Max Planck Institute for Meteorology

Max Planck Institute for
Meteorology

Abbreviation	MPI-M
Formation	1975 (1975)
Type	climate research centre
Headquarters	Munich, Germany
Location	Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°33′02″N 9°59′36″E / 53.5506°N 9.9933°E / 53.5506; 9.9933
Director	Bjorn Stevens[1]
Parent organization	Max Planck Society
Staff	approx. 200
Website	www.mpimet.mpg.de

The Max Planck Institute for Meteorology (Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie; MPI-M) is an internationally renowned institute for climate research. Its mission is to understand Earth's changing climate.^[2] Founded in 1975, it is affiliated with the Max Planck Society and the University of Hamburg, and is based in Hamburg's district of Eimsbüttel. Its founding director was the Nobel laureate Klaus Hasselmann. The current managing director is Bjorn Stevens.