2025)
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Towards a socio-ecological system understanding of urban flood risk and barriers to climate change adaptation using causal loop diagrams - Journal Article
Hanf, Franziska S.; Ament, Felix; Boettcher, Marita; Burgemeister, Finn; Gaslikova, Lidia; Hoffmann, Peter; Knieling, Jörg; Matthias, Volker; Meier, Linda; Pein, Johannes; Poschlod, Benjamin; Quante, Markus; Ratzke, Leonie; Rudolph, Elisabeth; Scheffran, Jürgen; Schlünzen, Katharina Heinke; Shokri, Nima; Sillmann, Jana; Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Szombathely, Malte von; Wickel, Martin
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development 17 (1): 69-102 (2025)
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A novel method for assessing evaporation in small water bodies: considering floating covers, water surface flows, and wind speeds - Journal Article
Rezazadeh, Amir; Akbarzadeh, Pooria; ShahMardan, Mohammad Mohsen; Aminzadeh, Milad
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology 49: 6127–6148 (2025)
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How shallow and deep groundwater impact environmental parameters correlated with global heatwaves - Conference Paper
Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; AghaKouchak, Amir; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Effects of the projected changes in land use and climate on soil vulnerability in Europe - Conference Paper
Afshar, Mehdi H.; Hassani, Amirhossein; Borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Robinson, David A.; Or, Dani; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Global distribution of small reservoirs and their role in surface water storage - Conference Poster
Govindaiah Narayanaswamy, Sankeerth; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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The role of dams and reservoirs in transforming desiccating endorheic basins - Conference Paper
Aminzadeh, Milad; Nevermann, Hannes; Seyedan, Mehraneh; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Effects of soil, climatic, and anthropogenic drivers on the abundance, richness, and diversity of soil microbial communities: A global perspective - Conference Poster
Heintze, Patrik; Hassani, Amirhossein; Panagos, Panos; Orgiazzi, Alberto; Köninger, Julia; Labouyrie, Maëva; Shokri, Nima
Soil Health Now! 2025
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A global perspective on endorheic lake shrinkage: Impacts of anthropogenic and atmospheric factors - Conference Paper
Nevermann, Hannes; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; D'Odorico, Paolo; AghaKouchak, Amir; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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The role of wind velocity in saline water evaporation from porous media and surface salt crystallization dynamics - Conference Paper
Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad; Helmig, Rainer; Oesterle, Bastian; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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How does groundwater table influence heatwave occurrences globally? - Conference Presentation
Vogelbacher, Anastasia; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Aminzadeh, Milad; Madani, Kaveh; AghaKouchak, Amir; Shokri, Nima
Dresden Nexus Conference 2025
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Assessment of low impact development strategies with multi-scale, multi-criteria decision making approaches for urban flood resilience - Conference Paper
Şenocak, İlksen; Şimşek, Gül; Afshar, Mehdi H.; Tuna, Aysun; Çakıcı Alp, Sermin; Bektas, Hayrettin Onur; Alp, Emre
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Evaporation dynamics from flowing water surfaces - Conference Poster
Hou, Lintong; Aminzadeh, Milad; Patzke, Justus; Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima
European Geosciences Union General Assembly, EGU25
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Microplastics in sandy soils: alterations in thermal conductivity, surface albedo, and temperature - Journal Article
Aminzadeh, Milad; Kokate, Tanmay; Shokri, Nima
Environmental Pollution 372: 125956 (2025)
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A novel framework for estimating the Bowen ratio over small water bodies - Journal Article
Rezazadeh, Amir; Akbarzadeh, Pooria; ShahMardan, Mohammad Mohsen; Aminzadeh, Milad
Hydrological Processes 39 (2): e70055 (2025)
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Sustainability Nexus AID: soil health - Journal Article
Shokri, Nima; Aminzadeh, Milad; Flury, Markus; Jin, Yan; Matin, Mir; Panagos, Panos; Razavi Bahar S.; Robinson, David A.; Smith, Pete; Todd-brown Katherine; Toth, Gergely; Zarei, Azin; Madani, Kaveh
Sustainability nexus forum 33: 3 (2025)
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Sustainable restoration of low-quality groundwater through aquifer storage and recovery - Journal Article
Sobhi Gollo, Vahid; Schmidt, Bentley Bo; Hansen, Carsten; Shokri, Nima
Groundwater for Sustainable Development 28: 101396 (2025)
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Struggling over water, losing it through evaporation: The case of Afghanistan and Iran - Journal Article
Nevermann, Hannes; Madani, Kaveh; Zampieri, Matteo; Hoteit, Ibrahim; Shokri, Nima
Journal of Environmental Management 375: 124319 (2025)
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Effect of stent struts angle on body vessel shear stress at different heat fluxes - Journal Article
Vaziri, Bahram; Zirak, Saadat; Azadi, Mohammad; Keshmiri, Amir; Shokri, Nima
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 150 (11): 8279-8288 (2025)
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Projekte
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EXC 3120 BlueMat - Research Topic D3: Hydrovoltaics
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2026-2032
Projektleitung: Huber, Patrick; Rossi, Mariana
Co-Projektleitung: Fröba, Michael; Meißner, Robert; Prisle, Nønne; Shokri, Nima
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Max-Planck-Institut für Struktur und Dynamik der Materie; Universität Hamburg; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
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EXC 3120 BlueMat - Cross Area Modeling
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2026-2032
Projektleitung: Cyron, Christian J.; Rossi, Mariana
Co-Projektleitung: Kramer, Denis; Linka, Kevin; Meißner, Robert; Schlaich, Alexander; Shokri, Nima
Mitarbeitende: Ahmad Reza Mirza Pour; Kaya, Tarik; Vincente Della Balda; Freya Hallfarth; Krystof Brezina; Fischer, Kira
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Max-Planck-Institut für Struktur und Dynamik der Materie; Helmut-Schmidt-Universität
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EXC 3120 BlueMat - Research Topic B1: Tunable Water Condensation and Evaporation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2026-2032
Projektleitung: Hesse, Linnea; Shokri, Nima
Co-Projektleitung: Fröba, Michael; Huber, Patrick; Pagnan Furlan, Kaline; Kelbassa, Ingomar; Prisle, Nønne; Schnell, Melanie
Mitarbeitende: Niklas Groth; Schattmann, Christine
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Universität Hamburg; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
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Graduiertenkolleg 3068 - Climate-informed Engineering
Laufzeit 2025-2030
Projektleitung: Rutner, Marcus; Smirnova, Irina; Liese, Andreas; Heinrich, Stefan; Huber, Patrick; Shokri, Nima; Fröhle, Peter; Schlüter, Michael; Rung, Thomas; Smarsly, Kay; Hohenegger, Cathy; Stevens, Bjorn
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Wie viel Wasser verdunstet aus den Flüssen und Bächen der Welt? Mechanistische Modellierung der Verdunstungsverluste und ökologische Folgen
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2024-2027
Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
Mitarbeitende: Aminzadeh, Milad; Hou, Lintong
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: ETH Zürich
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Vorhersage von Bodensenkungen unter verschiedenen Umwelt- und Managementszenarien
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2023-2025
Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
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AI4SoilHealth -
Accelerating collection and use of soil health information using AI technology to support the Soil Deal for Europe and EU Soil Observatory
European Commission; Laufzeit 2023-2026
Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
Mitarbeitende: Hüsami Afshar, Mehdi; Aminzadeh, Milad
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Aarhus University; Multione jdoo; Agrartudomanyi Kutatokozpont; Planet Labs Germany GmbH; Thünen Institute of Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries; University of Zagreb; Stockholm University; OpenGeoHub Foundation; Natural Resources Institute Finland; International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis; Aalborg Universitet; Van Seijen Koen Willem; Max Planck Society; NEIKER – Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development; ISTI – Institute for Systems Integration; INRAE – Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement; Sorbonne University; Roma Tre University
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Gesündere Böden durch schaumbasierte Düngung
Hamburg Innovation GmbH; Laufzeit 2022-2025
Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
Mitarbeitende: Cuida López, Erika; Aminzadeh, Milad
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Wie beinflusst trocknungsbedingtes Kristallsalz die Dynamik der Wasserverdunstung aus porösen Medien?
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2022-2026
Projektleitung: Shokri, Nima
Co-Projektleitung: Helmig, Rainer
Mitarbeitende: Jannesarahmadi, Sahar; Aminzadeh, Milad
Externe beteiligte Einrichtungen: Universität Stuttgart; University of Southern California
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TideElbeKlima -
Zukunft der Tideelbe im Klimawandel - Klimawandel und Hochwasserschutz
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit (BMUKN); Laufzeit 2021-2025
Projektleitung: Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima; Grabe, Jürgen; Manojlovic, Natasa
Co-Projektleitung: Nehlsen, Edgar
Mitarbeitende: Sobhi Gollo, Vahid
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CLICCS -
Klima, Klimawandel und Gesellschaft
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Laufzeit 2019-2025
Projektleitung: Fröhle, Peter; Shokri, Nima
Mitarbeitende: Sauer, Christoph; Jordan, Philipp; Vogelbacher, Anastasia
Kooperationspartner
- University of Stuttgart
- University of California, Berkeley
- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
- Universität Hamburg
- United Nations University
- ETH Zurich
- Norwegian Institute for Air Research
- Imperial College London
- University of Strathclyde
- University of California, Irvine
- University of Aberdeen
- Colorado School of Mines
- University of Nevada
- UK Center of Ecology and Hydrology
- University of Basel
- King Abdullah University of Technology (KAUST)
- Chongqing University
Großgeräte