Megan O'Sadnick

Master of science Megan O'Sadnick will on September 16th at 12.15 publically defend her PhD degree in science.

Title of the PhD thesis:

"Ice in Norwegian subarctic fjords and coastal regions: An examination of ice formation, properties, and trends based on remote sensing and in situ data"

Abstract:

A wide breadth of work exists examining mainland Norwegian fjords however very little research has focused specifically on sea ice in these locations. The overarching goal of the work presented here is to address this gap in research and knowledge. To do so, first an assessment of ice extent in fjords and other coastal areas along the coast of mainland Norway from 2001 to 2019 between February through May is completed. Next, seven fjords located in northern Norway are studied in-depth through the collection of ice and ocean measurements over the course of three winter seasons spanning 2017 into 2020. Possible connections to temperature, snowfall, and river runoff are examined revealing variations in ice extent, ice properties, and the factors driving ice formation. Lastly, ice property measurements are given a closer look to develop a promising method to deduce ocean and weather conditions during ice growth in fjords and coastal areas where measurement through winter is not possible.

The thesis is published and available in Munin

Supervisors

•       Professor Camilla Brekke, IFT UiT (main supervisor)
•       Research Director Christian Petrich, SINTEF Narvik (Co-supervisor)
•       Senior researcher Jofrid Skardhamar, Havforskningsinstituttet (Co-supervisor)

Evaluation committee

•       Emeritus Professor Pat Langhorne, University of Otago, New Zealand (1. Opponent)
•       Senior Research Scientist Mats Granskog, Norsk polarinstitutt, Tromsø (2. Opponent)
•       Professor Rune Graversen, IFT, UiT (intern member and leader of the committee)

Leader of the defense: Professor Hilja Huru, prodekan for utdanning ved NT fak.

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Link to folder which contains trial lecture and defense

The trial lecture starts at 10.15 September 16th 

Trial lecture

The defense starts at 12.15 September 16th

Defense