Warning, (in Swedish), level 1, SwedenThe results provided by the oceanographic research group are implemented in products that are of use in various areas. It may concern support for rescuing actions or combating oil spills, information to the shipping, or warnings regarding, for example, high/low sea levels and algae blooms. The results may also be used for the planning of activities needed for fulfilling Sweden’s environmental objectives and as decision basis for the water administration. Adaptation to a future climate and mitigation of climate effects are two other areas where the results from our research are of importance.
More about Oceanographic Research at SMHI
How will climate change effect the ecosystems of the Nordic Seas?
SMHI is one of ten partners in NorMER, a Nordic Centre of Excellence that will bring together interdisciplinary research efforts from the Nordic countries. The objective is to study ecological and economical consequences of climate change, with special focus on North Atlantic Cod. The program will run for 5 years with a budget of 65.5 MNOK and interlinks some 50 researchers and the training of 16 PhD candidates.
The Nordic Centre for Research on Marine Ecosystems and Resources under Climate Change (NorMER)Environmental Oceanography
The Baltic Sea is a sensitive ecosystem and some its problems are acidification, eutrophication, hypoxia/anoxia and climate change. To understand how the marine environment will come to change in the future climate is an urgent and scientifically challenging task. With a suite of coupled models describing the physical, chemical and biological processes in the Baltic Sea we address these questions and the results can in the end be used as a tool to support decision makers. Marine environment in changing climate
Ocean and Sea Ice Forecasts
To be able to issue warnings of for example risk of flooding, spreading of oilspills or high seas a forecast model is needed. Forecast models usually calculates the evolution of ocean parameters such as salinity, temperature, currents, waves and sea ice conditions. At SMHI we develop methods and models to make forecasts of regional and local ocean and sea ice conditions up to 10 days a head. How Ocean Forecasts are made.
Process Studies
Oceanic processes occurs on many time and spatial scales and are usually coupled to atmospheric, cryospheric and hydrological processes. The aim of our process studies are to better understand how and which key factors affects a larger complex system. Typical examples are how sea ice albedo feedbacks impact the evolution of the sea ice and ocean or how resuspension of bottom sediments impacts ocean ecosystems. Research on processes in the ocean and the sea ice