1. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Marine Environmental and Climate Research at Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center by Vice Director Prof. Johnny A. Johannessen

2. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center established in 1986, affiliated with University in Bergen, and a partner in the Bjerknes Collaboration http://www.nersc.no Director: Peter M. Haugan, Employ a staff of ~ 60 from 13 nations, 35% female

3. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 The Nansen Center Vision is To serve the society through advancing knowledge on the state and behavior of the marine environment and climate system in the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen The Nansen Center competence & expertise mathematics, physics, oceanography, meteorology, statistics, information technology, numerical modeling, data assimilation,

4. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Key Research Areas Climate processes, variability and change Ocean modelling, data assimilation and prediction (http://topaz.nersc.no) Ocean and sea ice remote sensing and acoustic oceanography (http://www.arctic-roos.org)

5. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Nansen Group: Inititated by Prof. Ola M. Johannessen Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, 1986 Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, 1986 Nansen Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research, Cape Town, South Africa 2010 Nansen Tutu Centre for Marine Environmental Research, Cape Town, South Africa 2010 total of ~180 including 75 PhD candidates total of ~180 including 75 PhD candidates Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, St. Petersburg, Russia 1992 Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Beijing, China 2003 Nansen Environmental Research India, Cochin, India 1999

6. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 International Network and Cooperation Europe EU Framework projects; coordinated 44 out of 105 FP projects since 1994 European Space Agency; > 57 projects EuroGOOS initiating operational oceanography, including Arctic ROOS ECOMF – European Centre For Operational Marine Forecasting European Climate Forum – Brazil (INPE - Dr. Joao Lorenzzetti; Federal University of Rio Grande, Institute of Oceanography – Prof. Carlos A.E. Garcia) Additional cooperation – US (acoustics), CND (sea ice)

7. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Visiting Fellowship and Exchange of Scientists NERSC have long experience with visiting Fellowship and exchange of scientists through the Nansen Fellowship Program Office space and access to resources are offered The in-house knowledge and expertise offers good opportunities to identify and agree joint collaboration and supervision

8. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Multidisciplinary Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Project targeting the region of Amazon and the neighboring seas The Green Link For Land – Atmosphere Coupling The Green Link For Land – Atmosphere Coupling The Blue Link For Ocean- Atmosphere Coupling The Blue Link For Ocean- Atmosphere Coupling ATMOSPHERIC BRIDGE AMAZON RIVER a potential collaboration with focus on Earth System and regional environment & climate Quantify the role of the Amazon Rain Forest for the regional water and CO2 cycles and their mutual feedbacks with global climate change on seasonal, inter- annual and decadal timescales.

9. Visiting Delegation from Brazil, 31 May 2012 Thank you for your attention!