Research Projects

The BioDiv-Support research program started in 2019, involving eight partners from five European countries. The research project is in its final phase and this newsletter provides a summary of the results achieved in the project.

G.I.Nord synthesis project aims at defining critical knowledge gaps and practical needs and obstacles to an efficient implementation of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) as a climate change adaptation tool in urban planning. Together with stakeholders, end-users and experts, lessons and experiences …

Before 1969, waste and chemicals used in the Swedish forest industry (pulp and paper mills), were allowed to be discharged directly in nature, most often in the closest watercourse. Today, the pollutants are an environmental issue. Researchers will now investigate how far the pollutants can be …

Numerical weather prediction models used by SMHI, WeatherTech and Uppsala University will be improved with respect to parametrizations of cloud physics and turbulence.

MetCoOp is a cooperation between SMHI, MET Norway, the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI and Estonia Environment Agency ESTEA. The primary goal of the collaboration is to provide a state-of-the-art operational short- and very short-range numerical weather prediction (NWP) …

Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) is a four year project within the multi-consortia Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) program. The project addresses the challenge of providing accessible, timely, applicable and defensible climate information that is needed by …

The overarching objective of the European Climate Prediction (EUCP) system is to develop an innovative European regional ensemble climate prediction system based on a new generation of improved and typically higher-resolution climate models, covering timescales from seasons to decades initialized …

High latitude and low electricity price in Sweden make accurate prediction of photovoltaic (PV) system energy yield fundamental both for economic and environmental reasons. More precise estimates would give smaller uncertainties in economy, resulting in a more resource efficient PV development.

The E-ARCPATH (Open Science pilot for ARCPATH) project will establish an Open Science Pilot for the ARCPATH Nordic Centre of Excellence with a primary focus on making climate data and products from ARCPATH openly available through a joint data catalogue.

How will the Earth’s climate respond to future changes in sea ice and snow cover? GREENICE (Impacts of sea ice and snow cover changes on climate, green growth and society) aims to address this key uncertainty in the northern hemisphere climate system and thereby provide knowledge relevant for the …