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

29. Sep

Heat, drought, and heavy rainfall in focus at the ExtremeWeatherCongress

From September 24 to 26, 2025, around 700 experts from meteorology, science, urban planning, politics, and media gathered at HafenCityUniversity Hamburg for the 15th ExtremWetterKongress (Extreme Weather Congress, EWK) and the Climate Management Conference (KMT). Organized by meteorologist Frank Böttcher, the congress is considered a key platform for exchanging knowledge about the causes, impacts, and adaptation strategies related to extreme weather events.

22. Sep

21st ECMWF Workshop on HPC in Meteorology

The 21st ECMWF Workshop on High Performance Computing in Meteorology brought together scientists, industry experts, and policymakers from September 15-19, 2025, in Bologna, Italy, and was part of the ECMWF's 50th anniversary celebrations.