Cruise report from R/V Svea week 15-16, 2024

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The Kattegat, Öresund, the Baltic Proper and a coastal station in Skagerrak were visited during this cruise, which is part of the Swedish environmental monitoring program area coast and sea.

The surface water temperature was normal for the month, around 7 °C on the west coast and varied between 3 …

 
Type: Report
Author: Örjan Bäck
Published: Jun, 2024
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Algae report number 6, 2024

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All stations along the Swedish west coast had a dominance of diatoms. A bit surprising was also to find several cells of the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans, at all stations. Except for this, small flagellates of various taxa were the most common, and in Skagerrak Emiliania …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik, Marie Johansen
Published: Jun, 2024
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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 2, 2024

ReportsOceanography

During the cruise, which is part of the Swedish pelagic monitoring program, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Öresund, and the Baltic Proper were visited. In the Kattegat, a limited mapping survey of nutrients was carried out through sampling from Svea's ferrybox. Nutrients and chlorophyll were analyzed in …

 
Type: Report
Author: Lena Viktorsson
Published: Mar, 2024
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Algae report number 5, 2024

ReportsOceanography

Some chains of Skeletonema marinoi and Guinardia delicatula was still present as a remembrance of the spring bloom in the Kattegat and Skagerrak area. Except for the diatoms, small flagellates of different sorts were most common. The integrated chlorophyll concentrations were above normal at the …

 
Type: Report
Author: Anders Torstensson, Marie Johansen
Published: May, 2024
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Algae report number 4, 2024

ReportsOceanography

Due to bad weather, all of the Skagerrak stations except Släggö were not sampled. The spring bloom had passed and the cell concentrations and biodiversity were overall low. Some chains of Skeletonema marinoi and Guinardia delicatula was still present as a remembrance of the spring bloom. Except for …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Apr, 2024
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CF Community Workshop 2024

Research

The CF 2024 workshop will be a four day meeting held in person at SMHI, Norrköping, Sweden, Tuesday 17th September - Friday 20th September.

The meeting will be divided into two parts:

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SMHI convened conference debate for young researchers

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Last week a group of SMHI colleagues attended EGU, the European Geosciences Union annual conference in Vienna. Helena Martins, head of climate research at SMHI, convened a panel debate focusing on how young researchers can navigate the policy-research divide and have an impact on society in their …

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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 10-11, 2024

ReportsOceanography

During the cruise, which is part of the Swedish pelagic monitoring program, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper were visited.

The surface water temperature was normal for the month and varied from 2–4 °C in the Baltic Sea to 3–4 °C in the North Sea. In the North Sea, the …

 
Type: Report
Author: Madeleine Nilsson
Published: Apr, 2024
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Climate Science Information for Climate Action

A new global climate service, the Climate Information Portal (CIP), was developed by SMHI on behalf of the World Meteorological Organization, World Climate Research Programme and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The main purpose of the web service is to enhance the base of climate science for …

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Improvement of Air Quality and Air Quality Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IMPAQ)

From 2019 to 2022, SMHI worked on a project led by the Swedish EPA aimed at improving the understanding of air pollution in Bosnian urban areas. The focus was on identifying sources of air pollution and making air quality data more accessible.

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