Completed projects

VOLCANOES4CMIP

Gases from volcanic eruptions affect the climate, but are not sufficiently included in climate forecasts for the future. The project "Applying volcanic impacts to future CMIP projections" developed methods to account for these in climate models to improve the accuracy of the forecasts.

NEXTGEOSS

In the project "Next Generation GEOSS for Innovation Business", a centralized hub and platform was built to collect data from European Earth observation systems and provide easy access to these.

FRASIL

Cracks in sea ice affect sea water, temperature, and biological activity in the Arctic, but they are difficult to simulate with sea-ice models. The project "Fractal properties of sea ice leads and their impact on the Arctic physical and biological environments" worked to find out more about how accidents and their effects can be simulated in a reliable way.

REDDA

Is it possible, by using only a reduced, optimally selected, subset of data, despite the size of the problem, to achieve a satisfactory description of the climate system at a lower cost? The project "Reduced subspace in big data treatment: A new paradigm for efficient geophysical data assimilation" will answer this question.

NFR-INTAROS

The INTAROS project, which is financed through the Horizon2020 programme, received support to expand Norwegian participation. Norwegian networks between actors in research, administration and industry linked to Arctic observation systems were established.

InterDec

Warming in the Arctic and cold winters on the northern continents are linked, and the ocean also plays a role. The connections are not yet fully understood. The project "InterDec - The potential of seasonal-to-decadal-scale inter-regional linkages to advance climate predictions" has looked at the connections.

ARCONOR

Development of long-term international cooperation between research institutions is the aim of the project "Arctic cooperation between Norway, Russia, India, China and US in satellite Earth observation and education". The main focus was on the Arctic as a geographical area, on the use of Earth observation satellites and on education.

TOBACO

Floating glaciers in Antarctica melt faster from below due to warm water coming from the deep ocean and moving upwards. The project "Topographic barriers controlling warm water inflow and Antarctic ice shelf melting" looks at the processes that lead to this water movement in order to better understand what is happening in Antarctica and what it means for global sea level rise.

EmblA

"Ensemble-based data assimilation for environmental monitoring and prediction" is a Nordic Center of Excellence. The focus is on ensemble-based data assimilation. True mathematical methods are used to improve environmental monitoring and warning, such as sea ice and climate.

MUDDYFEET

The project "Multi-scalar dynamics of flood events" developed tools to study extreme weather in Norway with regard to different size scales: both the big picture and local scales.