Frida Bender

Frida Bender is a Professor of Climate Modeling at the Department of Meteorology (MISU) at Stockholm University. Her research focuses on understanding the complex interactions between clouds, aerosols, and climate, with particular emphasis on how small-scale processes affect large-scale climate patterns.

Her research interests include:

• Aerosol-cloud-climate interactions and their representation in models
• Planetary and cloud albedo estimation and determining factors
• Cloud feedback mechanisms and climate sensitivity
• Aerosol forcing and characterization of present-day vs. pre-industrial aerosol distributions
• Values in Science and how they influence uncertainty estimation in climate science
• Precipitation pattern changes under global warming
• Marine cloud brightening as a potential climate intervention

Professor Bender's work combines global climate models with observational data and e-science tools, often involving interdisciplinary collaborations and meta-studies of climate modeling. Her research is crucial for improving climate projections and understanding the Earth's climate sensitivity.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on using satellite observations and climate models to understand cloud-radiation interactions, hemispheric albedo symmetry, and climate feedback mechanisms. Many of her studies employ machine learning approaches to analyze complex climate data.

Scientific contributions:

• Extensive research on aerosol-cloud interactions and their climate impacts
• Work on understanding hemispheric albedo symmetry and its implications for climate sensitivity
• Studies on marine cloud responses to biomass burning plumes
• Investigations into values and ethics in climate modeling
• Research on climate model code genealogy and its relation to climate feedbacks

Professor Bender has supervised numerous undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to the development of the next generation of climate scientists. She has also been actively involved in teaching courses on climate change solutions, climate and general circulation, and meteorology for teachers-to-be.

Her research is organized within the Clouds, airborne particles and gases research group at MISU, which investigates how atmospheric particles affect cloud properties and contribute to climate change.