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Steffen Leth Jørgensen
Studying a Hidden, Globally Significant Biosphere (30.11.2016)
Researcher Steffen Leth Jørgensen is the Centre for Geobiology’s (CGB) 3rd successful Bergen Research Foundation’s Recruitment Programme candidate.
Trawling for fish in the Oslo fjord at sunset
Catching cod in the Oslo fjord (29.11.2016)
Several partners of the dCod 1.0 project participated in field studies in the Oslo fjord. The aim of the expedition was to study the pollution levels of cod in this popular area. For two of the four days they were joined by ecology students and teachers from the University of Oslo.
Apinya Singkhala
Visiting PhD student from Thailand (14.11.2016)
Ms Apinya Singkhala has a Royal Golden Jubilee PhD scholarship awarded by the Thai Research Fund for a 10 month reseach visit to BIO. She will work on thermophilic bacteria and hydrolytic enzymes from hot springs in Thailand.
The first wave of January 2010 El Nino storms.
El Niño influences the formation of low pressure systems over the Gulf Stream (01.11.2016)
Analysis of cyclone tracks and precyclogenesis flow conditions show us that El Niño can shift the preferred cyclogenesis position over the Gulf Stream which influences the cyclone’s track across the North Atlantic. The results are published in the Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.