Guest lecture by professor Sir Brian Hoskins

«The fingerprints of Vilhelm Bjerknes on modern climate science»

A discussion will be given of modern climate science, highlighting aspects of it that reflect the fundamental influence of Vilhelm Bjerknes. These include the scientific approach to prediction, the seamless nature of the weather and climate problem, and the attempt to understand phenomena based on materially conserved quantities. More generally his influence is seen in the drive to provide predictions that are of practical use to our community.