African decision-makers visit SMHI for climate education programme

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28 decision-makers from Southern Africa have completed the Climate Change – Mitigation and Adaptation Training Programme at SMHI in Norrköping. In total, 250 people from nine African countries will participate in the programme, the contents of which range from new climate research findings to …

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HYPE Data Delivery Services

SMHI offers data deliveries from the hydrological model HYPE in standardized formats or customized to your needs. In addition, our team of experts is ready to answer your questions on model setup, calibration and data deliveries.

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Algae report number 4, 2016

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The phytoplankton activity was rather low in the Kattegat and Skagerrak areas. Diatoms were common in the Kattegat though, with several species observed at variable abundances. The diversity was very low in the Skagerrak area. Chlorophyll fluorescence peaks at Fladen in the Kattegat and at Släggö …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik
Published: May, 2016
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Cruise report from R/V Aranda week 16, 2016

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The water temperature was slightly above normal in the whole Baltic Proper. The spring bloom was ongoing in the investigated area. Phosphate showed levels above normal in the southwestern part of the Baltic Proper in the surface water. The concentrations of silicate were still above normal in the …

 
Type: Report
Author: Anna-Kerstin Thell
Published: May, 2016
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Model study on the variability of ecosystem parameters in the Skagerrak-Kattegat area, effect of load reduction in the North Sea and possible effect of BSAP on Skagerrak-Kattegat area

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Newly developed ecosystem model NEMO-Nordic-SCOBI was applied to Skagerrak - Kattegat area to investigate the variability of some indicators of the ecosystem. Also, two sensitivity runs were performed to investigate possible effect of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and a river loads reduction …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: Oceanografi 119
Author: Ivan Kuznetsov, Kari Eilola, Christian Dieterich, Robinson Hordoir, Lars Axell, Anders Höglund and Semjon Schimanke
Published: Apr, 2016
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Arctic Climate Predictions: Pathways to Resilient, Sustainable Societies ARCPATH

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How can Arctic climate projections be improved on a regional and local scale? That is one of the main topics that the Nordic Centre of Excellence funded project ARCPATH seeks to answer.

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Algae report number 3, 2016

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The spring bloom was in its final phase in the Kattegat-Skagerrak areas. The chlorophyll concentrations were high and typical spring bloom diatoms were present, but the nutrients were completely or almost completely exhausted, which is why the bloom was predicted to end soon. Chlorophyll …

 
Type: Report
Author: Ann-Turi Skjevik
Published: Apr, 2016
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The Meteorological Auto Code (MAC) and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) at SMHI

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Sweden was a pioneering country in the development of NumericalWeather Prediction (NWP). The worlds first operational numerical forecast was produced already in 1954 by the International Meteorological Institute in Stockholm. SMHI started a bit later, but in 1961 a long term program for development …

 
Type: Report
Report Series: RMK 117
Author: Författare Lennart Bengtsson, Nils Gustafsson1), Bo Döös2), Daniel Söderman, Lars Moen3), Thomas Thompson4), Paul Jakobsson, Gunnar Bleckert, Ann-Beate Henriksson, Bo Lindgren5) and Per Kållberg 1)Correspondig author, e-mail: Nils.Gustafsson@smhi.se 2)Deceased 2010 3)Deceased 2006 4)Deceased 2015 5)Deceased 2005
Published: Apr, 2016
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Cruise report from R/V Aranda week 11-12, 2016

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The temperature in the surface water was above normal in the Baltic Proper. The spring bloom had started in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and in the south western parts of Baltic Proper. Inorganic nitrogen was completely exhausted down to 10 meters in the south western parts of Baltic Proper. The …

 
Type: Report
Author: Karin Wesslander
Published: Mar, 2016
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