Stefan Kern

Stefan Kern received the Diploma in meteorology from the University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, in 2001. Since 2001, he has been with the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, where until 2010, he worked on various aspects of sea-ice and ocean remote sensing with the Institute of Oceanography. Since 2010, he has been with Integrated Climate Data Center (ICDC), Center for Earth System Sciences and Sustainability (CEN), University of Hamburg. At ICDC, he has been responsible for satellite remote sensing data products across all spheres. He has continued working in the field of remote sensing of the marine cryosphere in both polar regions with a particular focus on product evaluation and uncertainty assessment—as for instance, in the framework of the ESA CCI sea ice project. His research interests include enhanced understanding and evaluation of the quality and limitations of satellite remote sensing products of the Earth.