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As a research centre we have an obligation to disseminate results and knowledge, making public-oriented dissemination a priority at the Bjerknes Centre. It is of great importance that researchers with public funding provides knowledge back to the community, especially on such an important topic as climate change. 

 

Contact information for journalists and others with enquiries to researchers affiliated with the Bjerknes Centre:

Who answers what?

Globale warming, globale climate changes, the two-degree target

Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 91// 986 77 226
Helge Drange (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 53// 977 40 589
Asgeir Sorteberg (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 93// 993 31 912

Eystein Jansen (UiB/ Uni Research ) tlf: 55 58 34 91// 906 18 858
Erik Kolstad (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 24 32// 411 22 457
Stefan Sobolowski (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 35 25// 911 78 962 (engelsk)

IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Eystein Jansen (UiB/ Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 34 91/906 18 858
Helge Drange (UiB/Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 26 53/977 40 589
Christoph Heinze (UiB/ Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 98 44

Future Climate and Climate Scenarios

Helge Drange (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 53/ 977 40 589
Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 91/ 986 77 226
Asgeir Sorteberg (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 93/ 932 31 912
Erik Kolstad (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 24 32//
Stefan Sobolowski (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 35 25// 911 78 962 (engelsk)

Studies of past climates (paleoclimates) and reasons for climate changes

Eystein Jansen (UiB/ Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 34 91// 906 18 858
Kikki Helga Kleiven (UiB) tlf. 55 58 35 35// 416 06 451
Bjørg Risebrobakken (Uni Research) tlf 55 58 43 21//
Anne E. Bjune (Uni Research/ UiB) tlf.55 58 33 35// 928 87 229
Kerim Nisancioglu (UiB) tlf. 55 58 98 66/980 49 414
Odd Helge Otterå (Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 98 16/ 928 06 818

Climate Predictions - From season to decade

Noel Keenlyside, (UiB) tlf 55 58 20 32 (engelsk)
Tor Eldevik, (UiB) tlf 55 58 87 31// 93 49 40 38
Erik Kolstad (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 24 32// 411 22 457
Asgeir Sorteberg (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 93// 993 31 912

The Gulf Stream and changes in ocean circulation

Helge Drange (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 53/ 977 40 589
Tor Eldevik (UiB) tlf: 55 20 58 74/934 94 038
Anne Britt Sandø (HI) tlf: 55 23 85 87/ 934 34 060
Øystein Skagseth (HI) tlf:  55 90 65 27

Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf: 55 58 26 91/ 986 77 226

El Nino/ La Nina – The Pacific Ocean:

Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf: 55 58 26 91/ 986 77 226
Noel Keenlyside, (UiB) tlf 55 58 20 32
Helge Drange (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 53/ 977 40 589
Stefan Sobolowski (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 35 25// 911 78 962 (engelsk)

Monsoon – Asia and Africa

Ellen Viste, (UiB) tlf 55 58 43 93// 48 00 20 18
Mathew Stiller-Reeve (Uni Research) tlf 55 58 25 96
Michel dos Santos Mesquita (Uni Research) tlf 55 58 38 18
Martin King (Uni Research) tlf 55 58 81 15 (engelsk)
Yongqi Gao (NERSC) tlf. 45 24 37 09/ 995 19 842 (engelsk)

CO2-uptake of the oceans and the carbon cycle

Abdirahman Omar (Uni Research/UiB) tlf. 55 58 42 64//
Ingunn Skjelvan (Uni Research/UiB) tlf. 55 58 42 68
Truls Johannessen (UiB/Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 43 27
Christoph Heinze (UiB/Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 98 44
Are Olsen (UiB) tlf: 55 58 43 22// 907 23 261

Ocean acidification

Siv Kari Lauvset (UiB) tlf 55 58 98 34
Are Olsen (UiB) tlf: 55 58 43 22/907 23 261
Ingunn Skjelvan (Uni Research/UiB) tlf. 55 58 42 68
Abdirahman Omar (Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 42 64
Christoph Heinze (UiB/ Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 98 44

Sea level changes

Jan Even Nilsen (NERSC) tlf. 46 50 86 14
Helge Drange (UiB/Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 26 53/ 977 40 589
John-Inge Svendsen (UiB) tlf 55 58 35 10
Eystein Jansen (Uni Research/UiB) tlf: 55 58 34 91/906 18 858

The ice on Greenland and at Antarctic

Kerim Nisancioglu (UiB) tlf. 55 58 98 66/980 49 414
Petra Langebroek (Uni Research) tlf.  55 58 24 61
Helge Drange (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 53/ 977 40 589
Eystein Jansen (UiB/Uni Research)  tlf: 55 58 34 91/906 18 858

The sea ice in Arctic, links to weather

Lars H. Smedsrud (Uni Research) tlf. 55 58 26 38/924 88 449
Ingrid Onarheim (UiB) tlf 901 56 808
Natalia Ivanova (NERSC) tlf 464 13 869
Svetlana Sorokina (UiB) tlf 55 58 87 06
Camille Li (UiB) tlf 55 58 37 05 (engelsk)
Yongqi Gao (NERSC) tlf. 45 24 37 09/ 995 19 842 (engelsk)

Storms and Hurricanes

Nils Gunnar Kvamstø (UiB) tlf: 55 58 28 98
Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf: 55 58 26 91// 986 77 226
Michel d.S Mesquita (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 38 18/ 452 54 456 
Erik Kolstad (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 24 32// 411 22 457

Extreme weather

Ellen Viste, (UiB) tlf 55 58 43 93// 48 00 20 18
Asgeir Sorteberg
(UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 93/932 31 912 
Stefan Sobolowski (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 35 25// 911 78 962 (engelsk)
Tore Furevik (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 91// 986 77 226
Erik Kolstad (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 24 32// 411 22 457
Stephen Outten (Nersc) tlf 45425074 (engelsk)

Effects of climate changes on glaciers, landslides and floods, infrastructure

Atle Nesje (UiB/ Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 36 02/913 92 574
Jostein Bakke (UiB) tlf. 55 58 98 32/ 992 73 343
Asgeir Sorteberg (UiB) tlf. 55 58 26 93// 993 31 912
Stefan Sobolowski (Uni Research) tlf: 55 58 35 25// 911 78 962 (engelsk)

Effects of climate changes on marine ecosystems and fish resources 

Anne Britt Sandø (Hi) tlf 93 43 40 60

Effects of climate changes on landscape, vegetation and biology

Anne E. Bjune (Uni Research / UiB) tlf.55 58 33 35// 928 87 229
Hanna Lee (Uni Research) tlf 55 58 86 97 (engelsk)

 

Media relations and Public outreach

The media contact is the link between researchers at the Bjerknes Centre and the media to make the interface between journalist and researcher easier and more efficient. Simultaneously, they contribute in increasing the dissemination of research and results to the general public and others who can make use this knowledge.

The media relations will also provide advice and support to researchers and help journalists adapt and facilitate information, navigate the system and find relevant interviewees.

Communications Manager: Gudrun Sylte, phone: 40 85 64 57 / 55 58 32 97

Phone at reception: 55 58 98 03