Marieke Wesselkamp

Dr. Marieke Wesselkamp is a PostDoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in the Department of Biogeochemical Integration. She works within the EarthNet project group and Model-Data Integration research team, focusing on foundational land surface modeling and short-term temperature forecasting.

• Current affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Department of Biogeochemical Integration
• Active projects: WeatherGenerator, EarthNet foundation modeling

Education History

• PhD in Environmental Sciences (2021-2025) - University of Freiburg
• M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences (2019-2021) - University of Freiburg
• B.Sc. in Geography (2013-2019) - University of Freiburg

Her research integrates physical Earth system knowledge with data-driven modeling approaches, emphasizing process representation and model validation. She develops prediction heads and benchmark models for land surface temperature forecasting as part of the WeatherGenerator project.