CV
Dr. Erik W. Kolstad
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Postboks 7800
5020 Bergen
Norway
- e-mail address: erik.kolstad@bjerknes.uib.no
- web site: http://folk.uib.no/gbsek/english/
- Norwegian web site: http://folk.uib.no/gbsek/
- telephone: +47 555 82640
Current occupation:
- Researcher at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR), Bergen
- From 2007 to 2010, funded on a grant from the Norwegian
Research Council on the project IPY-THORPEX
- Principal Investigator of Work Package 4 of IPY-THORPEX: «The
synoptic influence on mesoscale Arctic weather extremes»
Education:
- PhD, meteorology, Geophysical institute, University of Bergen, 2007.
Title of PhD thesis: «Extreme winds in the Nordic Seas: polar lows and
Arctic fronts in a changing climate»
- MSc, applied mathematics, University of Bergen, 1997
Research interests:
- Large-scale atmospheric circulation
- Mesoscale weather phenomena (polar lows)
- Troposphere-stratosphere interactions
- Surface winds
- Climate change
Public outreach record:
- Author of the popular science book «Uvær» (Severe Weather) in 2006
- One of two authors of the popular science book «Hva er klima» (What
is climate), to be published in September, 2009
- Author of ~10 popular science articles in Norwegian newspapers
- Has appeared as a climate expert in Norwegian newspapers, radio and TV
- Has appeared as a guest on the national popular science TV programmes
«Newton» and «Schrödingers katt»
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Welcome « Erik W Kolstad said this on 17 August, 2009 at 10:03 am |
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Velkommen « Erik W. Kolstad said this on 17 August, 2009 at 10:11 am |