Algae report number 8, 2021

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high numbers at several stations. The integrated chlorophyll concentrations were normal at all stations for this month. The filamentous cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon flosaquae was abundant in the northern Baltic Proper and at REFM1V1 in the Kalmar sound. Filamentous cyanobacteria were absent or in very Last updated:

Cruise report from M/V Aura week 21-22, 2018

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. Thermocline and halocline coincided at all stations, and was found at 5-10 meters depth. Nutrients in the surface water were almost depleted, which is normal for the season. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen, DIN (the sum of nitrate, nitrite and ammonia), was below detection level in the surface water Last updated:

The oxygen situation in the Baltic Sea 2017

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approximately ~40 km³. This inflow was classified by Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemünde (IOW) to be a Major Baltic Inflow (QFM96) of moderate intensity [Feistel et al. 2016]. The inflow came after a period of low water levels in the Baltic Sea in January and brought enough and heavy water to Last updated:

Developing climate services with user value

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accessible and relevant information. Close collaboration with users In both projects, researchers are to work together with users so that they can design services that meet the users’ needs. Researchers will also investigate how users process new or modified information. The CoCLIME project is aimed at Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 34-35, 2021

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SMHI performed an oxygen and nutrient survey within SLU Aqua’s cruise; the International Bottom Trawl Survey (IBTS Q3), that covers the Skagerrak, the North Sea and the Kattegat. SMHI joins the cruise to perform CTD measurements in connection to each trawl and to take water samples for the annual Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Aranda week 24, 2019

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meters and the levels of hydrogen sulphide in the deep water were much higher than normal. From the surface down to about 25 meters depth, with at peak at about 20 meters, high chlorophyll fluorescence was noted throughout the investigated area, indicating an ongoing cyanobacteria bloom. Figure 1 Last updated:

SMHI is hosting expert meeting on rising sea levels

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relation to rising sea levels, coastal erosion and extreme sea level events. There are a limited number of places for the workshop but it is possible to apply for participation. “If you work with rising sea levels, as a scientist, expert or a planner, you are very welcome to express your interest in Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Aranda week 7-8, 2019

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sulfide from 80 m depth to the bottom. In the Eastern Gotland Basin from BY15 and to the south there were traces of a smaller inflow with warmer water than the ambient water and low concentrations of oxygen (<0.5 ml/l) at around 100-115 m. From the station BY9 Klaipeda and south of this there was no Last updated:

Cruise report from R/V Svea week 1-2, 2021

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. The concentrations of phosphate and silicate were normal to above normal for the whole investigated area. Dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) was normal or below normal on the Swedish west coast and above normal in the Baltic Proper. Oxygen levels in the Arkona- and Bornholm basins were normal or above Last updated:

BioDiv-Support: Publications

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Scientific articles Atmospheric nitrogen deposition restricts future sub-arctic treeline advance in an individual-based dynamic vegetation model Arctic high-latitude ecosystem composition is undergoing change, mainly advancement of trees into tundra and increased abundance and size of shrubs. We Last updated: