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SMHI provides pan-European water information based on their hydrological model system, E-HYPE (European HYdrological Predictions for the Environment). During the summer, 20 people from six European countries gathered at SMHI to find out more about the model results.
The course focused on hydrological modelling of continental Europe and the participants learned about the assumptions behind the calculations and how to extract and use the results. It was led by SMHI rese
The Earth System Science programme called Baltic Earth is now entering a permanent phase after an initial year of development. Baltic Earth enables researchers to co-ordinate transnational research around the Baltic Sea. The programme is led by Markus Meier of the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and Anna Rutgersson of Uppsala University, as chair and vice-chair respectively of the new steering group.
“The fact that Baltic Earth is now se
More than 200 researchers from around the world are meeting this week in Lund to evaluate the recent development of regional climate models. These models have certainly been improved greatly in recent years; they can be refined further to provide even better support for the preparations we must make for future climate change.
That climate change, very largely caused by human activities, is actually taking place was established last year in the scientific background to
That climate change, very largely caused by human activities, is actually taking place was established last year in the scien
A comprehensive analysis project will recreate the weather across Europe for the past 30 years. Precipitation, temperature, wind and air pressure, etc. are described at ground level and 30 km up in the atmosphere. The result is highly interesting for research and climate adaptation alike.
Satellite information, weather reports and many computing hours on powerful supercomputers are behind the reanalysis of weather data for the last 30 years. For four years, researchers at SMHI have wo
The problems associated with eutrophication have long affected the Baltic Sea. Large blooms of toxic algae, oxygen-free bottoms and changes to composition of species have all impacted on the sea. Four years of research will provide more knowledge about the future of the Baltic.
The Baltic Sea is a unique and sensitive inland sea which is heavily influenced by some 90 million people living around its periphery. Within three European projects, researchers from SMHI are working to promot
Offering kriging and simulations with bayesian drift
In presence of trends, the new kriging with bayesian drift bridges the gap between the traditional kriging with external drift and a simple kriging of the residuals, allowing a better trend control. The methodology is of particular interest when the amount of data is scarce.
Indeed, in case of non stationarity, kriging methods are based on the dichotomy of the variable which can be written as the sum of a
Introducing the climate4impact.eu data portal which is aimed at researchers and other users who work with the impacts of climate change and need access to data from climate modelling. The portal has been developed within the framework of an EU project.
“The portal will provide unified and simplified access to the global scenario databases in which you can find data and supporting documentation from global and regional climate modelling,” says Lars Bär
Extreme weather events such as cold snaps in the winter and heat waves in the summer have been linked to the reduction of sea ice and warming in the Arctic. The proportion of the observed extreme events that is due to the reduction of sea ice in the Arctic is still an unanswered question.
The GREENICE research project plans to find out more about the interplay between changes in climate and changes to the sea ice and snow cover.
“Even if there seems to be links, it is no
The Eumetnet is a collaboration between the national weather institutes in order to become more effective, including sharing costs and manage common issues within Europe. The cooperation is related to both observations, forecasting and climate services.
It is approximately 45 representatives of Eumetnet who meet in Norrköping April 7-9, in working groups focusing on scientific & technology and policy & financial issues.
– One of the most important issues tha