Pytroll – international code collaboration for satellite applications

Pytroll: easy to use, modular, free and open code. Pytroll is the name of an international open source code collaboration for processing Earth observation satellite data. It is also used as an umbrella term for all the software modules developed or maintained as part of this collaboration.

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Urban climate and air quality

MeteorologyResearch

The research area focuses on climate and air quality in cities. According to the WHO, air pollution today represents the greatest environmental health risk for the world's population. Heat stress also poses a significant health risk and it is expected to increase in line with climate change.

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Take the chance to host a workshop, training, brainstorming, round-table discussion at the next CORDEX conference, 25-29 September 2023

NewsClimateResearch

Do you want to discuss with stakeholders, provide a hands-on training on downscaling tools, start developing a plan for a possible future Flagship Pilot Study proposal or perhaps have a panel or round-table discussion/workshop on the most pressing climate change issues in your region? At the next …

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Method and models in meteorological research

MeteorologyResearch

A core of meteorological research and development is numerical computational systems. We work on research and development to continuously improve these systems and we use them in our research projects.

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Software methods for meteorological applications

MeteorologyResearch

The research area focuses on the adaptation of existing and the development of new software methods that enable the efficient handling of the increasing amount of data in meteorological applications.

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Climate monitoring and research using remote sensing

MeteorologyResearch

The research area focuses on remote sensing, above all satellite data, to study processes in the atmosphere and to evaluate and improve models to create a better understanding of climate and climate change.

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Atmospheric chemistry and air pollution models

MeteorologyResearch

The research area includes development and improvement of SMHI's model system MATCH regarding atmospheric physical and chemical processes, with the aim of using the same model system on different scales – hemisphere, regional and urban background – as well as with chemistry and aerosol descriptions …

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Algae report number 9, 2022

ReportsOceanography

The phytoplankton diversity was high at all stations along the Swedish west coast. Diatoms dominated in cell numbers and Pseudosolenia calcar-avis was common. In Skagerrak the potentially toxic dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuta* was common. The coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi was found in high cell …

 
Type: Report
Author: Marie Johansen, Maria Karlberg
Published: Oct, 2022
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Atmospheric and surface processes

MeteorologyResearch

Surface and near-surface aspects of the weather forecasts are often given great attention since they affect many people in a very direct way. The research area will continue the development of processes, data assimilation and methods to improve the NWP system and, in the long run, the weather …

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Nowcasting and remote sensing

MeteorologyResearch

The focus of this research and development area is to get the most out of the current and soon operationally available new satellite and radar data for the improvement of Nowcasting and Early Warning at SMHI.

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