Due to climate change, deep water production has changed fundamentally in the Northern Hemisphere.
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24.03.25
Soil moisture: A future key to predict heat waves
Looking back at the achievements of BCPU so far, Professor Noel Keenlyside is very pleased with what he sees. A new result on soil moisture for predicting heat waves adds promise for the future.
20.03.25
On the tip of the iceberg
Researcher Lars Henrik Smedsrud has recieved a Fulbright scholarship and is now in the USA to meet other researchers and work on interdisciplinary projects on critical minerals in the Arctic. In June, he will go to Greenland to measure icebergs.
18.03.25
Dramatic Changes in the Greenland Sea
Due to climate change, deep water production has changed fundamentally in the Northern Hemisphere. This has major consequences for ocean circulation and the ocean's ability to absorb carbon.
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26.03.25
Ph.d. midtveidspresentasjon Lotta Schulz: Assessing the legacy effect of past connectivity dynamics on present-day alpine biodiversity
14.15-15.00 Seminarrom K3, Biologen, B-blokken Veiledere: Suzette Flantua og John Arvid Grytnes Evalueringskomite: førsteamanuensis Richard Telford, professor Peter Manning
27.03.25
Prøveforelesning Andrew Walter Seidl
Andrew Walter Seidl holder prøveforelesning 27. mars kl. 12:00 over oppgitt emne: “Atmospheric moisture transport: processes, consequences, and uncertainties”. I prøveforelesningskomitéen er: Joachim Reuder, leder Laura Dietrich Costijn Zwartz Veiledere: Harald Sodemann (hovedveileder) Hans Christian Steen-Larsen (biveileder) Marius Opsanger Jonassen (biveileder) Prøveforelesningen holdes på U105. (Geofysisk institutt) Studenter er også velkomne!
24.04.25