From Decoding Turbulence to Unveiling the Fingerprint of Climate Change

1. Front Matter

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2. Klaus Hasselmann—His Scientific Footprints and Achievements

   • Hans von Storch

   Pages 1-31Open Access

3. Klaus Hasselmann—His Own Account

   • Hans von Storch

   Pages 33-102Open Access

4. The Strands of Klaus Hasselmann’s Science

   • Hans von Storch

   Pages 103-218Open Access

5. Personal Accounts by Colleagues and Co-workers

   • Hans von Storch

   Pages 219-286Open Access

6. Statistics

   • Hans von Storch

   Pages 287-315Open Access

This open access book serves as a reference for the key elements and their significance of Klaus Hasselmann's work on climate science and on ocean wave research, all based on a rigorous and deeply physical thinking. It summarizes the original articles (mostly from the 1970 and 1980s; some of which are hard to find nowadays) and brings them in a present-day context. From 1975 until 2000, he was (founding) Director of the Max Planck Institute of Meteorology, which he made to one of the world-leading academic institutions. He first made the issue of anthropogenic climate change accessible to analysis and prediction and later transformed climate science into a significant factor in forming public policy. The book is written by co-workers and colleagues of Klaus Hasselmann, who—many under his immediate supervision—joined him in this effort. With this background, they present the key achievements and assess the significance of these for the present state of knowledge and scientific practice.

• climate modelling
• oean wave dynamcis and prediction
• stochastic systems
• nonlinear interactions
• European Climate Forum
• Open Access

• Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany

  Hans von Storch

Hans von Storch is a German climate scientist. He was a Professor at the Meteorological Institute of the University of Hamburg, and director of the Institute for Coastal Research at the Helmholtz Research Centre in Geesthacht, Germany. He worked at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology and headed its Statistical Analysis and Modelling research group.