Researchers at the Nansen Center and NORCE developed an algorithm that makes it possible to get more exact information on ocean surface currents, especially along the coast. 

Coastal areas can be difficult to navigate in. A new algorithm can be used to make it less difficult and more secure. Photo: Stein Egil Liland

Fabio Mangini has been part of the center’s remote sensing group for the past years, and today his degree is being awarded by the University of Bergen. Congratulations, Fabio!

PhD candidate Fabio Mangini (UiB/NERSC) recently published his second article, and his findings confirm that satellites can be used to reliably determine regional variations in the sea level in coastal zones of Norway. This is relevant for predicting future changes along coastlines, helping society to mitigate effects of climate change.

Why is the sea level important?

The IPCC reports are well known and focus on the Earth's climate with all its facets, but have you heard about the ocean equivalent? Changes in the ocean have wide-reaching implications for the climate and life on Earth, so monitoring these changes and being able to make predictions of future changes is crucial.

Denis Demchev (OSIRS group) and Valeria Selyuzhenok (Zubrov State Oceanographic Institute, Russia) recently published a study introducing a fully-automated method to track fast ice and stamukhi in Arctic coastal zones. Their method is faster and more objective than manually-produced operational sea-ice charts and can provide near-real time information!

Fast ice and stamukhi in the Arctic

A new study was published this week in Frontiers in Earth Science, “Ocean Mesoscale Variability: A Case Study on the Mediterranean Sea From a Re-Analysis Perspective”. The study under the lead of Antonio Bonaduce includes Johnny A. Johannessen and Roshin P. Raj from NERSC, as well as colleagues from Italy and Germany.

What are mesoscale eddies?