COCOA – Nutrient COcktails in the COAstal zone of the Baltic Sea

OceanographyEnvironmentResearch

The objective of COCOA is to identify major pathways of nutrients and organic material in various coastal ecosystems around the Baltic Sea.

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Sea-ice modelling

OceanographyResearch

The ice season in the Baltic Sea lasts up to 7 month and year-to-year variations of the ice coverage are very large. Since sea ice prevents heat and moisture exchange between ocean and atmosphere, a sea ice component, which is coupled to the regional Baltic Sea models, is essential for ocean …

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European Meteorological Institutes gather in Norrköping

NewsMeteorology

Representatives from 29 national weather services are gathered in Norrköping this week. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, SMHI, hosts a meeting for Eumetnet.

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BIO-C3 – Investigating causes, consequences and management implications

OceanographyEnvironmentResearch

BIO-C3 will investigate causes of changes in biodiversity, emphasizing effects on ecosystem functioning and implications for environmental management.

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Yeshewatesfa Hundecha

HydrologyResearch

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Cruise report from R/V Aranda week 12, 2014

ReportsOceanography

In the Skagerrak and Kattegat, surface nutrient was normal for the season in most of the investigated places. In the Baltic Proper, except the Arkona Basin, the concentrations of phosphate and silicate were higher than normal. The oxygen concentrations in the bottom water in the Hanö Bight and …

 
Type: Report
Author: Anna-Kerstin Thell
Published: Mar, 2014
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Algae report number 2, 2014

ReportsOceanography

This report presents the results from the cruise from the end of February to the beginning of March. The species diversity and cell concentrations were low in the Baltic Sea and at the majority of the stations visited in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat. The most species rich samples were found at …

 
Type: Report
Author: Malin Mohlin
Published: Mar, 2014
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The status of the Baltic Sea was thoroughly monitored in the Finnish-Swedish collaboration

NewsOceanography

R/V Aranda monitored the entire Baltic Sea: poor oxygen condition continues, amount of phosphorus risen in the Sea of Bothnia and the Baltic Proper.

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Research to achieve an improved Earth System understanding - Baltic Earth

MeteorologyHydrologyOceanographyClimateEnvironmentResearch

Baltic Earth is a research network with the vision to achieve an improved Earth system understanding of the Baltic Sea region.

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