Henning Åkesson

Forskningsinteresser
Mine interesser er fremst isdynamikk, ismodellering, og samspillet mellom klima, hav og isbreer, samt historiske klimaendringer. Jeg er også opptatt av etikk og forskningsbasert politikk for bærekraftig utvikling.
Undervisning
Bakgrunn
2021- Postdoktor, UiO
2018-2021 Postdoctoral researcher, Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research
2014-2017 PhD. Dept. of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. Thesis: Deglaciation of the Norwegian fjords. [Web] [PDF]
2012-2014 MSc. Dept. of Earth Science, University of Bergen, Norway.
Thesis: Simulating the climatic response of Hardangerjøkulen in southern Norway since the Little Ice Age. [PDF]
2009-2012 BA. Dept. of Geography, University of Bergen, Norway.
Thesis: Glacial geology of Virkisjökull glacier, Iceland (in Norwegian).
Publikasjoner
Åkesson, H., Morlighem, M., Nilsson, J., Stranne, C., Jakobsson, M. Petermann ice shelf may not recover after a future breakup. Nat Commun 13, 2519 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29529-5 [Web] [PDF]
Frank, T., Åkesson, H., de Fleurian, B., Morlighem, M., Nisancioglu, K. H (2022). Geometric controls of tidewater glacier dynamics, The Cryosphere, 16, 581–601, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-581-2022 [Web] [PDF]
Åkesson, H., Morlighem, M., O’Regan, M., & Jakobsson, M. (2021). Future projections of Petermann Glacier under ocean warming depend strongly on friction law. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126, e2020JF005921. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JF005921 [Web] [PDF]
Åkesson, H., Gyllencreutz, R., Mangerud, J., Svendsen, J.I., Nick, F.M., Nisancioglu, K.H. (2020). Rapid retreat of a Scandinavian marine outlet glacier in response to warming at the last glacial termination. Quat. Sci. Rev. 250, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106645. [Web] [PDF]
Jakobsson, M., Mayer, L.A., Nilsson, J. ... Åkesson, H. ... Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill. Commun Earth Environ 1, 45 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00043-0. [Web] [PDF]
Paasche, Ø., and Åkesson, H. (2019), Let’s start teaching scientists how to withstand attacks on fact, EOS, June 2019, 100(6), 13-15, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO118499. [Online version] [EOS magazine]
Reinardy, B. T. I., Booth, A. D., Hughes, A. L. C., Boston, C. M., Åkesson, H., Bakke, J., Nesje, A., Giesen, R. H., and Pearce, D. M.: Pervasive cold ice within a temperate glacier – implications for glacier thermal regimes, sediment transport and foreland geomorphology, The Cryosphere, 13, 827-843, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-827-2019, 2019. [Web] [PDF]
Åkesson, H., Morlighem, M., Nisancioglu, K. H., Svendsen, J. I., & Mangerud, J. (2018). Atmosphere-driven ice sheet mass loss paced by topography: Insights from modelling the south-western Scandinavian Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews, 195, 32-47. [Web] [PDF]
Steiger, N., Nisancioglu, K. H., Åkesson, H., de Fleurian, B., and Nick, F. M.: Simulated retreat of Jakobshavn Isbræ since the Little Ice Age controlled by geometry, The Cryosphere, 12, 2249-2266, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2249-2018, 2018. [Web] [PDF]
Åkesson H, Nisancioglu KH and Nick FM (2018) Impact of Fjord Geometry on Grounding Line Stability. Front. Earth Sci. 6:71. doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00071. [Web] [PDF]
Åkesson, H., Nisancioglu, K. H., Giesen, R. H., and Morlighem, M.: Simulating the evolution of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap in southern Norway since the mid-Holocene and its sensitivity to climate change, The Cryosphere, 11, 281-302, doi:10.5194/tc-11-281-2017, 2017. [Web] [PDF]
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Åkesson, Henning Martin; Morlighem, Mathieu; Nilsson, Johan; Stranne, Christian & Jakobsson, Martin (2022). Petermann ice shelf may not recover after a future breakup. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29529-5. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Frank, Thomas; Åkesson, Henning; Fleurian, Basile de; Morlighem, M. & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2022). Geometric controls of tidewater glacier dynamics. The Cryosphere. ISSN 1994-0416. 16(2), s. 581–601. doi: 10.5194/tc-16-581-2022.
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Åkesson, Henning; Morlighem, Mathieu; O'Regan, Matt & Jakobsson, Martin (2021). Future Projections of Petermann Glacier Under Ocean Warming Depend Strongly on Friction Law. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Earth Surface. ISSN 2169-9003. 126. doi: 10.1029/2020JF005921. Vis sammendrag
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Jakobsson, Martin; Mayer, Larry; Nilsson, Johan; Stranne, Christian; Calder, Bryan & O'Regan, Matt [Vis alle 31 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2020). Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill. Communications Earth & Environment. ISSN 2662-4435. 1. doi: 10.1038/s43247-020-00043-0. Vis sammendrag
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Åkesson, Henning; Gyllencreutz, Richard; Mangerud, Jan; Svendsen, John-Inge; Nick, Faezeh M. & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2020). Rapid retreat of a Scandinavian marine outlet glacier in response to warming at the last glacial termination. Quaternary Science Reviews. ISSN 0277-3791. 250. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106645. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Åkesson, Henning; Morlighem, Mathieu; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Svendsen, John-Inge & Mangerud, Jan (2018). Atmosphere-driven ice sheet mass loss paced by topography: Insights from modelling the south-western Scandinavian Ice Sheet. Quaternary Science Reviews. ISSN 0277-3791. 195, s. 32–47. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2018.07.004. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Steiger, Nadine; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Åkesson, Henning; de Fleurian, Basile & Nick, Faezeh M. (2018). Simulated retreat of Jakobshavn Isbræ since the Little Ice Age controlled by geometry. The Cryosphere. ISSN 1994-0416. 12(7), s. 2249–2266. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-2249-2018. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Nick, Faezeh M. (2018). Impact of fjord geometry on grounding line stability. Frontiers in Earth Science. ISSN 2296-6463. 6. doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00071. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2017). Simulating the evolution of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap in southern Norway since the mid-Holocene and its sensitivity to climate change. The Cryosphere. ISSN 1994-0416. 11, s. 281–302. doi: 10.5194/tc-11-281-2017. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2016). Simulating asymmetric growth and retreat of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap in southern Norway since the mid-Holocene. The Cryosphere Discussions. ISSN 1994-0432. doi: 10.5194/tc-2016-62. Vis sammendrag
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Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Åkesson, Henning (2022). Hardangerjøkulen - fortidshistorien og fremtidsutsiktene.
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Åkesson, Henning (2021). Greenland's largest glacier through the year 2300. [Internett]. American Geophysical Union (AGU) YouTube Channel.
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Åkesson, Henning (2021). The rocky road to accurate sea-level predictions. [Internett]. ScienMag - Science Magazine.
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Åkesson, Henning (2021). We urgently need to reconsider the under-ice landscapes of glaciers. [Internett]. Labroots.
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Åkesson, Henning (2021). Demise of a glacier, uncovering a fjord. [Internett]. Stockholm University website.
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Åkesson, Henning (2021). The rocky road to accurate sea-level projections - dirt and water under Greenland control future sea-level rise. [Internett]. Bolin Centre for Climate Research website.
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Åkesson, Henning (2020). Demise of a glacier, uncovering of the Hardangerfjord. [Internett]. Forskning.no/ScienceNorway.
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Åkesson, Henning (2020). This is how Hardanger melted at record speed from the last ice age. [Internett]. Alkhaleej Today.
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Åkesson, Henning (2020). Norsk isbre smeltet i rekordfart - gir en pekepinn om framtiden på Grønland. [Internett]. NRK.no.
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Frank, Thomas; Åkesson, Henning; de Fleurian, Basile & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2020). Geometric Controls of Fjord Glacier Dynamics. Vis sammendrag
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Paasche, Øyvind & Åkesson, Henning (2019). Let’s Start Teaching Scientists How to Withstand Attacks on Fact. EOS. ISSN 0096-3941.
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Åkesson, Henning (2018). I spotted this beautiful Norwegian ice cap from the air recently — and as it turns out, it’s doomed. [Internett]. Discover Magazine.
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Åkesson, Henning (2018). Brer over breen - Slik skal sveitserne bremse bresmeltingen. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
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Paasche, Øyvind & Åkesson, Henning (2018). Scientific Integrity in a Politically Challenged World (Session TM 6, Conveners).
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Åkesson, Henning (2018). Flere norske isbreer i ferd med å forsvinne. [TV]. TV2 Nyhetskanalen.
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Åkesson, Henning (2018). Hardangerjøkulen kan bli helt borte. Bergens Tidende. ISSN 0804-8983.
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Åkesson, Henning (2018). – Vi er i ferd med å miste breene som i dag er en del av landskapet vårt. [Internett]. Bergens Tidende.
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Åkesson, Henning; Gyllencreutz, Richard; Mangerud, Jan; Nick, Faezeh M. & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2018). Fast retreat of a marine outlet glacier in western Norway at the last glacial termination. Vis sammendrag
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Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Åkesson, Henning & Steiger, Nadine (2018). Rapid deglaciation of Norwegian and Greenland fjords.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). - Ekspressversjonen er at det blir varmare og Hardangerjøkulen smeltar. [Internett]. Hardanger Folkeblad nett.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Isbre kan vera borte om 50 år. [Avis]. Hardanger Folkeblad.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Klima i endring - hva skjer, hva kan vi gjøre, og hvilke muligheter åpner seg opp?
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Møt en forsker - hva skjer med isbreer og klima?
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Hardangerjøkulen i endring: - hva kan fortiden lære oss, og hva vil framtiden bringe?
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Steiger, Nadine; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Åkesson, Henning & Nick, Faezeh M. (2017). Modeling the retreat of the Jakobshavn Glacier from the LIA and into the future.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Morlighem, Mathieu; Nick, Faezeh M.; Mangerud, Jan & Svendsen, John-Inge (2017). What controls changes of marine outlet glaciers?
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Åkesson, Henning; Morlighem, Mathieu & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2017). Modelling grounding line retreat during deglaciation of Western Norway using ISSM.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). 80 Graphs From 58 New (2017) Papers Invalidate Claims Of Unprecedented Global-Scale Modern Warming. [Internett]. Notrickzone.com.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Breitbart misrepresents research from 58 scientific papers to falsely claim that they disprove human-caused global warming. [Internett]. Climate Feedback.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). DELINGPOLE: 'Global Warming' Is a Myth, Say 58 Scientific Papers in 2017. [Internett]. Breitbart.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). En historisk økonomisk gamble. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518. s. 42–42.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Kan smelte bort. Vi menn. ISSN 0042-4951.
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Åkesson, Henning; Morlighem, Mathieu; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Svendsen, John-Inge & Mangerud, Jan (2017). Modelling grounding line retreat during deglaciation of the Western Fennoscandian Ice Sheet using ISSM.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Hardangerjøkulen: The Real-Life Hoth is Disappearing. [Internett]. GlacierHub.org.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Low snow cover threatens Swiss ski resorts. [Internett]. Breaking Property News.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Low snow cover threatens Swiss ski resorts. [Internett]. Climate News Network.
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Åkesson, Henning; Paasche, Øyvind & Lysbakken, Audun (2017). Lysbakken: - Trump angriper sannheten og vitenskapen. Bergens Tidende. ISSN 0804-8983. s. 4–4.
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Åkesson, Henning & Engeset, Rune Verpe (2017). 300 meter tykk isbre kan være borte om 50 år. [Internett]. Kraftnytt.no.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Norwegian ice cap 'exceptionally sensitive' to climate change. [Internett]. ScienceDaily.com.
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Åkesson, Henning (2017). Norwegian ice cap 'exceptionally sensitive' to climate change. [Internett]. Phys.org.
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Åkesson, Henning & Engeset, Rune Verpe (2017). Nesten alle de norske isbreene kan smelte helt bort innen 100 år. [Internett]. NRK P3 Nyheter.
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Åkesson, Henning & Engeset, Rune Verpe (2017). Hardangerjøkulen kan forsvinne. [TV]. NRK Vestlandsrevyen.
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Åkesson, Henning & Karlsen, Ola (2017). Om 100 år kan de norske isbreene ha smeltet. [Internett]. ABC Nyheter.
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Åkesson, Henning; Engeset, Rune Verpe; Nyhammer Olsen, Adrian; Angell, Elise & Norheim Johansen, Even (2017). 300 meter tykk isbre kan være borte om 50 år. [Internett]. NRK.no.
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Åkesson, Henning & Engeset, Rune Verpe (2017). Isbreer kan forsvinne dette århundret. [Radio]. NRK Hordaland.
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Åkesson, Henning & Engeset, Rune Verpe (2017). Isbreer kan forsvinne dette århundret. [Radio]. NRK P2 Nyhetsmorgen.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Sylte, Gudrun (2017). Hardangerjøkulen kan smelte vekk i løpet av dette århundret. [Internett]. energiogklima.no.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2017). Simulating the history of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap and its sensitivity to climate change.
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Åkesson, Henning; Steiger, Nadine; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Nick, Faezeh M. (2017). How fjord geometry controls marine-terminating glacier stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Paasche, Øyvind & Njåstad, Marthe (2017). Har startet støttekampanje for amerikansk forskning. [Internett]. På Høyden.
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Åkesson, Henning; Paasche, Øyvind & Sylte, Gudrun (2017). Sanker støtte for amerikansk forskning. [Internett]. energiogklima.no.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2017). Simulating the history of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap and its sensitivity to climate change.
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Paasche, Øyvind & Åkesson, Henning (2017). Nordic support for American climate science. UArctic website.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nick, Faezeh M.; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Steiger, Nadine (2017). How fjord geometry controls marine-terminating glacier stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nick, Faezeh M.; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Steiger, Nadine (2016). On the impact of fjord geometry on grounding line stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Nick, Faezeh M. & Steiger, Nadine (2016). Effect of fjord geometry on marine-terminating glacier stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nick, Faezeh M. & Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes (2016). Effect of fjord geometry on ice sheet stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2016). Simulating asymmetric growth and retreat of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap in southern Norway since the mid-Holocene.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Steiger, Nadine (2016). Marine ice sheet stability and climate interactions.
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Steiger, Nadine; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Nick, Faezeh M. & Åkesson, Henning (2016). Modelling marine-terminating glaciers in a warming climate.
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Åkesson, Henning & Steiger, Nadine (2016). Breer, klima og klimagassutslipp - hva er det som skjer?
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2016). Modelled non-linear response to climate of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, southern Norway, since the mid-Holocene.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Steiger, Nadine & Nick, Faezeh M. (2016). Effect of fjord geometry on tidewater glacier stability.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Nick, Faezeh M. (2015). Fjord geometry and marine outlet glacier stability on centennial time scales.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Nick, Faezeh M. (2015). Fjord geometry and marine outlet glacier stability on centennial time scales.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Nick, Faezeh M. (2015). Fjord geometry and marine outlet glacier stability on deglaciation time scales.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Svendsen, John-Inge; Mangerud, Jan; Hughes, Anna L.C. & Vasskog, Kristian [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2015). Marine outlet glacier stability on centennial time scales.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2015). Modelling mass balance and dynamics of Hardangerjøkulen Ice Cap, Southern Norway.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Svendsen, John-Inge; Mangerud, Jan; Hughes, Anna L.C. & Vasskog, Kristian [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2015). Deglaciation of the Norwegian fjords.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Svendsen, John-Inge; Mangerud, Jan; Hughes, Anna L.C. & Vasskog, Kristian [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2015). Deglaciation of the Norwegian fjords.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2015). Simulating the climatic response of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap since the Little Ice Age.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2015). Simulating Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, southern Norway, since the Little Ice Age.
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Åkesson, Henning (2015). Breer og klima: hva er det som skjer? - og hvordan vi vet det.
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Jensen, Mari Fjalstad & Åkesson, Henning (2015). Hva gjør en klimaforsker? .
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2014). Simulating the climatic response of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap with ISSM.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2014). Simulating the climatic response of Hardangerjøkulen ice cap since the Little Ice Age.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Giesen, Rianne H. & Morlighem, Mathieu (2014). Simulating Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, southern Norway, since the Little Ice Age.
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Åkesson, Henning; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes & Svendsen, John-Inge (2018). Deglaciation of the Norwegian fjords . Universitetet i Bergen. ISSN 978-82-308-3854-9.