New study: large-scale ocean circulation control on coastal sea level

New study in Nature Climate Change, co-authored by Léon Chafik, reveals the importance of ocean circulation on coastal sea level.

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Graph of energy consumption measurements from Augier et al 2021

Commentary in Nature Astronomy on the use of Python

In a commentary and reply paper in Nature Astronomy, French and German researchers P. Augier, C. F. Bolz-Tereick, S. Guelton, and MISUs Ashwin Mohanan defend the use of Python in scientific codes.

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Information about classes and exams HT21

Regulations for teaching and exams at MISU HT21

Information till studenter och medarbetare om coronaviruset

Information for students and staff about the coronavirus

Information on the coronavirus in relation to Stockholm University's activities is updated continuously.

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Paul Crutzen in memoriam

"Paul J. Crutzen, renowned atmospheric chemist and meteorologist, died on 28 January after a long illness. During his inspired scientific career, he made breakthroughs that shed light on the ozone layer, air pollution, greenhouse gases, nuclear winter, and the effect of human activities on climate."

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Photo of Paul Crutzen. Photo: Nobelstiftelsen

Paul Crutzen – an exceptional researcher

The Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen has passed away. During his years in Stockholm, Paul Crutzen worked closely alongside Bert Bolin at MISU.

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New warming phase in the Subpolar North Atlantic

Scientists see the first signs of a new warming period in the subpolar North Atlantic, from 2016 and onwards.

New warming phase in the Subpolar North Atlantic

Open PhD student positions in 2021

PhD student positions will be posted at 4 times during 2021 for the Department of Meteorology.

Open PhD student positions in 2021

Nature Climate Change article on "Aerosols in current and future Arctic climate"

A Nature Climate Change article by scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, and Stockholm University, Sweden, highlights the role of aerosols in contemporary Arctic climate change. "To improve understanding of present day and future Arctic, more detailed knowledge is needed on natural Arctic aerosol emissions, their evolution and transport, and the effects on cloud microphysics."

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Meager improvement for crops despite higher rainfall in the Sahel

A study by researchers at Stockholm University and Aalto University in Finland in Environmental Science Letters reveals that higher annual rainfall in the Sahel has not improved crop and vegetation conditions more than in a few places.

Humanitarian needs crucial for UN disaster relief after climate disasters

A new study published in PNAS finds that aid provided by the United Nations (UN) in the aftermath of climate-related disasters is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests.

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Are you interested in working with the most important environmental issues of our time, applying mathematics, physics, and chemistry to understand the weather, oceans and the climate of the Earth?

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Nordic Seas circulation overturning pathways. From Chafik et al., 2020.

Discovery of an unrecognized pathway carrying overflow waters toward the Faroe Bank Channel

A new study published in Nature Communications by Léon Chafik, Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, and collaborators shows that anticyclonic wind forcing in the Nordic Seas plays a key role in activating an unrecognized overflow path from the Norwegian slope.

New insights into causes of the North Atlantic warming hole

A new study by scientists from Stockholm University and the Max Planck Institute shows multiple causes of the warming hole in the northern North Atlantic.

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Foto av Michael Tjernström när han mottager Finn Malmgrens pris

Michael Tjernström receives Finn Malmgren Award for 2020

Professor Michael Tjernström received the Finn Malmgren Award 2020 for his work within education, research and in international settings in Arctic meteorology and climatology.

How do volcanic eruptions affect El Niño?

A new study, published in the journal Science Advances, describes how a simulated volcano eruption affects the El Niño phenomenon.

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Photo from 1930s Dust Bowl in Texas. Photo: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017770620/

‘Dust bowl’ heatwaves more than twice as likely

New study shows that heatwaves like the 1930s Dust Bowl in the US are more than twice as likely due to climate change.

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Havsis och fartyg i Arktis. Foto: Jan-Ola Olofsson

Understand climate change at the North and South poles

Climate change is the strongest around the North and South poles. See the film about polar research at the Department of Meteorology, SU, and other universities.

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FORCeS - new project on air pollution and its effect on climate

Annica Ekman, Department of Meteorology, and Ilona Riipinen, Department of Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry, are coordinating a new Horizon 2020 project on how air pollution affects climate

FORCeS - new project on air pollution and its effect on climate