Field of work
I am an Associate Professor at the Institute of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Campus Sogndal, where I teach courses in hydrology and glaciology at both bachelor and master levels. With a study background in geophysics, I earned my PhD in glaciology at the University of Oslo in 2011. My research focuses on understanding the mass balance and dynamics of glaciers through a combination of field observations, numerical modeling and remote sensing techniques.
I have participated in numerous interdisciplinary research projects that examine glacier-atmosphere and glacier-ocean interactions, including the impacts of glacier runoff on the Arctic marine ecosystem. From 2016 to 2020, I served as the chairman of the Network on Arctic Glaciology under the umbrella of the International Arctic Science Council (IASC) and as a member of an international specialist group advising the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) on the response of Arctic glaciers to climate change. I also served as contributing author of the IPCC Special Report on the Oceans and the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC 2019).
Teaching portfolio
- PL4-303/GE487 Hydrology and Runoff Management (BSc/MSc)
- GE477 Glaciers and Ecology (BSc)
- GE4-304 Master Thesis in Climate Change Management
- ME350/ME550 Science Project BSc/MSc
- GE491 Bacheloroppgåve i geologi
Research areas
- Glacier mass balance and ice dynamics
- Glacier response to climate change
- The role of glaciers for downstream ecosystems
- Glacier hazards
- Hydrology in glacierized and snow-covered catchments
Research groups
Publications
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Current state and future evolution of the largest ice cap in mainland Europe: Jostedalsbreen, Western Norway
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Machine learning improves seasonal mass balance prediction for unmonitored glaciers
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Recent history and future demise of Jostedalsbreen, the largest ice cap in mainland Europe
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Spatiotemporal mass-balance variability of Jostedalsbreen Ice Cap, Norway, revealed by a temperature-index model using Bayesian inference
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Taking the pulse of Jostedalsbreen: the interdisciplinary research project JOSTICE (2020-2025)