Sketch of the warm Atlantic water's (in red) extension through the Norwegian Sea toward the Arctic
(by Jan Even Nilsen)
The main objective of this project is to determine the mean and variation of the combined
oceanic and atmospheric heat transports toward Svalbard and the European Arctic
to identify and quantify the marine processes and their possible feedback.
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Partner institutions:
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR),
Institute of Marine Research (IMR),
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC, Coordinator),
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU),
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA),
Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no),
Norwegian Polar Institute (NP)
Managers:
Svein Østerhus (BCCR) and
Tor Eldevik (NERSC)
Last update 16 January 2008, te.