Sönke Zaehle

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Sönke Zaehle is Director of the Department of Biogeochemical Signals at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, and Honorary Professor at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. His research focuses on the interactions between terrestrial ecosystems and the climate system, integrating ecological data and remote sensing with large-scale biosphere modeling. Zaehle leads the development of the QUINCY model and contributes to projects on nutrient-carbon-climate feedbacks such as TRENDY, 4C, and ESA’s Land-Carbon-Constellation. He is a lead author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and serves as Associate Editor for "Biogeosciences" and advisor to "New Phytologist".