CV Timo Vihma
Fields of expertise
Arctic and Antarctic meteorology and climatology
Arctic – mid-latitude linkages
Sea ice and snow
Atmospheric moisture budget in Polar regions
Sea ice and snow
Boundary-layer meteorology
Projects
Polar Regions in the Earth System (PolarRES): FMI PI and co-leader of WP4 on Arctic and Antarctic processes, funded by EC H2020, 2021-2025.
Arctic Forcing on European weather and climate (AFEC), PI, funded by the Academy of Finland, 2018-2022
Antarctic Meteorology and Snow Research: from Process Understanding to Improved Predictions (ASPIRE), PI, funded by the Academy of Finland, 2017-2020.
University and other degrees
1988: M.Sc. (meteorology), University of Helsinki
1996: Ph.D. (geophysics), University of Helsinki
2002: Docent (meteorology), University of Helsinki
Previous professional appointments
Head, Meteorological Research Unit, FMI, 2018-2021
Head, Polar Meteorology and Climatology Group, FMI, 2014-2017
Senior Scientist, FMI, 2005-2013
Scientist, Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR), 1997-2004
Assistant, Department of Geophysics, University of Helsinki, 1988-1997