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This report covers the Baltic Proper only as this expedition is reporting from the Finish cruise. All analyses have been performed onboard the ship and the main focus was to follow the cyanobacterial surface accumulations and blooms.

Summary of surface accumulations
The warm air temperature and …

Fluorescence maxima in both Skagerrak and Kattegat areas were to a great deal caused by the dinoflagellate genus Ceratium. Unusually large numbers of C. macroceros was observed.

In the Baltic, the cyanobacteria surface accumulations had been muixed down in the water column by wind and waves. …

The water temperature in the surface layer was essentially normal or somewhat lower than normal for the season. In the southern and southeastern Baltic Proper very high concentrations of phosphate and silicate were measured. The large inflow that occurred in December 2014 had now reached the …

The Diva software (Data Interpolating Variational Analysis) software was used to create interpolated gridded fields for nutrient concentrations in the OSPAR maritime area to support the ongoing process to develop common indicators for the MSFD (Marine Strategy Framework Directive). Data were …

Global radiation is the total amount of global radiation that hits the earth's surface directly and indirectly. The global radiation at the earth's surface is, among other things, very important for the climate system through its influence on air temperature and evaporation. In recent decades, …

The growing season means the time of year that is warm enough for different plants to grow. The length of the vegetation period affects, for example, agriculture. The trend is that the vegetation period in Sweden is getting longer and longer. This can, for example, lead to larger harvests and the …

The sea level changes over time due to ongoing climate change and long-term land elevation. Since the end of the 19th century, the climate-driven sea level change along Sweden's coast has caused the sea to rise approximately 15 centimeters on average. This indicates how big the rise would have been …

Direct wind measurements have been made at some stations since the 19th century. During the 1950s, anemometers (wind gauges) became common at airports and coastal stations. In 1996 there was a network of no less than 130 automatic stations with identical wind equipment. The anemometers have thus …