Vision

The vision of the Nansen Scientific Society is that education and research within global environment and climate problems, including their impacts on society for students and young scientists from different countries and cultures will provide a foundation for greater understanding and co-existence in the word - in Nansen's spirit

Scientific Activities

  1. Global and Regional Sea level studies...
  2. Arctic Climate past, present and future, including teleconnetion with lower lattitudes
  3. Indian Monsson studies and teleconnection with higher lattitudes...
  4. Harmful algae blooms...
  5. Outreach...

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    Objectives
    The Nansen Scientific Society has defined a set of objectives, read them here
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    History
    Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian born in Oslo in 1861 and was the first man to lead a small expedition across the Greenland Ice Sheet during the summer of 1888, and in 1893 he explored the Arctic Ocean using a specially built, strong ship, the FRAM, by freezing her in ice on the Eastern coast of Siberia and drifting across the Transpolar Current.
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    Establishment
    The Nansen Scientific Society is an idealistic foundation founded by: • Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center • Trond Mohn and familiy • The GC Rieber Funds • Sparebanken Vest All from Bergen, Norway.