Browsing USN Open Archive by Author "Renssen, Hans"
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Abrupt high-latitude climate events and decoupled seasonal trends during the Eemian
Salonen, J. Sakari; Helmens, Karin F.; Brendryen, Jo; Kuosmanen, Niina; Väliranta, Minna; Goring, Simon; Korpela, Mikko; Kylander, Malin; Philip, Annemarie; Plikk, Anna; Renssen, Hans; Luoto, Miska (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Eemian (the Last Interglacial; ca. 129–116 thousand years ago) presents a testbed for assessing environmental responses and climate feedbacks under warmer-than-present boundary conditions. However, climate syntheses ... -
Agreement between reconstructed and modeled boreal precipitation of the Last Interglacial
Scussolini, Paolo; Bakker, Pepijn; Guo, Chuncheng; Stepanek, Christian; Qiong, Zhang; Braconnot, Pascale; Cao, Jian; Guarino, Maria-Vittoria; Coumou, Dim; Prange, Matthias; Ward, Philip J.; Renssen, Hans; Kageyama, Masa; Otto-Bliesner, Bette; Aerts, Jeroen C.J.H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The last extended time period when climate may have been warmer than today was during the Last Interglacial (LIG; ca. 129 to 120 thousand years ago). However, a global view of LIG precipitation is lacking. Here, seven new ... -
Assessing and analyzing the relationship between surface albedo and surface temperature of different vegetation types. (Blueberry, Lichen, Heather, Tall grass, Short grass and Bare ground)
Obieze, Francis Agatho-Udochukwu (Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the link between surface albedo and temperature difference (T. diff.: the difference between the actual surface temperature and ambient temperature) for various vegetation types to ascertain if ... -
Atmospheric circulation over Europe during the Younger Dryas
Rea, B. R.; Pellitero, R.; Spagnolo, M.; Hughes, P. D.; Ivy-Ochs, S.; Renssen, Hans; Ribolini, A.; Bakke, Jostein; Lukas, S.; Braithwaite, R. J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The Younger Dryas (YD) was a period of rapid climate cooling that occurred at the end of the last glaciation. Here, we present the first palaeoglacier-derived reconstruction of YD precipitation across Europe, determined ... -
Contrasting northern and southern European winter climate trends during the Last Interglacial
Salonen, J. Sakari; Sánchez-Goñi, Maria Fernanda; Renssen, Hans; Plikk, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The Last Interglacial (LIG; 130–115 ka) is an important test bed for climate science as an instance of significantly warmer than preindustrial global temperatures. However, LIG climate patterns remain poorly resolved, ... -
Coupling of VAMPERS within iLOVECLIM: experiments during the LGM and Last Deglaciation
Kitover, Danielle C; Renssen, Hans; van Balen, Ronald; Vandenberghe, Jef; Roche, Didier M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The VAMPERS (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Permafrost Snow Model) has been coupled within iLOVECLIM, an earth system model. This advancement allows the thermal coupling between permafrost and climate to be examined from a ... -
Drivers of soil temperature variation in alpine lichen heaths and shrub vegetation during the summer
Aartsma, Peter; Odland, Arvid; Reinhardt, Stefanie; Renssen, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Lichen heaths are decreasing in abundance in alpine and Arctic areas because of an increased competition with shrubs. This shift in vegetation might have important consequences for the soil temperature. The aim of this ... -
The impact of volcanism on Scandinavian climate and human societies during the Holocene: Insights into the Fimbulwinter eruptions (536/540 AD)
Arthur, Frank; Hatlestad, Kailin; Lindholm, Karl-Johan; Loftsgarden, Kjetil; Löwenborg, Daniel; Solheim, Steinar; Roche, Didier M.; Renssen, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Recent paleoclimatic research has revealed that volcanic events around 536–540 AD caused severe, short-term global cooling. For this same period, archeological research from various regions evidences significant cultural ... -
Improving biome and climate modelling for a set of past climate conditions: evaluating bias correction using the CDF-t approach
Zapolska, Anhelina; Vrac, Mathieu; Quiquet, Aurélien; Extier, Thomas; Arthur, Frank; Renssen, Hans; Roche, Didier M. (Journal article, 2023)Climate model simulations are inherently biased. It is a notably difficult problem when dealing with climate impact assessments and model-data integration. This is especially true when looking at derived quantities such ... -
Microclimatic comparison of lichen heaths and shrubs: Shrubification generates atmospheric heating but subsurface cooling during the growing season
Aartsma, Peter; Asplund, Johan; Odland, Arvid; Reinhardt, Stefanie; Renssen, Hans (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Lichen heaths are declining in abundance in alpine and Arctic areas partly due to an increasing competition with shrubs. This shift in vegetation types might have important consequences for the microclimate and climate on ... -
Modeled storm surge changes in a warmer world: the Last Interglacial
Scussolini, Paolo; Dullaart, Job; Muis, Sanne; Rovere, Alessio; Bakker, Pepijn; Coumou, Dim; Renssen, Hans; Ward, Philip J.; Aerts, Jeroen C. J. H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Last Interglacial (LIG; ca. 125 ka) is a period of interest for climate research as it is the most recent period of the Earth's history when the boreal climate was warmer than at present. Previous research, based on ... -
Modelling of the energy budgets at Imingfjell, Norway, using the Community Land Model (CLM4.5)
Vasiakina, Anastasiia (Master thesis, 2020)Mountains are one of the most sensitive areas to climate change as they are biodiversity hotspots. One of the main problems in studying climate change for mountainous territories is the lack of meteorological data due to ... -
Modelling the vegetation response to the 8.2 ka BP cooling event in Europe and Northern Africa
Li, Huan; Renssen, Hans; Roche, Didier M.; Miller, Paul A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The 8.2 ka bp cooling event is assumed to be the most clearly marked abrupt climate event in the Holocene at northern mid‐ to high latitudes. In this study, we simulate the vegetation responses to the 8.2 ka bp climate ... -
More than agriculture: Analysing time-cumulative human impact on European land-cover of second half of the holocene
Zapolska, Anhelina; Serge, Maria Antonia; Mazier, Florence; Quiquet, Aurélien; Renssen, Hans; Vrac, Mathieu; Fyfe, Ralph; Roche, Didier M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Assessment of past anthropogenic modifications of land-cover dynamics is key to understanding the human role in the Earth system. Recent advances in palaeoenvironmental sciences allow us to assess the long-term impacts of ... -
Pollen-based reconstructions of Holocene climate trends in the eastern Mediterranean region
Cruz-Silva, Esmeralda; Harrison, Sandy P.; Prentice, I. Colin; Marinova, Elena; Bartlein, Patrick J.; Renssen, Hans; Zhang, Yurui (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)There has been considerable debate about the degree to which climate has driven societal changes in the eastern Mediterranean region, partly through reliance on a limited number of qualitative records of climate changes ... -
Prevalence of tick-borne encephalitis virus in questing Ixodes ricinus nymphs in southern Scandinavia and the possible influence of meteorological factors
Lamsal, Alaka; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Jenkins, Andrew; Renssen, Hans; Kjær, Lene Jung; Alfsnes, Kristian; Bastakoti, Srijana; Dieseth, Malene Strøm; Klitgaard, Kirstine; Lindstedt, Heidi Elisabeth Heggen; Paulsen, Katrine Mørk; Vikse, Rose; Korslund, Lars; Kjelland, Vivian; Stuen, Snorre; Kjellander, Petter; Christensson, Madeleine; Teräväinen, Malin; Jensen, Laura Mark; Regmi, Manoj; Giri, Dhiraj; Marsteen, Leif; Bødker, René; Soleng, Arnulf; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Ixodes ricinus ticks are Scandinavia's main vector for tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), which infects many people annually. The aims of the present study were (i) to obtain information on the TBEV prevalence in ... -
The impact of moisture on the albedo of lichens
Øien, Martine (Master thesis, 2021)Lichens cover about 8% of the Earth’s land surface. They are an important forage for reindeer, but they also have an impact on the microclimate of their surroundings. Lichens have a relatively high albedo, giving them a ... -
The PMIP4 contribution to CMIP6 - Part 2: Two interglacials, scientific objective and experimental design for Holocene and Last Interglacial simulations
Otto-Bliesner, Bette; Braconnot, Pascale; Harrison, Sandy P.; Lunt, Daniel J; Abe-Ouchi, Ayako; Albani, Samuel; Bartlein, Patrick J; Capron, Emilie; Carlson, Anders E; Dutton, Andrea; Fischer, Hubertus; Goelzer, Heilko; Govin, Aline; Haywood, Alan M.; Joos, Fortunat; Legrande, Allegra N.; Lipscomb, William H.; Lohmann, Gerrit; Mahowald, Natalie M.; Nehrbass-Ahles, Christoph; Pausata, Francesco S. Rocco; Peterschmitt, Jean-Yves; Phipps, Steven J; Renssen, Hans; Zhang, Qiong (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Two interglacial epochs are included in the suite of Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project PMIP4) simulations in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6). The experimental protocols for simulations of the ... -
Trend analysis of snow series (1957-2022) and relation to local climate -Haukelifjell, Filefjell, and Jetta, Southern Norway
Kuchitsu, Mayu (Master thesis, 2023) -
Wild and Farmed Arctic Charr as a Tourism Product in an Era of Climate Change
Helgadóttir, Guðrún; Renssen, Hans; Olk, Tom Robin; Oredalen, Tone Jøran; Haraldsdóttir, Laufey; Skúlason, Skúli; Thorarensen, Helgi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The topic investigated is the social-ecological system of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) fishing and aquaculture as a tourism product in an era of climate change. Arctic charr is a resilient salmonid species that was ...