SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED
CLIMATE AND EARTH
SYSTEM SCIENCES

Incorporating autumn conditions of certain early predictors into seasonal temperature forecasts may enhance their accuracy. This study introduces the Arctic Freezing Rate — measured as the change in the sea ice edge following the seasonal minimum in sea ice extent — as an early predictor for winter temperatures in Europe. A...

Cierra Aldrich successfully defended her thesis, titled "Combinations of Biochar and Rock Weathering in Tropical Soils for Enhanced Carbon Storage," under the supervision of Prof. Jens Hartmann and Dr. Maria-Elena Vorrath from the University of Hamburg.

The application of pyrogenic carbon (biochar) and enhanced rock...

Every day she was at Lake Michigan enjoying the views, exploring the USA, meeting great people while working towards her dream career and advancing a research project: Shuyue Qu. She is the first ICSS Student, who spent three months in the USA as part of the SICSS exchange program with Northwestern University in Evanston...