Sinikka Jasmin Paulus

Sinikka Jasmin Paulus is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Department of Biogeochemical Integration. She focuses on land-atmosphere interactions, particularly soil water vapor adsorption in semi-arid and temperate ecosystems, using eddy covariance and weighing lysimeter measurements.

Research Interests: Her work bridges soil physics and ecosystem-scale hydrology, examining how soil hydraulic properties influence water exchange under arid conditions. She investigates spatiotemporal patterns of SVA and its role in global water cycles.

Publications: Her research includes key studies on SVA detectability (2024) and water cycle complexity in Mediterranean ecosystems (2022), contributing to improved flux measurement methodologies.

Community Engagement: Until 2024, she served as deputy of the equal opportunities officer at MPI-BGC and has supervised students and assisted in courses at FSU Jena and UNI Freiburg.