My present research interests are in climate dynamics and dynamic meteorology. Most of the studies I have been involved in are associated with numerical simulations of the atmosphere. Most of these simulations are so-called sensitivity experiments where we use models to study the impact of certain processes or (sea)surface properties on the climate.

Research topics I have been involved in:

• Parameterisation of cloud processes in numerical models
• Mesoscale atmospheric dynamics
• Climate modeling and climate analysis
• Large-scale atmosphere ocean interaction 
• Large-scale variability and storm-tracks

 

 

Since 1998 I have lectured and the following courses at the Gepopysical Institute:

 

GFF001 - Introduction to Meteorology and Oceanography 

GEOF212 - Physical Climatology 

GEOF310 - Turbulence in the atmospheric- and oceanic mixed/boundary layer

GEOF110 - Introduction to dynamics in Meteorology and Oceanography

GEOF326 - Atmospheric dynamics

GEOF329 - Local and Micro Meteorology

GEOF327 - The Atmospheric General Circulation

 

 

Academic article

• Solbrekke, Ida Marie; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir (2020). Mitigation of offshore wind power intermittency by interconnection of production sites. (external link)
• Schemm, Sebastian; Nummelin, Aleksi; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2017). The ocean version of the Lagrangian analysis tool LAGRANTO. (external link)
• Schemm, Sebastian; Ciasto, Laura; Li, Camille et al. (2016). Influence of tropical Pacific sea surface temperature on the genesis of Gulf Stream cyclones. (external link)
• Sorokina, Svetlana Anatolievna; Li, Camille; Wettstein, Justin et al. (2016). Observed atmospheric coupling between Barents Sea ice and the warm-Arctic cold-Siberian anomaly pattern. (external link)
• Ciasto, Laura; Li, Camille; Wettstein, Justin et al. (2016). North Atlantic storm-track sensitivity to projected sea surface temperature: Local versus remote influences. (external link)
• Chen, Lei; Tan, Benkui; Kvamstø, Nils G et al. (2014). Wintertime cyclone/anticyclone activity over China and its relation to upper tropospheric jets. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils G; Keenlyside, Noel (2013). Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Chen, Lei; Tan, Benkui; Kvamstø, Nils G et al. (2013). Wintertime Cyclone Activity and Its Relation to Precipitation over China. (external link)
• Bader, Jürgen; Flügge, Martin; Kvamstø, Nils G et al. (2013). Atmospheric winter response to a projected future Antarctic sea-ice reduction: a dynamical analysis. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Steinskog, Dag Johan; Stephenson,, David et al. (2012). Estimation of trends in extreme melt-season duration at Svalbard. (external link)
• Orsolini, Yvan; Kindem, Ina K. Thorstensen; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2011). On the potential impact of the stratosphere upon seasonal dynamical hindcasts of the North Atlantic Oscillation: a pilot study. (external link)
• Orsolini, Yvan; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Role of Eurasian snow cover in wintertime circulation: Decadal simulations forced with satellite observations. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd Helge; Bentsen, Mats; Bethke, Ingo et al. (2009). Simulated pre-industrial climate in Bergen Climate Model (version 2): model description and large-scale circulation features. (external link)
• Orsolini, Yvan; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Kindem, Ina K. Thorstensen et al. (2008). Influence of the Aleutian-Icelandic Low Seesaw and ENSO onto the Stratosphere in Ensemble Winter Hindcasts. (external link)
• Mesquita, Michel dos Santos; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir et al. (2008). Climatological properties of summertime extra-tropical storm tracks in the Northern Hemisphere. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Esau, Igor; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2008). Sensitivity of simulated wintertime Arctic atmosphere to vertical resolution in the ARPEGE/IFS model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Song, Yongjia; Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn et al. (2008). Clustering of cyclones in the ARPEGE general circulation model. (external link)
• Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn; Stephenson,, David; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). How useful are teleconnection patterns for explaining variability in extratropical storminess ?. (external link)
• Steinskog, Dag Johan; Tjøstheim, Dag Bjarne; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). A Cautionary Note on the Use of the Kolmogorov–Smirnov Test for Normality. (external link)
• Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Biryulina, Marina; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2007). Observed and simulated microphysical composition of arctic clouds: Data properties and model validation. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2006). The effect of internal variability on anthropogenic climate projections. (external link)
• Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Biryulina, Marina; Stamnes, Jakob J. et al. (2006). Arctic clouds – numerical modeling versus airborne measurements. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Meland, Marius et al. (2006). Sensitivity of last glacial maximum climate to sea ice conditions in the Nordic Seas. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore; Drange, Helge et al. (2005). Effects of simulated natural variability on Arctic temperature projections. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Skeie, Svein; Stephenson, David (2004). Impact of labrador sea-ice extent on the North Atlantic oscillation. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2004). Transient response of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to enhanced freshwater input to the Nordic Seas-Arctic Ocean in the Bergen climate model. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2004). The sensitivity of the present-day Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to freshwater forcing. (external link)
• Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Furevik, Tore; Furnes, Gunnar et al. (2003). Wave Height Variations in the North Sea and on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 1881 to 1999. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd-Helge; Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). The sensitivity of the present day Atlantic meridional overturning circulation to anomalous freshwater input. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). Description and Evaluation of the Bergen Climate Model: ARPEGE coupled with MICOM. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd-Helge; Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). The transient response of the Atlantic meridional Overturning Circulation to enhanced freshwater input to the Nordic Seas/Arctic Ocean in the bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (1998). Simulation of Nordic climate with a global variable resolution model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Dandin, Philippe (1998). Tests with a new radiation and cloud scheme in the ARPEGE climate model. (external link)

Popular scientific lecture

• Kaland, Ole Johannes; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2019). Klimaforskning med verdens største forurenser: Hvilken effekt har Kinas ambisiøse klimatiltak og restriktive utslippspolitikk?. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2019). Klimaendringar. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2019). Klima, ver og havstraumar. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2017). Menneskeskapte klimaendringer - hva vet vi?. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G (2013). Klimaendringer globalt og i Norge - Kan vi fortsette å produsere og lete etter olje og gass?. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G (2012). Stormbaner og ekstremvær - hva vet vi?. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Økt drivhuseffekt og klimaendringer. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Stormbaner og ekstremver. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Økt drivhuseffekt og klimaendringer. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Stormbaner og ekstremvær. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). Ekstremvær i Norge og norske farvann. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). Extreme weather in the North Atlantic region. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). Regional klimautvikling under global oppvarming. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (1995). Cloud parametrization in numerical wather prediction models. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Sorokina, Svetlana Anatolievna; Li, Camille; Wettstein, Justin et al. (2019). Observed Atmospheric Coupling between Barents Sea Ice and the Warm-Arctic Cold-Siberian Anomaly Pattern. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Solbrekke, Ida Marie (2019). Observationally based estimates of wind power potential on the Norwegian Shelf. (external link)
• Sorokina, Svetlana Anatolievna; Wettstein, Justin; Li, Camille et al. (2017). Is the open Barents Sea a hotspot for generating teleconnections?. (external link)
• Schemm, Sebastian; Li, Camille; Ciasto, Laura et al. (2017). Linkages between Gulf Stream cyclogenesis and El Niño. (external link)
• Sorokina, Svetlana Anatolievna; Wettstein, Justin; Camille, Li et al. (2014). Barents sea – a hotspot for Eurasian teleconnection patterns?. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Keenlyside, Noel; Gao, Yongqi et al. (2014). The influence of Atlantic multi-decadal variability on the Indian summer monsoon. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils G; Keenlyside, Noel (2013). Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils G; Keenlyside, Noel (2013). Weakening AMOC connects equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Keenlyside, Noel (2013). Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G; Svendsen, Lea; Keenlyside, Noel (2012). Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Breiteig, Tarjei; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). The association between a weakening AMOC and the ENSO and NAO interannual variability. (external link)
• Heikkila, Ulla Elina; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun (2010). Dynamical downscaling of the ERA-40 reanalysis in complex terrain in Norway. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Extratropical climate sensitivity to lower boundary forcing. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2008). Clustering of Cyclones and linkage to large scale flow patterns. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn; Song, Yongjia et al. (2007). TI: Statistical Connections Between Extratropical Storminess Variability And Teleconnection Patterns. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2006). Results from scientific activities in RegClim Pricipal Module 3. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Ezau, Igor; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2006). On the Importance of the Arctic Boundary Layer in Climate Simulations. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Ezau, Igor et al. (2006). Arctic climate change – observations and simulations. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Ezau, Igor (2006). On the Importance of the Arctic Boundary Layer in Climate Simulations. (external link)
• Mesquita, Michel; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir (2005). Extratropical Summer Storms in the North Atlantic: Variability and Relation to the Large Scale Flow. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Ma, Shujie (2005). Eurasian snowcover as a predictor for NAO. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Meland, Marius et al. (2005). Simulation of the Last Glacial Maximum with the AGCM ARPEGE. (external link)
• Ma, Shujie; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir et al. (2005). Impact of autumn Eurasian snow conditions on wintertime NAO. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). Arctic climate change - observations and simulations. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research - An Overview. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Walsh, J; Kattsov, Vladimir et al. (2005). Climate Projections of the Arctic. (external link)
• Ma, Shujie; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir et al. (2005). The influence of snow conditions on wintertime extratropical atmospheric variability by numerical simulations. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). The influence of reduced sea ice on the north Atlantic atm. Circulation. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Drange, Helge; Furevik, Tore et al. (2004). The Sensitivity of Arctic Climate Projections to Natural Variability. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). Trender og intern variabilitet i et cmip2-ensemble simulert med Bergens klimamodell. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Sorteberg, Asgeir; Drange, Helge et al. (2004). Climate scenarios and uncertainties in high-northern latitudes. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Drange, Helge; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). Trender og intern klimavariabilitet i et CMIP2 ensemble simulert med Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Erik, Kolstad; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2004). Arctic Climate - coupled AOGCM experiments and downscaling. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Erik, Kolstad; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2004). Arctic Climate - Downscaling with a Numerical Model. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Sorteberg, Asgeir; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). Results from CMIP2 ensemble simulations with the Bergen Climate Model (BCM). (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). Bergen climate model: Some results from a 300 years control integration. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Sorteberg, Asgeir; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2003). Variability and trends in the Arctic Climate as Simulated with the Bergen Climate model. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2003). The sensitivity of Arctic Climate Projections to the Initial state and fate of the thermohaline circulation. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). An overview of modeling activities at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Skeie, Paul; Stephenson, David et al. (2003). Simulated response to prescribed changes in the Arctic sea-ice cover. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Drange, Helge; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). Regional uncertainties in climate projections due to sensitivity of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Collins, Matt; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). Decadal-scale predictability of the Atlantic-European climate and the role of the North Atlantic. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2002). Highlights from the Bergen Climate model: Results from a 300-years control integration,and from a 80-years integration with 1% increase in CO2. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2002). Simulated influence of increased greenhouse gas forcing on the North Atlantic Oscillation. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Albertsen, Camilla; Boge, Trond (2002). Simulated atmospheric response to changed Arctic sea ice conditions. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2002). NAO/AO variability in the coupled Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore et al. (2002). The Bergen Climate Model: Results from a CMIP2 integration - regional aspects. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir; Furevik, Tore et al. (2002). The Bergen Climate Model: Results from a CMIP2 integration - regional aspects. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Albertsen, Camilla; Boge, Trond (2002). Simulated atmospheric sensitivity to a perturbed seasonal sea-ice cycle in the Arctic. (external link)
• Skeie, Paul; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Stephenson, David (2001). AGCM Simulations of Atmospheric Response in the North-Atlantic to Perturbed Sea Ice Conditions in the Labrador Sea. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Skeie, Paul; Stephenson, David (2001). On the significance of the Labrador Sea in controlling the North Atlantic Oscillation. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Skeie, Paul; Stephenson, David (2001). On the role of the Labrador Sea in controlling the NAO. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2001). Hvorfor var vinterværet så mye bedre før i tiden?. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). The NAO/AO signal in the fully coupled Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). THE NAO/AO SIGNAL IN THE BERGEN CLIMATE MODEL: ARPEGE COUPLED TO MICOM. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). Variability in a 300 years integration with the Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). An overview of the Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2000). Preliminary results from a coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice model. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2000). Technical Coupling of ARPEGE/MICOM. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2000). High resolution simulation of the Nordic and Arctic climate with a global variable resolution model. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (1995). Synoptic conditions for Arctic front Polar Lows. (external link)

Interview

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Riise, John Arne (2019). Om potensialet for kraftproduksjon ved hjelp av havvindparker på norsk sokkel. (external link)
• Dahl, Anne-Grethe; Kvamstø, Nils G (2014). Huset på haugen. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G (2012). Verdenskjend vitskapsmann ved Geofysen. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G (2012). NRK Hordaland distriktsending: Intervju om den tropiske stormen Sandy. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils G (2012). TV2-nyhetene: Intervju om ekstremnedbør på Østlandet. (external link)
• Viken, Ingunn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2011). Nå er begeret fullt. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). NAO'en negativ usedvanlig lenge. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Fenomenet som ga iskald vinter i fjor er her fortsatt. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). «Lottokule med blylodd». (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Værvarsling og klimaendring. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2008). Ekstremnedbør og global oppvarming. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2008). Pengar stoppar sikker tunnel. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir (2008). Pengar stoppar sikker tunnel. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). Knallvintre med lite Nordpol-is. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). Værets ansikt. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2007). Schrödingers katt. (external link)

Lecture

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2019). Climate Science in Bergen. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2017). Klimaendringer - simulerte og observerte.. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2017). The University of Bergen & Geophysical Institute - A brief presentation. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2017). Framvekst av den moderne meteorologien - Med vekt på varsling, lavtrykk og teknologiens rolle. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2016). Regnmålingsprosjektet – En pilot for framtidens værvarsling. (external link)
• Sorokina, Svetlana; Wettstein, Justin; Li, Camille et al. (2013). Investigating the link between Barents Sea ice and cold Siberian winters. (external link)

Feature article

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2017). Forskning på vær og hav i 100 år. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2011). Kuldeparadokset. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Ekstremver og global oppvarming. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2002). Global oppvarming git mer ekstremt vær. (external link)

Programme participation

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2016). Storm troupers - The fight to forecast the weather. (external link)
• Kleiven, Helga Flesche; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2009). Ta klimaforskerne med. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2002). Om fjernvirkninger på regionalt klima - resultater fra ny forskning. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Sorokina, Svetlana; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Johannessen, Ola M et al. (2014). Certain aspects of high latitude climate variability. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2006). Aspects on interactions between mid- to high latitude atmospheric circulation and some surface processes. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (1992). Some aspects of cloud formation and related processes in numerical weather prediction models. (external link)

Reader opinion piece

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2014). Klimaargumentet. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Værvarsling og klimaendring. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Underlige utalelser om været. (external link)

Poster

• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils G; Keenlyside, Noel (2013). Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability. (external link)
• Ciasto, Laura; Kvamstø, Nils G; Li, Camille (2012). Understanding the role of ocean dynamics for changes in the North Atlantic storm track. (external link)
• Svendsen, Lea; Kvamstø, Nils G; Keenlyside, Noel (2012). Simulated response of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation to a weakening Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in the Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Breiteig, Tarjei; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). The association between a weakening AMOC and the ENSO and NAO inter-annual variability. (external link)
• Wettstein, Justin; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Battisti, David Stephen (2009). Are we missing a positive (dynamic) climate feedback?. (external link)
• Fagerli, Stig-Arild; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Bader, Jørgen (2008). Atmospheric response to a zonally averaged SST distribution in the North Atlantic. (external link)
• Orsolini, Yvan; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir (2008). Impact of snow cover on inter-annual variability of the NH winter circulation in an ensemble GCM simulation forced by satellite observations. (external link)
• Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Biryulina, Marina; Stamnes, Jakob J. et al. (2006). Arctic clouds numerical modeling versus airborne measurements. (external link)
• Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Biryulina, Marina; Stamnes, Jakob J. et al. (2005). Arctic clouds - numerical modelling versus airborn measurements. (external link)
• Ma, Shujie; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir et al. (2005). Autumn snow cover and wintertime North Atlantic large scale variability: Observed and simulated analysis. (external link)
• Song, Yongjia; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Grønås, Sigbjørn (2004). Meridional heat transport in the different resolutions of AGCM. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2004). The transient response of the Atlantic Meridional overturning circulation to strong high latitude freshwater forcing in a state-of-the-art climate model. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). North Atlantic winter stormtrack variability and NAO/AO. (external link)
• Ma, Shujie; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir et al. (2004). Impact of Eurasian snow conditions on the North Atlantic Oscillation. (external link)
• Kindem, Ina K. Thorstensen; Orsolini, Yvan; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2004). Seasonal forecast of the North Atlantic Oscillation with stratosphere-troposphere models. (external link)
• Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Stephenson, David (2004). Euro-Atlantic teleconnections and precipitation. (external link)
• Mesquita, Michel dos Santos; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Sorteberg, Asgeir (2004). Tracking Summer Storms: A Climatological Overview and Variability in the North Atlantic. (external link)
• Byrkjedal, Øyvind; Meland, Marius; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (2004). Model Evidence of a new LGM reconstruction in the North Atlantic. (external link)
• Boge, T.N.; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). The Arctic sea-ice cycle and the NAO. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). Relationships between the South Asian Jet Stream Waveguide and the NAO. (external link)
• Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). Weather regimes in the Euro-Atlantic sector - do they exist?. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). Relationships between the South Asian jet Stream Waveguide and the NAO. (external link)
• Seierstad, Ivar Ambjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). weather regimes in the Euro-Atlantic sector - do they excist?. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Albertsen, C.G.; Boge, Trond (2003). Simulation of atmospheric response to an ice-free Arctic. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Albertsen, C.G.; Boge, T. (2003). Simulation of atmospheric response to an ice-free Arctic. (external link)
• Boge, Trond; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2003). The Arctic sea-ice cycle and the NAO. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2003). The development of sea ice, NAO and THC in a CO2 increase ensemble with the Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). The NAO/AO Signal in the Bergen Climate Model: A Twin Experiment With/Without Flux Adjustment. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2001). Technical coupling of Arpege/Micom. (external link)
• Kindem, Ina K. Thorstensen; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2001). The North Atlantic Storm Track in the Bergen Climate Model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Skeie, Paul; Stephenson, David (2001). On the role of the Labrador Sea in controlling the NAO. (external link)
• Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Furevik, Tore; Furnes, Gunnar et al. (2001). Mean Wave Height variations in the Northeast Atlantic 1889 - 2049. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2000). AGCM simulations of Atmospheric Response in the North Atlantic to Perturbed Sea Ice Conditions in the Labrador Sea. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Iversen, Trond; Benestad, Rasmus; Kvamstø, Nils G (2013). Extremes of precipitation. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Byrkjedal, Øyvind (2005). Wintertime Nordic Seas Cyclone Variability and Its Impact on Oceanic Volume Transports Into the Nordic Seas. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Byrkjedal, Øyvind (2004). Wintertime Nordic Seas cyclone variability and its impact on oceanic volume transports into the Nordic Seas. (external link)

Report

• Hov, Øystein; Benestad, Rasmus; Cubasch, Ulrich et al. (2013). Extreme weather events in Europe: Preparing for climate change adaptation. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). The Effect of Internal Variability on Antropogenic CLimate Projections. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Furevik, Tore (2002). Simulated influence of increased greenhouse gas forcing on the North Atlantic Oscillation. (external link)
• Vikebø, Frode Bendiksen; Furevik, Tore; Furnes, Gunnar et al. (2000). Mean Wave height variations in the Northeast Atlantic, 1881-2050. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2000). Technical Coupling of ARPEGE/MICOM. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats et al. (2000). Atmosphere-Ocean Modelling in Principle Task 4. (external link)
• Furevik, Tore; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2000). Preliminary results from a coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice model. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (1994). Introduction of a prognostic cloud scheme in the ARPEGE/IFS cycle 11 model. (external link)

Popular scientific article

• Wettstein, Justin; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Hvilke prosesser styrer klimavariasjonene?. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2008). Hvor mye vil nedbøren øke i et varmere klima?. (external link)
• Drange, Helge; Bentsen, Mats; Flatøy, Frode et al. (2005). Omfattende arbeid med bedre klimamodeller. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). Den stormfulle klimadebatten. (external link)
• Otterå, Odd Helge; Drange, Helge; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). Ingen ny istid i Noreg. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2002). Mer ekstremt vær. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2002). Lovende resultater for nyutviklet klimamodell. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2002). Skyldes vårt milde vinterklima "Golfstrømmen"?. (external link)
• Sorteberg, Asgeir; Bentsen, Mats; Drange, Helge et al. (2002). Økt CO2 gir forandring i sirkulasjonsmønsteret. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Furevik, Tore (2000). Ny modell gir mer realistiske klimaberegninger. (external link)
• Grønås, Sigbjørn; Olav, Krogsæter; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar et al. (1999). Prosesser ved iskanten i Arktis og klimaendringer. (external link)

Brochure

• Johannessen, Jill; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2010). Drivhuseffekt og jordas klima. (external link)

Masters thesis

• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; breivik, kristin (2006). Klimaeffektar av redusert arktisk sommarisdekke - Ein modellstudie. (external link)
• Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar; Mesquita, Michel dos Santos (2006). Tracking Summer Extra-Tropical Storms: A Climatological Overview and Variability in the Northern Hemisphere. (external link)
• Breiteig, Tarjei; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). Synoptiske lavtrykks rolle i vekselvirkningen mellom stratosfære og troposfære. (external link)
• Korneliussen, Frode; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2004). Simulert innverknad av tyngdebølgjedrag på storskala atmosfærisk sirkulasjon. (external link)

Documentary

• NRK, P1; Reuder, Joachim; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2006). Værets ansikt. (external link)

Thesis at a second degree level

• Albertsen, Camilla; Kvamstø, Nils Gunnar (2005). Simulert atmosfærisk respons i energibalansen ved reduksjon i sjøisen i Arktis. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

 

1. Hov, Øystein; Benestad, Rasmus; Cubasch, Ulrich; Fischer, Erich; Höppe, Peter; Iversen, Trond; Kvamstø, Nils G; Kundzewicz, Zbigniew W.; Rezacova, Daniela; Rios, David; Duarte Santos, Filipe; Schädler, Bruno; Veisz, Otto; Zerefos, Christos; Murlis, John; Donat, M; Leckebusch, Gregor C.; Ulbrich, Uwe. 
   Extreme weather events in Europe: Preparing for climate change adaptation. PO Box 43 Blindern, Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Meteorological Institute 2013 (ISBN 978-82-7144-100-5) 136 s. 
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2. Chen, L., Tan, B.K., and Johannessen O.M. (2013) Wintertime cyclone activity and its relation to precipitation over China, Atmospheric and Oceanic Letters, 2013, Vol. 6, No. 5, 387-393
3. Svendsen, L., Kvamstø, N.G. and N. Keenlyside (2013) Weakening AMOC connects Equatorial Atlantic and Pacific interannual variability, Clim Dyn DOI 10.1007/s00382-013-1904-8
4. Bader, J., Flügge, M., Kvamstø, N.G., Mesquita, M.D.S. and Voigt, A. (2012) Atmospheric winter response to a projected future Antarctic sea-ice reduction: a dynamical analysis, Clim Dyn, DOI 10.1007/s00382-012-1507-9
5. Kvamstø N.G., Steinskog D.J., Stephenson D.B. and D.B. Tjøstheim, (2011) Trends and extremes in the length of the Arctic melt season, Conditionally accepted in Int. J. Climatol.
6. Orsolini, Y. J., Kindem, I.T and N.G. Kvamsto, (2010) On the potential impact of the stratosphere upon seasonal dynamical hindcasts of the North Atlantic Oscillation: a pilot study, Clim. Dyn., doi: 10.1007/s00382-009-0705-6.
7. Orsolini, Y. J., and N. G. Kvamsto (2009), Role of Eurasian snow cover in wintertime circulation: Decadal simulations forced with satellite observations, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D19108, doi:10.1029/2009JD012253.
8. Otterå, O. H., Bentsen, M., Bethke, I., and Kvamstø, N. G.: Simulated pre-industrial climate in Bergen Climate Model (version 2): model description and large-scale circulation features, Geosci. Model Dev. Discuss., 2, 507-549, 2009.
9. Orsolini, Y.J., N. G. Kvamstoe, I. T. Kindem, M. Honda and H. Nakamura (2008). Influence of the Aleutian-Icelandic low seesaw and ENSO onto the stratosphere in ensemble winter hindcasts. J. Met. Soc. Japan, 86(5), 817-825
10. Mesquita, M.D.S., N.G. Kvamstø, A. Sorteberg and D. Atkinson (2008) Climatological Properties of Summertime Extra-Tropical Storm Tracks in the Northern Hemisphere. Tellus, 60A, DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00305.x
11. Kvamstø, N.G., Y. Song, I. Seierstad, A. Sorteberg, D.B. Stephenson (2008). Clustering of cyclones in the ARPEGE general circulation model. Tellus A 60, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00307.x
12. Byrkjedal Ø., I. Esau and N. G. Kvamstø (2007). Sensitivity of simulated wintertime Arctic atmosphere to vertical resolution in the ARPEGE/IFS model. Clim. Dyn., 30(1-2), 687-701, DOI 10.1007/s00382- 007-0316-z
13. I. A. Seierstad, D. B. Stephenson, N. G. Kvamstø (2007). How useful are teleconnection patterns for Page 6 of 8explaining variability in extratropical storminess? Tellus A 59 (2), 170–181. doi:10.1111/j.1600- 0870.2007.00226.x
14. Sandvik, A., M. Biryulina, N. G. Kvamstø, J. J. Stamnes, and K. Stamnes (2007), Observed and simulated microphysical composition of arctic clouds: Data properties and model validation, J Geophys. Res., 112, D05205, doi:10.1029/2006JD007351.
15. Steinskog, D. J., D. Tjøstheim and N. G. Kvamstø (2007). A cautionary note on the use of the Kolmogoroff – Smirnov test. Mon. Wea. Rev. 135, 1151 – 1157.
16. Sorteberg A. and N. G. Kvamstø (2006). The effect of internal variability on anthropogenic climate projections, accepted for publication in Tellus A
17. Byrkjedal Ø., N. G. Kvamstø, M. Meland and E. Jansen (2006). Simulated climate response in last glacial maximum to changed sea-ice conditions in the Nordic Seas, Clim. Dyn , 26, 473-487, doi: 10.1007/s00382-005-0096-2.
18. Sorteberg A., T. Furevik, H. Drange, and N. G. Kvamstø (2005). Effects of simulated natural variability on Arctic temperature projections. Geoph. Res. Lett, 32, L18708, doi: 10.1029/2005GL023404, 2005.
19. Sorteberg, A., N. G. Kvamstø and Ø. Byrkjedal (2004). Wintertime Nordic Seas Cyclone Variability and its impact on Oceanic Volume Transports into the Nordic Seas. Climate of the Nordic Seas, AGU Monograph
20. Otterå, O. H., H. Drange, M. Bentsen, N. G. Kvamstø and D. Jiang (2004). Transient response of enhanced freshwater input to the Nordic Seas - Arctic Ocean in the Bergen Climate Model. Tellus 56A, 342-361.
21. Kvamstø, N.G., P. Skeie, D.B. Stephenson, (2004). Large-scale impact of localized Labrador sea-ice changes on the North Atlantic Oscillation. Int. J. Climatol. 24, 603-612.
22. Otterå, O. H., H. Drange, M. Bentsen, N. G. Kvamstø and D. Jiang (2003). The sensitivity of the present day Atlantic meriodinal overturning circulation to anomalous freshwater input, Geophys. Res. Lett.,30(17), 1898 – 1902.
23. Furevik, T., Bentsen, M., Drange, H., Kindem, I.K.T., Kvamstø, N.G., and Sorteberg, A. (2003). Description and Validation of the Bergen Climate Model: ARPEGE coupled with MICOM, Clim. Dyn., 21, 27-51.
24. Vikebø, F. T. Furevik, G. Furnes, N.G. Kvamstø, M. Reistad, (2003). Wave Height Variations in the North Sea and the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 1881 - 1999, Cont. Shelf. Res., 23 251-263.
25. Grønås S. & N.G. Kvamstø (1995). Numerical simulation of synoptic condition and development of Arctic Outbreak Polar Lows. Tellus, 47A, 797-814.
26. Grønås, S., N.G. Kvamstø & E. Raustein (1994). Numerical simulations of the Northern German Storm of 27-28 August 1989. Tellus, 46A, 635-650.
27. Kvamstø, N.G. (1993). An Investigation of the Cumulus Cloudiness Parameterization in Northerly flows in the Norwegian Sea. Mon. Wea. Rev. 121. 1434-1449.
28. Kvamstø, N.G. (1990). An investigation of diagnostic relations between stratiform fractional cloud cover and other meteorological parameters in numerical weather prediction models. J. Appl. Meteor. 30. 200-216.