About the research group

The term "meteorology" comes from the Ancient Greek words metéōros, which means 'in the air', and logos meaning 'study'.

In the research group for meteorology we carry out research in dynamical, physical and chemical meteorology. Our research activities focus on large-scale dynamics, turbulence and boundary-layer processes, aerosol-climate interactions, polar lows, cloud microphysics, radiative forcing, atmospheric chemistry and many other related topics. 

The atmosphere is an integral part of the climate system, demanding an interdisciplinary approach. This includes interactions with hydrology, ecology, biogeochemistry to improve our understanding of the changes in the water and carbon cycles under climate change. We also collaborate with archeologists to understand the impacts of large historic volcanic eruptions, and with economists to include interaction between climate change, economy and emissions in climate models. 

In our research, we make extensive use of mathematical models for simulations that require access to national high-performance computing resources. Some of the models we use are NorESM, WACCAM, CTSM, WRF and WRF-CHEM.

Research Group Leader:

Professor Terje Koren Berntsen, Department of Geosciences, Uni. of Oslo, Norway

Collaboration

The group has extensive research collaboration with other institutes, both nationally and internationally. You can find a list of selected research projects we are involved in at the bottom of this page.

The collaboration includes research and the training and education of PhD candidates/fellowship holders. The following PhD candidates are currently affiliated with the Meteorology Group:

  • Christina Victoria Brodowsky
  • Stian Leer-Salvesen Dammann
  • Astrid Bragstad Gjelsvik
  • Nina Elisabeth Larsgård
  • Christina Kappatou
  • Filip von der Lippe
  • Luke Edgar Whitehead
  • Elisabeth-Christina Wörner
  • Åsmund Bakketun (MET)
  • Adele Zaini (CICERO)
  • Ingvild Aukan (MET)
  • Johannes Fjeldså
  • Are Frode Helvig Kvanum (MET)
  • Gunnar Thorsen Liahjell
  • Laura Mack
  • Lukaas Monrad-Khron
  • Chenqian Tang
  • Anne Walch-Vilander