How can we find out what happens in water that lies underwater?
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09.12.25
Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit seminar 9 December
Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit Seminar Date: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Time: 13:00-14:00 Place: In person: Bjerknes lecture room 4020 (Jahnebakken 5, top floor) Online: Zoom Program: 13:00-13:20 RA1/RA3: Erik Kolstad (NORCE & BCCR): Causal oceanic feedbacks onto the winter NAO 13:20-13:40 RA2/RA3: Yiguo Wang (NERSC & BCCR): Modulation of decadal prediction skill 13:40-14:00 RA4: Edson Silva (NERSC & BCCR): A new service on prediction of salmon lice with ML 14:00- Mingling and Open Agenda (for those who wish to share or discuss) *RA stands for Research Area This informal discussion space is open to all Bjerknes members and guests. Please feel free to join us and we welcome contributions from all. Best regards, Mariko On behalf of the Bjerknes Climate Prediction Unit leader group
09.12.25
Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne for ph.d.-graden - MSc. Johannes Hardeng
KUNNGJØRING PRØVEFORELESNING Institutt for geovitenskap Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi Universitetet i Bergen Ph.d.-kandidat Johannes Hardeng holder prøveforelesning over følgende oppgitte emne for ph.d.-graden: Paleo archives and extreme events: Challenges of preserving rare weather events in geological archives Tid og sted: Tirsdag 9. desember 2025, kl. 13.15 Auditorium 5, Realfagbygget Komité: Professor Henriette Linge, Institutt for geovitenskap (leder for komiteen) Professor Andreas Born, Institutt for geovitenskap Førsteamanuensis Kristian Vasskog, Institutt for geografi Adgang for interesserte tilhørere. VELKOMMEN!
10.12.25
Disputas: Johannes Hardeng: «Floods and avalanches in a changing climate: Reconstructing frequency and seasonality from lacustrine records in southern Norway»
KUNNGJØRING DISPUTAS UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet Ph.d.-grad MSc. Johannes Hardeng disputerer for ph.d.-graden: Tid: Onsdag 10. desember 2025, kl. 10.15 Sted: Auditorium 5, Realfagbygget Se her for pressemelding Se her for avhandling Kalenderoppføring Avhandlingens tittel «Floods and avalanches in a changing climate: Reconstructing frequency and seasonality from lacustrine records in southern Norway» Opponent Amanuensis Rachel Lupien Institut for Geoscience Aarhus Universitet Danmark Opponent Seniorforsker Juan Pablo Corella Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Spania Øvrig medlem i komiteen Professor Henriette Linge Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB Leder av disputasen Professor Ulysses Silas Ninnemann Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB Veiledningskomité Professor Jostein Bakke, Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB (hovedveileder) Forsker Willem G.M. van der Bilt, Institutt for geovitenskap, UiB (medveileder) Adgang for interesserte tilhørere. Velkommen til lokalet i god tid før disputasen begynner!
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09.12.25
The cod has followed the thermometer
In recent decades the cod stock in the Barents Sea has gone up and down with the ocean temperature. Future development depends on more than the water.
09.12.25
Looking at freshwater in a new way
Freshwater is quietly reshaping the oceans — and with it, the climate. A new study has looked at how rain, river runoff, and melting sea ice spread through the world’s oceans, revealing differences between the Arctic and Antarctic.
25.11.25
All the water we cannot see
Only a fraction of the ocean lies at the surface. How can we find out what happens in water that lies underwater?