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.
Host institution of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
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News
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.
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CLIMATE RESEARCH
The grand puzzle of climate research
At the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, more than 100 climate scientists work to study the climate – past, present, and future. The centre celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012.
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Partnership agreement
Partnership for climate research
The exchange of researchers and developing regional climate expertise and capacity in developing countries is part of the now formalized collaboration between the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
- Fredrik Villanger
Resource planner , BKK
Cand. Scient. (MSc) in meteorology, 1999
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News
- Earth Science Women's Network workshop (28.11.2012)
- Cold wind makes Norwegian Sea warmer (13.10.2012)
- The Barents Sea warms up from behind (06.09.2012)
- The grand puzzle of climate research (29.08.2012)
- Partnership for climate research (06.09.2012)