Dam safety

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User area Model-based calculated and dimensioned flows are used for facilities where a dam failure would have extremely serious consequences. The method is also used for the analysis of flood risks SMHI offers The determination of dimensioned flows and water levels The analysis of the sensitivity Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Argos week 48-49, 2010

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/l and silicate 3.1-5.1 µmol/l. The Kattegat and the Sound Surface water temperatures were below normal and were within the interval 1.8-2.3°C. Surface salinities were 20 psu in the Kattegat and 16 psu in the Sound. Thermo- and halocline were found between 5-10 metres. Surface nutrient concentrations Last updated:

Algae report number 8, 2016

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* had reached N14 Falkenberg with the Baltic current. However, the high salinity in the area prevents the blooms that occur in the Baltic Sea during summer. The integrated chlorophyll concentrations were within normal for this month. Threadlike cyanobacteria were still numerous at many of the Baltic Last updated:

SMHI forecasting tool for oil spills soon to be used in the Black Sea

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forecasting models for currents, water properties and wind as driving forces for how the oil moves, is mixed into the water and changes its characteristics. They will improve the system to meet needs that are of importance in the Black Sea. These improvements will be of benefit for all other users as well Last updated:

Cruise report from KBV 002 Triton week 34, 2013

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Surface water temperatures as well as surface nutrient concentrations were normal in the whole investigated area. Oxygen concentrations below 2 ml/l were present at depths exceeding 70-80 metres. Hydrogen sulphide was found deeper than 80 metres in the western Gotland Basin and deeper than 100 Last updated:

Algae report number 3, 2016

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fluorescence maxima were dominated by diatoms and the integrated (0-20 m) chlorophyll concentrations were normal for this month. The spring bloom was ongoing in the southern Baltic with dominance by the diatom Skeletonema marinoi. There was enhanced activity amongst phytoplankton in the surface waters at the Last updated:

Algae report number 7, 2016

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. 2). Irregular areas of surface accumulations in the shape of lighter green to more intense orange coloured patches or streaks could also be seen between Öland and Gotland and, as approaching the entrance of the Finnish Bay. Please follow the link below to see interpretations of blooms from satellite Last updated:

Algae report number 2, 2015

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29 BY31 2More detailed information on species composition and abundance The Skagerrak Å17 (open Skagerrak) and Släggö (Skagerrak coast) 18th of February The cell concentration, chlorophyll fluorescence measurements and the high nutrient concentrations in the open Skagerrak indicated that the diatom Last updated:

Heatwave in May 2018: “It was unusually warm; exceptional, even”

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weather statistics we have today, the likelihood of having such an exceptionally hot May again is very low, despite global warming,” says Gustav Strandberg. The likelihood of extreme temperatures does however increase in a warmer climate. Heatwaves will be more common in the future. “We also shouldn Last updated:

Bolin Centre for climate research

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minimize negative impacts. The research community constituting today’s Bolin Centre was established in 2006 at Stockholm University and since 2010 its work has been carried out in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI Last updated: