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Nexus Research Group

@nexuslmu.bsky.social

Official account of the Chair for Physical Geography and Nexus Research of the #Geography Department @ #LMU Munich. Explore the nexus of water, food, energy, & nature with us! #climatescience #landsurfacemodeling #nexusresearch tinyurl.com/NexusImprint

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#NewPaper: How do changing landscapes affect how we experience nature? Schirpke et al. have found: How we feel about changing landscapes is strongly tied to our personal background. And: We need more qualitative & participatory research on the topic! 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky

New Article in Landscape and Urban Planning

How do changing landscapes affect how we experience nature?

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🙌🇫🇮 We attended the 14th EARSeL workshop in Helsinki, had a super productive time with our #RemoteSensing colleagues, and won a price! 🏅 Read more about the conference and about our presentations on our blog: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #greensky #academicsky 🧪 #EARSeL

We attended the 14th EARSeL Workshop in Helsinki

Tobias Hank introduced our new D2D project, presented first results from our CaRMA campain and Stefanie Steinhauser won a prize!

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#NewPaper by Song et al.! How do trees handle changes in water availability as our planet is getting warmer? 🌳🤔 @gampedavid.bsky.social and his colleagues found: The growth in 78.4% of the studied trees was limited by moisture availability. 🔗 More findings: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... 🧪 #geosky

New Article in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

How do trees handle changes in water availability as our planet is getting warmer?

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

‼️New article in #Biogeosciences: How reliable are predictions when reality doesn't look exactly like the training data? Cherif et al. propose a distance-based uncertainty estimation method 🤓 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #deeplearning #geosky #greensky #remotesensing 🧪

New paper in Biogeosciences!

How reliable are predictions when the world doesn’t look like the training data?

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Some impressions from the #EGU26 📸 From our working group, Uta Schirpke, Christoph Jörges, and Mariangela Varela presented their research on Nature-based Solutions, hybrid crop modeling and snow droughts! Thanks to everyone who attended our talks, gave feedback and asked questions 🙌 #geosky 🧪

Group image of all 12 attendees from the Physical Geography and Nexus Research chair in front of the EGU poster.

Mariangela Varela during her poster presentation on the effect of snow droughts on global carbon storage.

Prof. Uta Schirpke during her presentation on Nature-based Solutions.

The blue EGU26 welcome banner above the conference entrance.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

❄️🌡️ New paper on #SnowDroughts by @gampedavid.bsky.social et al: "The emergence of snow droughts as drivers of negative extremes in plant productivity over the past decades" in 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 🔗 Learn more: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #greensky #environmentalmodeling 🧪

Promotional graphic for a new paper in Environmental Research Letters by David Gampe et al. The background shows a blurred snowy landscape with sparse vegetation and trees. Large bold text reads: “How Snow Droughts Impact Global Carbon Storage.” Smaller text below states: “The emergence of snow droughts as drivers of negative extremes in plant productivity over the past decades.” A yellow label in the top left says “New Paper in Environmental Research Letters,” and a globe with a thermometer icon appears in the top right.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Listening to landscapes can change how we experience nature ⛰️🎵 The problem: Even in remote regions, human-made sounds are taking over & instead of rustling leaves & birdsong we hear the noise from a distant motorway. 🔗Read our newest blogpost on soundscapes: tinyurl.com/4sp275um #greensky #geosky 🧪

Promotional graphic reading “Alpine Sound Scapes” over a blurred mountain meadow with a lake and alpine flowers. A bright yellow vintage propeller plane flies at right, and a decorative alpine bell with floral patterns hangs in the foreground.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

👋🏙️ Hello #NewYork! @gampedavid.bsky.social visited our colleague Prof. Yi Yin at #NYU to bring forward their project on wildfires and strengthen the collab between @lmu.de and NYU 🤝 We're super excited about this partnership! Hopefully the first of many joint projects to come! #geosky #greensky 🧪

New York Times Square at night, with the brightly illuminated streets full of cars, pedestrians and cyclists.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🛰️🙌 Welcome to the team, Solveig! Solveig Blöcher will support Tobias Hank with analyzing hyperspectral #EnMAP data for the D2D project! 🔗 Learn more: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #greensky #academicsky #remotesensing

Welcome to the team, Solveig!

Solveig Blöcher will support Tobias Hank's group with the D2D project.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⛰️ Exploring Mallorca's Physical #Geography: On this major excursion, @gampedavid.bsky.social and Thomas Mayer showed our students the island beyond the major tourism hotspots. Learn more about Mallorca's wildlife, geomorphology & water availability: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #greensky 🧪

Major Excursion: Mallorca's Physical Geography

Through visits to nature reserves and caves, and conversations with local experts, the students got to know the island beyond party tourism.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

⛰️It was time to get away from the desk & spend some time in nature together! On our team retreat, we went for a hike & lunch near Immenstadt in the Allgäu #Alps. It was amazing, to feel the #ecosystemservices that our group researches first hand: less stress & a stronger connection to #nature!

A group picture of our chair members in front of lake Alpsee and the Allgäu Alps.

Image of lake Alpsee underneath some spectacular clouds that reflect in the deep blue water. The lake is surrounded by mountains.

An image of a traditional Allgäu house, located near a hiking trail at a steep grassy hill with a little grove at the top.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Cities are heating up, but smarter green spaces can help cool them down 🌳 Our new study shows how trees, coverage & better distribution of urban green spaces can significantly reduce heat and improve access! 🔗 Learn more on our blog: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #greensky #geosky 🧪

New article by Schirpke et al. in Nature-Based Solutions

This is how urban green spaces should be designed to provide effective protection against heat.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

‼️Reminder for our #CallForPapers! Deadline is approaching, don't miss this chance!

Nexus Research Group@nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

‼️🛰️ #CallForPapers for Special Issue of #RemoteSensing on "Machine Learning for Applications in Agriculture and Vegetation Using Remote Sensing". 📆 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 28 February 2026. 🔗 Infos & submission details: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... 🧪 #geosky #sustainability #greensky #academicsky

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📞🌳 Bastelt eine #Soundbooth mit uns! Wir wollen Natursounds in den Großstadtlärm holen und suchen motivierte Studierende, die das Projekt mit uns umsetzen wollen 💪 Mehr Infos zu Projektidee & Kontakt gibt's aus unserem Blog: 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/d... #geosky #greensky #geography 🧪

Poster for a student project titled “Lehre@GEO.” A red retro telephone handset hangs on a curly cord over a mossy forest background. Large white text reads “LISTEN!” with a soundwave graphic beneath it. Smaller text says “bringing natural soundscapes to an urban environment” and “Create a SOUND BOOTH with us!”

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Now that's a venue for a project presentation! ⛰️ Dr. Christoph Jörges invited his students to the #Schneefernerhaus at the Zugspitze for the last seminar meeting this semester. More info & stunning images on our blog: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #academicsky

View onto the snowy mountain tops of the alps.

Students are preparing their final project presentations in one of the conference rooms of the Schneefernerhaus. The walls are made of glass and offer a stunning view onto the snowcovered mountains.

Image of the Schneefernerhaus that is build directly at the mountain slope. Everything is ccovered by snow. In the foreground, one can see a cable car that is the only way to reach the Schneefernerhaus.

Matteo Garbarino @teogarba.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨Contribute to #EGU26 "Natural forest expansion under global change: assessing causes and consequences in time and space" egu26.eu/session/56740 ONE WEEK LEFT! @nico-anselmetto.bsky.social @arthurbayle.bsky.social @nexuslmu.bsky.social

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Before everyone vanishes into their well-deserved Christmas break, here's a reminder for the #CallForAbstracts for our session at the 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗦𝗣 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 in Prague next year (𝟭𝟴-𝟮𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝘆)! 📅‼️𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭! #geosky #ecosystems #sustainability #greensky 🧪

Nexus Research Group@nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢 #CfA #ESPEurope26 session T2a Integrating co-benefits into the evaluation of nature-based solutions to support ecological restoration 🌱 Possible Topics • NbS benefits & trade-offs • Distribution of #NbS benefits • Uptake in planning & policy 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... 🧪 #geosky #greensky

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The GeoCafé was a great opportunity to connect with students in a relaxed setting over cake, Punsch & Glühwein. We loved hearing their thoughts on teaching, research, and everything beyond uni. Huge thanks to our Fachschaft and all students who joined us! Such a valuable event! #GeoSky #AcademicSky

Students and teaching staff sitting around festively decorated tables, eating cake, drinking Punsch and talking to each other in a relaxed setting.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New publication in #EcologicalModelling! Benedikt Hartweg & his colleagues simulated tropical forests in #Brazil under disturbance scenarios and fitted allometries at different spatial scales. Super helpful insights for the new #BIOMASS mission by @esa.int🌳🧪 #geosky 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e...

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🛰️ Stefanie Steinhauser presented her MA thesis on the hyperspectral mission #EnMAP at the Geographische Gesellschaft Munich. Her focus: detecting non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV), the tricky, but important brown plant material satellites often misread 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... 🧪 #geosky

From Lab to Orbit

Stefanie Steinhauser presented her Master's Thesis at the Geographische Gesellschaft Munich.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🛰️ Greetings from #Potsdam! Stefanie Steinhauser attended the #EnSUP project meeting, discussing the next steps for the #EnMAP mission. Besides exchanging insights across the work packages, she shared impressions from our extensive summer field campaign (stay tuned, more info soon!) 👀 #greensky 🧪

Nature @nature.com · 10mo ago

"Our research aims to find ways to make food production more efficient, thereby reducing greenhouse gases and increasing carbon sequestration without harming animal welfare" This is a day in the life of a dairy cow research technician 🐄 go.nature.com/3Xpkfu3

Researching sustainable food production, with help from the cows

Helena Kuoppala gets to work early to tend to a herd of dairy cows, exploring how dietary changes affect their health, milk yields and methane emissions.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

ESP Europe 2026: Call for Abstracts!

Uta Schirpke hosts session T2a

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Call for Papers for a special issue of the journal

Dr. Christoph Jörges is guest editor of a special issue on

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#CallForAbstracts‼️#EGU26 session BG3.11 "Natural forest expansion under global change: assessing causes and consequences in time and space" 🌳 Possible Topics: • Biodiversity • Landscape dynamics • Socio-economic implications 🔗 Info & submission link: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e...

EGU26: Call for Abstracts

Uta Schirpke is co-hosting a session on

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎉 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦! We’re welcoming 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗗𝗿. 𝗨𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗸𝗲 as our new Acting Professor. ⛰️ She’ll lead our chair for the coming year and brings her expertise in alpine landscape ecology and ecosystem services. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 on our blog: 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #ecosystems #greensky #alps 🧪

Welcome to our team, Prof. Uta Schirpke!

Uta will lead our chair as acting professor over the coming year, collaborating with us on research and teaching.

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Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 10mo ago

⛰️ Across 4 countries & 1,500 km, our students experienced how humans have reshaped the eastern Alps: exploring melting glaciers, historic mercury mines, rebuilt mountain towns and coastal protection. 📸 More info & image gallery on our blog: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky 🧪 #ecology

The image shows a social media slide, reading: "Major excursion: Eastern Alps. From natual landscape to intensively cultivated region." In the lower part of the slide, there are four images.
Bottom image: A group picture of the excursion group on an alpine hiking trail. In the backgrounds, there are snow-capped mountain tops and what looks like a glacier.
Top left image: A beautiful scenery from amountain into the valley. There are low-hanging clouds, green trees and shrubbery and bare rock.
Top mid image: The excursion group in front of a door to a mining shaft in Idrija. Most people wear dark green jackets and orange or white helmet. On the wall above the door, there is a black image of a hammer and a pickaxe, and the word "SRECNO".
Top right image: The excursion group on the cliffs of Duino in Italy. On the left side of the image, in the distance, there is the blue mediterranean sea. On the right, there is green shrubbery.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🇨🇦 We're back from #Québec! We had an amazing time on the #MajorExcursion, exploring the benefits and the problems of Québec's #EnergyTransition 💧🌱 Read all about our lessons learned and scroll through some snapshots on our blog: 🔗 www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... #geosky #sustainability

A slide, saying: major excursion Québec: exploring the environmental and social impacts of energy transition. Underneath, there is a collage of four images: a skyline view of Totonto, a large red sign on the highway towards Maagami, some sticks assembled to the structure of a tipi, and our students standing in front of a reservoir, wearing orange vests and blue helmets.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · last yr.

Where better to understand #Geography than out in the field? 🌍 Greetings from #Montréal - just one stop on our #Québec excursion! In Québec City, @gampedavid.bsky.social & his students learned about the city's water management from Dr. Sonja Behmel💧Stay tuned: insights & impressions coming soon!

View of Montréal’s skyline from Mount Royal: lush green trees and shrubs in the foreground contrast with the blue-grey cityscape in the background, where skyscrapers and buildings stretch across the horizon.

Students sit on the grass on a sunny day, listening to Dr. Sonja Behmel discuss challenges and solutions in managing the Lac St-Charles catchment, the main drinking water source for Québec City.

Nexus Research Group @nexuslmu.bsky.social · last yr.

We had a fantastic time at @esa.int's Living Planet Symposium #LPS25 in Vienna! This year, it was all about how we can use remote sensing for improving 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 #𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. More info on our blog: www.geo.lmu.de/geographie/e... Here's what we presented 👀🧵 #geosky #climatechange 🧪

Exhibition space at ESA's Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna. Large screens display colorful satellite imagery of landscapes and vegetation. People walk through the event hall. The text overlay reads: “Recap Living Planet Symposium #lps25 | vienna”.