Alekseev Genrikh V.


Alekseev Genrikh V., Doctor of geography, Professor, Head of the Department of Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction, the State Research Center of the Russian Federation – the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.


Scopus ID: 7101938716
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Education
1992:Doctor of geography: Thesis “Large-scale ocean variability and high latitude climate oscillations”;
1969: PhD degree in Physics and Mathematics: Thesis “Physical and statistical study of the Arctic sea level oscillations”;
1965-1968: Post-graduate student. Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), St. Petersburg, Russia;
1961: Leningrad Admiral Makarov Maritime Academy, Leningrad, Russia. M.Sc. Major: Oceanography.


Professional activity
1986 – present: Head of Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Department, AARI;
1973-1986: Senior Scientist, AARI;
1970-1971: oceanographer of the North Pole-16 drifting station;
1969-1973: junior scientist of the AARI;
1961-1965: junior scientist of the Arctic Research Observatory in Tiksi (Yakutiya).


Field experience:
1970-1971: Oceanologist and hydrochemist at the North Pole drift station SP-16;
1972- 1989: Participant of 7 and Head of 4 oceanographic expeditions in the Northern and Southern oceans.


Research Interests:
Climate change, Polar climate, Ocean-Atmosphere interaction; Polar amplification of climate variability; Statistical methods; Theory of “weather noise” in climate variability; Ocean circulation; Oceanographic observations and monitoring; Restoration of the large-scale ocean fields; Assessment of water mass and atmospheric circulation in Arctic; Teleconnections in the ocean and atmosphere; Global warming in Arctic and predictability; Asymmetry in the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice change.


Lecturing and teaching:
Special course “Climate and Environment of the Arctic” for undergrad and PhD students, AARI; Scientific Advisor of PhD students.


Scientific organisations and expertise:
1993-2000: Member of the scientific coordinate group, International Program “Arctic Climate System Study” (ACSYS);
1997-present: Head of the Permanent seminar on Polar and Global Climate, AARI;
2002-2004: Co-author of the t1 Review «Assessment of Climate Impact in Arctic” (ÀÑIÀ);
2002-2007: Member of the Russian National Group for preparation the IPY 2007-2008;
2007-present: Member of Expert Group on climate, International Program AMAP;
2009-2011: Chief Editor, Special Issue “Meteorological and Geophysical Researches” on the IPY2007-2008 legacy;
2008-2010: Convener and Co-Convener of EGU General Assembly, sessions on Arctic climate change.


Awards:
1986 - Yu. M. Shokalsky Award from “Roshydromet”,
1995- Medal “Sign of Honor”;
2004 – O.Yu.Shmidt Award from Russian Academy of Science,


Publications:
More than 150 referred scientific publications; 11 monographs.

Selected publications:

  1. Alekseev, G.V., Kuzmina, S.I., Glok, N.I., Vyazilova, A.E., Ivanov, N.E., Smirnov, A.V. Influence of Atlantic on the warming and reduction of sea ice in the Arctic. (2017) Led iSneg, 57 (3), pp. 381-390. DOI: 10.15356/2076-6734-2017-3-381-390
  2. Alekseev, G.V., Glok, N.I., Smirnov, A.V., Vyazilova, A.E.The influence of the North Atlantic on climate variations in the Barents Sea and their predictability. (2016) Russian Meteorology and Hydrology, 41 (8), pp. 544-558. DOI: 10.3103/S1068373916080045
  3. Alekseev, G., Glok, N., Smirnov, A. On assessment of the relationship between changes of sea ice extent and climate in the Arctic (2016) International Journal of Climatology, 36 (9), pp. 3407-3412. DOI: 10.1002/joc.4550
  4. Alekseev, G.V., Aleksandrov, E.I., Glok, N.I., Ivanov, N.E., Smolyanitsky, V.M., Kharlanenkova, N.E., Yulin, A.V.Arctic sea ice cover in connection with climate change. (2015) Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics, 51 (9), pp. 889-902. DOI: 10.1134/S0001433815090029
  5. Alekseev, G.V., Danilov, A.I., Kattsov, V.M., Kuz'mina, S.I., Ivanov, N.E. Changes in the climate and sea ice of the Northern Hemisphere in the 20th and 21st centuries from data of observations and modeling. (2009) Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics, 45 (6), pp. 675-686. DOI: 10.1134/S0001433809060012
  6. Frolov, S.V., Fedyakov, V.E., Tret'yakov, V.Yu., Klein, A.E., Alekseev, G.V.New data on change in ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean (2009) Doklady Earth Sciences, 425 (2), pp. 317-321. DOI: 10.1134/S1028334X09020329
  7. Alekseev, G.V., Kuzmina, S.I., Nagurny, A.P., Ivanov, N.E. Arctic sea ice data sets in the context of climate change during the 20th century (2008) Advances in Global Change Research, 33, pp. 47-63. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6766-2_3
  8. Alekseev, G.V., Nagurny, A.P. Role of sea ice in the formation of annual carbon dioxide cycle in the Arctic (2007) Doklady Earth Sciences, 417 (2), pp. 1398-1401. DOI:10.1134/S1028334X0709022X
  9. Kattsov, V.M., Alekseev, G.V., Pavlova, T.V., Sporyshev, P.V., Bekryaev, R.V., Govorkova, V.A.Modeling the evolution of the world ocean ice cover in the 20th and 21st centuries. (2007) Izvestiya - Atmospheric and Ocean Physics, 43 (2), pp. 142-157. DOI: 10.1134/S0001433807020028
  10. Alekseev, G.V., Frolov, I.E., Sokolov, V.T.Observations in the Arctic Ocean do not confirm weakening of thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic (2007) Doklady Earth Sciences, 413 (1), pp. 277-280. DOI: 10.1134/S1028334X0702033X
  11. Lukianova, R., Alekseev, G. Long-term correlation between the Nao and solar activity(2005) Solar Physics, 224 (1-2), pp. 445-454. DOI: 10.1007/s11207-005-4974-x
  12. Polyakov, I.V., Alekseev, G.V., Timokhov, L.A., Bhatt, U.S., Colony, R.L., Simmons, H.L., Walsh, D., Walsh, J.E., Zakharov, V.F.Variability of the intermediate Atlantic water of the Arctic Ocean over the last 100 years. (2004) Journal of Climate, 17 (23), pp. 4485-4497. DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-3224.1
  13. Alekseev G.V., Bulatov L.V., Zakharov V.F. Freshwater freezing/melting cycle in the Arctic Ocean. In: E.L. Lewis et al. (eds.) The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000. 589-608.
  14. McClimans T.A., G.V. Alekseev, O.M. Johannessen, and M.W. Miles Interaction with the Global Climate System. Chapter 6 in P. Lemke and H.-W. Jacobi (eds.), Arctic Climate Change:The ACSYS Decade and Beyond, Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library 43, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-2027-5_6, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
  15. Alekseev G.V., S.I. Kuzmina, A.P. Nagurny, N.E. Ivanov. Arctic sea ice data sets in the context of the climate change during the 20th century. In "Climate variability and extremes during the past 100 years". Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 2007, Vol.33, p.47-63.