- E-mailIselin.Medhaug@uib.no
- Visitor AddressAllegt. 55
- Postal AddressPostboks 78005007 BERGEN
Climate dynamics - North Atlantic climate variability, Atlantic ocean circulation, multidecadal variability, meridional heat transport, coupled climate models, natural climate variability
Geof 230 (meteorological part) - Physical-biological coupling in marine ecosystems (fall 2011 and 2012)
Geof 110 - Introduction to Atmosphere-Ocean dynamics (teaching assistant spring 2014)
- 2021. The vulnerability of lakes to climate change along an altitudinal gradient. Communications Earth & Environment.
- 2020. Pacific Variability Reconciles Observed and Modelled Global Mean Temperature Increase since 1950. Climate Dynamics.
- 2020. A weighting scheme to incorporate large ensembles in multi-model ensemble projections. Earth System Dynamics.
- 2019. Weak Dependence of Future Global Mean Warming on the Background Climate State. Climate Dynamics.
- 2018. Multidecadal Variability in Global Surface Temperatures Related to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Journal of Climate.
- 2017. Contribution of Atlantic and Pacific Multidecadal Variability to Twentieth Century Temperature Changes. Journal of Climate.
- 2017. Reconciling controversies about the 'global warming hiatus'. Nature.
- 2016. Improving together: Better science writing through peer learning. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2965-2973.
- 2015. Global and regional surface cooling in a warming climate: a multi-model analysis. Climate Dynamics.
- 2014. The Atlantic multidecadal oscillation: its manifestations and impacts with special emphasis on the Atlantic region north of 60°N. Journal of Marine Systems. 117-130.
- 2013. The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1-M - Part 2: Climate response and scenario projections. Geoscientific Model Development. 389-415.
- 2012. Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in a simulated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Climate Dynamics. 77-93.
- 2012. Arctic/Atlantic exchanges via the Subpolar Gyre. Journal of Climate. 2421-2439.
- 2011. North Atlantic 20th century multidecadal variability in coupled climate models: Sea surface temperature and ocean overturning circulation. Ocean Science. 389-404.
- 2009. UV radiation and skin cancer in Norway. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. B: Biology. 232-241.
- 2021. The ETH Zurich flight emission project: Emissions 2016-2019. .
- 2021. Aligning old and new ETH Zurich flight emission estimates: 2006-2019. .
- 2018. CH2018 – Climate Scenarios for Switzerland. .
- 2021. Climate Futures .
- 2017. Experiences from the Norwegian PhD research school and SiU partnership between UiB, UWash, MIT, UMass, and MUN.
- 2014. The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and its biological impacts.
- 2014. The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and its biologial impacts.
- 2013. Atlantic Multidecadal Variability: its manifestations and impacts with special emphasis on the region north of 60 deg. N.
- 2021. Presentasjon av sesongvarslingsprosjekter i NORCE .
- 2013. Kan kalde vinder fra Arktis gi varmere hav?
- 2010. Vil Golfstrømmen stoppe?
- 2021. Vulnerability of Swiss lakes to climate change along an altitudinal gradient.
- 2021. Responses to an institutional policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to air travel in higher education.
- 2014. Global and regional surface cooling in a warming climate; a multi-model analysis.
- 2013. Surface exchange between subpolar and subtropical North Atlantic using virtual drifters.
- 2013. Simulated and reconstructed Atlantic gyre circulation and its relationship with the North Atlantic Oscillation during the past 600 years.
- 2013. A tour of the North Atlantic through the eyes of a "float".
- 2013. A Lagrangian view of the North Atlantic surface circulation and heat transport in the Bergen Climate Model.
- 2012. The variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - The Nordic Seas in a new perspective.
- 2012. Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation in the Bergen Climate Model (talk).
- 2012. Global cooling in a warming climate.
- 2012. Atlantic Ocean circulation - Changing the focus from overturning to gyre.
- 2011. Role of the Southern Ocean for Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
- 2011. Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation in the Bergen Climate Model.
- 2010. Variability in Northern Deep Water Masses on Decadal scale.
- 2010. Sources and sinks for heat and salt in the Arctic Mediterranean via exchanges at the Greenland-Scotland Ridge.
- 2010. Open-ocean Deep Convection in Climate Models.
- 2010. Mechanisms for AMOC variability in the modelled pre-industrial climate.
- 2010. Mechanisms for AMOC variability in pre-industrial climate in BCM.
- 2010. Distribution of the Northern Water Mass Formation completing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
- 2010. Atlantic meridional overturning circulation.
- 2009. North Atlantic 20th century climate variability in coupled climate models.
- 2009. Measured and modelled UV-radiation in Norway.
- 2008. Measured and modelled UV radiation in Norway.
- 2021. Samarbeid om bedre værvarsler . Nationen.
- 2011. North Atlantic multidecadal variability in coupled climate models – Mechanisms and responses.
- 2013. Merk deg disse ansiktene med det samme. De tilhører unge mennesker som vil.
- 2013. 40 klimaforskere inntar Nyksund.
- 2012. Temperaturfall tross global oppvarming.
- 2012. Kald vind gjør Norskehavet varmt.
- 2012. Kald vind gjør Norskehavet varmt.
- 2011. Kalde vinder, varmere vann.
- 2012. Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation in the Bergen Climate Model.
- 2010. Northern Water Mass Transformation.
- 2008. UV-radiation and skin cancer in Norway.
- 2008. Reconstruction of UV-radiation in Norway.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
Peer reviewed articles:
L.R. Vinnå, I. Medhaug, M. Schmid, and D. Bouffard (2021). The vulnerability of lakes to climate change along an altitudinal gradient. Communications Earth & Environment, 2: 35, doi: 10.1038/s43247-021-00106-w
M.B. Stolpe, K. Cowtan, I. Medhaug, and R. Knutti (2020) Pacific Variability Reconciles Observed and Modelled Global Mean Temperature Increase since 1950. Climate Dynamics, 56: 613–634, doi: 10.1007/s00382-020-05493-y
A.L. Merrifield, L. Brunner, R. Lorenz, I. Medhaug, and R. Knutti (2020) A weighting scheme to incorporate large ensembles in multi-model ensemble projections. Earth System Dynamics, 11: 807-834, doi: 10.5194/esd-11-807-2020
M.B. Stolpe, I. Medhaug, U. Beyerle, and R. Knutti (2019) Weak Dependence of Future Global Mean Warming on the Background Climate State. Climate Dynamics, 53: 5079-5099, doi: 10.1007/s00382-019-04849-3
M.B. Stolpe, I. Medhaug, J. Sedlacek, and R. Knutti (2018) Multidecadal Variability in Global Surface Temperatures Related to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Journal of Climate, 31: 2889-2906 doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0444.1
M.B. Stolpe, I. Medhaug and R. Knutti (2017) Contribution of Atlantic and Pacific Multidecadal Variability to Twentieth Century Temperature Changes. Journal of Climate, 30: 6279-6295, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0803.1
I. Medhaug, M.B. Stolpe, E.M. Fischer and R. Knutti (2017) Reconciling controversies about the 'global warming hiatus'. Nature, 545: 41-47, doi:10.1038/nature22315
M.A. Stiller-Reeve, C. Heuzé, W.T. Ball, R.H. White, G. Messori, K. van der Wiel, I. Medhaug, A. Eckes, A. O'Callaghann, M.J. Newland, S. Williams, M. Kasoar, H.E. Wittmeier, and V. Kumer (2016) Improving together: better science writing through peer learning. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20: 2965-2973, doi:10.5194/hess-20-2965-2016
I. Medhaug and H. Drange (2016) Global and regional surface cooling in a warming climate - a multi-model analysis. Climate Dynamics, 46: 3899-3920, doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2811-y (open access)
K. Drinkwater, M. Miles, I. Medhaug, O.H. Otterå, T. Kristiansen, S. Sundby and Y. Gao (2014) The Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation: its manifestations and impacts with special emphasis on the region north of 60N. Journal of Marine Systems, 133: 117-130, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.11.001.
T. Iversen, M. Bentsen, I. Bethke, J.B. Debernard, A. Kirkevåg, Ø. Seland, H. Drange, J.E. Kristjansson, I. Medhaug, M. Sand, I.A. Seierstad (2013) The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1-M. Part 2: Climate Response and Scenario Projections. Geoscientific Model Development, 6:389-415, doi:10.5194/gmd-6-389-2013 (open access)
H.R. Langehaug, I. Medhaug, T. Eldevik and O.H. Otterå (2012) Arctic/Atlantic exchanges via the Subpolar Gyre. Journal of Climate, 25:2421-2439, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00085.1. [pdf]
I. Medhaug, H.R. Langehaug, T. Eldevik, T. Furevik and M. Bentsen (2012) Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in a simulated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Climate Dynamics, 39(1-2):77-93, doi: 10.1007/s00382-011-1124-z (open access)
I. Medhaug and T. Furevik (2011) North Atlantic 20th century multidecadal variability in coupled climate models: Sea surface temperature and ocean overturning circulation. Ocean Science, 7:389-404, doi:10.5194/os-7-389-2011 (open access)
I. Medhaug, J.A. Olseth and J. Reuder (2009) UV radiation and skin cancer in Norway. J. Photochemistry and Photobiology - B: Biology, 96:232-241, doi:10.1016/j.photobiol.2009.06.011. [pdf]
PhD thesis:
I. Medhaug North Atlantic multidecadal variability in coupled climate models - Mechanisms and responses. Bergen: Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, 2011, 137 pp.
Master's thesis:
I. Medhaug Reconstruction of UV-radiation and its potential implications on development of skin cancer. Bergen: Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen 2007 106 pp.
Conference and scientific meeting contributions:
Presentations
Medhaug, I, HR Langehaug, T Eldevik, OH Otterå, T Furevik, and M Bentsen
Mechanisms for decadal scale variability in the North Atlantic Ocean circulation in the Bergen Climate Model. European Geoscience Union (EGU), General Assembly 2012; Vienna, Austria, 2012, EGU2012-5921.
Medhaug, I. The variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation - The Nordic Seas in a new perspective. Imperial College London - Space and Atmospheric physics meeting, London, UK, 12.03.2012.
Medhaug, I The role of the southern ocean for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning
Circulation (AMOC). Trial lecture for the degree of PhD, University of Bergen, Norway, 21.03.2011.
Medhaug, I, and HR Langehaug Mechanisms for AMOC variability in the modelled preindustrial climate; POCAHONTAS – BIAC symposium on “Polar ocean-atmosphere circulation and processes”, Rosendal, Norway, 20-23.09.2010.
Medhaug, I Mechanisms for AMOC variability in pre-industrial climate in BCM; NorClim annual meeting, Voss, Norway, 2-3.09.2010.
Medhaug, I. and Furevik, T. North Atlantic 20th Century Climate Variability in Coupled Climate Models. MOCA-09; Montreal, Canada, 19-29.07.2009
Olseth, J. A., I. Medhaug, J. Reuder, B.B. Sjølingstad, O. Sætre, Deyang and B. Johnsen. Measured and modelled UV-radiation in Norway; COST726 Final Seminar, 13-14 May 2009, Warsaw, Poland.
Olseth, J.A., I. Medhaug, J. Reuder, B.B. Sjølingstad and O. Sætre. Measured and modelled UV radiation in Norway; The Nordic Meteorology Conference; 02.06-2008-06.06-2008, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Olseth, J.A, I. Medhaug, J. Reuder, B.B. Sjølingstad, and O. Sætre. UV-radiation in Norway: Measurements, reconstructions and applications. UV Conference ”One century of UV radiation research”; 18.09.2007-20.09.2007, Davos, Switzerland.
Medhaug, I. Reconstruction of UV radiation and its potential implications on development of skin cancer. Workshop at Cost 726 ”Long trem changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe” MCM9-meeting; 17.09.2007, Davos, Switzerland.
Olseth, J.A., I. Medhaug, J. Reuder, B.B. Sjølingstad and O. Sætre. UV-radiation: Examples from Bergen on measurements, Reconstructions and Applications. Workshop at Cost 726 ”Long term changes and climatology of UV radiation over Europe” MCM8-meeting; 29.03.2007-30.03.2007, Budapest, Hungary.
Posters
Medhaug, I. Climate variability in the North Atlantic in the 20th century; Climate teleconnection between high and latitudes - Summer school, NZC-IAP Chinese Academy of Science, 27.-30.10-2008, Beijing, China.
Medhaug, I., J.A. Olseth and J. Reuder. UV-radiation and skin cancer in Norway.: The Nordic Meteorology Conference; 02.-06.06-2008, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Medhaug, I., J. A. Olseth and J. Reuder. Reconstruction of UV-radiation in Norway. European Geoscience Union (EGU), General Assembly 2008; 13.-18.4-2008, Vienna, Austria.