Hans Hygen
Climate Resercher
Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolHans Hygen is a climate researcher with over 11 years of experience applying meteorological and climatological data to practical problems, particularly climate services and adaptation for sectors like construction. He has led teams—most recently a 16-person climate services department—and built public-facing climate information tools, including work on eklima.met.no and the Norwegian Centre for Climate Services. His work blends hands-on research on historical and scenario-based climate data with translating results into accessible products for partners, media, and the public. He holds a doctorate in meteorology and has a long record of institutional leadership, including heading Norway’s delegation to WMO-CCl meetings. Beyond technical analysis, he brings experience in web-based information delivery and stakeholder engagement, ensuring climate intelligence is actionable. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic bridge between rigorous climate science and real-world decision making.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyPre-bachelor Meteorology, Pre-bachelor Meteorology at The University Centre in SvalbardDr. Meteorology, Dr. Meteorology at University of Bergen (UiB)Arctic geophysics, Arctic geophysics at UNIS
Norwegian, Norwegian, English
Github Skills (7)
noaa2
r-package2
weather-data2
carbon-emissions2
climate-science1
climate-change1
data-analysis1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
metno/rscripts
Nov 2014 - Jan 2023
Contributions:80 commits, 98 pushes in 8 years 3 months
metno/BMD
Mar 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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