Jørgen Peder Steffensen

Jørgen Peder Steffensen is a Professor at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, specializing in Ice, Climate and Geophysics. His research focuses on ice core stratigraphy, paleoclimatology, and climate change mechanisms, with a particular emphasis on historical climate events and their modern implications.

Steffensen’s recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to understanding climate history, including studies on

• Roman-era lead pollution and cognitive decline
• Neolithic art linking solar activity to climate change
• Greenland ice core analysis for Holocene thermal maximums
• Biomass burning emissions and volcanic climate forcing

His work often integrates ice core data with atmospheric modeling, contributing to global understanding of climate dynamics and historical environmental impacts.