Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Max Planck Institute for
Meteorology
AbbreviationMPI-M
Formation1975 (1975)
Typeclimate research centre
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Location
Coordinates53°33′02″N 9°59′36″E / 53.5506°N 9.9933°E / 53.5506; 9.9933
Director
Bjorn Stevens[1]
Parent organization
Max Planck Society
Staff
approx. 200
Websitewww.mpimet.mpg.de

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie; MPI-M) is an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Its mission is to understand Earth's changing climate.[2] Founded in 1975, it is affiliated with the Max Planck Society and the University of Hamburg, and is based in Hamburg's district of Eimsbüttel. Its founding director was the Nobel laureate Klaus Hasselmann. The current managing director is Bjorn Stevens.

  1. ^ "Contact".
  2. ^ "Our Aim". MPI-M. Retrieved 21 November 2022.