Algal blooms

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. Nutrients such as phosphorus can be available as a result of human over-fertilisation but can also come from deep water which is naturally rich in nutrients and which can have moved up to the layer where the algae develop. Some types of algal blooms seem to have increased in recent years, but there is no Last updated:

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Algae report number 11, 2024

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Dictyocha fibula and Octactis speculum. The coccolithophores were common at all stations and at Å17 they consisted of both Emiliania huxleyi and the genus Pleurochrysis. The integrated chlorophyll concentrations were low but within normal for this month. The phytoplankton diversity was generally low in the Last updated:

Sea surface temperature

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layer varies with the seasons. In the winter the temperature can vary from just under zero up to about 4 degrees. In the spring the surface water warms up and becomes less dense. This warmer, lighter water does not mix with the colder underlying water, leading to thermal stratification of the water Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 29, 2024

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normal. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphate in the surface water showed low levels, which is normal for the season. Silicate levels in the surface water were slightly above to above normal at all stations in the Baltic Proper, the Öresund and the southern and coastal stations in the Skagerrak. In Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 23, 2024

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. Concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) in the form of phosphate were also low, which is typical for this time of year. Measured levels ranged from 0.02 to 0.06 µmol/l, with the highest level recorded at Släggö. Silicon concentrations in the surface water were normal or below normal. Offshore Last updated:

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Algae report number 10, 2024

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. Integrated chlorophyll levels were typical for this time of year. BY29 20th of October Species diversity was moderate and the cell counts were low. Ciliates were observed along with cryptomonadales, and Phalacroma rotundatum* was observed in low numbers. The cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flosaquae was present Last updated:

A new approach for flood warnings is being tested in Ethiopia

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