Andrei G. Lapenis (Ph.D.,1986) State Hydrological Institute, St.
Petersburg)
(518) 442-4191 email
Associate Professor
Joint Appointment with Dept of
Geography and Planning
Andrei
Lapenis is interested in the global climate evolution of the Earth, and
using this knowledge to forecast future anthropogenic climate change.
Most
of his research has focused on developing the "Paleocalibration
Technique"
to estimate global climate sensitivity. Presently, most Global Climate
Models (GCMs) used to make such forecasts are calibrated only within
the
narrow range of climate forming parameters (atmospheric CO2, aerosol,
surface
albedo) in the instrumental record of climate change. Hence, creation
of
reliable paleocalibration fields will help to test GCMs under
conditions
very different from the present and, eventually, to improve forecasts
of
anthropogenic climate change. Another topic of Dr. Lapenis' study is
the
Historic Russian Soil Collection. This unique collection is being used
to derive information on soil carbon dynamics in different ecosystems
as
well as estimate atmospheric contamination of East European Soils
during
the last 100 years.
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