Submitted by Lasse Pettersson on 20. December 2016 - 11:50
Ambassador Nils Ragnar Kamsvaag, secretary Ragnhild Vognild from the Norwegian Embassy and staff and students at NERCI in Cochin.His Excellency Mr Nils Ragnar Kamsvaag ambassador of Norway to India and Mrs Ragnhild Vognild, Secretary at the Norwegian Embassy visited the office of the Nansen Envrionmental Research Centre (NERCI) in Cochin on the 14th December. The visitors were received by Dr. Ajith Joseph, Director, Prof. N. R. Menon, Chairman of Board and Dr. Nandini Menon, Deputy Director.
Nansen Center CEO Sebastian Mernild participates in an international study incorporating a comprehensive assessment of Greenland Ice Sheet melting suggesting that the freshwater influx could weaken the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) over the next three centuries.
Nansen and Bjerknes scientists have for the first time demonstrated the capability - thanks to an advanced data assimilation method - to constrain ocean variability in key regions (e.g. North Atlantic, Equatorial and North Pacific) of a fully coupled Earth system model just using sea surface temperatures. This result opens new possibilities for a long fully coupled reanalysis dating back to 1850 and test thoroughly the skills of decadal predictions by the Norwegian Climate Prediction model. The research team lead by Dr.
Director Dr. Sebastian H. Mernild.Dr Sebastian H. Mernild (43) started to day as the Managing director (CEO) of the Nansen Center. Dr. Mernild is a full professor in Climate Change and Glaciology. He defended his PhD and doctor scientiarum degrees in glaciology at University of Copenhagen. He has during resent years held positions as senior scientist and research leader in USA and Chile. In 2016 he was appointed full professor at University College in Sogndal. The Board has appointed Dr.
Submitted by Lasse Pettersson on 2. December 2016 - 14:12
To thrive in the rapidly changing Arctic environment people - like polar bears - have to adapt swiftly. The new Blue-Action project will help empower Arctic communities and businesses to make informed choices through better forecast systems. (Photo copyright: Dirk Notz, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology).New Horizon2002 projet Blue-Action: Arctic Impact on Weather and Climate has started focusing on the Arctic Ocean with particpation from the Nansen Center.
Nansen Polar Bear Award 2016.Prof. Anny Cazenave receives the Nansen Polar Bear Award for 2016 from director Johnny A. Johannessen during the 30 years anniversary seminar.The Nansen Polar Bear Award for 2016 is given to Prof. Anny Cazenave for her outstanding contribution to the understanding of sea level change and global warming.
Submitted by Lasse Pettersson on 15. November 2016 - 16:51
The signatory parties of the Nansen-Tutu Centre joint venture behind the Norwegian Ambassador to South Africa HE Trine Skymoen (left) and the South African Ambassador to Norway HE Queen Ann.The Nansen-Tutu Center for Marine Environmental Research (NTC) was established as a joint venture between institutional partners from South Africa, Norway and USA in 2010.
Nansen Center scientists in Bergen and St. Petersburg have in two resent papers in the Tellus addressed the climatic temperature amplification in the Arctic, analysing respectively surface air temperature records and atmospheric modelling simulations results.
Submitted by Lasse Pettersson on 31. October 2016 - 14:02
The Seventh Summer Research School of Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre (NZC) took place during October 10-14th at China University of Geosciences in WuHan, China. Particpants of the 7th Nansen-Zhu Centre summer school on Climate Teleconnectections and Predictions.The main theme of the summer school is the ‘Climate Teleconnections and Predictions’.
Submitted by Lasse Pettersson on 17. October 2016 - 19:23
The student and faculty participants of the PhD and Post-doc wither school in operational oceanography and ocean modelling at INCOIS in Hyderabad.The Indo-Norwegian winter school Operational Oceanography: Indian Ocean circulation and sea level variation was to day opened at Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in Hyderabad.
Nansen Center CEO Sebastian Mernild participates in an international study incorporating a comprehensive assessment of Greenland Ice Sheet melting suggesting that the freshwater influx could weaken the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) over the next three centuries.
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av Fungerende direktør Johnny A. Johannessen
