Research
Exploring Earth System Observation Research
At CESOC, research bridges Earth System Observation (ESO) and Computer and Data Science (CA) to advance understanding and prediction of our rapidly changing planet. We combine Earth observation, theoretical computer science, and high-performance computing to develop novel perspectives on the Earth system.
Our research activities range from exascale computing and advanced Earth observation to cloud and storm process understanding, sea level change, and high-resolution modelling. CESOC researchers engage in national and international projects, many of them third-party funded, covering both scientific challenges and societal relevance.
The Research section introduces three pillars of CESOC’s activities:
- the STEP UP! Fellowship, enabling early career scientists to work closely with ECMWF and CESOC, supported by DWD
- third-party funded projects, which showcase the breadth and depth of CESOC’s collaborative science,
- and working groups, which bring researchers together around shared methodological and scientific topics.
CESOC research is continuously presented in seminars and colloquia and shared with the wider community through our annual Machine Learning for Earth System Modelling Workshop and Hackathon. We also contribute to initiatives such as ECMWF’s Code for Earth , where CESOC posed a challenge to external coders on „Physics-Aware Consistency Evaluator (PACE)“.
- Going towards exascale computing
- Gaining new views on clouds (in orographic terrain by high-resolution modelling)
- Covering large domains (in high resolution numerical weather prediction)
- Tracing sea level changes (with advanced Earth observation techniques)
- Detecting small-scale structures (in ocean circulation from space)
- Enhancing simulation capabilities (by high-performance computing)