Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) is an independent non-profit research institute affiliated with the University of Bergen, Norway. The Nansen Center conducts basic and applied environmental research funded by national and international governmental agencies, research councils and industry.

The Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) is an independent nonprofit research foundation affiliated with the University of Bergen, Norway. The Nansen Center conducts basic and applied research funded by research councils, space agencies, national and international governmental agencies, industry and private donations.

The Nansen Center´s vision is to make a significant contribution to the understanding, monitoring and forecasting of the world’s environment and climate on local, regional and global scales.
Main research focus areas are:
• Climate understanding - its variability and change
• Global ocean studies and ocean forecasting
• Development and use of satellite based methods for marine studies
• Satellite monitoring of global environment and climate
• Wind energy mapping in coastal areas
• Socioeconomic impact of global change