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The nature of weather

One important motivation for our research is to develop better weather forecasts and to further our understanding of atmospheric processes on different space and time scales. In addition to development of models for weather forecasts, we also work on improvement of measuring techniques, to obtain valuable data for studies of the physical processes in the atmosphere. Studies of solar and terrestrial radiation are also important aspects of our research.

Photo: Torbjørn Taskjelle

  • Student seminar
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    Mesoscale dynamics seminar in Ustaoset 29. April – 2. May 2012

    For the first time, an obligatory student seminar for the course Mesoscale Dynamics was held in one of the UiB cabins in Ustaoset on the Hardangervidda.

  • News
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    High Impact Weather in the Arctic

    Our new colleague Thomas Spengler obtained funding for a new project at NFR: High Impact Weather in the Arctic: Fundamental understanding and future projections (HIMWARC)

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    Forecasting health from weather

    Can weather forecasts be used to predict diseases such as malaria? UiB researchers cooperate with Ethiopian institutions in an attempt to find out.

  • NEWS FROM NORCOWE
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    Turbulence measurements on its way

    Pursuing its task for the exploitation of offshore wind energy as a natural sustainable energy source, NORCOWE bought two systems for measuring turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer.

  • NEWS FROM RCN
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    Winds from Siberia reduce Arctic sea ice cover

    The ice cover in the Arctic has decreased dramatically in recent years. Norwegian researchers have discovered that changes in air circulation patterns create winds that push away the ice.