Kalender

Bjerknes Getaway at Voss 7-9 January 2026

Tidspunkt

07. januar 2026, 07:00 - 09. januar 2026, 14:00

Sted

Scandic Voss

Bjerknes Getaway 2026

7-9th of January at Hotel Scandic Voss

Wednesday 7. January

08:29–09:41 Train trip Bergen-Voss

10:15 Kikki Kleiven: Welcome to Voss and the Bjerknes Getaway.

10:20-11:20 Climate in Norway 2100: How did we produce the report? The county profile for Vestland and how Voss municipality plan for a changing climate.

11:20-14:30 Break for skiing or other activities (walk to Bordalsgjelet).

11:30 Lunch

(Note: For those skiing and not joining lunch: bring your own packed lunch from home)

14:30 Gather for a musical surprise and the afternoon program.

Our strategic projects 2022-2025

14:45-15:30 Climate change and sustainability in Norwegian fjords, CLIFORD

How did it go?

Short talks on challenges, results and the way forward.

15:30-16:00 Coffee break and check-in

16:00-16-:45 Dynamics of the North Atlantic Surface and Overturning Circulation, DYNASOR

Short talks on the challenges, results, and the way forward.

16:45-17:30 The breathing Ocean (O2Ocean)

Short talks on the challenges, results, and the way forward.

18:00 BarQuiz

19:00 Dinner

Thursday 8. January

09:00-09:45 Proxy Assimilations for Reconstructing Climate and Improving Models (PARCIM)

Short talks on the challenges, results, and the way forward.

09:45-10:30 Seal level Projection and Reconstruction unit (SEAPR)

Short talks on the challenges, results, and the way forward.

10:30-11:00 Mental representations of “Science” by Steffen Wagner

11:00-14:00 Time off for skiing or other activities (walk to Bordalsgjelet)

11:30 Lunch

14:15 Coffee break

14:30-15:00 PIONEER by Margit Simon

Machine Learning for increasing weather data resolution

by Sigrid Passano Helland

1500-1730 Poster session starting with 1 minute poster pitch presentations.

17:30 The Bjerknes bowling tournament at Voss bowling

19:30 Dinner

Friday 9. January

09:00-10:30 Summing up 2025. The research theme leaders and director’s 90 minutes

Global by Stefan Sobolowski

Highlight: Edson Silva

Polar by Marius Årthun

Highlight: Rebekka Frøystad

Hazards by Stijn De Schepper

Highlight by: Manuel Hempel

Carbon by Nadine Goris

Highlight: Jerry Tjiputra

10:30-11:00 Check out

11:00-11:30 What we do with AI and Machine learning by Stefan Sobolowski

Planning for the years to come by Kikki Kleiven

11:30 Lunch

12:30-13:45 Group work

Goodbye

14:07 – 15:24: Train leaves for Bergen

Flere kalenderoppføringer

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02.09.26

Stormtracks group meeting

Our first meeting will be on 02/09, same time (14:00 to 15:00 every Wednesday) and same room (U105 for most of the time).

17.08.26

BCCR Monday seminar: Atmospheric River Cyclone Events Disrupting an Antarctic Peninsula Field Campaign: Dynamics, Predictability, and Climatological Context”.

The next BCCR Monday Seminar will be given by Deniz Bozkurt from the Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. Abstract The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most dynamic regions of Antarctica, where interactions between large scale atmospheric circulation, atmospheric rivers, extratropical cyclones, and complex terrain can produce high impact weather events. This study examines a sequence of three storms that disrupted a glaciological field campaign in the northern Antarctic Peninsula during January 2025. Using observations, ERA5 reanalysis, Polar WRF simulations, and operational forecast products, the study investigates the atmospheric processes responsible for the storm sequence and the factors that amplified its local impacts. The results show that repeated interactions between atmospheric rivers and extratropical cyclones, together with a persistent blocking pattern and favorable tropical extratropical teleconnections, sustained strong moisture transport toward the Antarctic Peninsula. High resolution simulations reveal that local topography substantially enhanced near surface winds over distances of only a few kilometers, explaining why the field camp experienced much more severe conditions than nearby coastal locations. The study also evaluates forecast predictability across spatial scales and places these events in a longer term climatological context, highlighting the increasing occurrence of atmospheric river affected days and the implications for future Antarctic field operations and climate extremes. Speaker information Dr. Deniz Bozkurt is a Professor in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Valparaíso, Chile, and a researcher at COPAS Coastal and the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2). His research focuses on regional climate modeling, climate variability, atmospheric circulation, and hydrometeorological extremes in Antarctica and South America. He combines observations, reanalysis, and regional and global climate models to investigate the atmospheric processes driving extreme events, hydroclimate variability, atmosphere-cryosphere interactions, and climate change impacts over complex terrain.