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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- Miksi tuuli kuljettaa eli eolisten prosessien teoriaa (1994)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - Porolaidunnuksen vaikutus kasvipeitteeseen Enontekiön Näkkälän paliskunnassa - SPOT XS satelliittiaineiston digitaalinen tulkinta (1993)
- Terra: Maantieteellinen Aikakauskirja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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