Christian Stiegler

Dr. Christian Stiegler is a researcher at the University of Göttingen's Department of Bioclimatology, actively leading Project Group A's sub-project A03 focused on land-atmosphere exchange processes in land-use transformation systems. His work centers on quantifying climate impacts through energy and greenhouse gas flux measurements in tropical agricultural ecosystems.

His research employs eddy covariance techniques to analyze net greenhouse gas balances (CO₂, CH₄, H₂O, N₂O) and surface energy budget components in oil palm plantations. He investigates how land-use changes and extreme climatic events like El Niño alter microclimates, carbon partitioning, and energy fluxes, providing critical insights for sustainable land management under climate change.

As the project group's Social Media representative, Dr. Stiegler drives scientific communication and outreach. His laboratory work integrates field measurements with climate modeling to assess the net climate forcing of tropical agricultural expansion, with implications for global carbon accounting frameworks.