CV Timo Vihma
Fields of expertise
Arctic and Antarctic meteorology
Polar climate system dynamics and climate change
Interactions of atmosphere and sea ice
Arctic – mid-latitude linkages
Persistence of weather
Atmospheric moisture budget in Polar regions
Boundary-layer meteorology
Projects
Persistence of Weather in Europe (POWER), funded by the Research Council of Finland for 2024-2028. Role: Principal investigator (PI).
Cyclones and Anticyclones in the Antarctic Climate System (CAAC), funded by the Research Council of Finland for 2025-2028. Role: PI.
Polar Regions in the Earth System (PolarRES), funded by the European Commission (EC) H2020 program for 2021-2025. Role: Work package leader and FMI PI.
Water cycle, sea ice melt, and their role in the Arctic climate system (VKAI), funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for 2022-2024. Role: PI.
Arctic Forcing on European Weather and Climate (AFEC), funded by the Academy of Finland for 2018-2022. Role: PI.
Antarctic Meteorology and Snow Research: from Process Understanding to Improved Predictions (ASPIRE), funded by the Academy of Finland for 2017-2020. Role: PI.
Weather and Ice Services in the Arctic (FIN-YOPP), funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland for 2017-2018. Role: Co-PI
Links between warming Arctic and climate extremes in northern Eurasia (LAMLET), funded by EC H2020 program for 2017-2018. Role: PI.
Towards better tailored weather and marine forecasts in the Arctic to serve sustainable economic activities and infrastructure (TWASE), funded by the Academy of Finland for 2014-2018. Role PI.
Antarctic Meteorology and its Interaction with the Cryosphere and the Ocean (AMICO-II), funded by the Academy of Finland for 2013-2016. Role: PI:
Changing Arctic Climate System: Interaction of Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Sea Ice (CACSI), funded by the Academy of Finland for 2012-2016. Role: PI.
Atmospheric forcing on sea ice drift. Research mobility project between FMI and Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, funded by the Academy of Finland for 2013-2014. Role: PI.
Stability and Variations in Arctic Land Ice (SVALI), funded by the Nordic Council of Ministries, for 2010-2015. Role: FMI PI for 2013-2015.
Antarctic Meteorology and its Interaction with the Cryosphere and the Ocean (AMICO), funded by Academy of Finland for 2009-2012. Role: PI.
Finnish Wind Atlas, funded by the Ministry of Labour and Economics for 2008-2009. Role: Vice-PI.
Developing Arctic Modelling and Observing Capabilities for Long-term Environmental Studies (DAMOCLES), funded by the EC for 2005-2009. Role: Work package leader and FMI PI
Ice-Ridging Information System for Decision Making in Shi Operations (IRIS), funded by the EC for 2003-2007. Role: FIMR PI for 2003-2004.
Arctic Operational Platform (ARCOP), funded by the EC for 2003-2007. Role: FIMR PI for 2003-2004.
Baltic Air-Sea-Ice Study (BALTEX-BASIS), funded by the EC for 1998-2000. Role: Vice-PI
Arctic Radiation and Turbulence Interaction Study (ARTIST), funded by the EC for 1997-2000. Role: FIMR PI.
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
