Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR)

Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR)

@bjerknes.uib.no

Understanding climate for the benefit of society. BCCR is a collaboration on climate research between the University of Bergen, NORCE, The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center.

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What can 8,000 years of flood history tell us about the future? Sediment cores from Lake Vangsvatnet in Norway reveal traces of ancient floods, helping researchers understand past extremes and better assess future flood risks.🧪 bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/11-m...

bjerknes.uib.noEleven metres of mud reveals 8,000 years of flood historyIn 2017, researchers extracted an eleven-metre-long sediment core from Lake Vangsvatnet in Voss. The core provides a rare glimpse into the flood history…
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While CO2 increases, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere decreases. Fossile fuels are behind both changes. While visiting the Bjerknes Centre, professor Ralph Keeling from @scrippsocean.bsky.social explained why. bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/tell...

bjerknes.uib.noCounting his years in CO2The year Ralph Keeling was born, his father set up a CO2 monitoring station on the volcano Mauna Loa. Almost seventy years later he can read off his age…
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New research opportunity in climate risk! Our colleagues at Norce are looking for a Senior Researcher or Researcher in Climate Risk in Bergen. The successful candidate will also become part of the research community at the Bjerknes Centre. Interested? 👇 karriere.norceresearch.no/en/jobs/8384...

karriere.norceresearch.no Senior Researcher or Researcher in Climate Risk - NORCE Research AS We are looking for an experienced climate scientist to strengthen our research on climate prediction, climate impacts, and climate risk management. We offer a permanent position as Senior Researche...
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This new study has looked at the biodiversity of alpine regions and found them surprisingly full of life. The clearest example is found in the tropical Andes in South America, which emerged as one of the world's great alpine biodiversity hotspots. 🧪 Read more👇 bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/isla...

bjerknes.uib.noIslands in the Sky are Teeming with LifePhD student Lotta Schultz has studied the biodiversity of alpine regions and found them surprisingly full of life. But it is a life rapidly changing due…
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🧪Climate change alters carbon cycling by reshaping plant communities. This study shows that in grasslands, warmer and drier conditions favored larger, fast-growing plants, increasing both carbon uptake and respiration, while climate had a stronger effect on respiration than on carbon uptake. Link👇

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🧪Southeast Pacific intermediate waters influence ocean biogeochemistry and physical ocean conditions. This study reconstructed changes in Antarctic Intermediate Water during a rapid warming event almost 40,000 years ago. 🌊See the results of the study here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

nature.comRapid increase in Antarctic intermediate water ventilation related to past Atlantic meridional overturning circulation weakening - Communications Earth & EnvironmentEnhanced ventilation and nutrient depletion of Antarctic Intermediate Water occur in response to a weakened Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, according to analysis of benthic foraminiferal ...
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NEW PhD Research Fellowships in Climate Dynamics! Two 3-year PhD positions available, with possible 4th year including teaching/career development. One position is financed by the GRADIENT-project, and one position is financed by the University of Bergen. @unibergen.bsky.social 🧪🌊

jobbnorge.noTwo PhD Research Fellowships in Climate Dynamics (307296) | University of BergenJob title: Two PhD Research Fellowships in Climate Dynamics (307296), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Thursday, September 24, 2026
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New PhD opportunity at the Geophysical Institute, @unibergen.bsky.social! Join the DYNAMIC-AI project, working on climate data analysis and machine learning emulation of hydrology. 3-year position, with a possible 4th year with career-promoting work (e.g. teaching at the Department). 🧪🌊

jobbnorge.noPhD Research Fellow in climate data analysis and machine learning emulation of hydrological models (306394) | University of BergenJob title: PhD Research Fellow in climate data analysis and machine learning emulation of hydrological models (306394), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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Heatwaves in the waters around Svalbard are occurring more often and lasting longer. Today’s heatwave is quickly becoming tomorrow’s normality. Raising concerns about their impact on Arctic marine life and ecosystems.🧪🌊 bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/okni...

bjerknes.uib.noIncrease in Marine Heatwaves Around SvalbardHeatwaves in the waters around Svalbard are occurring more often and lasting longer. Today’s heatwave is quickly becoming tomorrow’s normality.
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Marianne Williams-Kerslake is a PhD-fellow with @nansensenteret.bsky.social and the Bjerknes Center for Climate Research. She is the main author of a new paper that looks into what causes this increase in heatwaves. os.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

os.copernicus.orgCharacterising marine heatwaves in the Svalbard Archipelago and surrounding seasAbstract. In the Arctic Ocean, satellite-based sea surface temperature data shows that marine heatwave (MHW) intensity, frequency, duration and coverage have increased significantly in recent decades,...
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🧪This new study provides new evidence on the beginning and continuity of outfield fen mowing, an essential practice to obtain fodder for the winter in traditional Norwegian farming. By: Kristine Fjordheim, Kari Loe Hjelle, Anne Elisabeth Bjune & Asbjørn Moen. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

link.springer.comFour millennia of rich fen vegetation composition and haymaking in boreal outfields at Nordmøre (Møre og Romsdal), Norway - Vegetation History and ArchaeobotanyThis study provides new evidence on the beginning and continuity of outfield fen mowing, an essential practice to obtain fodder for the winter in traditional Norwegian farming. Pollen and spores from ...
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Fram Strait is the main pathway for Atlantic water into the Arctic. Using gliders, Vår Dundas and Ilker Fer found substantial variability in the currents, apparently linked to the wind. @nansensenteret.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social os.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

os.copernicus.orgAtlantic Water flow through Fram Strait to the Arctic Ocean measured by repeated glider transectsAbstract. We present transport estimates of Atlantic Water (AW) and Recirculating Atlantic Water (RAW) across a zonal transect at 77°15′ N using repeated ocean glider observations. Over three missions...
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🧪🌿What happens when your “comfort zone” shifts uphill? For many plant species, that’s already reality. Mountains are biodiversity hotspots and new research highlights how climate warming is pushing plants to migrate upslope in search of suitable temperatures. www.sciencenorway.no/climate-chan...

sciencenorway.noRunning up the hill – Climate change is forcing plants to move upwardsOPINION: Mountains are important recreational areas for us humans, where we can relax or challenge ourselves on bikes or skis. But mountains and their grasslands play a crucial role for nature in many...
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AMOC is upheld by cooling in the north. But where is north? @jakobdoerr.bsky.social and colleagues from the Bjerknes Centre, @unibergen.bsky.social, @nansensenteret.bsky.social, @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and @noc.ac.uk investigate dense water formation in the Arctic. bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/golf...

bjerknes.uib.noPolar oceans influence the Gulf StreamThe warm Gulf Stream is maintained by coldness. The Barents Sea is a cooling machine.
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🧪🌊 How do the Nordic seas respond to marine cold air outbreaks? The Nordic seas (Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian Seas) play a role in the global heat transport and the AMOC. Svenya Chripko, Thomas Spengler, Stefanie Semper and Kjetil Våge looks into this: os.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

os.copernicus.orgResponse of the Nordic Seas to the 2–6 February 2020 marine cold air outbreak in the GLORYS12 ocean reanalysisAbstract. Marine Cold Air Outbreaks (MCAOs) play a crucial role in wintertime water mass transformation in the Nordic Seas. However, due to the spatio-temporal variability of atmospheric forcing and l...
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Understanding changes in ocean biological carbon pump and its impact on future climate change remains an outstanding research question. In a new publication Damien Couespel & colleagues @NORCE and BCCR investigate ocean changes in Earth system models 🧪🌊 bg.copernicus.org/articles/23/...

bg.copernicus.orgDivergent sensitivities of apparent oxygen utilization to ventilation changes in the deep ocean across Earth system modelsAbstract. The biological carbon pump (BCP), involving photosynthesis at the surface and remineralisation at depth, maintains a significant vertical gradient in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), thereb...
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- Håpet er at denne isbiten fra Antarktis, som er minst 1,2 millioner år gammel, skal gi ny kunnskap om hvordan klimaet vil endre seg fremover, sier professor og klimaforsker ved UiB og Bjerknessenteret, Hans Christian Steen-Larsen.

energiogklima.noVerdens eldste is kan gi unik klimakunnskap- Håpet er at denne isbiten fra Antarktis, som er minst 1,2 millioner år gammel, skal gi ny kunnskap om hvordan klimaet vil endre seg fremover, sier professor og klimaforsker ved UiB og…
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🧪Community paper: A global research prioritisation for peatland science A global survey identifying urgent research questions. The priorities span climate and carbon, restoration, policy, and local and Indigenous knowledge to guide future research and funding. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

nature.comPriority research questions in global peatland science - Communications Earth & EnvironmentGlobal research prioritization for peatland science engaged 467 participants from 54 countries, identifying 50 priority research questions across carbon dynamics, climate impacts, restoration and mana...
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This spring: Bjerknes training program in machine learning. The program consists of a series of training sessions to provide all researchers at the Bjerknes Centre with tools to discover, understand and apply machine learning and neural networks to their own research🧪 More workshops to come!

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The Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes annual meeting started in Bergen today hosted at the University of Bergen. The workshop is gathering more than 100 researchers. The first day of the workshop with a special focus on celebrating 150 years of modern marine research in the Nordic Seas.🌊🧪

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🤩 We are very proud of the new Centre for Mountain Transition exploring how mountain systems are changing and how we can build resilience for the future. 🧪 Ten new PhD candidates are soon in place - the first field trip just arbound the corner 🏔️ bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/up-a...

bjerknes.uib.noUp and running at the Mountain CentreSoon, all ten PhD candidates will be in place at the Centre for Mountains in Transition (CMT). Their first field trip is just around the corner.
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A research trip to Antarctica is planned a long way ahead, often years. Still, there are many things you do not control. Elin Darelius from UiB and Bjerknes experienced this on her seventh trip to the Southern Ocean. What do you do when things don’t go as planned? 🧪🌊 bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/krev...

bjerknes.uib.noA rough field trip to AntarcticaA research trip to Antarctica is planned a long way ahead, often years. Still, there are many things you do not control. Elin Darelius experienced this on…

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Øystein Varpe
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Sciencenorway presents this nice piece by @ellenviste.bsky.social @bjerknes.uib.no featuring our recent work on the ecology of a changing Arctic, with less sea ice and more light partner.sciencenorway.no/biological-d...

partner.sciencenorway.noBeneath the ice, fish have been shielded by the darkness. What happens now that the ice is melting?An advantage for one species may be a disadvantage for another.

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🐟🦐 Come work with us! We’re offering a PhD position in marine life-history modeling as part of the Arctic Ocean 2050 program. The position is based at the Theoretical Ecology Group at the University of Bergen in Norway. www.jobbnorge.no/nn-no/ledige...

jobbnorge.noPh.d.-stipendiat i marin livshistoriemodellering (298243) | Universitetet i BergenStillingstittel: Ph.d.-stipendiat i marin livshistoriemodellering (298243), Arbeidsgivar: Universitetet i Bergen, Søknadsfrist: søndag 12. april 2026
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Congratulations to our new PhD, Julien-Pooya Weihs! Julien successfully defended his thesis, "Investigating understanding, knowledge, and conceptual difficulties using graph network analysis: A study of learners and epistemologies in cloud physics", today. Photo: Kjersti Daae

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This year's sea ice maximum is approaching record low levels – an accelerating trend, according to researchers at @unibergen.bsky.social and Bjerknes. This may indicate that natural variability and the effects of global warming are moving in the same direction. bjerknes.uib.no/en/news/mind... 🧪🌊❄️

bjerknes.uib.noLess Sea Ice in the ArcticThis year's sea ice maximum is approaching record low levels – an accelerating trend, according to researchers.
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❗NEW POSITION! Postdoctoral research fellow at the Geophysical Institute and the Bjerknes Centre, within physical oceanography. The position is for a fixed-term period of 3 years and is associated with the Arctic Ocean 2050 program. 🧪🌊 @unibergen.bsky.social www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

jobbnorge.noPostdoctoral Research Fellow in physical oceanography (297421) | University of BergenJob title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in physical oceanography (297421), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026

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Massive volcanic eruptions can cool the atmosphere, but they can also affect ocean currents and trigger abrupt climate shifts. Curious? Read more: nersc.no/en/features/...

nersc.noVolcanic eruptions linked to abrupt climate changes during the last ice age - NERSCA new international study shows that large volcanic eruptions in the tropics could disrupt major ocean currents during the last ice age, triggering abrupt,