Kristin Richter

Post doc in Physical Oceanography
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen

Geophysical Institute
Office: Østfløy 202
Allégaten 70, N-5007 Bergen, Norway

Telephone: +47 55 58 37 08
Fax: +47 55 58 98 83
E-mail: Kristin.Richter@gfi.uib.no


now at:
Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics,
University of Innsbruck


Curriculum Vitae

Interests

Sea level rise and change along the northern European coast and global sea level rise projections

Statistical methods in climate science

North Atlantic climate variability

Influence of large-scale atmospheric forcing on North Atlantic - Nordic Seas Ocean Circulation

Although the Nordic Seas (Iceland, Greenland and Norwegian Sea) cover only 0.75 % of the area of the World Ocean they play a key role in the global thermohaline circulation, being the main connection between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic. The dense overflow over the Greenland Scotland ridge feeds the North Atlantic with deep bottom water whereas the inflow of Atlantic water is a major reason for the mild climate in northern Europe. Beside estuarine and buoyancy forcing the interaction of the ocean and the atmosphere through wind forcing is a major factor influencing the variability of the circulation in the Nordic Seas.
I combine available observations and model results to investigate the variability in inflowing strength and water properties on interannual to decadal time scales. I study baroclinic adjustment processes in the Nordic Seas related to atmospheric forcing and try to assess how the inflow may respond to climate change.

Presentations

K. Richter and T. Furevik, Response of Atlantic Inflow into the Nordic Seas to Cyclones, 22.05.2007 PhD-seminar, 2007 (presentation)
K. Richter and T. Furevik, Spin-up of the Nordic Seas Ocean Circulation by an Applied Wind Stress, 15.04.-20.04.2007 EGU Wien, 2007 (poster)
K. Richter and S. Maus, Interannual variability in the hydrography of the Norwegian Atlantic Current, 03.04.-08.04.2011 EGU Wien, 2011 (poster)
K. Richter, J.E. Nilsen and H. Drange, Sea level variability along the Norwegian coast, 03.04.-08.04.2011 EGU Wien, 2011 (poster)

Publications

Richter, K., T. Furevik, and K.A. Orvik (2009), Effect of wintertime low-pressure systems on the Atlantic inflow to the Nordic seas,
J. Geophys. Res., 114, C09006, doi:10.1029/2009JC005392.

Richter, K. and S. Maus (2011), Interannual variability in the hydrography of the Norwegian Atlantic Current: frontal versus advective response to atmospheric forcing,
J. Geophys. Res., 116, C12031, doi:10.1029/2011JC007311.

Richter, K., O.H. Segtnan, and T. Furevik (2012), Variability of the Atlantic inflow to the Nordic Seas and its causes inferred from observations of sea surface height,
J. Geophys. Res. 117, C04004, doi:10.1029/2011JC007719

Richter, K., J.E.Ø. Nilsen and H. Drange (2012), Contributions to sea level variability along the Norwegian coast for 1960-2010,
J. Geophys. Res. 117, C05038, doi:10.1029/2011JC007826

Richter, K., R. Riva, and H. Drange (2013), Impact of self-attraction and loading effects induced by shelf mass loading on projected regional seal level rise,
Geophys. Res. Lett. 40, doi:10.1002/grl.50265