Carbon
The carbon system
About the Research Group
What processes regulate carbon uptake in nature?
The study of the carbon cycle or biogeochemical processes provides important knowledge about the connections between the ocean, land, and atmosphere and how these can influence the Earth's climate.
In particular, we investigate what proportion of CO2 emissions is absorbed by the ocean and the biosphere and how much remains in the atmosphere.
Research Focus
We focus on climate-relevant issues as follows:
- How much of human-induced CO₂ emissions is absorbed by the ocean?
- What will be the consequences for oceanic CO₂ uptake as the oceans become more acidic?
- What drives the natural variability of the carbon cycle?
- What can biogeochemical tracers tell us about water masses, water mass formation, and ocean circulation?
- What are the different feedback mechanisms between the climate system and biogeochemical processes in the ocean and on land?
- How can marine paleoclimate data be incorporated into global ocean models?
- How can processes in vegetation and soil be included in global climate models?
News
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27.11.24
Something amiss in the moss
When warmer summers eat at the permafrost, pecking beaks hardly make the situation better.
13.11.24
Increased CO2 uptake by the ocean
The ocean takes up more than three times as much CO2 from the atmosphere as in 1860. The main culprit is the higher concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. Emissions have not stopped rising, new report states.
18.09.24
Playing hide and seek with CO2
To know whether emission treaties are complied with, all CO2 must be traceable. Incomplete bookkeeping sent scientists on a search in the Greenland Sea.
The Research Group
Are Christian Sviggum Olsen
Professor - Carbon System, UiB
Nadine Goris
Forsker II / Researcher II - Carbon System, NORCE
Inge Althuizen
Forsker / Researcher - Carbon System, NORCE
