Andreas Westergaard-Nielsen

Andreas Westergaard-Nielsen

Associate Professor


  1. 2024
  2. Published

    Drivers of contemporary and future changes in Arctic seasonal transition dates for a tundra site in coastal Greenland

    Liu, Yijing, Wang, P., Elberling, Bo & Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, 2024, In: Global Change Biology. 30, 1, 17 p., e17118.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published
  4. Published

    No effect of snow on shrub xylem traits: Insights from a snow-manipulation experiment on Disko Island, Greenland

    Power, C. C., Normand, S., von Arx, G., Elberling, Bo, Corcoran, D., Krog, A. B., Bouvin, N. K., Treier, U. A., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Liu, Yijing & Prendin, Angela Luisa, 2024, In: The Science of the Total Environment. 916, p. 169896

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 2023
  6. Published

    Greenland-wide accelerated retreat of peripheral glaciers in the twenty-first century

    Larocca, L. J., Twining–Ward, M., Axford, Y., Schweinsberg, A. D., Larsen, S. H., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lützenburg, Gregor, Briner, J. P., Kjeldsen, Kristian Kjellerup & Bjørk, Anders Anker, 2023, In: Nature climate change. 13, p. 1324-1328

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Snow depth and the associated offset in ground temperatures in a landscape manipulated with snow-fences

    Liu, Yijing, Hansen, Birger, Elberling, Bo & Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, 2023, In: Geoderma. 438, 13 p., 116632.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Spatial controls of methane uptake in upland soils across climatic and geological regions in Greenland

    D'Imperio, Ludovica, Li, B., Tiedje, J. M., Oh, Y., Christiansen, Jesper Riis, Kepfer Rojas, Sebastian, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Brandt, Kristian Koefoed, Holm, Peter Engelund, Wang, P., Ambus, Per Lennart & Elberling, Bo, 2023, In: Communications Earth & Environment. 4, 1, 10 p., 461.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. 2022
  10. Published

    Influences of summer warming and nutrient availability on Salix glauca L. growth in Greenland along an ice to sea gradient

    Prendin, A. L., Normand, S., Carrer, M., Bjerregaard Pedersen, N., Matthiesen, H., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Elberling, Bo, Treier, U. A. & Hollesen, J., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 12 p., 3077.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 2021
  12. Published

    Growing season leaf carbon:nitrogen dynamics in Arctic tundra vegetation from ground and Sentinel-2 observations reveal reallocation timing and upscaling potential

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Christiansen, C. T. & Elberling, Bo, 2021, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 262, 11 p., 112512.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. 2020
  14. Published

    Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate

    Pedersen, N. B., Matthiesen, H., Blanchette, R. A., Alfredsen, G., Held, B. W., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Hollesen, J., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Application of drone borne LiDAR technology for monitoring agricultural biomass and plant growth.

    Trepekli, Aikaterini, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Friborg, Thomas, 2020. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Arctic archaeological sites threatened by climate change: A regional multi‐threat assessment of sites in south‐west Greenland

    Fenger‐Nielsen, R., Elberling, Bo, Kroon, Aart, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Matthiesen, H., Harmsen, H., Madsen, C. K., Stendel, M. & Hollesen, J., 2020, In: Archaeometry. 62, 6, p. 1280-1297 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Estimating meltwater retention and associated nitrate redistribution during snowmelt in an Arctic tundra landscape

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Balstrøm, Thomas, Treier, U., Normand, S. & Elberling, Bo, 2020, In: Environmental Research Letters. 15, 3, 13 p., 034025.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Greenland Climates

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Hansen, Birger, Elberling, Bo & Abermann, J., 2020, Encyclopedia of World’s Biomes. Goldstein, M. & DellaSala, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Elsevier, p. 539-550 12 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingEncyclopedia chapterCommunication

  19. Published

    Immediate and carry-over effects of insect outbreaks on vegetation growth in West Greenland assessed from cells to satellite

    Prendin, A. L., Carrer, M., Karami, M., Hollesen, J., Pedersen, N. B., Pividori, M., Treier, U. A., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Elberling, Bo & Normand, S., 2020, In: Journal of Biogeography. 47, 1, p. 87-100 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Multi-year data-model evaluation reveals the importance of nutrient availability over climate in arctic ecosystem C dynamics

    López-blanco, E., Jackowicz-korczynski, M., Mastepanov, M., Skov, K., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Williams, M. & Christensen, T. R., 2020, In: Environmental Research Letters. 15, 9, 14 p., 094007.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Reply to the comment: Northern Hemisphere permafrost extent: Drylands, glaciers and sea floor

    Obu, J., Westermann, S., Bartsch, A., Berdnikov, N., Christiansen, H. H., Dashtseren, A., Delaloye, R., Elberling, B., Etzelmüller, B., Kholodov, A., Khomutov, A., Kääb, A., Leibman, M. O., Lewkowicz, A. G., Panda, S. K., Romanovsky, V., Way, R. G., Westergaard-Nielsen, A., Wu, T., Yamkhin, J. & 1 others, Zou, D., 2020, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 2 p., 103036.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Volatile Organic Compound fluxes in a subarctic peatland and lake

    Seco, Roger, Holst, T., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Li, Tao, Simin, Tihomir, Jansen, J., Crill, P., Friborg, Thomas, Holst, J., Rinne, J. & Rinnan, Riikka, 2020. 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Volatile organic compound fluxes in a subarctic peatland and lake

    Seco, Roger, Holst, T., Matzen, M. S., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Li, Tao, Simin, Tihomir, Jansen, J., Crill, P., Friborg, Thomas, Rinne, J. & Rinnan, Riikka, 2020, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 20, 21, p. 13399-13416

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. 2019
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  27. Published

    Footprints from the past: the influence of past human activities on vegetation and soil across five archaeological sites in Greenland

    Fenger-Nielsen, R., Hollesen, J., Matthiesen, H., Andersen, E. A. S., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Harmsen, H., Michelsen, Anders & Elberling, Bo, 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 654, p. 895-905 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Model-data fusion to assess year-round CO2 fluxes for an arctic heath ecosystem in West Greenland (69°N)

    Zhang, W., Jansson, P. E., Sigsgaard, Charlotte, McConnell, A., Jammet, M. M., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lund, M., Friborg, Thomas, Michelsen, Anders & Elberling, Bo, 2019, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 272-273, p. 176-186 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Northern Hemisphere permafrost map based on TTOP modelling for 2000-2016 at 1 km2 scale

    Obu, J., Westermann, S., Bartsch, A., Berdnikov, N., Christiansen, H. H., Dashtseren, A., Delaloye, R., Elberling, B., Etzelmueller, B., Kholodov, A., Khomutov, A., Kaab, A., Leibman, M. O., Lewkowicz, A. G., Panda, S. K., Romanovsky, V., Way, R. G., Westergaard-Nielsen, A., Wu, T., Yamkhin, J. & 1 others, Zou, D., 2019, In: Earth-Science Reviews. 193, p. 299-316 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Predicting the loss of organic archaeological deposits at a regional scale in Greenland

    Hollesen, J., Matthiesen, H., Fenger-Nielsen, R., Abermann, J., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Elberling, Bo, 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 8 p., 9097.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Utilization of UAV-Lidar to infer surface roughness and leaf area index of a heterogeneous wooded area

    Trepekli, Aikaterini, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Friborg, Thomas, 2019, In: Geophysical Research Abstracts. 21, 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference articleResearch

  32. 2018
  33. Published

    A phenology-based approach to the classification of Arctic tundra ecosystems in Greenland

    Karami, M., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Normand, S., Treier, U. A., Elberling, Bo & Hansen, Birger, 2018, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 146, p. 518-529 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Contrasting temperature trends across the ice-free part of Greenland

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Karami, M., Hansen, B. U., Westermann, S. & Elberling, Bo, 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 6 p., 1586.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Geomorphological and cryostratigraphical analyses of the Zackenberg Valley, NE Greenland and significance of Holocene alluvial fans

    Cable, S., Christiansen, H. H., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Kroon, Aart & Elberling, Bo, 2018, In: Geomorphology. 303, p. 504-523 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Plant Traits are Key Determinants in Buffering the Meteorological Sensitivity of Net Carbon Exchanges of Arctic Tundra

    Lopez-Blanco, E., Lund, M., Christensen, T. R., Tamstorf, M. P., Smallman, T. L., Slevin, D., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Hansen, Birger, Abermann, J. & Williams, M., 2018, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 123, 9, p. 2675-2694 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Spatial Data on different scales in GEM: Allows for Quatification of Geomorphological changes following Extreme Events

    Sigsgaard, Charlotte, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lund, M., Schmidt, N. M., Skov, K., Christóbal, J. & Jackowicz-Korczinsky, M., 2018, Annual Report Cards 2017. Christensen, T. R. & Topp-Jørgensen, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Aarhus: University of Aarhus, p. 32-33 2 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingReport chapterCommunication

  38. 2017
  39. Published

    Exchange of CO2 in Arctic tundra: mpacts of meteorological variations and biological disturbance

    Lopez-Blanco, E., Lund, M., Williams, M., Tamstorf, M. P., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Exbrayat, J., Hansen, Birger & Christensen, T. R., 11 Oct 2017, In: Biogeosciences. 14, p. 4467-4483

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Delta progradation in Greenland driven by increasing glacial mass loss

    Bendixen, M., Iversen, Lars Lønsmann, Bjørk, Anders Anker, Elberling, Bo, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Overeem, I., Barnhart, K. R., Khan, S. A., Box, J. E., Abermann, J., Langley, K. & Kroon, Aart, 2017, In: Nature. 550, p. 101-104 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Exchange of CO2 in Arctic tundra: impacts of meteorological variations and biological disturbance

    López-Blanco, E., Lund, M., Williams, M., P. Tamstorf, M., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Exbrayat, J., Hansen, Birger & Christensen, T. R., 2017, In: Biogeosciences. 14, p. 4467-4483 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Larval outbreaks in West Greenland: instant and subsequent effects on tundra ecosystem productivity and CO2 exchange

    Lund, M., Raundrup, K., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, López-Blanco, E., Nymand, J. & Aastrup, P., 2017, In: Ambio. 46, Suppl. 1, p. 26-38 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Methane oxidation in contrasting soil types: responses to experimental warming with implication for landscape-integrated CH4 budget

    D'Imperio, Ludovica, Nielsen, C. S., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Michelsen, Anders & Elberling, Bo, 2017, In: Global Change Biology. 23, 2, p. 966-976 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Transitions in high-Arctic vegetation growth patterns and ecosystem productivity tracked with automated cameras from 2000 to 2013

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lund, M., Pedersen, S. H., Schmidt, N. M., Klosterman, S., Abermann, J. & Hansen, Birger, 2017, In: Ambio. 46, Suppl. 1, p. 39-52 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Vegetation phenology gradients along the west and east coasts of Greenland from 2001 to 2015

    Karami, M., Hansen, Birger, Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Abermann, J., Lund, M., Schmidt, N. M. & Elberling, Bo, 2017, In: Ambio. 46, Suppl. 1, p. 94-105 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. 2016
  47. Published

    Climate change and the loss of organic archaeological deposits in the Arctic

    Hollesen, J., Matthiesen, H., Møller, A. B., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Elberling, Bo, 2016, In: Scientific Reports. 6, 9 p., 28690 .

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Spatiotemporal characteristics of seasonal snow cover in Northeast Greenland from in situ observations

    Pedersen, S. H., Tamstorf, M. P., Abermann, J., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lund, M., Skov, K., Sigsgaard, Charlotte, Mylius, M. R., Hansen, Birger, Liston, G. E. & Schmidt, N. M., 2016, In: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 48, 4, p. 653-671 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. 2015
  50. Published

    Greenlandic sheep farming controlled by vegetation response today and at the end of the 21st Century

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Bjørnsson, A. B., Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck, Stendel, M., Hansen, Birger & Elberling, Bo, 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 512–513, p. 672-681 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Improvements in Spatiotemporal Ecosystem Monitoring in Greenland: Processes, Methods, and Scales

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, 2015, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen. 242 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesisResearch

  52. Published

    Net regional methane sink in high artic soils of northeast Greenland

    Jørgensen, C. J., Johansen, K. M. L., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Elberling, Bo, 2015, In: Nature Geoscience. 8, p. 20-23 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Quantifying episodic snowmelt events in Arctic ecosystems

    Pedersen, S. H., Liston, G. E., Tamstorf, M. P., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Schmidt, N. M., 2015, In: Ecosystems. 18, 5, p. 839-856 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  54. 2013
  55. Published

    Camera derived vegetation greenness index as proxy for gross primary production in a low Arctic wetland area

    Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas, Lund, M., Hansen, Birger & Tamstorf, M. P., 2013, In: I S P R S Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 86, p. 89-99 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  56. 2012
  57. Published

    Nuuk basic: the geobasis programme

    Hansen, Birger, Hill, K., Pedersen, S. H., Holm Christensen, L., Tamstorf, M. P., Lund, M., Raundrup, K., Mastepanov, M., Westergaard-Nielsen, Andreas & Christensen, T. R., 2012, Nuuk ecological research operations: 5th annual report, 2011. Magelund Jensen, L. (ed.). Aarhus: Danish Center for Environment and Energy, p. 19-32 14 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingReport chapterCommunication

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