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| Types | research institute  |
|---|---|
| Country | Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°23′01″N5°19′56″E / 60.3836°N 5.3321°E /60.3836; 5.3321 |
| Parent organisations | University of Bergen |
The Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen (Norwegian:Geofysisk institutt) is a marine research facility located inBergen,Norway. Founded in 1917 byBjørn Helland-Hansen, the institute studies the field ofoceanography dealing with the patterns of the weather in theNorth Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norway. Within recent years, focus has been increasingly ongeophysics and environmental research. The research activities at the institute span from small scale measurement of turbulence up to studies of the large scale ocean currents, from localair andnoise pollution up to studies of global scaleclimate change.
Areas of research focus on theNorwegian Current, theWest Spitsbergen Current and theNorwegian Sea. Shifts and fluctuations in these currents are monitored, as they are thought to be indicators for climate change. Research has includedCO2 sequestration and related matters dealing withCarbon capture and storage. Since 2020 Tor Eldevik is the director of the institute. Previous directors were amongst others Dr.Peter M. Haugan, Nils Gunnar Kvamstø and Øystein Hov.
TheBergen School of Meteorology, which led to modernweather forecasting, was developed at the Geophysical Institute byVilhelm Bjerknes and collaborators (includingCarl-Gustaf Rossby) beginning in 1917.