As a part of the MarNIS-project, integrating vessel traffic monitoring, search and rescue and pollution combating, SMHI recently presented a new concept calculating when ships actually is expected to arrive to the harbour.
Wind, waves and currents are crucial factors in choosing a route at sea. SMHI's services for shipping have the potential to reduce fuel consumption and thereby emissions.
Last week, October 20-24, SMHI hosted the annual meeting of IICWG, International Ice Charting Working Group. In light of the record ice-melting observed in the Arctic over the last two summers, IICWG issued a press release
Early March marks the beginning of the latest Sida-sponsored international training course Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation at SMHI in Norrköping. Over four weeks, 26 decision-makers from Africa and Asia will learn more about climate change, its effects and how nations can prepare …
For three years, SMHI and more than 60 other institutes will be working on the EU MyOcean project. The monitoring of all oceans from the Black Sea to the Barents Sea is to be combined and downscaled. The result will be improved forecasts and basic data for ocean status reports.
World Climate Conference 3 brings together more than 2,000 top politicians, decision-makers and climate scientists from around the world. One of the aims is to discuss how future climate predictions and climate information should be structured to ensure countries have the best possible decision …
Climate change can have a large impact on the entire ecosystem in the Baltic Sea. Researchers within a number of fields gathered recently for a marine environment conference at SMHI to seek new cooperation opportunities.
Two new rounds of the international programme “Climate Change” are now held at SMHI. This time the institute is visited by almost 50 decision-makers from international organisations and companies in Africa.
Climate scenarios are important when trying to decide on emissions reductions but they are also important when adapting to changes. How to use climate scenarios was the theme for this year´s Rossby Centre Day at SMHI.
2008 has been an eventful year for SMHI. The driving forces behind the changes being carried out have included EU Directives which affect a number of different organisations.
