DKRZ - Partner for Climate Research

to provide high performance computing platforms, sophisticated and high capacity data management and superior service for premium climate science.

About us:

The German Climate Computing Center is a national service facility and a major partner for climate research. Our high performance computers, data storage and services form the central research infrastructure for simulation-based climate science in Germany.

High Performance Computer:

Climate simulations require high performance supercomputers and data storage systems. The systems at DKRZ are optimized for the data-intensive needs of climate science and rank among the largest systems employed for scientific computing worldwide.

Services:

DKRZ’s expert staff support climate scientists in the optimal utilization of the systems and offer a range of services around climate models, climate simulations and climate data: from support in carrying out climate simulations, through parallelization and optimization of the simulation programs, via management, storage and publication of the data, up to analysis and visualization of the simulation results.

Projects and Partners:

Cutting-edge research requires solid networks and strong partners. Get to know the partners and network and find out about the scientific topics handled with the support of DKRZ. DKRZ itself does not conduct climate research but is a partner in various scientific projects with the aim of further improving support for climate science.

Communication:

Climate change and model-based climate projections are time and time again at the center of public attention. On this page, you will find a variety of media and information materials illustrating, among other things, the results of climate research obtained through the assistance of DKRZ and its high performance computers.

News

27. Sep

Extreme weather and climate management: expert exchange and educational weeks

From September 24th to 27th, 2024, experts met for the 14th Extreme Weather Congress which was followed by the German Climate Management Conference at HafenCity University Hamburg. In addition to scientific exchange, another goal of the event is to inform the general public about the current state of science on the topics of extreme weather and climate change. In addition to numerous lectures and discussions, the DKRZ, as one of several exhibitors, presented its climate globe.

19. Sep

Study shows: How climate adaptation can succeed

Today, on September 19, 2024, the Cluster of Excellence CLICCS at the University of Hamburg published the new study "Hamburg Climate Futures Outlook 2024". The CLICCS researchers analyze very different measures for adapting to climate change.

16. Sep

Earth system science and HPC: iCAS Symposium 2024

International experts from the fields of geosciences, data handling and supercomputing, among them a team from DKRZ, met from September 8th to 12th, 2024 in Stresa, Italy, for the international symposium "Computing in the Atmospheric Sciences" (iCAS) to discuss new developments in climate and earth system modeling in light of the changing supercomputer landscape.

11. Sep

Energy efficiency of HPC centers: US delegation visits DKRZ

The Federal Foreign Office, jointly with the Goethe-Institut, have invited a bipartisan delegation of legislators and energy committee chairs from various US states to Germany for an information tour “Energy Policy in Germany” in order to promote transatlantic exchange on energy policy.