Sebastian Westermann

Scientific Profile

• Modeling, remote sensing and field measurements in permafrost areas
• Field research campaigns in Svalbard, Norway, Alaska, Mongolia and Greenland
• Validation studies of MODIS Land Surface Temperature at Arctic sites
• Field measurements and modeling of the surface energy balance at Arctic sites
• Responsible for the CryoGrid permafrost model suite at University of Oslo. Three models of different  complexity, CryoGrid 1 and CryoGrid 2 peer-reviewed, CryoGrid 3 operational and currently in the validation stage
• Subgrid variability and scaling strategies of permafrost variables
• Carbon balance in permafrost regions in a changing climate

Higher Education

• PhD (2010) in Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany​
  • Sensitivity of permafrost
• Diploma degree (2006) in Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany​
  • Resonant Energy Transfer in ultracold Rydberg gases