Jukka Käyhkö
Professor, PhD
jukka.kayhko@utu.fi +358 29 450 2402 +358 40 522 5212 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/orcid.org/0000-0002-3842-7355 |
Areas of expertise
Climatology; Urban climates; Geomorphology, Fluvial systems; Aeolian sedimentology; Wind erosion; Global change; Environmental change; Remote sensing; Socio-ecological systems. Regional expertise: Lapland, Iceland, Zanzibar, Namibia
Climatology; Urban climates; Geomorphology, Fluvial systems; Aeolian sedimentology; Wind erosion; Global change; Environmental change; Remote sensing; Socio-ecological systems. Regional expertise: Lapland, Iceland, Zanzibar, Namibia
Biography
- Professor 2004-, Department of Geography, University of Turku
- Professor 2004-, Department of Geography, University of Turku
- Professor (substitute) 2003, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki
- Programme manager, Finnish Global Change Research Programme FIGARE 1998-2002, University of Turku
- Junior lecturer (assistant) 1996-98, Department of Geography, University of Turku
- PhD: Sedimentology 1997 Postgraduate Research Institute for Sedimentology (PRIS), The University of Reading, UK (Thesis: “Aeolian activity in subarctic Fennoscandia – distribution, history and modern processes”)
- Licentiate in Philosophy: Geography 1994, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki
- MSc, Geography, Certificate of Education in Geography & Biology 1991, Department of Geography, University of Helsinki.
- Matriculation examination 1983, Sibelius-lukio, Helsinki
Research
My areas of interest and expertise include broadly topics related to climatology, geomorphology, sedimentology and transdisciplinary human-environment processes (global change). In climatology, I am particularly interested in understanding the regional dynamics and general implications of climate change. Connections to geomorphology include aeolian processes (esp. sand dunes, wind erosion, and their climate connections) and hydrological-fluvial processes (esp. denudation, flooding). Most of my geomorphological studies take place in Lapland and Iceland. Regarding anthropogenic systems, urban climates are of particular interest, specifically spatio-temporal variations of climate and their implications to e.g., human comfort, health, road management and urban planning. My research areas span from Northern Fennoscandia to East- and South-West Africa.
My areas of interest and expertise include broadly topics related to climatology, geomorphology, sedimentology and transdisciplinary human-environment processes (global change). In climatology, I am particularly interested in understanding the regional dynamics and general implications of climate change. Connections to geomorphology include aeolian processes (esp. sand dunes, wind erosion, and their climate connections) and hydrological-fluvial processes (esp. denudation, flooding). Most of my geomorphological studies take place in Lapland and Iceland. Regarding anthropogenic systems, urban climates are of particular interest, specifically spatio-temporal variations of climate and their implications to e.g., human comfort, health, road management and urban planning. My research areas span from Northern Fennoscandia to East- and South-West Africa.
Teaching
My typical teaching year consists of the following courses taught either by myself or jointly with other teachers:
My typical teaching year consists of the following courses taught either by myself or jointly with other teachers:
MAAN6091 Basics of Geography (jointly), (lecture course)
MAAN6151 Geomorphology (lecture course)
MAAN6153 Climatology (lecture course)
MAAN6570 Climate.now – Basics of climate change (online course; responsible teacher)
MAAN7052 Geography colloquium (responsible teacher)
MAAN7141 Geography research course (responsible teacher) (lectures, field class, laboratory work)
MAAN7354 Global change (lectures, literature, group work, field excursion)
MAAN7741 Systemschange.now – Systems thinking in Global change research (online course; responsible teacher)
Course language:
Bachelor level courses (code 6XXX) in Finnish
Master level courses (code 7XXX) English/Finnish depending on the audience
Publications 
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- Extreme urban–rural temperatures in the coastal city of Turku, Finland: Quantification and visualization based on a generalized additive model (2016)
- Science of the Total Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - ‘‘Generality of mis-fit’’? The real-life difficulty of matching scales in an interconnected world (2016)
- AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Laidunnus ei ole juuri lisännyt eroosiota (2016)
- Helsingin Sanomat
(E1 Popularised article) - National Future Earth platforms as boundary organizations contributing to solutions-oriented global change research (2016)
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Where do the treeless tundra areas of northern highlands fit in the global biome system: toward an ecologically natural subdivision of the tundra biome (2016)
- Ecology and Evolution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Permafrost. Circumpolar status Report: Finland. (2015)
- Circle
(E1 Popularised article) - Recent Change—River Run-off and Ice CoverRiver runoff (2015) Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin Apsite E, Bolek A, Filatov N, Kondratyev S, Korhonen J, Kriaučiūnienė J, Lindström G, Nazarova L, Pyrh A, Sztobryn M
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Future fluvial erosion and sedimentation potential of cohesive sediments in a coastal river reach of SW Finland (2014)
- Hydrological Processes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lämpösaarekeilmiön ymmärtäminen tukee kaupunkisuunnittelua (2014)
- Ilmasto-opas.fi
(Other publication) - Maantiede Turussa, hyvässä Seurassa? (2014)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Occurrence of meteorological summer dry spells and dry days in northern Europe during the 20th century (2014)
- Raportteja - ilmatieteen laitos
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Surveyed and modelled one-year morphodynamics in the braided lower Tana River (2014)
- Hydrological Processes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lämpösaareketta tutkitaan Turussa paikkatietomenetelmin (2013)
- Positio
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Olavi Granö In Memoriam (2013)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Comparison of empirical and theoretical remote sensing based bathymetry models in river environments (2012)
- River Research and Applications
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Effects of scale on modelling the urban heat island in Turku, SW Finland (2012)
- Climate Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kestävä kehitys ja monitieteellinen tutkimus (2012) Monitieteinen ympäristötutkimus Käyhkö Jukka
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The impact of environmental factors on urban temperature variability in the coastal city of Turku, SW Finland (2012)
- International Journal of Climatology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Spatial prediction of urban-rural temperatures using statistical methods (2011)
- Theoretical and Applied Climatology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Energian käyttö (2010) Maailmanlaajuiset ympäristöongelmat. Uhkakuvista yhteistyöhön. 6. uudistettu painos Käyhkö J
(D2 Article in a professional compilation book)
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