The home page of Ola Brandt

Professional

I have been employed atthe Norwegian Polar Institute since 2002. During that period I have been involved in various projects mainly related to different aspects of glaciology. I am educated meteorologist from the University of Bergen (Norway) but are currently employed as a phd student (University of Oslo and Norwegian Polar Institute).

* Very high bandwidth Ku-band radar (2-18 GHz) and neutron probe measurements on Austfonna, Svalbard (2007). See Photos from the field work.
* Cryoconites, Antarctica. 2D FDTD example movie (wmv). Paper will soon be submitted...
* High Performance Computing (HPC). Here you find my Ground Penetrating Radar modelling HPC-Europa report (pdf) - 3D Modeling of EM Waves in High Arctic Glaciers (II).
* Superimposed ice formation on Kongsvegen, Svalbard. Paper abstract (pdf). An old AGU poster 2004 (pdf).
* 350-900 MHz GPR response to firn comprising a high fraction of ice layers, validation using cores and FDTD modeling. AGU poster 2005 (pdf). Paper will soon be submitted...
* Detection of buried ice and sediment layers in permafrost using ground penetrating radar. Paper abstract (pdf) (will soon appear in Remote Sensing of Environment special issue)
* Crevasse detection using GPR. Here is Andrea Taurisano's paper abstract (pdf)
* Troll blue ice runway, Antarctica (2002-2003).
* Longterm snow record from Abisko. Paper abstract (pdf). Ask for pre-print.
* Glacier geometry and elevation changes on Svalbard (1936–90): a baseline dataset. The published version of Chris Nuth's paper is in black and white... here you find a Colorversion (pdf)
* Mass-balance rates derived by mapping internal tephra layers in Myrdalsjøkull and Vatnajøkull ice caps, Iceland. Here (pdf)
* Modelling (FDTD) active-layer and permafrost temperarture evolution - a student "paper (pdf)"I wrote together some time ago (pdf).
* Envitools. See Kirsty Langley's IEEE paper abstract (pdf).
* Scannet

Most of my work I do using Matlab. However, I do work with C/C++ and use Python more and more.

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Personal

If you don't know where me and Carla are living I suggest that you take a look at some (overview) pictures from the area. If you have google earth installed you can open the kmz file and get a bit oriented. To see some other Skulsfjord inhabitants look here.

Weather:
If you want to know something about the typical weather in Skulsfjord have a look here (6Mb). For weather in general in Norway see here...

Windsurfing:
If you are interested in windsurfing you can find some pictures from the Norwegian formula windsurfing cup that took place in Tromsø June 2007. The windsurfing animation to the right is me windsurfing (using my 5.3 m2 1995 sailworks sail and RRD freestyle/wave board) Tromsø (Lagnes) March 2007. The pictures are taken by Stein Magne B.

I am a very bad surfer - anyway for some Surfing see some pictures below:
Unstad, Lofoten (2006)
Maui 2004/2005.

Skiing:
I have more or less stopped skiing telemark and is instead more into randonne now days. I use Firitzi Diamir Freeride bindings and a pair of Scarpa Denali boots. I just switched skies from Black Diamond Cross bow to a pair of twintip Dynastar Big Trouble skies. I really like the new skies :) Below you can find some skiing stuff:

Movie (*.mov 4Mb) from Riksgrænsen (Sweden) March 2007.
A small skitrip in Skulsfjord 18.02.2007 (just outside of the house where we are living).

Kayak:
Here you will find some pictures etc from my kayak building.

Biking:
Biking around Tromsø.

Madeira:
Christmas and New Year in Maderia 2006/2007.
Maderia is step - so are the roads... see an example movie here... (*.mov 20Mb).

RC Helicopter:
See my first helicopter flight, July 2007 (*.mov).