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Ricarda Winkelmann

Ricarda Winkelmann

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
14058
World Ranking
4840
National Ranking
347

Overview

Ricarda Winkelmann is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with significant contributions to the fields of Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work covers various subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Sociology and Political Science. Winkelmann's research topics are diverse, emphasizing areas such as cryospheric studies and observations, ecosystem dynamics and resilience, geology and paleoclimatology research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate variability and models, winter sports injuries and performance, and landslides and related hazards.

Frequent collaborators include Torsten Albrecht, Ronja Reese, Jonathan F. Donges, Frank Pattyn, and Nico Wunderling. Winkelmann often publishes in venues such as The Cryosphere, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Earth System Dynamics, Environmental Research Letters, and Nature.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Winkelmann include:

  • Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points (2022, Science)
  • Safe and just Earth system boundaries (2023, Nature)
  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise (2021, Nature)
  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century (2020, The Cryosphere)
  • Interacting tipping elements increase risk of climate domino effects under global warming (2021, Earth System Dynamics)

Winkelmann's research often centers on the dynamics and implications of ice sheets in polar regions, contributing to understanding the future of sea level rise and climatic tipping points. Their studies integrate model ensembles and multi-disciplinary approaches to assess climate system risks and responses.

Publication trends show a strong engagement with scientific communities focused on cryospheric science, Earth system modeling, and climate dynamics. This is reflected in the choice of publication venues and topics covered, indicating an applied focus on global change science and environmental risk assessment.

Best Publications

  • Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene.

    Will Steffen;Johan Rockström;Katherine Richardson;Timothy M. Lenton

  • Consequences of twenty-first-century policy for multi-millennial climate and sea-level change

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Shaun A. Marcott;Alan C. Mix

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise

    Tamsin L Edwards;Sophie Nowicki;Sophie Nowicki;Ben Marzeion;Regine Hock;Regine Hock

  • Why the right climate target was agreed in Paris

    Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Stefan Rahmstorf;Ricarda Winkelmann

  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century

    Hélène Seroussi;Sophie Nowicki;Antony J. Payne;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

  • The Potsdam Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM-PIK) – Part 1: Model description

    R. Winkelmann;R. Winkelmann;M. A. Martin;M. A. Martin;M. Haseloff;M. Haseloff;T. Albrecht;T. Albrecht

  • Interacting tipping elements increase risk of climate domino effects under global warming

    Nico Wunderling;Nico Wunderling;Nico Wunderling;Jonathan Friedemann Donges;Jonathan Friedemann Donges;Jürgen Kurths;Jürgen Kurths;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann

  • The far reach of ice-shelf thinning in Antarctica

    R. Reese;R. Reese;G. H. Gudmundsson;A. Levermann;A. Levermann;A. Levermann;R. Winkelmann;R. Winkelmann

  • Critical insolation-CO2 relation for diagnosing past and future glacial inception.

    Andrey Ganopolski;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

  • Future sea level rise constrained by observations and long-term commitment

    Matthias Mengel;Matthias Mengel;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Katja Frieler;Alexander James Robinson;Alexander James Robinson

  • Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)

    Sainan Sun;Frank Pattyn;Erika G. Simon;Torsten Albrecht

  • Consistent evidence of increasing Antarctic accumulation with warming

    Katja Frieler;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Feng He;Christo Buizert

  • The Potsdam Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM-PIK) – Part 2: Dynamic equilibrium simulation of the Antarctic ice sheet

    M. A. Martin;M. A. Martin;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;M. Haseloff;M. Haseloff;T. Albrecht;T. Albrecht

  • The hysteresis of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

    Julius Garbe;Julius Garbe;Torsten Albrecht;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Jonathan Friedemann Donges;Jonathan Friedemann Donges

  • Identifying a Safe and Just Corridor for People and the Planet

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Joyeeta Gupta;Joyeeta Gupta;Timothy M. Lenton;Dahe Qin;Dahe Qin

  • Kinematic first-order calving law implies potential for abrupt ice-shelf retreat

    A. Levermann;A. Levermann;T. Albrecht;T. Albrecht;R. Winkelmann;R. Winkelmann;M. A. Martin;M. A. Martin

  • Projecting Antarctica's contribution to future sea level rise from basal ice shelf melt using linear response functions of 16 ice sheet models (LARMIP-2)

    Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Torsten Albrecht;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

  • Antarctic sub-shelf melt rates via PICO

    Ronja Reese;Ronja Reese;Torsten Albrecht;Matthias Mengel;Xylar Asay-Davis;Xylar Asay-Davis

  • Combustion of available fossil fuel resources sufficient to eliminate the Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann;Anders Levermann;Anders Levermann;Andy Ridgwell;Andy Ridgwell;Ken Caldeira

  • initMIP-Antarctica: an ice sheet model initialization experiment of ISMIP6

    Helene Seroussi;Sophie Nowicki;Erika Simon;Ayako Abe-Ouchi

  • Global warming due to loss of large ice masses and Arctic summer sea ice.

    Nico Wunderling;Nico Wunderling;Nico Wunderling;Matteo Willeit;Jonathan Friedemann Donges;Jonathan Friedemann Donges;Ricarda Winkelmann;Ricarda Winkelmann

  • A Review of Recent Updates of Sea-Level Projections at Global and Regional Scales

    A. B. A. Slangen;A. B. A. Slangen;F. Adloff;S. Jevrejeva;P. W. Leclercq

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Levermann
Anders Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Heiko Goelzer
Heiko Goelzer Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Sophie Nowicki
Sophie Nowicki University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Angelika Humbert
Angelika Humbert Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ralf Greve
Ralf Greve Hokkaido University
Helene Seroussi
Helene Seroussi Dartmouth College
Katja Frieler
Katja Frieler Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Nicholas R. Golledge
Nicholas R. Golledge Victoria University of Wellington
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
William H. Lipscomb
William H. Lipscomb National Center for Atmospheric Research

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