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Jukka
Käyhkö

Professor, Geography
Professor, PhD
TURCLIM - Turku Urban Climate Research Group

Contact

+358 29 450 2402
+358 40 522 5212
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

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

Biography

- 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

Teaching

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 (jointly)MAAN7741 Systemschange.now – Systems thinking in Global change research (online course; responsible teacher)MAAN7742 Governance of sustainable cities and societies (guest lectures, jointly)SUST0001 Introduction to sustainability (online course; responsible teacher)
Course language:Bachelor level courses (code 6XXX) in FinnishMaster level courses (code 7XXX) English/Finnish depending on the audience 

Research

My areas of interest and expertise include broadly topics related to climatology, geomorphology, sedimentologytransdisciplinary human-environment processes (global change), and sustainablity, including sustainability education. 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.

Publications

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Comprehensive compilation and quality assessment of street-level urban air temperature measurements across European networks (2026)

Scientific Data
Amini, Setareh; Huerta, Adrian; Franke, Jörg; Brugnara, Yuri; Caluwaerts, Steven; Anet, Julien; Savić, Stevan; Gubler, Moritz; Steeneveld, Gert-Jan; Chapman, Lee; Meier, Fred; Dubreuil, Vincent; Christen, Andreas; Zeeman, Matthias; Lalić, Branislava; Schlögl, Sebastian; Käyhkö, Jukka; Azadfar, AmirMasoud; Brönnimann, Stefan
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu data-artikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)