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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · 19d

The animation stops in year 2100 and the dot representing present-day (already far outside the domain of the past) is highlighted with a black dot behind the yellow dot.

Code is here: github.com/geco-bern/in...

Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · 19d

We're heading into uncharted terrain - far outside the range of past variations of the Earth system and at a rate (color of points) far beyond change rates in the past 800,000 year.

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · 19d

In developing a re-usable workflow for my teaching in Applied Geodata Science, I re-implemented the creation of this animation:

The dance of global mean temperature and atmospheric CO2 reconstructions from ice core data, and (seamlessly extending) Earth system model simulations for the future.

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VAW Glaciology @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social · 22d

Incredible ice loss measured again at #Konkordiaplatz on the #Aletsch #Glacier, home to the thickest ice in the #Alps (still about 800 m!). Yesterday’s survey revealed another –4.6 m of ice gone in just one year. :(
Measurements by @matthias-huss.bsky.social for GLAMOS

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Jim Randerson @jimranderson.bsky.social · 28d

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The weak land carbon sink hypothesis

Satellite-derived time series of vegetation carbon do not support a strong Northern Hemisphere net land carbon sink.

www.science.org

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LEMONTREE @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢Check out our blog on why modelling plant nutrient strategies is the key to predicting the land carbon sink. @trevorkeenan.bsky.social @stineb.bsky.social Trevor Cambron.

👉🔗 research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/th...

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Aug 7

Not just Americans that suffer this time. Quite direct consequences for example for exporting technology companies around where I live (Biel, Switzerland). They will eventually have to reduce workforce bc tariffs of 39%

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thanks to everyone who has been part of my group for Geocomputation and Earth Observation (geco-group.org) - your efforts were the foundation for making this happen.

PS: And thanks to my partner for sharing a life with intense jobs ;-)

Geocomputation and Earth Observation

geco-group.org

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Jul 8

I'm super happy that the University of Bern has given me the trust and is expecting to keep me on board until the end of days, a.k.a. to give me tenure.

I'm grateful for having the privilege to study and teach what is close to my heart - climate impacts on ecosystems and the global carbon cycle.

Geocomputation and Earth Observation

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LEMONTREE @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social · Jun 16

💧🌿How does soil moisture shape the land carbon sink? Catch up on highlights from our latest science seminar for new research on plant water stress, ET and GPP under drought conditions. #soilmoisture #evapotranspiration #carboncycle @stineb.bsky.social
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LEMONTREE May Science Meeting : Soil Moisture - Lemontree

The latest insights from the LEMONTREE Science Meeting, where researchers presented cutting-edge work on soil moisture dynamics, evapotranspiration lmodeling, stomatal conductance, and sub-daily GPP p...

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Apr 28

How does photosynthesis respond to changing temperatures?
In the paper led by Pascal Schneider, we show that the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis can be modelled without making assumptions about plant functional types - ready for adoption in ESMs
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Global Photosynthesis Acclimates to Rising Temperatures Through Predictable Changes in Photosynthetic Capacities, Enzyme Kinetics, and Stomatal Sensitivity

Thermal acclimation of C3 ${\mathrm{C}}_{3}$ photosynthesis is predictable across species and climates using optimality theory and fundamental biochemistry Combined acclimation of photosynthetic ...

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Frerk Pöppelmeier @fpoeppelmeier.bsky.social · Apr 18

Together with Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social we have an open postdoc position (2yr with possibility of extension) in coupled Earth system modelling with a focus on dynamic global vegetation modelling.
ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Get in touch if you are interested.

Uni Bern: Postdoc position: “Coupled Earth System Modeling”

(2 years)

ohws.prospective.ch

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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · Apr 16

#DeadTreeDetective Last year it was Western Australia, this year South Australia is seeing canopy collapse from drought. If you're in SA, please help us figure out how widespread it is!

GunnarKeppel.bsky.social @gunnarkeppel.bsky.social · Apr 16

Tree dieback in South Australia - where is it happening? We need your help!

biodiversityoceania.com/2025/04/16/t...

Taking stock of recent tree dieback in South Australia: can you help?

South Australia is in the midst of a severe drought. Many parts of the state have experienced little to no rain for months, resulting in a water crisis with water tanks and dams running dry. The ef…

biodiversityoceania.com

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Apr 4

www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...

Recent gains in global terrestrial carbon stocks are mostly stored in… | Benjamin Stocker

Bar-On et al. published this very interesting study (https://lnkd.in/dZkn2ufH), suggesting that the land C sink (which can be derived from the Global Carbon Budget) is not in vegetation biomass (as mo...

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Mar 31

@1t.org any thoughts on this?

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Mar 31

5. A big part of the problem, ironically, is that natural regen is much cheaper/free, so there's less money to be made from it. There's an industrial lobby which profits from planting grim rows of trees in plastic tubes. There is no industrial lobby profiting from letting nature do its thing.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Mar 31

5. A big part of the problem, ironically, is that natural regen is much cheaper/free, so there's less money to be made from it. There's an industrial lobby which profits from planting grim rows of trees in plastic tubes. There is no industrial lobby profiting from letting nature do its thing.

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Mar 26

I'm teaching this tutorial on global wetland and peatland modelling at a PhD course in Copenhagen, organised by Guy Schurgers. I hope it's useful also for other interested people...

geco-bern.github.io/dyptop_tutor...

Have a go and let me know about your thoughts and feedback.

Global wetland and peatland modelling

A tutorial introducing the TOPMODEL-based wetland and peatland model DYPTOP

geco-bern.github.io

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Feb 10

Mein Kommentar auf einen LinkedIn-Post von Christian Von Burg wurde, zusammen mit dem Post, gelöscht. Das erfüllt mich mit noch mehr Besorgnis.

Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Feb 10

Der Staat muss sich diesen Dienst leisten, damit er sich nicht selbst abschafft. Der vorauseilende Gehorsam der SRG Direktion, sich selbst das Herz herauszureissen, ist empörend.

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Feb 10

Mit Besorgnis verfolge ich die Entwicklungen beim SRG. Ich bin stark der Meinung, dass in der jetzigen Zeit der Wissenschaftsjournalismus eine kritische Rolle einnimmt einnimmt und eine Säule einer funktionierenden Demokratie ist.

Blick @blick.ch · Feb 9

Kurz nachdem SRF-Moderator Christian von Burg das Aus des SRF-Wissenschaftsmagazins auf Linkedin kritisiert hat, verschwand sein Beitrag von der Plattform. Nun nutzte er mit seiner Moderationskollegin das Wissenschaftsmagazin am Samstag, um die SRG zu kritisieren.

Nach Aus von Wissenschaftsmagazin: SRF-Moderatoren nutzen Sendeplatz für Angriff auf SRG-Bosse

www.blick.ch

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Reto Knutti @retoknutti.bsky.social · Feb 10

📺 📻 🗞️ Petition: SRF Wissensjournalismus stärken!

Innovation, KI, Medizin, Klima, Energie... In einer immer komplexeren Welt mit mehr Fakenews ist eine starke SRF Wissenschaftsredaktion unverzichtbar.

Offener Brief aus der Wissenschaft unterschreiben und teilen!

openpetition.eu/!sciencejour...

Fakten statt Falschinformationen: Für einen starken Wissenschaftsjournalismus! - Online-Petition

Offener Brief aus der Wissenschaft an SRF Sehr geehrte Direktion der SRG, sehr geehrte Geschäftsleitung von SRF, sehr geehrte Medien- und Wissenschaftspolitiker:innen Mit grosser Besorgnis haben wir z...

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Thomas Frölicher @froeltho.bsky.social · Jan 26

Looking very much forward to the upcoming symposium on past knowledge and future directions in climate and environmental physics, and celebrating the huge scientific contributions of Fortunat Joos, Markus Leuenberger anf Thomas Stocker

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Frerk Pöppelmeier @fpoeppelmeier.bsky.social · Jan 2

Only about two weeks left to apply to the open postdoc position.
Get in touch with @stineb.bsky.social or myself, if you are interested.

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Dec 11

Together with @fpoeppelmeier.bsky.social, we have an open 2-year postdoc position on Next Generation Bern Earth System Model at University of Bern and the Oeschger Centre.

ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

Uni Bern: Postdoc position: “Next Generation Bern Earth System Model”

The University of Bern is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher for a two-year position in Earth System Modeling with a focus on land vegetation dynamics, jointly hosted by the Climate an...

ohws.prospective.ch

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Beni Stocker @stineb.bsky.social · Nov 29

Try it out, have fun, and give us feedback. Issues can be raised on GitHub: github.com/geco-bern/rs....

Issues · geco-bern/rsofun

Implements the Simulating Optimal FUNctioning framework for site-scale simulations of ecosystem processes, including model calibration. It contains Fortran 90 modules for the P-model, SPLASH, and B...

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