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Pic of Group outside Fjordslottet at Osterøy
Swedish-Norwegian Re-Unification (07.10.2014)
The first joint PhD conference between ResClim and the Climate Research School at the Bolin Centre in Stockholm was held 28–30 September in and around Bergen.
Image of satellite dishes in Svalbard, as part of the research conducted at the University Centre in Svalbard, with which the University of Bergen collaborates.
UiB creates polar network (24.09.2014)
The University of Bergen gathered its polar researchers for the Polar Day in September 2014. The goal of the meeting is to create a centre for polar research in Bergen.
Map of Japan, illustration
Marine research collaborations with Japan (02.06.2014)
Both Japan and Norway are maritime nations with many shared interests. In early June 2014, marine researchers from Norway and Japan meet in Tokyo.
More Atlantic heat causes less Arctic sea ice, as observed locally in the...
A fresh look at the Gulf Stream’s Arctic limb (18.12.2013)
A recent Bjerknes study shows that the Gulf Stream’s Arctic limb is constrained by its heat transfer from the south.
Årets første snøfall møtte kursdeltakeren på Finse den første dagen.
Young scientists better their communication skills (01.10.2013)
Outhreach is becoming an increasingly important yardstick for the relevance of scientific research.
The image shows the North Atlantic sea surface temperature from satellites (January 2008), which clearly shows the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Current. These are the regions where the ocean pumps large amounts of heat into the atmosphere that are impor
The North Atlantic Ocean drives the weather (20.08.2013)
Jacob Bjerknes, the father of modern weather forecasting, suggested a connection between European weather and temperatures in the North Atlantic. Fifty years later, the Bjerknes Centre in Bergen helps to prove that Bjerknes was right in his prediction.
A warm deep current enters the Barents Sea from the north. The current is a...
The Barents Sea warms up from behind (06.09.2012)
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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