Deforestation changed the climate in Europe during the Bronze Age

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The vegetation in Europe has not always looked like it does today. Just as the ice sheet retreated in northern Europe and the population increased, man began to affect the landscape to a greater extent by deforestation. At first on a small scale to facilitate hunting, for example, and then more …

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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 32-33, 2023

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During the expedition, which is part of the Swedish national marine monitoring programme, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper were visited.

The water temperature in the surface water varied between 10 – 17°C which is low for the season and at several stations it had …

 
Type: Report
Author: Karin Wesslander
Published: Aug, 2023
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The oxygen situation in the Baltic Sea 2022

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Report - The oxygen situation in the Baltic Sea 2022

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RO 74
Author: Lena Viktorsson, Martin Hansson
Published: Aug, 2023
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Cruise report from R/V Svea week 28, 2023

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During the expedition, which is part of the Swedish national marine monitoring programme, the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper were visited.

Sea surface temperatures were found to be within normal range at all visited areas, with values between 15 - 18℃. Likewise, surface …

 
Type: Report
Author: Helena Björnberg
Published: Aug, 2023
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Erik Mulder

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Algae report number 7, 2023

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The diversity was overall low to moderate at most stations along the Swedish west coast. The larger cells were represented by the dinoflagellate genus Tripos together with Proboscia alata at some stations. The smaller cells were represented by the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Worth mentioning …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen
Published: Jul, 2023
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Better regional climate information in Africa

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In the process of designing a climate program proposal for Sida (the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency), SMHI has visited Maputo, Niamey and Douala. SMHI participated and held workshops with participants from several different African countries, social sectors and corresponding …

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OWGRE – Optimized weather-related green energy production and consumption

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As the energy system is becoming more complex and weather dependent, weather forecasts are of essential importance for transforming the energy landscape towards decarbonization. In this project, we combine probabilistic numerical weather prediction with machine learning algorithms in order to …

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