Cruise reports from the marine monitoring

The surface temperature was normal for the season and varied between 8-11° C. At the west coast a pycnocline was observed at 10-20 meters and in the Baltic Proper the surface water was well mixed down to 30-40 meters. 
 
The levels of nutrients in the surface water (0-10 m) were low but …

The surface temperature was normal for the season and varied between 10-14 ° C, much colder than in the previous expedition in September. A thermocline still existed in the Baltic Sea at about 30 m depth, about 15 m depth in the Kattegat and in the Skagerrack almost no thermocline was left. The …

The surface temperature was normal for the season and varied between 14.5 - 17.5 ° C in the upper water mass. In the Baltic, there was a strong thermocline throughout the area, usually at about 30 meters depth with cold underlying water, in the Kattegat the temperature in the underlying water was …

The surface temperature was normal for the season and varied between 17-19 °C. Windy weather had mixed the warmer surface water in Skagerrak down to 60 meters and the thermocline was partly broken or deeper. The thermocline was observed at 15-20 meters in the rest of the area.
 
The nutrient …

During the expedition, which is part of the Swedish national marine monitoring program, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Öresund, the Baltic Proper, was visited. The weather was sunny and mostly calm. Several surface accumulations of cyanobacteria were observed in the Baltic Sea. During the expedition, live …

The sea surface temperature and salinity was normal in all sea areas, except the surface salinity that was above normal in parts of the Skagerrak, in the Eastern Gotland Basin and in the Hanö Bight. The deep water in parts of the Baltic Proper showed temperature and salinity above or high above …

The cruise in June, which is part of the Swedish national marine monitoring program, covered the Skagerrak, the Kattegat, the Sound and the Baltic Proper. The sea surface temperatures and salinities were normal in all sea areas. The spring bloom had consumed the majority of the nutrients in the …

The entire water column was generally well mixed in the Skagerrak area, which resulted in higher than normal salinity and temperature in the surface waters. At Å17 a weak stratification could be seen at around 30 meters, with somewhat colder and less salty water in the surface layer. The nutrient …

The sea surface temperature was between 2.9–6.5 ºC, coldest in the northern parts of the Baltic Proper and warmest in Skagerrak and Kattegat. The sea surface salinity was as highest 30.5 in the open Skagerrak and as lowest 6.8 in the Baltic Proper and the salinity was above normal at some stations …

The cruise was initially delayed for some hours, and there were some problems with the generators resulting in inability to maintain full speed of the vessel during the cruise. Shortly before arriving Lysekil, information was given stating that other bookings of R/V Aranda had priority, and the …