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The new ESA (European Space Agency) satellite SENTINEL-2 is now in orbit, producing preliminary test data. The satellites' sensor is unique in terms of having both high spatial resolution, as well as temporal resolution. Data from SENTINEl-2 is used by the Lund Earth Observation research group in their research.For more information, use the following links:https://scihub.esa.int/news/News00029http

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/esa-satellite-provides-remote-sensing-data - 2025-12-01

Markku Rummukainen, Professor of Climatology, has written an article in Miljömagasinet on climate change. It is still possible to influence the ongoing development, he writes. Read article here (Google translated)Staff page of Markku Rummukainen

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/markku-rummukainen-climate-change - 2025-12-01

The latest issue of LUM features Emma Li Johansson's research. The article in LUM mentions the exhibition that will take place at the department on September 17th.Read the article in LUMSee event in our calendarVisit the staff page of Emma Li Johansson

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/article-lum-physical-geographer-uses-art-her-research - 2025-12-01

"Changes in the Arctic Ocean can affect ecosystems located far away on land, " says Dr. Frans-Jan Parmentier at the Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, lead author of the newly pyublished international study. As the sea ice melts the reflection of sunlight is replaced by absorption by the open sea surface. This increases the temperatures in the area, resulting in activity in th

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/accelerated-methane-emissions-when-arctic-sea-ice-melts - 2025-12-01

The candidate will carry out development, testing and application of the Earth system model EC-EARTH in preparation for the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) and the next Assessment Report of the IPCC. Apply no later than October 13th. You'll find the full job announcement here.

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/job-opening-postdoctoral-fellow-earth-system-modelling - 2025-12-01

Professor of climatology Markku Rummukainen was interviewed in many media outlets due to the fact that the number of flood damages in 2014 was five times higher than in 2013. “The climate is getting warmer and there will be more and heavier downpours, which increases the risk of flooding and subsequent damages”, he said.Articles, in Swedish, in Svenska Dagbladet, SVT Nyheter, Sydsvenskan, Göteborg

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/climate-change-creates-more-flood-damage - 2025-12-01

Frans-Jan Parmentier, researcher at our department, was interviewed in NyTeknik about his new research that shows that methane emissions from the Arctic tundra increase when the Arctic ice melts. “The decreased amounts of Arctic sea ice is one of the most visible consequences of climate change, and has a huge impact on the Arctic climate”, he said. International media also reported on the news, fo

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/melting-sea-ice-arctic-accelerates-methane-emissions - 2025-12-01

On Monday October 12th, all campus activity was cancelled due to a threat to the university, which the police judged needed to be taken seriously. After it turned out the threat had been distributed to several other higher educational institutions as well, a decision has been taken to reopen the university. Activities are expected to be running as usual from Tuesday morning.Read more at the LU web

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/campus-teaching-cancelled-october-12th-due-threat - 2025-12-01

Margareta Johansson, researcher at our department, has been interviewed by Sveriges Radio - Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster - about her research on permafrost. Margareta Johansson said she is measuring the active layer, that is, the part of the permafrost that thaws every year, as well as looking at trends and changes over time.Read the full article here (Google translated).

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/margareta-johansson-interviewed-sveriges-radio - 2025-12-01

Markku Rummukainen has been featured twice in Dagens Nyheter recently, and once in Forskning & Framsteg. In one article in Dagens Nyheter, Rummukainen was interviewed about capturing and storing of carbon dioxide as a strategy for mitigating climate change. The technology is called CCS, which stands for carbon, capture and storage.Rummukainen says he'd prefer if emissions could be avoided altogeth

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/marku-rummukainen-featured-media-topic-climate-change - 2025-12-01

Dr Dan Metcalfe is co-author to a paper coming out in Nature on the 23rd November, based upon his work with the longest-running tropical drought experiment. The study uses measurements from an Amazon forest subjected to over 12 years of severe artificial drought to pinpoint the mechanisms of drought induced tree mortality.Remarkably, even after widespread mortality the levels of carbon reserves in

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/article-tropical-drought-experiment-nature - 2025-12-01

On November 20 2015, the ICOS ERIC is officially established in Brussels, one of twelve large EU research companies. This will enable a comprehensive approach to map the European greenhouse gases. "We need a system for surveying the efficiency of our climate initiatives. ICOS is the answer to that", says Anders Lindroth, professor in Physical Geography at Lund University and Director of the Swedis

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/icos-eric-establishment-strong-message-towards-cop21 - 2025-12-01

SVT reporter Calle Elfström from the news programme Rapport ("Report") interviewed ICOS Project leader and Professor Anders Lindroth on the measurements being done at the research station Norunda, which is located about 30 km north of Uppsala, Sweden. – We know from what we have been seeing for a long time that [carbon dioxide levels] keep increasing, and we see no tangible effect out of the agree

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/swedish-television-news-program-rapport-paid-visit-icos-research-station-norunda - 2025-12-01

Recently, the media has been featuring some of the research being conducted at the department. Here are some of the articles. The world's vegetation has increasedProfessor Ben Smith has been interviewed about satellite measurements that show the earth's vegetation has increased during the last 30 years. Smith says that this is not only due to the greenhouse effect, but also because of political ch

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/departments-research-media - 2025-12-01

Associate senior lecturer Daniel Metcalfe was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. ERC funding is sought in international competition with scientific excellence as the sole criterion for selection. Dan Metcalfe is awarded €1.75 million over five years. Metcalfe's ERC project will provide the first global picture of how plant-eating insects affect the amount of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphor

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/dan-metcalfe-receives-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-12-01

The latest issue of Lund University Research Magazine features some of our Department's research being conducted in parts of Africa. Read the article here. It mentions the research conducted by the following staff members:Jonas ArdöHakim AbdiLars EklundhMarkku RummukainenMinchao Wu

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/department-research-featured-lund-university-research-magazine - 2025-12-01

Lina Eklund has been awarded the Alfort prize for her dissertation "No friends but the mountains – Understanding Population Mobility and Land Dynamics in Iraqi Kurdistan” The award is given by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Their motivation (translated):"Lina Eklund uses methods from both cultural and physical geography in order to investigate a wide range of possible drivers

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/lina-eklund-receives-award-her-thesis - 2025-12-01

Dan Metcalfe has been awarded a Formas Urgent grant for a project on the impact El Niño has on tropical forests. Dan Metcalfe, who recently was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, has been awarded 919 000 SEK for a Formas Urgent grant entitled "The impact of the 2015 El-Niño event on tropical forests: immediate effects and long-term recovery". The project will examine the consequences of this years

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/new-grant-dan-metcalfe - 2025-12-01

On his 50th birthday April 7th, the newspaper Sydsvenska Dagbladet features Torben Christensen and his research. Read the article here (Google translated).

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/he-conducts-research-chilly-areas - 2025-12-01

QS World University Rankings for 2016 places Lund University as the world's 16th by subject (Geography & Area Studies). The QS World University Rankings places Lund University as number 16 world wide in Geography & Area Studies. This is the an improvement from last year's position of 20.Lund University as a whole is ranked #70, maintaining a firm grip on the "A top 100 university" motto.The rankin

https://www.nateko.lu.se/article/ranked-16-among-geography-departments-world-wide - 2025-12-01