The research in this cluster is concentrated on the development and evaluation of the atmospheric and soil component in climate models and the application of these models for the use of climate scenarios and climate predictions

There is a special focus on the hydrological and energy cycle in the climate system and on fast transport processes that do play a key role in these cycles. More specific, these processes include turbulent and convective transport, clouds and radiation, and land-atmosphere interactions which are all processes that are known to be the key processes in determining climate sensitivity to natural and anthropogenic changes. The regional atmospheric climate model RACMO plays a central role within these activities.