Karsten holds a PhD in meteorology and has - in his life as a scientist - mainly worked on the representation of clouds and convection in general circulation and storm-resolving models and combined that with observations. Since more than 7 years now, Karsten works at the German Climate Compting Center (DKRZ) in Hamburg in the Data Management Department. There, he focuses on methods to maximize the usability of high-resolution, high-volume climate model datasets and the establishment of the FDO (FAIR Digital Object) concept for climate science.