Abstract:
It is well known that forests have an impact on and are impacted by climate. Interest in these forest-climate-feedbacks has steadily grown over the last few decades. However, much of that research has focused on areas outside of Fennoscandia. This means that the specific forest-climate feedbacks in Fennoscandia remain poorly resolved. This brings the risk that policies and models based on existing literature are not sufficiently finetuned to local Fennoscandian conditions, possibly leading to adverse effects. In this talk I will go through some of the best known forest-climate feedbacks in Fennoscandia. I will disseminate these feedbacks and some of the research that has been done to better understand them. Additionally, I will highlight some of the opportunities and challenges that affect future research into this important topic.
What is the Joint Oslo Seminar (JOS):
- Atmospheric and climate sciences have a stronghold in Oslo among the four institutions University of Oslo, the Meteorological Institute, CICERO and NILU.
- This joint seminar invites renowned international experts to contribute to an informal series of lectures, meant to create interaction with the Oslo atmospheric and climate science community on recent highlights and analysis in the field.
- Normally seminars will be held on Thursdays (12:15 pm -1pm).