Climate Change Training Programme kicks off in Mozambique

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The group discussions and the high level of knowledge the participants themselves possess in the field of climate is inspiring, says Klas Svensson from Sida, the Swedish International Development Agency, which tasked SMHI with the mission to implement the programmes. – A clear added value is that Last updated:

Nowcasting SAF - Retrieving Cloud Top Temperature and Height in Semi-transparent and Fractional Cloudiness using AVHRR.

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file are used to locate the required input data files. During the processing the routine steps through the image area by segment- ing it into image segments of specified size. Based on the cloud classifica- tion, the pixels in a given segment are provided to the model fitting routine if they are either Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 24, 2022

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. At P2 there was instead a deeper halocline, at about 40 m. The concentrations of nutrients in the surface water have been low since April when biological production consumed most of the available nutrients above the halocline. Below the halocline, however, there were increasing levels of nutrients Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 28, 2022

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temperature was below normal. Satellite observations in the area showed upwelling earlier this week. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) levels were low and showed values below reporting limit in the whole investigated area, considered normal for the season. The concentrations of phosphate and silicate was Last updated:

Urban climate and air quality

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The aim of the research is to Increase knowledge about environmental risks in our cities and communities, mainly with a focus on heat and the air quality. Contribute with new methods and tools that can improve the description of population exposure and help decision makers to make informed Last updated:

Early human impact on the climate in Europe

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Long before the industrial revolution humans have cut down forest to make room for arable land and pasture, or to improve the possibilities for hunting. Such changes in the vegetation impact the local climate, and therefore there are reasons to believe that human activities have impacted the Last updated:

Method and models in meteorological research

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Today, computational models in the meteorological field can be part of larger model systems developed in international collaboration. Development efforts may include the addition of new observational sources, more sophisticated algorithms for more complete description of initial state for forecast Last updated:

Cloud classifications with the SCANDIA model.

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/ISSN och titel 0347-2116 SMHI Reports Meteorologv Climatology Report available from/Rapporten kan köpas från SMHI S-601 76 NORRKÖPING Sweden Language/Språk English 1. INTRODUCTION The amount of image information from weather satellites is high today and it will increase substantially in the near future Last updated:

Algae report number 11, 2022

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coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi was found in relatively high cell numbers at all stations. The integrated chlorophyll concentrations (0-10m and 0-20 m) were low, but within normal for this month at all stations except at Å17 where it was a bit elevated in the integrated sample (0-20 m). Diversity and cell Last updated: