Kirill Khvorostovsky
Researcher
kirill@rshu.ru
Education
In 1996 graduated from St. Petersburg State University in Meteorology and Climatology (Master degree)
In 2004 obtained PhD degree in Meteorology and Climatology from St. Petersburg State University
Work experience
From 2004 – 2006 – junior researcher of Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia
From 2006 – researcher of Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Bergen, Norway
From 2017 till present – researcher of Satellite Oceanography Laboratory at Russian State Hydrometeorological University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Scientific interests
- Sea ice thickness retrieval
- Sea ice classification
- Surface elevation change and mass balance of ice sheets
- Satellite radar and laser altimetry