It is slightly more than 100 years since Vilhelm Bjerknes established the Bergen School of Meteorology, supervising his son Jacob and many others in an admirable effort to understand the weather and motion of the atmosphere.
Since then, the atmospheric concentration of CO2 has risen by over 100 parts per million, transforming the climate system with far-reaching consequences that will continue to affect generations to come.The Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research was established in June 2000, named after father and son Vilhelm and Jacob Bjerknes, who were true visionaries and pioneers in meteorology and climate.
Climate scientists from the University of Bergen, the Institute of Marine Research, and the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center joined forces to create common strategies, assemble new research groups, and develop projects under a strong branding.
Twenty years later, we are four partners, as NORCE has become a crucial climate research institution in Bergen.
