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JOYCE (Jülich Observatory for Cloud Evolution) has officially received the label as an ACTRIS cloud remote sensing station
Key profile area
Intelligent Methods for Earth System Sciences
Within the University of Cologne there are nine key profile areas (KPA) - thematically defined research areas of high scientific and/or societal relevance. Since 2022, there is the key profile area "Intelligent Methods for Earth System Sciences".
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Mission
Our Earth system provides essential functions that we cannot survive without on our planet. Despite its enormous complexity, the Earth system is vulnerable and is being pushed beyond its limits by human activities in key areas. This overloading of the Earth's system manifests itself, for example, in a more significant number of extreme weather events, a progressive loss of biodiversity, and other ecosystem services that are essential to us. Systematic research into the resulting effects and avoidance or adaptation strategies is the central challenge for Earth system science in the 21st century.
The KPA ‘Intelligent Methods for Earth System Sciences’ (IMfESS) aims to better understand the processes and interrelationships of past, present, and, above all, future changes in the complex, coupled Earth system to be able to make science-based and, above all, reliable recommendations.
To advance the Earth System Sciences we develop a new generation of methods utilizing novel observations, efficient algorithms, machine learning, and simulations.
Further details to methods, strengths, future potential and success stories on ‘About’.
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