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Curriculum Vitae (short & extended) for Alexander Mahura
SHORT CV:
Alexander Mahura; PhD (Phys&Math., Atm.Sci.), MSc (Env.Mod., Atm.Sci.), BSc. (Atm.Sci.); more than 25 years of research experience; fields of research are modelling of atmospheric processes and transport of pollutants (including radionuclides) on local-meso-regional-hemispheric scales, on-line integrated meteorology-chemistry-aerosols modelling at regional-urban scales, impact of urban areas on meteorology and atmospheric composition, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric boundary layer processes, environmental impact and risk assessment, fine-scale road weather forecasting, birch pollen modelling, numerical weather prediction, statistics; consulting/co-advising students BSc/MSc/PhD on relevant research projects/theses; co-author of over 300 sci.-tech. publications, incl. 5 books and about 60 peer-reviewed papers; worked in Russia (Russian State Hydrometeorological University; Kola Science Center of Russian Academy of Sciences), USA (University of Alaska Fairbanks /UAF, University of Washington /UW), Austria (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis), France (Ecole Centrale de Nantes), Denmark (Danish Meteorological Institute), and Finland (University of Helsinki); since 2000 has been involved in many international projects such as AR-NARP, FARECS, INTAS, FP5 FUMAPEX, FP6 Enviro-RISKS, FP7 (MEGAPOLI, TRANSPHORM, MACC, MarcoPolo), Horizon-2020 (ESCAPE, INTAROS, iCUPE, CRiceS, RI-URBANS), Horizon-Europe (FOCI), EU (Digital Europe: Climate Adaptation Digital Twin), Nordic (NordRISK, CEEH, RSF, NetFAM, fsRSF, MUSCATEN, CarboNord, CRAICC-PEEX, CRUCIAL, TRAKT-2018), AoF (ClimEco, ACCC), TEMPUS (QualiMet, CombatMeteo), Erasmus+ (MODEST, ClimEd), FIRST+ (PEEX-AC, PEEX-FRESReN), EU COST Actions (-728, -EUPOL, -ENCWF, -EuMetChem), HIRLAM, HARMONIE, EnviroChemistry/ EnviroAerosols/ Enviro-PEEX/ Enviro-PEEX(Plus) on ECMWF HPC, PEEX-MP-Europa3 HPC, Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) programme, and other projects.
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Birthdate: 19 May 1967
Web-sites: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexander_Mahura
https://tuhat.helsinki.fi/portal/en/person/mahura
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modelling of atmospheric processes and transport of pollutants (including radionuclides) on local-meso-regional-hemispheric scales, environmental impact and risk assessment, on-line integrated meteorology-chemistry-aerosols modelling at regional-urban scales, impact of urban areas on meteorology and atmospheric composition, atmospheric chemistry, numerical weather prediction, atmospheric boundary layer processes, fine-scale road weather forecasting, birch pollen modelling, statistics for data analysis and post-processing models output; actively involved in developing of multi-scale online integrated/ seamless modelling of meteorology-chemistry-aerosols processes with interactions and feedbacks considering the atmosphere as one interacting system; experience in using and contributing to development of numerical weather prediction and pollution models at different scales.
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All 60+ projects are listed at: http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_projects_1.pdf
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Science education of new generation of researchers:
All students and science education activities are listed at: http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_students_1.pdf
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Selected peer-reviewed publications during last years:
See more details in separate file at: http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_articles_chapters_books_1.pdf
Mahura A., A. Baklanov, S.R. Arnold, R. Makkonen, M. Boy, T. Petäjä, V-M. Kerminen, H.K. Lappalainen, M. Jochum, R. Nuterman, A. Schvidenko, I. Esau, E. Gordov, A. Titov, I. Okladnikov, V. Penenko, A. Penenko, M. Sofiev, A. Stohl, T. Aalto, J. Bai, C. Chen, Y. Cheng, M. Cherepova, O. Drofa, M. Huang, L. Järvi, H. Kokkola, R. Kouznetsov, T. Li, K.S. Madsen, P. Malguzzi, K. Moiseenko, S. Monks, S. Myslenkov, G. Nerobelov, S.B. Nielsen, S.M. Noe, Y. Palamarchuk, E. Pyanova, T.S. Rasmussen, J. She, A. Skorohod, S. Smyshlyaev, J.H. Sørensen, D. Spracklen, H. Su, J. Tonttila, E. Tsvetova, S. Wang, J. Wang, T. Wolf-Grosse, Y. Yu, Q. Zhang, W. Zhang, W. Zhang, X. Zheng, P. Zhou, S. Zilitinkevich, M. Kulmala (2018): PEEX Modelling Platform for Seamless Environmental Prediction. Atm Chem & Phys Discussion, acp-2018-541
Mahura A., Gonzalez-Aparicio I., Nuterman R., Baklanov A. (2018): Seasonal impact analysis on population due to continuous sulphur emissions from Severonikel smelters of the Kola Peninsula. Geography, Environment, Sustainability; 2018, 11(1): 130-144, DOI:10.24057/2071-9388-2018-11-1-130-144
Nerobelov G., Sedeeva M., Mahura A., Nuterman R., Mostamandi S., Smyshlyaev S. (2018): Online integrated modeling on regional scale in North-West Russia: evaluation of aerosols influence on meteorological parameters. Geography, Environment, Sustainability; 2018, 11(2): 73-83, https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2018-11-2-73-83
Baklanov, A., Smith Korsholm, U., Nuterman, R., Mahura, A., Nielsen, K. P., Sass, B. H., Rasmussen, A., Zakey, A., Kaas, E., Kurganskiy, A., Sørensen, B., and González-Aparicio, I. (2017): Enviro-HIRLAM online integrated meteorology–chemistry modelling system: strategy, methodology, developments and applications (v7.2), Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 2971-2999, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2971-2017, 2017.
Penenko A., Penenko V., Nuterman R., Baklanov A., Mahura A. (2015): Direct variational assimilation algorithm for atmospheric chemistry data with transport and transformation model. SPIE Vol 9680, Atmospheric and Ocean Optics: Atmospheric Physics, 968076, Nov 2015, 12p., doi: 10.1117/12.2206008
Baklanov, A., K.H. Schlünzen, P. Suppan, J. Baldasano, D. Brunner, S. Aksoyoglu, G. Carmichael, J. Douros, J. Flemming, R. Forkel, S. Galmarini, M. Gauss, G. Grell, M. Hirtl, S. Joffre, O. Jorba, E. Kaas, M. Kaasik, G. Kallos, X. Kong, U. Korsholm, A. Kurganskiy, J. Kushta, U. Lohmann, A. Mahura, A. Manders-Groot, A. Maurizi, N. Moussiopoulos, S.T. Rao, R.S. Sokhi, N. Savage, C. Seigneur, S. Solomos, B. Sørensen, G. Tsegas, E. Vignati, B. Vogel, Y. Zhang (2014): Online Coupled Regional Meteorology-Chemistry Models in Europe. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14, 317-398; doi:10.5194/acp-14-317-2014
Mahura A., R. Nuterman, I. Petrova, B. Amstrup (2013): Atmospheric Trajectory and Chemical Transport Modelling for Elevated Ozone Events in Denmark. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol. 3 No. 1, 2013, pp. 87-99. doi: 10.4236/acs.2013.31011.
Gonzalez-Aparicio I., J. Hidalgo, A. Baklanov, U. Korsholm, R. Nuterman, A. Mahura, O. Santa-Coloma (2013): Urban Boundary Layer Analysis in the Complex Coastal Terrain of Bilbao using Enviro-HIRLAM. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol13, Iss 3-4, pp. 511-527; DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0808-6
Pankratov F. F., A. V. Konoplev, A. Mahura, O. V. Kats (2013): Analysis of the data of long-term monitoring of atmospheric mercury content and meteorological parameters at Amderma polar station. Russian Meteorology and Hydrology, Vol 38, Iss 6, pp. 405-413; DOI: 10.3103/S1068373913060058
Penenko V., Baklanov A., Tsvetova E., Mahura A. (2012): Direct and Inverse Problems in a Variational Concept of Environmental Modelling. Pure and Applied Geophysics, Special Issue on “Data Assimilation and its Applications”, 169:447–465, 2012; doi 10.1007/s00024-011-0380-5
Baklanov A., Penenko V., Mahura A., Vinogradova A., Elansky N., Tsvetova E., Rigina O., Maksimenkov L., Nuterman R., Pogarskii F., Zakey A. (2012): Aspects of Atmospheric Pollution in Siberia, pp. 303-346; In “Regional Environmental Changes in Siberia and Their Global Consequences”, P.Ya. Groisman, G. Gutman (Eds), Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-4569-8, 360 p.
Baklanov, A., Aloyan, A., Mahura, A., Arutyunyan, V., Luzan, P., (2011): Evaluation of source-receptor relationship for atmospheric pollutants using approaches of trajectory modelling, cluster, probability fields analyses and adjoint equations. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 2 (4), pp. 400-529; doi:10.5094/APR.2011.045;
Baklanov A., A. Mahura, R. Sokhi (Eds). (2010): Integrated Systems of Meso-Meteorological and Chemical Transport. Springer, 242 p., ISBN 978-3-642-13979-6, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-13980-2
Baklanov A, M. Lawrence, S. Pandis, A. Mahura, S. Finardi, et al. (2010): MEGAPOLI: concept of multi-scale modelling of megacity impact on air quality and climate. Advances in Science and Research, Vol 4, pp. 115-120; doi:10.5194/asr-4-115-2010.
Mahura A., Baklanov A, J.H. Sørensen, (2009): Estimation of Potential Impact on Copenhagen, Denmark, due to Accidental Releases at Nuclear Risk Sites. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol 39 (1-2), Jul 2009, pp. 159-167, DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2009.027149
Baklanov A., S. Grimmond, A. Mahura, M. Athanassiadou (Eds) (2009): Urbanization of Meteorological and Air Quality Models. Springer Publishers, 169 p., ISBN 978-3-642-00297-7; DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00298-4.
Mahura A., Baklanov A., Korsholm U. (2009): Parameterization of the Birch Pollen Diurnal Cycle. Aerobiologia, Vol. 25 (4), Dec 2009, pp. 203-208, DOI 10.1007/s10453-009-9125-7.
Baklanov A., Sorensen J.H., Mahura A. (2008): Methodology for Probabilistic Atmospheric Studies using Long-Term Dispersion Modelling. Environmental Modelling & Assessment, 13(4), 541-552, DOI: 10.1007/s10666-007-9124-4
Baklanov A., Korsholm U.S., Mahura A., Petersen C., Gross A., (2008): ENVIRO-HIRLAM: on-line coupled modelling of urban meteorology and air pollution. Advances in Science and Research, 2, 41-46, http://www.adv-sci-res.net/2/41/2008/asr-2-41-2008.pdf
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_abstracts_proceedings_1.pdf
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_reports_1.pdf
http://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mahura/AM_other_pres_publs_1.pdf
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Järvinen, H., Mahura, A., Räisänen, J., Tuppi, L. & Ekblom, M.
01/09/2022 → 31/03/2024
Project: Research project
Querol, X., Petäjä, T., Lehtipalo, K., Laj, P., Mahura, A., Kulmala, M., Järvi, L., Jokinen, T., Tarkoma, S., Paasonen, P., Ehn, M., Rebeiro-Hargrave, A. & Lappalainen, H. K.
01/10/2021 → 30/09/2025
Project: Research project
Thomas, J. L., Makkonen, R., Petäjä, T., Mahura, A., Sinclair, V., Sipilä, M. & Lappalainen, H. K.
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
Mahura, A., Nuterman, R., Savenets, M., Nerobelov, G., Pysarenko, L., Timofeev, Y., Krakovska, S., Ivanov, S., Kaas, E., Zilitinkevich, S., Kadantsev, E., Ferretti, R., Smyshlayev, S., Gnatiuk, N., Makkonen, R., Boy, M., Penenko, A., Toros, H., Zhou, P., Chalov, S., Konstantinov, P., Shevchenko, O., Snizhko, S., Amosov, P., Maksimova, V., Panidi, E., Sedeeva, M., Cherepova, M., Mikhailenko, N., Varentsov, M., Gabyshev, D. & Zhuravlev, A.
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research project
Zilitinkevich, S., Kulmala, M., Stepanenko, S., Tyuryakov, S., Bashmakova, I., Lauri, K. A., Lappalainen, H. K., Mahura, A., Riuttanen, L., Aguilar, E., Kulm, S., Sepp, K., Shkaruba, A., Shabliy, O., Khomenko, I., Ovcharuk, V., Polevyi, A., Semenova, I. & Kryvomaz, T.
15/11/2020 → 14/11/2024
Project: Other project
Markku Kulmala (Chair of organizing committee), Sergey Smyshlayev (Chair of organizing committee), Tuukka Petäjä (Member of organizing committee), Hanna K. Lappalainen (Member of organizing committee), Alexander Mahura (Member of organizing committee), Katja Anniina Lauri (Member of organizing committee), Yana Drobzheva (Member of organizing committee), Eduard Podgaiskii (Member of organizing committee), Alexander Pogoreltsev (Member of organizing committee) & Anna Fokicheva (Member of organizing committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Alexander Mahura (Speaker: Keynote)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Hanna K. Lappalainen (Speaker: Presenter), Tuukka Petäjä (Speaker: Presenter), Alexander Mahura (Speaker: Presenter), Jaana Bäck (Speaker: Presenter), Katja Anniina Lauri (Speaker: Presenter), Risto Makkonen (Speaker: Presenter), Andrei Tronin (Speaker: Presenter), Victor Gornyy (Speaker: Presenter), Sergei Kritsuk (Speaker: Presenter), Andrei Kiselev (Speaker: Presenter), Yulia Polayk (Speaker: Presenter) & Victor Gruzdev (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Hanna K. Lappalainen (Speaker: Presenter), Tuukka Petäjä (Speaker: Presenter), Alexander Mahura (Speaker: Presenter), Michael Boy (Speaker: Presenter), Katja Anniina Lauri (Speaker: Presenter), Jaana Bäck (Speaker: Presenter), Risto Makkonen (Speaker: Presenter), Vladimir Masloboev (Speaker: Presenter), Eugene Borovichev (Speaker: Presenter), Maria Kornejkova (Speaker: Presenter), Elena Klyuchnikova (Speaker: Presenter), Dmitri Denisow (Speaker: Presenter) & Dmitri Makarov (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Hanna K. Lappalainen (Speaker: Presenter), Tuukka Petäjä (Speaker: Presenter), Alexander Mahura (Speaker: Presenter), Michael Boy (Speaker: Presenter), Katja Anniina Lauri (Speaker: Presenter), Risto Makkonen (Speaker: Presenter), Sergey Smyshlayev (Speaker: Presenter), Yuri Timofeev (Speaker: Presenter), Evgeny Panidi (Speaker: Presenter), Evgeny Mikhailov (Speaker: Presenter) & Andrei Koval (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars