Annette Rinke

Annette Rinke serves as a Senior scientist and Co-Lead of the MOSAiC Modeling Team at the Alfred Wegener Institute, actively contributing to the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition through international interdisciplinary collaboration.

Her core research domains include:

• High-Resolution Climate Modeling
• Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics
• Polar Biogeochemistry (with methane measurement specialization)
• Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions
• Seasonal Polar Climate Transitions

Dr. Rinke focuses on characterizing the remote central Arctic climate system during extreme conditions including polar night and the transition to polar day.

She maintains active roles across multiple MOSAiC teams: Atmosphere, Biogeochemistry, Leadership, Modelling, Sea Ice, and Leg III, integrating field measurements with advanced climate simulations.