Friday, November14, 2014
No. 13 Week no. 46
BjBjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Allégaten 70, 5007 Bergen
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
What’s happening?
Climate research and the green shift
A few weeks ago the 13th annual Transatlantic Science Week was arranged in Toronto,
Canada 27-29 October. The TSW meetings are organized by the Norwegian Embassies in
Canada and US with the purpose of “promoting enhanced cooperation between Canadian,
American and Norwegian stakeholders in research, innovation and higher education”. They
are also a very important arena for dialogue between the research communities and
policymakers. The Bjerknes Centre co-organised a session on the Arctic climate system with
speakers from Bergen, Tromsø, Boulder and Toronto, and excellent science and networking
skills were demonstrated. Next year the meeting will be in Boston and have focus on the
ocean. Local hosts will be Harward, MIT and Woods Hole so this should be an excellent
opportunity to refresh collaboration.
This week the third 2°C climate magazine was officially released. The magazine is to a large
extent written by Bjerknes scientists and published by the Norwegian Climate Foundation.
This guarantees a widespread distribution as 10 000 printed copies are sent to politicians,
business leaders, media, schools and others. The magazine and all figures can also be
downloaded from tograder.no. The theme of this issue is water and climate, and I am happy to see that so many early career
scientists have contributed with articles. Thanks to all who contributed, and especially to Gudrun for coordinating the input from
us.
The 2°C magazine was given to the more than 1000 participants that took part in the Zerok Conference in Oslo this week. This
has grown to become the most important meeting place for discussing renewable energy and green growth, and it is encouraging
to listen to industry and finance leaders who are willing to take an active role in this shift. And based on what was said by the
leaders of most political parties in the closure session, it is reason to believe that also the politicians will eventually follow.
Some people at the centre have already started thinking about Christmas. This year traditions are changed, so instead of the
traditional Bjerknes party we will for the first time experience an exciting and overwhelming Blå-Jul-Tur. So those of you
affiliated to the Bjerknes Centre, please sign on as soon as possibly. It will be fun!
Tore
KIKKI IN ACTION AT THE ZEROKONFERANSE
Kikki Kleiven had a major contribution at the
Zerokonferanse “The green shift – Road map 2030”
on 12-13 November in Oslo. Kleiven was
interviewed during the plenary warm-up session on
day 1, and moderated a special session on IPCC
“Climate challenges: a short version” on day 2, with
panelists Rajendra K. Pachauri, IPCC chair, and lead
authors Karen O'Brian, UiO and Jan Fuglestvedt.
CICERO.
The Zerokonferanse is an annual event about the
green shift towards a zero emission society. The
conference focuses on solutions and gathers top
leaders from the government, political parties, the
industry and businesses. It is during this occasion the
new issue of the 2oC magazine is launched (see article below). From Bjerknes participated Tore Furevik, Eystein Jansen, Kerim
Nisancioglu and Gudrun Sylte. The programme and a selection of talks are available on-line at http://www.zerokonferansen.no
Gudrun Sylte
jetSTREAM KICKOFF MEETING IN BERGEN
On 3 & 4 November, GFI hosted the kickoff meeting for the NFR FRINATEK funded project on Atmospheric jet variability:
linking STRucture, Evolution AND Mechanisms (jetSTREAM, 2014-2018). Jet streams are a key feature of the global scale wind
systems that shape Earth's climate, and the low-frequency variability of jet streams reflects shifting weather patterns and regimes.
Understanding jet variability is thus essential for understanding year-to-year variations in regional climate and weather extremes,
and projecting how these will change in a warming world. jetSTREAM aims to identify the dynamical origins of jet variability
by bridging the gap between existing theoretical and statistical (observational) views of the extra-tropical atmospheric
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circulation. To achieve this goal, the project has
assembled a home team of atmospheric scientists
supplemented with external expertise on
dynamics (Joe LaCasce, UiO; Justin Wettstein,
OSU; Tim Woollings, Oxford) and computer
graphics (Wilmot Li, Adobe Research). The
visitors enjoyed some relatively nice November
weather, made good use of their Bjerknes
umbrellas, and were sorely disappointed to have
been a few days too early to enjoy some sheep's
heads.
Camille Li
JetStreamers brainstorming during dinner
BJERKNES AT THE TRANSATLANTIC SCIENCE WEEK 2014
A delegation from Bergen attended the 13th edition of the TSW. This year theme was: The Arctic: Societies, Sustainability, and
Safety, organised around three blocks: (1) Arctic Climate Science, (2) Arctic Safety and Cross-Border Knowledge Needs, and (3)
Arctic Research-Based Industrial Development and Resource Management. The TSW is a highly profiled event that aims at
enhancing cooperation between Canadian, American and Norwegian stakeholders in research, innovation and higher education.
As such, it gathers ministers, directors of research funding bodies, University rectors, deans and key scientists, as well as
representatives from the industry and business. The Bjerknes Centre has played a central role in previous events, notably during
the early 2000´s when it was hosted at Carnegie in Washington DC. Tore Furevik, together with Kimberly Strong, UToronto
were moderators of a session entitled: “Canary or amplifier? Climate system challenges”, that featured presentations from Paul
Kushner, UToronto (atmosphere-cryosphere linkages), Tor Eldevik, UiB & Bjerknes (large-scale atm-ocean dynamics), Julienne
C. Stroeve, UColorado Boulder (Sea ice measurements and predictability) and Paul Wassmann (arctic ecosystems), UTromsø.
UiB rector Dag Rune Olsen was the last speaker at the closing session where he presented the theme for the TSC 2015 in Boston,
Massachussets: “Blue Frontiers”.
Participants had also the opportunity to attend side events: “Institutional partnerships and degree collaboration between Norway
and Canada” and “Arctic brainstorm: opportunities for international research collaboration in Arctic science”.
Furevik, Strong, Kushner, Stroeve, Eldevik and Wassmann after holding a successful session
Beatriz Balino
THE 2014 ISSUE OF 2°C IS OUT ON THE STREETS!
Water is the theme for the 2014 edition of 2°C. The magazine includes articles on sea-level
rise, extreme precipitation, melting ice in the Arctic and in Greenland. It includes a three page
photo report on the ACDC summer school in Greenland, Petra writes on sea level rise from a
personal view, Willem reports from geological field work at Greenland, Tore gives a
comment on the "hiatus" in global warming, Ingrid writes a chronology on a warned flood, to
mention some of the texts.
Many thanks to the writing team that gathered in spring to act as journalists, writing on not
only their own research, but also talked to and refereed other publications and reports by other
scientists. The team included: Petra Langebroek, Iselin Medhaug, Ingrid Onarheim, Svetlana
Sorokina, Willem van der Bilt, Jo Brendryen, Ellen Viste and Truls Johannessen. Additional
thanks to all the other contributors for the provision of data, facts, photos as well as proof
reading,
and
much
more.
The
pdf
is
free
for
sharing:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vt1gsdgctc6m3oz/2%C2%B0C_02_2014_Oppslag.pdf?dl=0
Gudrun Sylte
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BJERKNES GETAWAY 2015, GEILO
The Getaway will take place on 12-14 January. Invitations have already been sent by each RG leaders, the on-line registration
was opened with deadline December 1.
BJERKNES INTERNAL CALLS
Calls for the Bjerknes Visiting Fellow Programme 2015 and Fast-Track Initiatives 2015 have been announced. Deadline for
submission is December 1.
BJERKNES BLÅ-JUL-TUR
This year Bjerknes goes new ways and instead of organising the traditional julebord, it will instead
hold its very first Blå-Jul-Tur: a surprise tour with X-mas inspiration promises an adventurous afterwork experience. The date is December 17 and the invitation has been sent out.
Register by December 1.
On behalf of the Bjerknes committee for festivities and related joyful activities
DEC
17
BLÅJULTUR
3:30pm
250 NOK
Registration deadline:
Dec 1, 2014
http://www.bjerknes.uib.no/admin/form.asp?fid=190
VACANT POSITIONS
Three vacant positions (1 post doc and 2 PhD) on abrupt climate change in the Ice2Ice project, to be affiliated with Department
of Earth Science at UiB and the Bjerknes Centre
http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/107370/research-fellow-phd-candidate-in-climate-dynamics-paleoclimate-2positions
http://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/107367/postdoctoral-fellow-in-climate-dynamics-paleoclimate
THE PORTRAIT
Name: Helene R. Langehaug
Position
Researcher at G.C. Rieber Climate Institute, Nansen Environmental and
Remote Sensing Center (NERSC).
How long have you been at BCCR?
Since I started my PhD at NERSC in 2008, so that will be about six years.
Education
PhD in physical oceanography from the University of Bergen.
Background:
Before becoming a “bergenser” I spent most of my life in Haugesund (a couple of
hours south of Bergen). In spite of that, many persons have asked me “Where in
Sweden are you from?” I guess people are a little confused because of my strange Norwegian dialect J
What is it you do exactly at work?
My main activity is to analyze output from climate models. I have mostly been focusing on decadal variations in the North
Atlantic Ocean with emphasize on/fascination of the water mass transformation. At the time being I’m assessing whether or not
climate models have predictability on decadal time scales in the Nordic Seas.
Why climate research?
The idea was to study meteorology, but after discovering physical oceanography as I entered the Geophysical Institute, that
became my destiny. Since my focus is mainly on decadal variability in the ocean, I suddenly found myself doing climate
research.
What extracurricular activities do you have?
My small family (but highly active 1-year old son) enjoys very much to go to Sotra, especially to those places where we are close
to the open ocean. Otherwise, I’m always glad to enjoy a good beer with good conversation.
Do you have a favourite song, band or artist?
Recently I got very excited to discover the band “Vintage Trouble” (blues rock band). The Norwegians “Nico & Vinz” is also a
favorite at the time being.
Your favourite food?
I would go for Tex-mex and grandma’s “fiskepudding i karrisaus”.
The best and worst about Bergen?
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BJERKNES–GFI COLLOQUIUM
The Bjerknes–GFI colloquium, which takes place mostly every Monday at 11:15 in the GFI East wing auditorium, is a weekly
forum for the presentation of research at BCCR and GFI. The seminar format has 45 min. talks with 15 min for questions. A few
of these slots will be reserved for visitors and their invited lecturers, but the majority are meant for Bjerknes folk. The organizers
are Lu Li (lu.li@uni.no), Aleksi Nummelin (Aleksi.Nummelin@gfi.uib.no) and Mari Fjalstad Jensen
(Mari.F.Jensen@geo.uib.no).
The next scheduled colloquium is:
November 17, 11:15-12:00, GFI East Wing Auditorium
Speaker: Fumiaki Ogawa (GFI)
Title: Role of mid-latitude SST fronts for the Southern Annular Mode and relevant climate change
NERSC SEMINARS
NERSC seminars take place usually on Thursdays, officially 12:30–13:00, in Nansen Center lecture room on the ground floor.
The regularity and exact time varies. A list of the Nansen Center in-house seminars can be found at: http://seminars.nersc.no/
The next scheduled talk is:
November 20: 12:30 - 13:00, Nansen Center lecture room
Speaker: Yanchun He, Nansen Center / Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS, China
Title: Twentieth century Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in an ocean general circulation model forced by two
reanalysis-based atmospheric datasets
PRESENTATIONS
Nesje, Atle (2014): "Klimautvikling og brevariasjoner i Norge etter siste istid»Populærvitenskapelig foredrag på høstmøtet til
Norsk Kartmuseums Venneforening/Kartverket, Hønefoss 29. oktober 2014:
PUBLICATIONS
M. A. Stiller-Reeve, Md. Abu Syed, T. Spengler, J.A. Spinney, R. Hossain. Complementing scientific monsoon definitions with
social perception in Bangladesh, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2014
http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00144.1
M. A.Stiller-Reeve, T. Spengler,P-S Chu. Testing a Flexible Method to Reduce False Monsoon Onset
PLOS (2014) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.010438
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0104386
N. Keenlyside & N.E. Omrani. Has a warm North Atlantic contributed to recent European cold winters? Env. Res., Lett 9(2014)
061001. IOP Publishing
http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/9/6/061001
BJERKNES IN THE NEWS
Arven fra polene
Dagens Næringsliv, 13.11.14, Even Ø Nilsen, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Tore Furevik
http://www.dn.no/meninger/debatt/2014/11/12/2159/Klima/arven-fra-polene
Pengemangel gir dårligere beredskap
På Høyden, 10.11.2014, Eystein Jansen
http://pahoyden.no/2014/11/pengemangel-gir-darligere-beredskap
Verre situasjon for Grønlandsisen
Forskning.no, 07.11.2014, Kerim Nisancioglu, http://forskning.no/arktis/2014/11/verre-situasjon-gronlandsisen
Hvordan kan hun melde været for 2050 når hun ikke klarer å varsle rett for de nærmeste dagene?
Yr.no, 05.11.2014, Ellen Viste http://www.yr.no/nyheter/1.12026651
«Skyldes uværet klimaendringene?»
Aftenposten, 05.11.2014, Ellen Viste
http://www.aftenposten.no/viten/article7772772.ece?
Blåblå topptur
Forskerforum, 03.11.2014, Trond Dokken og Kerim Nisancioglu
http://www.forskerforum.no/wip4/blaablaa-topptur/d.epl?id=2188915
2014 kan knuse varmerekorden
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Nationen, 01.11.2014, Helge Drange
http://www.nationen.no/samferdsel/2014-kan-knuse-varmerekorden/
Varmeste år siden vikingtiden
Like oppslag i mange aviser
NTB, 31.10.2014, Helge Drange
http://avisenagder.no/index.php?page=vis_nyhet&Type=NTB&NyhetID=122433
Varmeste år siden vikingtiden (papir)
Bergens Tidende, 31.10.2014, Helge Drange
Klimaendringer og varmerekord
NRK Radio, 31.10.2014, Helge Drange
http://radio.nrk.no/serie/dagsnytt-atten/NMAG03021714/31-10-2014#t=;;MM_start;;m;;SS_start;;s
Nye klimamodellar kan varsla kor ekstremvær vil slå til
Radio Folgefonna, 31.10.2014, Erik Kolstad
http://www.radiofolgefonn.no/default.aspx?pageId=1&cmd=news&newsId=10115&pno=4
Havis på rømmen
Cicerone, 31.10.2014, Marius Årthun og Ingrid Husøy Onarheim
http://www.cicero.uio.no/webnews/index.aspx?id=12095
Ny advarsel til olje-Norge
Aftenbladet, (Web og papir) 30.10.2014, Eystein Jansen
http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/article3547995.ece?
Ingen bor under Ramnefjell lenger
Harvest.as Andre, 30.10.2014, Atle Nesje
http://harvest.as/artikkel/ingen-bor-under-ramnefjell-lenger
New warning to oil Norway
Aftenbladet, 30.10.2014, Eystein Jansen
http://www.aftenbladet.no/energi/aenergy/article3548988.ece
Vil lage klimamodell for Hordaland
Bergens Tidende, 30.10.2014, Erik Kolstad
http://www.bt.no/nyheter/article3230023.ece
Meir ekstremvær i framtida
Hordaland, (papir) 30.10.2014, Helge Drange
Første møte for klimapanelet
Andre, 28.10.2014, Kikki Kleiven
http://arbeiderpartiet.no/Aktuelt/Klima-miljoe-og-energi/Foerste-moete-for-klimapanelet
POST@BJERKNES.UIB.NO
Unsure of who should be sent what? Send an email for all registering of lectures, posters, final publications, meetings, and other
tips to post@bjerknes.uib.no. These will find their way to the right person.
MAKE YOUR MEDIA ACTIVITY COUNT!
Please remember to send an email about your media and outreach activity to Gudrun (gudrun.sylte@uni.no). If possible, send a
direct link to the article or program (or pdf file, mp3 file or the like). If the article is not published online you can login to A-tekst
(a digital news archive) via UB at: http://www.retriever-info.com/services/archive.html or you can buy a copy of the paper for
only 12 NOK at: https://www.buyandread.com/mediaport/index.htm.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2nd International Ocean Research Conference (IORC): “One planet, one ocean”
November 17–21, Barcelona, Spain
More information: www.iocunesco-oneplanetoneocean.fnob.org
Samfunnsperspektiver på energi- og klimaomstilling
Desember 5. kl. 9 – 16
http://www.uib.no/svf/81611/samfunnsperspektiver-p%c3%a5-energi-og-klimaomstilling
Science for Policy: Post-Normal Science in Practice
December 10-11, University of Bergen
http://www.uib.no/en/svt/81853/science-policy-post-normal-science-practice
Arctic Change 2014 conference
December 8–12, Ottawa, Canada
More information: http://www.arcticnetmeetings.ca/ac2014/call_abstracts.php
AGU 2014 Fall Meeting
December 15–19, San Francisco, USA
More information: http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/
2015
9th Arctic Frontiers Conference: “Climate and Energy”
January 18–23, Tromsø, Norway
More information:
http://www.arcticfrontiers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=63&Itemid=271
High Latitude Dynamics Workshop
March 23–27, Rosendal, Norway
More information: http://highlatdynamics.b.uib.no/
The Third International Symposium on “Effects of climate change on the world’s oceans”
March 23–27, Santos, Brazil
More information: http://www.pices.int/meetings/international_symposia/2015/2015-Climate-Change/scope.aspx
European Algae Biomass 2015
April 22-23, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/eu-eal5.asp
3rd International Conference Energy & Meteorology
June 23–26, Boulder, USA
More information: http://icem2015.org/
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
Continuous submission
RCN support to strengthen participation in Horizon 2020
http://www.forskningsradet.no/prognett-horisont2020/Stotte_til_vare_sokere/1253990570332
Call for project establishment support (PES) to prepare EU proposals
http://www.uib.no/en/horizon2020/50011/project-establishment-support-pes-h2020
Travel grants for PhD and PD to Arctic Frontier Conference: Emerging Leaders 2015
Subject: Climate and Energy
http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/MILUTVARENAER/1253997259971/p1173268235938?progId=1240958620978&
visAktive=true
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Senter for grunnforskning (CAS) – utlysning
Deadline: 17.11.2014. More information:
http://www.cas.uio.no/news/prosjekter1718.php
Oppfølging av Geofag-evalueringen (ISP-GEOFAG)
Deadline: 26.11.2014. More information:
http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/ISPGEOFAG/1253998551878
POME - prediction and observation of the Marine Environment. Canada-Norway-Exchange Program
Deadline: 30 November
More information: X:\Forskningskoordinator\Funding-opportunities\attach\POME.pdf
Or contact Corinna Schrum
Fond og legater ved UiB (Meltzer etc)
Deadline: 01.12.2014
http://www.uib.no/ledelsen/82068/fond-og-legater-ved-uib
Midlar til terminologiarbeid i UoH-sektoren frå Språkrådet
Deadline: 01.12.2014
http://www.språkrådet.no/Toppmeny/Aktuelt/Stotte-til-terminologiarbeid-i-universitets--og-hogskolesektoren/
Horizon 2020: Marie Sklodowska Curie Action: Innovative training networks (ITN)
Deadline: January 2015
VISTA – a collaboration between Statoil and The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Deadline: 01.02.2015. More information:
http://www.vista.no/artikkel/vis.html?tid=53139
Stimuleringsmidler til EUs delprogram " Klima, miljø, ressursutnyttelse og råmaterialer"
Deadline: 02.02.2015. More information:
http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Utlysning/KLIMAFORSK/1253990929799/p1173268235938?visAktive=true&progId=12539
82504184
Norwegian Centers of Excellence (Senter for Fremragende Forskning, SFF)
Updated call information available:
http://www.forskningsradet.no/no/Nyheter/Endringer_ved_neste_utlysning_av_SFF/1254001361284?WT.mc_id=twitterNew call
planned for autumn 2015
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