CV Anders Lindfors
Fields of expertise
Solar Radiation and Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Numerical Weather Prediction
Atmospheric Radiation
Earth Observation
Clouds and Aerosol
Projects
OWGRE: Optimized weather-related green energy production and consumption (ERA-Net, Business Finland, 2022-2024)
EasyDR - Enabling demand response through easy to use open source ap- proach (Academy of Finland, 2022-2024)
HOPE: Highly Optimized Energy Systems (Business Finland, 2020-2023)
BC-DC: Cloud Computing as an Enabler of Large Scale Variable Distributed Energy Solutions: Bright Clouds – Dark Clouds (Strategic Research Council, 2015-2020)
Sentinel 5 Level 2 Prototype Prosessor satellite UV algorithm development (European Space Agency, 2016-2017)
Influence of Clouds and Atmospheric Aerosols on Solar Energy in India and Finland (Academy of Finland, 2015-2017)
TROPOMI (S5-P) UV Product (2013-2017)
Evaluation of Solar Energy Potential in Östersundom, Helsinki (LADEC Oy, 2013-2014)
Pyranometer-Based Assessment of the Effect of Clouds and Aerosols on Atmospheric Radiation (Academy of Finland, 2010-2012)
Using Earth Observations to Test Climate Model Feedbacks (UK National Centre for Earth Observation, 2009-2011)
PROMOTE UV Record (ESA, 2008-2009)
SCOUT-O3 (European Commission, 2004-2009)
University and other degrees
Adjunct Professor (Docent), Atmospheric Radiation Research, University of Eastern Finland, Sep 2012
Ph. D., Meteorology, University of Helsinki, Finland, Jan 2008: "Reconstruction of past UV radiation"
M. Sc., Meteorology, University of Helsinki, Finland, Dec 2002
Previous professional appointments
2018-2021, Head of Group, Meteorological Research Applications, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)
2016/Mar–2022/Feb, Research Professor (tenure track), FMI
2011/Jul–2016/Feb, Senior Research Scientist, Kuopio Unit, FMI, Kuopio, Finland
2009/Jun–2011/Jun, Post Doctoral Research Associate, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, and Research Scientist, Climate Change Research Unit, FMI
2008/Jan–2009/May Head of Research Cell, UV Radiation and Aerosol Optical Properties, Climate Change Research Unit, FMI
2001/Aug–2007/Dec Research Scientist, UV Radiation Research, FMI
2000/May–2001/May Meteorologist and TV Meteorologist, Central Forecasting, FMI