An energy balance model for prediction of surface temperatures.

ReportsMeteorologyClimate

From the winter season 1988/89 and onwards an energy balance model has been used to estimate surface temperatures within a weather seivice system for the road authorities in "Östergötlands" and "Göteborg-Bohuslän" in Sweden. It is based on a simplified form of the energy balance equation at the …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RMK 63
Author: Alexandersson, Hans., Gollvik, Stefan, Meuller, Lars
Published: Sep, 1991
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Future climate in the Nordic region - survey and synthesis for the next century.

ReportsMeteorologyClimate

The greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane, chlorfluorcarbons and nitrous  oxide are increasing due to man's activities. 0n physical grounds it is generally believed that this will influence the climate of the earth. Observational evidence, mainly global mean temperatures, indicate that the …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RMK 64
Author: Alexandersson, Hans, Dahlström, Bengt
Published: Sep, 1992
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A field test of thermometer screens.

ReportsMeteorology

For a period of nearly one year temperature readings from small sensors (high quality platinum resistance thermometers) in conventional screens (Stevensson type) and emaller screens (Lambrecht, Young and Vaisala) have been compared to those from a sensor of the same type in a ventilated screen …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RMK 62
Author: Andersson, T., Mattisson, I.
Published: Sep, 1991
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Isförhållandena i Sveriges södra och västra farvatten.

ReportsOceanography

The ice conditions in southern Baltic, Belt Sea, Öresund, Kattegat, and Skagerrak are discussed on the basis of a review of the last 50 years sea ice conditions. Also basic processes and equations are considered in the report.

During severe ice winters, ice formation starts in Öresund and the Belt …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 4
Author: Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Anders Omstedt
Published: Sep, 1987
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Ymer-80, satellites, arctic sea ice and weather.

ReportsOceanography

During the arctic expedition YMER-80 which took place in the area north of Svalbard between northeast Greenland and Frans Josephs Land satellite information was received onboard as an important aid in weather and sea ice surveillance. A satellits receiving station made it possible to receive images …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 2
Author: Thomas Thompson
Published: Sep, 1986
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NATIONAL SWEDISH PROGRAMME FOR MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Open Sea Prograrnrne Report from the activities in 1985

ReportsOceanography

This report describes the activities and results from 1985 within the open sea programme of the national Swedish monitoring programme. The open sea programme also forms major part of the Swedish contribution to the Baltic Monitoring Programme of the Helsinki Commission. Two regular …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 3
Author: Stig R. Carlberg, Sven Engström, Stig H. Fonselius, Håkan Palmén, Eva-Gun Thelén, Bodil Thorstensson och Bengt Yhlen
Published: Sep, 1986
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Calculations of horizontal exchange coefficients using Eulerian time series current meter data from the Baltic Sea.

ReportsOceanography

A method is described which relates observed eularian current fluctuations to horizontal exchange coefficients. The method is applied to current meter time series from the southern and the central parts of the Baltic Proper and from the Bothnian Sea.

Energy spectras suggest that current …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 1
Author: Lars Gidhagen, Lennart Funkquist and Ray Murthy
Published: 1986
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NATIONAL SWEDISH PROGRAMME FOR MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Open Sea Program Report from the activities in 1986

ReportsOceanography

This report describes the activities and results from 1986 within the open sea programme of the national Swedish monitoring programme, PMK. The open sea programme also forms major part at the Swedish contribution to the Baltic Monitoring Programme of the Helsinki Commission. Two regular …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 5
Author: Stig Carlberg, Sven Engström, Stig Fonselius, Håkan Palmén, Eva-Gun Thelén, Lotta Fyrberg och Bengt Yhlen
Published: Sep, 1987
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Results of a five year survey of the distribution of UREA in the Baltic sea.

ReportsOceanography

The vertical distribution of urea has been determined during a five year period ( from June 1976 to May 1981) at 21 different stations in the Baltic Sea on samples collected during 20 cruises. Results show pronounced seasonal variations with the highest concentrations (up to 1.86 uM) toward the end …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 6
Author: Jorge C. Valderama
Published: Sep, 1987
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