Arctic sea ice decline and ice export
10.01.2013, 00:00
A new study uses the CMIP5 historical simulations to find out more about Arctic sea ice decline and ice export.
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New projects at the Bjerknes Centre
09.01.2013, 00:00
Bjørg Risebrobakken and Petra Langebroek are two of the researchers at the Bjerknes Centre who recently have gained funding for new research projects.
Tore Furevik appointed comittee leader of the new "NORKLIMA"
26.11.2012, 00:00
The programme committee that will be led by Tore reflects a broad approach to climate research.
Enhanced melting of Northern Greenland in a warm climate
09.11.2012, 00:00
In a new study from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, scientists show how the northern part of the Greenland ice sheet might be very vulnerable to a warming climate.
The Barents Sea warms up from behind
05.09.2012, 00:00
The temperature of the subsurface Atlantic Water in the northern Barents Sea increased rapidly during the late 1990s.
Anniversary for BCCR
04.09.2012, 00:00
To the trumpets of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra the Bjerknes Centre opened its anniversary conference today.
Four more years for ACDC
22.08.2012, 00:00
Seventy Ph.D. students competed for the 25 places at this year’s Advanced Climate Dynamic Courses (ACDC) Summer School at Dovre. And now, renewed funding means that there will be summer school next year and beyond.
Warmer Baltic Sea may promote harmful algal blooms
02.07.2012, 00:00
Global warming can signal bad news for the Baltic ecosystem. If the waters of the Baltic get warmer it may instigate low oxygen conditions and massive blooms of cyanobacteria ("blue-green algae").
Check out Hubro International
26.06.2012, 00:00
"The grand puzzle of climate research" is the title of the BCCR-protrait in the international edition of UiB’s research and education magazine Hubro.
Atlantic heat constrains Arctic sea ice extent
25.06.2012, 00:00
The Arctic sea ice cover is a sensitive indicator of climate variability and change.
Building up international CO2-monitoring
08.06.2012, 00:00
The European monitoring network ICOS is well underway to completing the international monitoring of CO2 emissions. Truls Johannessen is aiming at getting the ocean monitoring to the Bjerknes Centre.
Meet the SKD team
04.06.2012, 00:00
The brand new SKD team is now set. Meet them in the SKD website - online today
A new geological era?
01.06.2012, 00:00
IGBP-chair James Syvitski believes that time is ready to declare Anthropocene as a new geological era.
Heat loss strengthens the gyre circulation
18.05.2012, 00:00
A new study from the Bjerknes Centre explains decadal variations in the oceanic circulation south of Greenland and Iceland.
A fruitful collaboration at summer school
07.05.2012, 00:00
A group of early career scientists discussed climate model results and proxy data at the ACDC 2011 summer school, and decided to condense the discussion to a short article. The article was published in the beginning of April.
2011 - Synthesis Time
23.04.2012, 00:00
"2011 was another active year at the Bjerknes Centre with record numbers of peer review publications" our Director Eystein Jansen writes in the Annual Report 2011. Read it in pdf here.
Wind and sea surface height reveal changes in warm water inflow
16.04.2012, 00:00
A large part of the changes in the warm water flow can be inferred from observations of sea surface height.
Understanding Atlantic and Pacific jet stream fluctuations
11.04.2012, 00:00
A recent study by Bjerknes Centre scientists demonstrates the link between observed fluctuations of atmospheric jet streams and the theoretical concepts that describe why jet streams exist.
The Circulation Theorem Revisited
02.04.2012, 00:00
According to Sir Brian Hoskins, Vilhelm Bjerknes' circulation teorem can become more central in future climate research.
40-year record of carbon dioxide in unique new dataset
16.03.2012, 00:00
A team of more than 100 scientific experts from around the world, launches today a new dataset of carbon dioxide accumulation in the surface ocean.