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Welcome

The Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon is part of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Global km-Scale Hackathon, an initiative designed to advance the analysis and development of high-resolution Earth-system models.

The Hamburg event, taking place from May 12 to 16, 2025, will gather participants to collaborate on hacking, bug-fixing, and learning in a dynamic, hands-on environment. This hackathon is part of the larger WCRP effort to push the boundaries of climate system modeling and digital innovation globally.

For more details about the global hackathon and its objectives, please visit the official WCRP event page.

Science Plan

To minimze technical issues and spend as most time as possible for analysing data, please check out the starting point and read through the documentation carefully.

During the Hackathon, you can either build a science team, join an existing one, explore in loose collaborations with others or work on your own.

Check out our Science and Hacking Plan for more details.

Program

The Hamburg Node of the Digital Earths Global Hackathon will run from Monday afternoon, May 12, to Friday lunchtime, May 16, 2025.

Lunch is self organized. Take this opportunity to get some fresh air and something to bite. Some recommendations for lunch options close by can be found -> here.

Monday, May 12

TimeEventRoom
2 pmRegistration002
coffee&meetlibrary
3 pmOpening022/023
- Welcome
- Simulation
- Logistics
5 pm- Group distribution
5.30 pmGroup photo afterwards Reception022/023 foyer
End around 7 pm

Tuesday, May 13

TimeEventRoom
9 amStart hacking
10.30 amCoffee breaklibrary
11 amHacking
12.30 pmLunch (individual choice)
1.30 pmHacking
3.30 pmCoffee breaklibrary
4 pmHacking
5.15 pmKeynote talk by Caroline Muller (ISTA, Vienna)MLK 6 Hs B
Data-driven investigation of deep convective storms
Open end/ further hacking

Wednesday, May 14

TimeEventRoom
9 amStart hacking
10.30 amCoffee breaklibrary
11 amHacking / SE*
12.30 pmLunch (individual choice)
1.30 pmHacking
3.30 pmCoffee breaklibrary
4 pmHacking / SE*
6.30 pmHackathon dinnerUeberQuell
7.30 pmTown Hall - Improving scientific collaboration across nodes

Thursday, May 15

TimeEventRoom
9 amStart hacking
10.30 amCoffee breaklibrary
11 amHacking / SE*
12.30 pmLunch (individual choice)
1.30 pmHacking
3.30 pmCoffee breaklibrary
4 pmHacking
Open end/ further hacking / SE*

Friday, May 16

TimeEventRoom
9 amClosing I022/023
10.30 amCoffee breaklibrary
11 amClosing II022/023
End around 1 pm

*SE (side events): In parallel to the hacking, we offer a visit to the HPC system Levante (DKRZ) and to the wind tunnel laboratory (MI/UHH)

WhenWhat
WED, 11.30 amVisit to DKRZ
WED, 4.30 pmVisit to the wind tunnel laboratory
THU, 11.30 amVisit to DKRZ
THU, 6.15 pm[german only] Lecture about Transdisciplinary climate change research
  • During the event, we will hang out sign-up sheets. Meeting point is in the Foyer (Ground Floor) 10 minutes prior the event.

updated May, 11 2025

Venue

The Hackathon is hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany.

Address:

Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
Bundesstrasse 53
20146 Hamburg

The Hamburg node is hosted by the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany.

How to get to MPI-M

To reach the MPI-Meteorology from Hauptbahnhof, head to the U2 line (red line) in the direction of Niendorf Nord or Niendorf Markt. After 4 stops exit at Schlump.

If you travel by U-Bahn, the closest station is Schlump (lines U2 and U3). The nearest bus stations are Zoologisches Museum (line X35), Bundesstrasse (lines 4, 15), or Grindelhof (lines 4, 5).

Map

Directions from the subway station “Schlump”

When making your way out of the station keep an eye out for a large brutalist tower, the Geomatikum. From the station head then left along the street Beim Schlump nearing the tower. Upon arriving at an intersection with a Shell petrol station down to your left and a building under construction to your right, turn right across the street and follow the road for 2 minutes until you spot a turquoise coloured glass building. You have found the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology. Entrances are located on both sides of the building.

Good to know

Transport passes for the week

Tickets for the Hamburg transport network (HVV) can be bought online, in the HVV-App or at the ticket machines found at almost every station.

The network is segmented into rings from A to F. If you don’t plan to travel far outside the city, purchasing regular tickets for zones A and B will certainly suffice.

For the duration of the Hackathon a weekly 24/7 ticket will be your cheapest option to travel around Hamburg.

Lunch Options

Lunches will be self organized by everyone. If you want to go for lunch close to the hackathon location, -> here are some suggestions for restaurants. Of course, there are many more options. You can also ask your local hackathon colleages for recommendations.