Oleg Anisimov | |
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| Discipline | physical geography climatology |
| Institutions | State Hydrological Institute |
| Main interests | impact ofclimate change on theArctic region |
| Notable works | Polar regions chapters in theThird (2001),Fourth (2007) andFifth IPCC assessment reports Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic |
Oleg Aleksandrovich Anisimov is a Russian climate scientist. Doctor of Science in Geography and Professor of Physical Geography at the State Hydrological Institute (SHI), part of theFederal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of Russia (Roshydromet) inSaint Petersburg.[1] An expert on the impact ofclimate change on theArctic region, he has acted as a lead author for theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which received the 2007Nobel Peace Prize.
Anisimov was the coordinating lead author of thePolar regions chapters in theThird (2001),Fourth (2007) andFifth IPCC assessment reports. He was also lead author for theArctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) andSnow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA).[1]
In 2015, Anisimov warned thatArctic amplification was causingglobal warming inYakutia, Russia's coldest region, to take place at twice the global rate:
There is a reduction in snow and ice cover, which reflect much of the coming sunlight. With less snow and ice, the Arctic gets additional warmth [...] In September 2012 sea ice reached its absolute minimum of 3.2 million square kilometres, which is more than twice lower than the 1979-2000 average of 7.0 million square kilometres. Therefore, by the middle of the century it may be that theArctic Ocean will be completely ice free.[2]
In December 2018, he addressed the 8th Arctic: Today and the Future, an international forum of Arctic researchers, reporting on changes in thecryolithic zone of the Arctic.[3]
After the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anisimov apologised for his country's actions to a virtual meeting of more than 200 delegates from IPCC member countries, saying he had 'huge praise' for Ukraine.[4]
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