Prof. Lars Smedsrud, Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, UiB
Lars Smedsrud, Professor and Vice-Dean at the Geophysical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research at UiB, will present: "An updated Nordic Seas Overview – no sign of weakening transports or AMOC"
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Professor Smedsrud has wide and long experience in polar oceanography from Arctic and Antarctic waters. Onwards from January 2026 he is leading strategic work on ocean research as the vice-dean UiB - Ocean, and also the network for polar researchers.
In March 2000 Smedsrud accomplished his PhD on frazil ice formation and sediment entrainment in polar waters. He has worked with projects related to sea ice formation in the Arctic and melting of ice-shelves in Antarctica since then. Smedsrud has extensive field experience, have participated in several international laboratory experiments, and worked with a number of different numerical models. Modelling activity includes circulation in the Arctic Ocean and the Nordic Seas, coupled column modelling of the Arctic Ocean, sub ice shelf circulation under the Fimbul Ice Shelf in Antarctica, polynya dynamics on Svalbard, and export and cover of Arctic sea ice in Global Earth System Models. New activity also cover Disko Bay on Greenland.
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The seminar will be presented together with a talk by Prof. Lise Øvreås.
