Biography:Ole Humlum
Ole Humlum (born 21 July 1949) is a Danish professor emeritus of physical geography at the University of Oslo [1], Department of Geosciences and adjunct professor of physical geography at the University Centre in Svalbard.[1] His academic focus includes glacial and periglacial geomorphology and climatology.[2]
Education
Born near the coast in Jylland, he became interested in geology when he visited the Alps as a teenager and saw the glaciers. He studied natural science at the University of Copenhagen, earning bachelor's degrees in geology, geography, zoology and botany. In 1976, he obtained a M.Sc. in glacial geomorphology and was the same year also awarded a Prize Essay Gold Medal at the University for another study. He earned a Ph.D degree in glacial geomorphology in 1980.[1][3]
Career
After having held post-doc positions 1980–1983 he became scientific director at the University of Copenhagen Arctic Station near Qeqertarsuaq where he lived for three years. He subsequently worked as assistant professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1986–1999.[1]
He became professor at the University Centre in Svalbard in 1999. In 2003, he became full professor at the University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences.[1] He became a member of the newly founded Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research in 2008.[3][4]
Climate change views
Humlum is a member of the Norwegian climate change denialist organization Climate Realists (Klimarealistene) [2]. He is active in Norwegian and Danish climate politics, arguing that current climate change is mainly a natural phenomenon.[1] Together with Jan-Erik Solheim and Kjel Stordahl, he published the article "Identifying natural contributions to late Holocene climate change" in Global and Planetary Change in 2011. The article argues that changes in the sun's and moon's influence on the earth may explain most of the historical and current climate change. The theory in the article was opposed by several scientists.[5][6] He predicted in 2013 that the climate would most likely become colder in the coming 10–15 years.[7] In 2013, he wrote another article in Global and Planetary Change where he concluded that carbon dioxide lagged changes in temperature since 1975.[8]
Each year he publishes the report 'The State of the Climate' for climate change denialist group Global Warming Policy Foundation.
Humlum's views on climate change have been criticised in Skeptical Science, where it has been pointed out that Humlum constructs fallacious straw man arguments such as arguing that the attribution of recent climate change to human activity is based on a majority opinion of scientists.[9]
Selected publications
- Humlum, Ole (1 October 1982). "Rock glacier types on Disko, Central West Greenland". Danish Journal of Geography 82 (1): 59-66. doi:10.1080/00167223.1982.10649152. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00167223.1982.10649152. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole (May 1988). "Rock Glacier Appearance Level and Rock Glacier Initiation Line Altitude: A Methodological Approach to the Study of Rock Glaciers". Arctic and Alpine Research 20 (2): 160-178. doi:10.1080/00040851.1988.12002662. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00040851.1988.12002662. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole (October 1996). "Origin of rock glaciers: Observations from Mellemfjord, Disko Island, Central West Greenland". Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 7 (4): 361-380. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199610)7:4<361::AID-PPP227>3.0.CO;2-4. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199610)7:4%3C361::AID-PPP227%3E3.0.CO;2-4. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole (1998). "The climatic significance of rock glaciers". Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 9 (4): 375–395. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199810/12)9:4<375::AID-PPP301>3.0.CO;2-0.
- Humlum, Ole (October 2000). "The geomorphic significance of rock glaciers: estimates of rock glacier debris volumes and headwall recession rates in West Greenland". Geomorphology 35 (1-2): 41-67. doi:10.1016/S0169-555X(00)00022-2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169555X00000222. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole (January 2002). "Modelling late 20th-century precipitation in Nordenskiold Land, Svalbard, by geomorphic means". Norwegian Journal of Geography 56 (2): 96-103. doi:10.1080/002919502760056413. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/240528891_Modelling_late_20th-century_precipitation_in_Nordenskiold_Land_Svalbard_by_geomorphic_means. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole; Instanes, Arne; Sollid, Johan Ludwig (16 December 2016). "Permafrost in Svalbard: a review of research history, climatic background and engineering challenges". Polar Research 23 (2): 191-215. doi:10.3402/polar.v22i2.6455. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3402/polar.v22i2.6455. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole; Elberling, Bo; Hormes, Anne; Fjordheim, Kristine; Hansen, Odd Harald; Heinemeier, Jan (April 2005). "Late-Holocene glacier growth in Svalbard, documented by subglacial relict vegetation and living soil microbes". The Holocene 15 (3). doi:10.1191/0959683605hl817rp. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1191/0959683605hl817rp?journalCode=hola. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- Humlum, Ole; Christiansen, Hanne H.; Juliussen, Håvard (22 February 2007). "Avalanche-derived rock glaciers in Svalbard". Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 18 (1): 75-88. doi:10.1002/ppp.580. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ppp.580. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- Harris, Charles; Arenson, Lukas U.; Christiansen, Hanne H.; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Frauenfelder, Regula; Gruber, Stephan; Haeberli, Wilfried; Hauck, Christian et al. (February 2009). "Permafrost and climate in Europe: Monitoring and modelling thermal, geomorphological and geotechnical responses". Earth-Science Reviews 92 (3–4): 117–171. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.12.002. Bibcode: 2009ESRv...92..117H. https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/18017/1/Harris_Arenson_Permafrost_Climate_Europe_2009.pdf.
- Humlum, Ole (2009) (in Danish). Det ustyrlige klima: eksperternes vej fra forskere til flagellanter. Trykkefrihedsselskabets Bibliotek. ISBN 978-87-92417-08-4. OCLC 758139209.
- Humlum, Ole; Solheim, Jan-Erik; Stordahl, Kjell (October 2011). "Identifying natural contributions to late Holocene climate change". Global and Planetary Change 79 (1–2): 145–156. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.09.005. Bibcode: 2011GPC....79..145H.
- Humlum, Ole; Stordahl, Kjell; Solheim, Jan-Erik (January 2013). "The phase relation between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature". Global and Planetary Change 100: 51–69. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.08.008. Bibcode: 2013GPC...100...51H.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Halfdan Carstens (2013) Klimatolog i hardt vær Geo, nb. 1 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Ole Humlum UiO. Retrieved 9 January 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Curriculum Vitae: Ole Humlum (as of 2010) Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research. Retrieved 9 January 2014
- ↑ Members Polar Academy. Retrieved 9 January 2014
- ↑ Bjørn H. Samset and Henrik H. Svensen (26 July 2013) Seniorsaken Morgenbladet. Retrieved 9 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Richardson, Mark (August 2013). "Comment on 'The phase relation between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature' by Humlum, Stordahl and Solheim". Global and Planetary Change 107: 226–228. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.03.011. Bibcode: 2013GPC...107..226R.
- ↑ NTB (18 September 2014) De naturlige variasjonene i klimaet har vært undervurdert Adresseavisen. Retrieved 9 January 2014 (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Humlum, Ole; Stordahl, Kjell; Solheim, Jan-Erik (January 2013). "The phase relation between atmospheric carbon dioxide and global temperature". Global and Planetary Change 100: 51-69. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.08.008. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0921818112001658#preview-section-cited-by. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ↑ julienx2k2 (23 May 2011). "Humlum is at it again". https://skepticalscience.com/humlum-at-it-again.html.
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