visiting delegation from brazil, 31 may 2012 marine environmental and climate research at nansen...
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Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Marine Environmental and Climate Research
at
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
by
Vice Director Prof. Johnny A. Johannessen
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
established in 1986, affiliated with University in Bergen,and a partner in the Bjerknes Collaboration
http://www.nersc.no
Director: Peter M. Haugan,
Employ a staff of ~ 60 from 13 nations, 35% female
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
The Nansen Center Vision is To serve the society through advancing knowledge on the state and behavior of the marine environment and climate system in the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen
The Nansen Center competence & expertise mathematics, physics, oceanography, meteorology, statistics, information technology, numerical modeling, data assimilation,
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Key Research Areas• Climate processes, variability and change
• Ocean modelling, data assimilation and prediction (http://topaz.nersc.no)
• Ocean and sea ice remote sensing and acoustic oceanography (http://www.arctic-roos.org)
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Nansen Group: Inititated by Prof. Ola M. Johannessen
Nansen Environmental and Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, 1986Bergen, 1986
Nansen Tutu Centre for Nansen Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Marine Environmental Research, Cape Town, Research, Cape Town, South Africa 2010South Africa 2010
total of ~180 including 75 PhD total of ~180 including 75 PhD candidatescandidates
Nansen International Environmental and Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, St. Petersburg, Remote Sensing Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia 1992Russia 1992
Nansen-Zhu International Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Beijing, Research Centre, Beijing, China 2003China 2003
Nansen Environmental Nansen Environmental Research India, Research India, Cochin, Cochin, India 1999India 1999
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International Network and Cooperation• Europe
• EU Framework projects; coordinated 44 out of 105 FP projects since 1994• European Space Agency; > 57 projects• EuroGOOS initiating operational oceanography, including Arctic ROOS• ECOMF – European Centre For Operational Marine Forecasting• European Climate Forum
– Brazil (INPE - Dr. Joao Lorenzzetti; Federal University of Rio Grande, Institute of Oceanography – Prof. Carlos A.E. Garcia)
• Additional cooperation – US (acoustics), CND (sea ice)
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Visiting Fellowship and Exchange of Scientists
• NERSC have long experience with visiting Fellowship and exchange of scientists through the Nansen Fellowship Program
• Office space and access to resources are offered• The in-house knowledge and expertise offers good
opportunities to identify and agree joint collaboration and supervision
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Multidisciplinary Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Project targeting the region of Amazon and the neighboring
seas
The Green LinkFor Land –
Atmosphere Coupling
The Green LinkFor Land –
Atmosphere Coupling
The Blue LinkFor Ocean-
Atmosphere Coupling
The Blue LinkFor Ocean-
Atmosphere Coupling
ATMOSPHERIC BRIDGE
AMAZON RIVER
a potential collaboration with focus on Earth System and regional environment & climate
Quantify the role of the Amazon Rain Forest for the regional water and CO2 cycles and their mutual feedbacks with global climate change on seasonal, inter-
annual and decadal timescales.
Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012
Thank you for your attention!