Igor Polyakov

Professional Interests

Major Projects

• Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS)
• Multidecadal variability (MDV) in the Arctic and North Atlantic climate system

Secondary Projects

• Variability of the intermediate Atlantic Water of the Arctic Ocean over the last 100 years
• Arctic Ocean variability derived from historical observations
• What Drives Greenland Sea Deep-Water Convection?
• Polar Amplification of Global Warming
• Variability and Trends of Air Temperature and Pressure in the Maritime Arctic, 1875 - 2000
• Long-Term Ice Variability in Arctic Marginal Seas
• Restoring and flux adjustment: How good/bad are they?

Education

• Doctor of Science, Physical Oceanography, Russian State Hydrometeorological Institute 
• Ph.D, Physical Oceanography, Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute
• M.S., Mathematics, St. Petersburg State University
• M.S., Physical Oceanography, Leningrad Hydrometeorological Institute