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POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Norwegian-Russian glaciological activity on Austfonna Ice Cap, Svalbard

Russian scientists from Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences (IGRAS), Moscow, have been involved in glaciological research in Svalbard since end of 1960ies through former Soviet projects. On Austfonna Ice cap they carried out field investig ation in mid 1970ies both with ice core d...

Awarded: NOK 0.51 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Current measurements north of Svalbard - An extension of the North Pole Environmental Observatory

The project consists of three parallell activities: technical capacity building, joint scientific studies and exchange of personell. The activies are built around the use of expendable current profiling in combination with other technologies to address ke y scientific issues. A capability for oce...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Greenland Ice Sheet Elevation (GreenISE): Integrated methodology using satellite, in situ and numerical modelling data

The "GreenISE" research project is an observational and modelling analysis of changes in the Greenland ice sheet. The project's objectives will be achieved through a set of five (5) sequential tasks: 1) Satellite altimeter data acquisition and processing ; 2) Analysis of inter-satellite bias for...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Bargaining for Non-Participation? Two-level Games and US Behaviour in the Climate Negotiations

Putnam's theory of two-level games has received widespread attention in the literature on international cooperation. According to this theory, negotiators will look ahead and only consider treaty designs that are likely to achieve ratification in all majo r participating countries. Interestingly,...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

A Lagrangian study of pathways and mixing of Arctic and Atlantic waters in the Norwegian Sea. Part II: Analysis and Synthesis

Scientists at the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) and at the University of Rhode Island (URI) have completed a 4 years long collaborative field project in the Nordic Seas. The circulation of the Atlantic Water (AW) and the Arctic Intermediate Water (AIW) have been studied using acoust...

Awarded: NOK 0.70 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Strategies for enhanced microbial safety of organic fermented sausages and herbal ingredients

The demand for organic foods is increasing. But still, the expressed political aim that 15% of foods from the agricultural sector in Norway shall be organically produced and sold within 2015 is a challenge. A prerequisite for the success of such products is that food producers are able to provide...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Sustainable harvesting of marine resources: interactions between demographic, ecological and evolutionary effects of fishing

Fishing does not affect all fish equally. Evolutionary changes ensue whenever there are survival differences between genotypes. As fishing is often intensive, the resulting changes can be rapid. Recent work suggests that significant evolutionary changes i n maturation are common in the wild and h...

Awarded: NOK 6.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Aerosol/gas-phase chemistry and microphysics in global models

Aerosols of natural and anthropogenic origin have environmental impacts through health effects, climate forcing, modification of the hydrological cycle, and reduced visibility. The objective of this project is to improve and validate a coupled aerosol/gas -phase model for the processing and distr...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Safe and cost-effective production of dry-cured meat with reduced mould growth

Mould contamination on dry-cured meat is periodically a significant quality problem leading to a major economic impact for the producers due to cleaning and loss of products. In addition the mould growth may represent a health risk for the staff due to th e allergenic potential of the moulds and ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Marine ecosystem effects of eutrophication: Interactions between small pelagic fish and predators in low oxygen waters

The starting hypothesis for this proposal is that clupeid fish (Sprat) are more tolerant to low oxygen waters than their gadoid predators. Low oxygen waters (albeit above a critical level) thus represent a resource as a predatory refuge. This hypothesis w ill be addressed during winter in a fjord...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction

The SUP focuses on fundamental problems of atmosphere-ocean interaction, and provides the opportunity to conduct the following in-depth investigations, covering a 3-4 year time frame: 1. Fundamental studies of atmosphere-ocean flux processes 2. Interannu al variability of surface fluxes and ocea...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

CLIMATE: Adapating to extreme weather in the municipalities: what, how and why?

This SIP focus on municipal management of climate change in terms of extreme weather events. By analyzing the challenges faced by municipalities, and their subsequent responses we will assess the institutional and policy-related changes necessary for furt her development of adaptation strategies ...

Awarded: NOK 15.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Meeting the climate challenge: New legal instruments and issues in national and international energy and climate law

The project takes a broad approach to legal issues inherent in the dynamic and increasingly intertwined fields of national and international climate and energy policy. It is organised within the research group in Natural Resources Law at the Law Faculty w ith broad competence in environmental and...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Historical relationships between climate factors and life history of High Arctic freshwater fish; predicting consequences of climate change

Lakes in the High Arctic are characterized by low water temperature, long-term ice cover, low levels of nutrients and low biodiversity. Thus, minor climatic changes may be of great importance to Arctic freshwater fish by influencing gonad development and individual growth rate - two life history ...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Long-term Effects of Oil accidents on the pelagic ecosystem of the Norwegian and Barents Seas

The Barents Sea-Norwegian Sea are used for oil production and thus susceptible to oil accident. This calls for providing an improved understanding of long-term impacts of oil accident on this pelagic ecosystem. The Barents Sea-Norwegian Sea ecosystem is c haracterized by strong interactions among...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Prosjektet består i å videreføre og koordinere norsk engasjement i forhold til Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). IOC er et mellomstatlig organ innenfor UNESCO, har 129 medlemsland, og arbeider for å fremme internasjonalt samarbeid og koor dinere programmer innen marin forskning, ...

Awarded: NOK 0.47 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Integration of climate and air quality policies

Currently there is no international institutional framework that integrates both air quality and climate policies. This project will explore both the scientific basis and political feasibility of this type of cooperation. By looking at the United States, China, and the EU in particular, we explor...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Integrated environmental modelling for river basin management: Models, uncertainties and good modelling practice

Mathematical models are increasingly used in both core and applied science projects and within environmental management, which is not surprising since models help to organise, synthesize, and track information and scientific knowledge and hypothesis in a way that would not be possible otherwise. ...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Barents sea eccosstem dynamics - a spatial approach

How perturbations from harvest and climate cascade through marine shelf ecosystems depend on species interactions. Interaction strength is therefore of vital importance to ecosystem dynamics. In this project, we propose a spatial approach to study trophi c and competitive interactions in boreal ...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Marine ecosystem consequences of climate induced changes in water masses off West-Spitsbergen

The overall goal of the MariClim proposal is to determine the influence of climate variability and change on the energy transfer in the marine pelagic ecosystem in different water masses on the west coast of Spitsbergen. The project will compare the pelag ic food webs in fronts involving ArW and ...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

Etablering og drift av International Project Office (IPO) for IHDP core project "The Global Environmental Change and Human Security" (GECHS)

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Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Punctuated disintegration of the NW European Ice Sheet and rapid climate change

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Awarded: NOK 0.82 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Impact of changing freshwater flows on the thermohaline circulation and European climate analysis and modelling of the last deglaciation

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Awarded: NOK 0.62 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Vestland

FRIMUF-Miljø- og utviklingsforskning

Stability or change? Understanding sub Andean forest ecosystems - fragile environments facing disturbance

Fragile environments facing disturbance in the semi-arid regions of northern Peru will be analysed by use of aerial photo interpretation, vegetation mapping, GIS, direct gradient analysis (ordination), dendrochronology, analysis of key species densities a nd analysis of land use. Long term and re...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Vestland

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Adapting to Climate Change: Proposal for a Strategic Institute Program

Adaptation is emerging as a major issue in the climate change policy arena, yet research on adaptation is still in its infancy. CICERO’s past and ongoing research on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation is recognized within the internation al research community, and strong network...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

KLIMAFORSK-Stort program klima

Process modelling of forest ecosystems and integrated analysis of climate change impacts in Norway

Forest covers 38% of Norway’s land area, is basis for forestry and forest industries as one of the country’s most important land-based economic sectors, and provide important environmental services, like recreation, conservation of biological diversity, and sequestration of climate gases. Futu...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2014

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Climate effects of reducing black carbon emissions

Processes leading to emissions of black carbon (BC) aerosols from incomplete combustion affect the Earth’s climate through several forcing mechanisms: Direct absorption of sunlight, a semi-direct effect on clouds, by deposition on snow and ice thus changi ng the surface albedo, and through associ...

Awarded: NOK 8.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2012

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Pollution risks and water management at airports and roads in a changing climate

Management of surface runoff formed during snowmelt is a challenge in many urban areas. Even in areas with normally high infiltration capacity, the ground surface can become impermeable during snowmelt. Climate change is expected to increase precipitation during autumn and give more frequent tem...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Phenotypic variability in life-history traits: is intra population variability important for zooplankton dynamics

State-of-the-art studies in theoretical disciplines predict that populations will evolve as environments change. There is hardly any empirical information that can shed light on the importance of this process for natural marine zooplankton. This is most u nfortunate, as many of the changes predic...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Svalbard

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

"Ocean weather and ecosystem" in the Nordic Seas - a Norwegian Component to the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)

Efficient and safe use of the oceans in the Nordic Seas is essential for many human activities and operational oceanography will support the needed observations and forecasts. Increasing human activities in the marine and coastal waters are related to oil and gas exploration on the continental s...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Vestland

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