CV Outi Meinander
Fields of expertise
Cryosphere-atmosphere interactions
Black carbon, organic carbon and Icelandic volcanic particles in snow and ice
High latitude dust
Effects of light absorbing impurities on snow albedo, melt and density
Arctic and Antarctic snow albedo at UV, VIS and NIR (300 – 2500 nm)
Projects
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland IBA-Permafrost project (11/2020-12/2022), https://en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/iba-project
Nordic Snow Network, https://nordsnownet.fmi.fi/
NABCEA-project (Academy of Finland, 2016-2020) "Novel Assessment of Black Carbon in the Eurasian Arctic, From Historical Concentrations and Sources to Future Climate Impacts"
EU-Interact-BLACK-project Black Carbon in snow and water (H2020 Grant Agreement No. 730938)
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland IBA-project Black Carbon in the Arctic and significance compared to dust sources (No. PC0TQ4BT-25)
University and other degrees
PhD (Environmental sciences), 2016, University of Helsinki, Finland
Met-PD (Professional development in meteorology), 2007, University of Helsinki, Finland
PhLic (Environmental sciences), 1995, University of Helsinki, Finland
MSc (Environmental sciences), 1992, University of Helsinki, Finland
Previous professional appointments
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Head of group, 2017
NCoE TRI CRAICC Fellowship (Cryosphere-atmosphere interactions in a changing Arctic climate), 2015-2016
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Senior research scientist, 1995-
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research scientist, 1991-1995
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Research assistant, 1989-1991
Ministry of the Environment, Air pollution exhibition guide, 1989
Ministry of the Environment, Trainee, 1988