Kristine Flacké Haualand
Field of work
Kristine is a meteorologist with a background in geophysics, mathematics, and physics. She is currently studying how the melting of the Jostedalsbreen ice cap in western Norway influences regional climate. Kristine uses the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to examine the sensitivity to potential future changes in glacier outlines, topography, and glacial lakes. To validate the simulations, results from the present climate are compared to local weather observations such as from our weather station on the outlet glacier Nigardsbreen.
In addition to the locations around Jostedalsbreen, Kristine is enrolled in research and/or field work in Jotunheimen, Greenland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the European Alps, and Finland. She is also involved in interdisciplinary projects within glaciology and natural hazards.
In the past, Kristine studied the development of midlatitude cyclones focusing on how the intensity and structure of cyclones are influenced by diabatic effects such as cloud formation and surface heat fluxes from the ocean.
Research groups
Publications
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Glacier‐Atmosphere Interactions and Feedbacks in High‐Mountain Regions ‐ A Review
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Meteorological Impact of Glacier Retreat and Proglacial Lake Temperature in Western Norway
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Glaciären Jostedalsbreen – och landet som föds när isen drar sig tillbaka
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Investigation of the 2010 rock avalanche onto the regenerated glacier Brenndalsbreen, Norway
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