Timo Nousiainen Academy Research Fellow Department of Physics P.O. Box 48 FIN-00014 University of Helsinki Finland Phone: +358 9 191 51064 Fax: +358 9 191 48802 Email: timo.nousiainen@helsinki.fi

A brief history of Timo

Born: 1970, in Kuopio, Finland

M.Sc (meteorology): 1994, University of Helsinki

Ph.Lic (meteorology): 1997, University of Helsinki

Ph.D (meteorology): 2002, University of Helsinki

Docent (meteorology): 2006, University of Helsinki

Professional interests

• Single scattering of electromagnetic radiation.
• Atmospheric particles, especially mineral dust.
• Remote sensing.
• Ice clouds.

Other "official" interests

• Atmospheric light phenomena. Check my atmospheric optics gallery for example photos.
• Noctilucent clouds and middle-atmosphere dynamics. See my gallery of noctilucent clouds for photos and more information.
• Dynamics of atmospheres of terrestrial planets.
• Climate change.
• Martian mineralogy and particles in Martian atmosphere.

Other relevant information

Atmospheric Optics group.

Curriculum Vitae.

List of publications.

ResearcherID.

Collection of links.