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04.08.2016 13:15 - 04.08.2016 14:00
GFI East wing auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar: "Iranian speleothems: Investigating Quaternary climate variability in semi-arid Western Asia".

We start the new semester with a seminar by Stacy Carolin (University of Oxford) this Thursday, 4th of August at 13:15-14:00 in the east-wing auditorium. Stacy is a guest of Nele and Harald and will talk about: "Iranian speleothems: Investigating Quaternary climate variability in semi-arid Western Asia".

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08.08.2016 11:15 - 08.08.2016 12:00
GFI East wing auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar: Exploring recent trends in paleoceanography with new foram-based proxies

Today, we have a seminar by Jeroen Groeneveld (University of Bremen). The title of his talk is: "Exploring recent trends in paleoceanography with new foram-based proxies". Jeroen is a guest of Ling and he is here all of next week - if you want to meet him, send a mail to Ling.Ho@uib.no!

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11.08.2016 14:15 - 11.08.2016 15:00
Realfagbygget, Pal.strat. kurssal, second floor

Paleoseminar: Recent IODP Expedition 356: the Indonesian Throughflow and the Late Cenozoic southern Hadley cell

There will be a Paleoseminar thursday 11. august at 14:15 with Dr.Jeroen Groeneveld, who is visiting from the Faculty of Geosciences,
University of Bremen. If anyone wants to schedule a meeting with Jeroen during his visit, please contact Sze Ling Ho by e-mail: Ling.Ho@uib.no

12.08.2016 11:15 - 12.08.2016 12:00
GFI East wing auditorium

Guest lecture: A Southern Hemisphere perspective on abrupt climate change (Dansgaard–Oeschger variability)

The interplay between the northern and southern hemisphere in shaping abrupt changes is a key discussion in current climate science. To give an overview on this topic a key researcher Dr. Joel Pedro, from the Centre for Ice and Climate, Niels Bohr Institute, Univ. Copenhagen will give a seminar on Friday: A Southern Hemisphere perspective on abrupt climate change (Dansgaard–Oeschger variability)

15.08.2016 11:15 - 15.08.2016 12:00
GFI East wing auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar: „Land Surface, Snow and Soil Moisture in Land-Climate Feedback and Model Diagnosis“

Hyungjun Kim is an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo and will talk about: „Land Surface, Snow and Soil Moisture in Land-Climate Feedback and Model Diagnosis“. Hyungjun is a guest of Hanna.

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17.08.2016 11:15 - 17.08.2016 12:00
GFI East wing auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar: “Interhemispheric Teleconnections in the Ocean“

Markus Jochum (Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen) is a guest of Noel. The title of his talk is: “Interhemispheric Teleconnections in the Ocean“.

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22.08.2016 11:15 - 22.08.2016 12:00
GFI East wing auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar: “The Circumglobal North American wave pattern and its relation to North American cold events“

Nili Harnik (Tel Aviv University) will give the talk: “The Circumglobal North American wave pattern and its relation to North American cold events“. Nili is a guest of Thomas S.

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29.08.2016 10:00 - 31.08.2016 16:00
Bergen, Radisson Blue Royal Hotel

4th Conference on Climate Change Adaptation

Following from the three successful earlier conferences the 4th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation will let scientists, practioners and stakeholders meet to discuss recent research findings, adaptation experiences, plans and practices for three days.The biannual conference on climate adaption has got a new momentum now just after the historic Paris Agreement adopted at the UN Conference of the Parties in December 2015.

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29.08.2016 11:15 - 29.08.2016 12:00
GFI East Wing Auditorium

BCCR/GFI Seminar:Tropical - Midlatitude Interactions and Significant Summertime Weather in the Australian Region.

Monday 29th of August, Michael Reeder (Monash University) will give a talk entitled: Tropical - Midlatitude Interactions and Significant Summertime Weather in the Australian Region. Michael is a guest of Thomas S.

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30.08.2016 11:00 - 30.08.2016 12:00
Tunet (4th Floor, A-Block, Department of Biology), Thormøhlensgate 53A

Palaeoclimatology Seminar: "Turning pollen into a chronological tool: annual, seasonal and daily variation of pollen deposition in the Alto dell’Ortles and Adamello glaciers (Eastern Italian Alps)"

Daniela Festi (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniela_Festi) is currently visiting Bergen from the University of Innsbruck .She is also available to meet all week if anybody is interested (Daniela.Festi@uibk.ac.at).