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The survey was completed in co-operation with SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) and within the international acoustic survey in the Bothnian Sea and Baltic Proper (BIAS) during weeks 40-42. The oxygen situation in the Baltic Proper is severe. Low oxygen concentrations (<2 ml/l) were found at depths exceeding 50 to 100 metres in all basins. Hydrogen sulphide was also found deeper than 70 to 90 metres. For a more detailed description of the oxygen status in the Baltic, see: Report Oceanography No.45 Oxygen Survey in the Baltic Sea, 2012. http://www.smhi.se/publikationer

The cell concentrations were low in all sampling stations at the Swedish West coast and in the Baltic Sea. The species diversity was higher in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas than in the Baltic Sea. The species diversity was highest among the dinoflagellates although it seems like the diatom …

There is a need for having a reliable numerical representation of the exchanges between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea from many points of view. First, the North Sea is the salt provider of the Baltic Sea, but also the oxygen provider of the lowermost layers of the Baltic Sea. This means that any …

A climatology atlas of the oxygen situation in the deep water of the Baltic Sea was published in 2011 in the SMHI Report Oceanography No 42. The results for 2011 were preliminary and have in this report been updated as new additional data have been reported to ICES. The results for 2012 are …

Surface water temperatures were somewhat below normal in Skagerrak, otherwise typical for the season. Concentrations of inorganic nitrogen were normal in all areas. Phosphate as well as silicate showed values above normal in Skagerrak and in the southern Baltic Proper, in all other areas …

This report documents the 2010 Coastal Radar Workshop organised by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute with support from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The aim of the report is to provide background information on coastal oceanographic radar for a wider professional …

A new drought warning system is being developed for parts of South Africa. The recently started project is focusing on producing forecasts and recommendations so as to better manage times of strain. The work is being done in close co-operation with local players.
 

This report is based on two cruises in December, covering the Baltic Sea and the Swedish West coast sampling stations. Typical winter situations were registered in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas. The number of species was low, and the dinoflagelllate genus Ceratium and small flagellates were …

A new agreement with the Swedish Coastguard meant that only the Swedish west coast and south western Baltic Proper (Arkona and Bornholm Basins) were sampled. In Skagerrak and Kattegat, nutrient conditions were normal for the season, except in the south of Kattegat and the Sound, were phosphate …