Geophysical Institute

Our fields

Our students

Our forefathers

Vilhelm Bjerknes, Harald Sverdrup and Bjørn Helland Hansen. Polar expeditions and the theoretical foundation of modern weather forecasting. A wind of history blows through the corridors of our institute.

The physics of air and ocean

Storms, ocean currents, raindrops, avalanches, heat waves and CO₂ exchange, it all boils down to physics. At the Geophysical Institute we explore the driving forces of nature.

We contribute to the Centre for Climate Dynamics and the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and we host the Norwegian Research School in Climate Dynamics.

UiB RETROSPECTIVE

The reluctant meteorologist

Deep down, the founder of modern weather forecasting, Vilhelm Bjerknes, would have preferred to work on theoretical physics.Until he got funding for weather research, that is.
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Earth Science Women's Network workshop

Report from Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN) workshop on networking and communication skills.
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Cold wind makes Norwegian Sea warmer

Researchers now know that the Gulf Stream is not only driven from the south, but also drawn northward by Arctic winds.
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The Barents Sea warms up from behind

A recent study by the PhD student Sigrid Lind shows that the northwest Barents Sea warmed substantially during the last decades.

The weather influences energy resources and the cost of electricity. In BKK I take part in improving decision making tools for power production. Our aim is to optimize the use of resources, with regard to both economy and the benefit to society.

- Fredrik Villanger

Resource planner , BKK

Cand. Scient. (MSc) in meteorology, 1999