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Environmental Sciences
Harri T. Kankaanpaa, Pekka Alenius, Pekka Kotilainen, Petra Roiha
Summary: Temperature and salinity are crucial factors in marine habitats and gas fluxes. Using data from temperature and salinity monitoring in the northern Baltic Sea since the 1960s, as well as Argo buoy data from specific regions since 2012, linear trend analysis revealed an increase in near-bottom temperature and a decline in surface salinity. The data also indicated a correlation between deep-water temperature increase and global change in the Gotland Basin.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Veronica Gonzalez-Gambau, Estrella Olmedo, Antonio Turiel, Cristina Gonzalez-Haro, Aina Garcia-Espriu, Justino Martinez, Pekka Alenius, Laura Tuomi, Rafael Catany, Manuel Arias, Carolina Gabarro, Nina Hoareau, Marta Umbert, Roberto Sabia, Diego Fernandez
Summary: This paper presents the first dedicated products for Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) over the Baltic Sea. These products overcome technical challenges and provide important data for understanding salinity dynamics in the region.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
L. Barghorn, H. E. M. Meier, H. Radtke
Summary: During the last decades, the Baltic Sea has experienced rapid warming due to increasing air temperatures and lateral advection of heat. Through a hindcast simulation, it has been found that the strong bottom water warming in the western Baltic Sea is linked to a shift in the seasonality of saltwater inflows from the North Sea. These changes, partly driven by a shift in river runoff seasonality, have ecological consequences, including faster oxygen depletion.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Luna M. van der Loos, Sofie D'hondt, Aschwin H. Engelen, Henrik Pavia, Gunilla B. Toth, Anne Willems, Florian Weinberger, Olivier De Clerck, Sophie Steinhagen
Summary: This study investigated the stability and variability of seaweed-associated bacteria across the Atlantic-Baltic Sea salinity gradient. Results showed that bacterial composition was strongly influenced by salinity and host species, with distinct communities in low and high salinity regions. A small taxonomic core community was identified, contributing to 14% of reads per sample, and core taxa followed a gradient model, facilitating host adaptation across the environmental gradient.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Beata Schmidt, Tycjan Wodzinowski, Anna Izabela Bulczak
Summary: The study found that bottom oxygen concentrations in the Southern Baltic have decreased gradually over the long term, but have shown signs of recovery since 2000. Slupsk Furrow contributes to the ventilation of Gdansk Deep with a lag of 1-3 months. The seasonal variations in water properties are largest in Bornholm Basin, followed by Slupsk Furrow and Gdansk Deep.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
T. F. Bergamo, R. D. Ward, C. B. Joyce, M. Villoslada, K. Sepp
Summary: This study assessed changes in coastal plant community composition under altered water level and salinity scenarios through a three-year mesocosm experiment. The results showed that different plant communities responded differently to changes in water level and salinity, with significant shifts in species richness and abundance. These findings highlight the importance of conserving these important ecosystems in the face of climate change.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Irena Telesh, Hendrik Schubert, Sergei Skarlato
Summary: This study analyzed the long-term dynamics of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) in the brackish southern Baltic Sea coastal waters and measured the ecological niches of the dominant bloom-forming cyanobacteria for the first time. The results showed a significant positive correlation between salinity-niche width and frequency of cyanoHABs.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jorge Vazquez-Cuervo, Marisol Garcia-Reyes, Jose Gomez-Valdes
Summary: Coastal upwelling regions are highly dynamic areas in the world's oceans. This study compares satellite data with in situ measurements to validate and assess their ability to detect frontal features in the California and Baja California Coasts. The results show promising potential for using remote sensing data to monitor coastal upwelling and dynamics.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wei-Zhe Cui, Zhi-Yong Ji, Kaniki Tumba, Zhong-De Zhang, Jing Wang, Zhao-Xiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Ying-Ying Zhao, Jun-Sheng Yuan
Summary: This study examined the impact of inflow modes on the efficiency of salinity gradient power generation in concentrated seawater disposal. The results showed that co-current mode was more effective than counter-current mode, reducing negative impacts on marine ecological environment. Additionally, temperature difference had an impact on power density, with higher temperatures having a positive effect on power generation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Malgorzata Stramska, Marta Konik, Paulina Aniskiewicz, Jaromir Jakacki, Miroslaw Darecki
Summary: This study compared satellite data and model reanalysis data with in situ measurements in the Baltic Sea, finding good agreement for SST but large errors for Chl concentrations. Regional algorithm tuning showed smaller errors and better agreement with in situ data, emphasizing the importance of continuous regional validation for chlorophyll satellite algorithms in the Baltic Sea.
Article
Limnology
Cheng-Xuan Li, Bao-Dong Wang, Kan Chen, Gui-Peng Yang, Jian-Fang Chen, Li-Na Lin, Zi-Cheng Wang
Summary: The enhanced inflow of warm and nutrient-rich Pacific Water through the Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean has significant impacts on the biogenic sulfur cycle and ecosystem in the subarctic-arctic region. This study highlights the importance of the enhanced Pacific inflow in driving variability in dimethylsulfide (DMS) concentrations. The increased Pacific inflow leads to expansion of high-DMS regions and influences seawater warming, ice edge retreat, and sea ice-free areas in the Chukchi Sea.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
F. Pilade, I. Vasiliev, D. Birgel, F. Dela Pierre, M. Natalicchio, A. Mancini, G. Carnevale, R. Gennari
Summary: This study uses alkenone-based proxies and other data to reconstruct surface water temperatures and paleoenvironmental conditions in the Mediterranean basin during the late Miocene to early Pliocene period. The results suggest that the Mediterranean basin gradually returned to marine conditions before the end of the late Miocene, and fully marine conditions were established in the early Pliocene. This highlights the importance of alkenone-based proxies in environmental reconstruction, especially when fossil records of primary producers are limited.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
David M. Le Vine, Emmanuel P. Dinnat
Summary: Passive microwave remote sensing of sea surface salinity from space is done in the 27 MHz wide spectral window at 1.413 GHz, showing the need for better accuracy by adding measurements at more frequencies. The accuracy of salinity remote sensing is not only dependent on frequency, but also on other parameters of the ocean surface such as water temperature and roughness.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Lara R. Prelle, Martin Albrecht, Ulf Karsten, Pauline Damer, Tabea Giese, Jessica Jahns, Simon Muller, Louisa Schulz, Lennard Viertel, Karin Glaser
Summary: The study found that the German Baltic Sea coastline is characterized by sea-land transition zones with highly fluctuating environmental parameters, affecting the physiological processes of inhabiting organisms. Benthic diatom strains exhibited wide adaptability in terms of light, temperature, and salinity, with no growth rate differences between peatland and Baltic Sea strains. The photosynthetic temperature optimum of peatland diatom isolates was higher compared to Baltic Sea isolates.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Linlin Ruan, Min Yan, Li Zhang, XiangShun Fan, Haoxiang Yang
Summary: Mangroves, coastal vegetation with high ecological and economic value, have been protected and sustainably used in recent years. Analysis of satellite data reveals that Asian mangroves have the highest health conditions, while African mangroves have the lowest. The global mangrove area is increasing, positively correlated with precipitation and temperature, but inhibited by sea surface salinity. However, mangroves still face threats from salinity stress, natural disasters, and human activities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Oceanography
A. Bulczak, D. Rak, B. Schmidt, J. Beldowski
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2016)
Article
Oceanography
Jacek Beldowski, Zygmunt Klusek, Marta Szubska, Raisa Turja, Anna I. Bulczak, Daniel Rak, Matthias Brenner, Thomas Lang, Lech Kotwicki, Katarzyna Grzelak, Jaromir Jakacki, Nicolai Fricke, Anders Ostin, Ulf Olsson, Jacek Fabisiak, Galina Garnaga, Jenny Rattfelt Nyholm, Piotr Majewski, Katja Broeg, Martin Soderstrom, Paula Vanninen, Stanislaw Popiel, Jakub Nawala, Kari Lehtonen, Rune Berglind, Beata Schmidt
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2016)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Artur Nowicki, Daniel Rak, Maciej Janecki, Lidia Dzierzbicka-Glowacka
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Michal Czub, Lech Kotwicki, Thomas Lang, Hans Sanderson, Zygmunt Klusek, Milosz Grabowski, Marta Szubska, Jaromir Jakacki, Jan Andrzejewski, Daniel Rak, Jacek Beldowski
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Oceanography
Robert Osinski, Daniel Rak, Waldemar Walczowski, Jan Piechura
Article
Oceanography
Daniel Rak, Piotr Wieczorek
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dawid Dybowski, Jaromir Jakacki, Maciej Janecki, Artur Nowicki, Daniel Rak, Lidia Dzierzbicka-Glowacka
Article
Oceanography
Waldemar Walczowski, Malgorzata Merchel, Daniel Rak, Piotr Wieczorek, Ilona Goszczko
Article
Oceanography
Daniel Rak, Waldemar Walczowski, Lidia Dzierzbicka-Glowacka, Sergey Shchuka
Correction
Oceanography
Daniel Rak
Article
Oceanography
Maciej Janecki, Dawid Dybowski, Daniel Rak, Lidia Dzierzbicka-Glowacka
Summary: This paper introduces a new method for finding the depth of thermocline and halocline, and it has significant applications in shallow marine basins globally. The method utilizes the short-scale spatial variability of ocean vertical profile to calculate the moving average and determine the potential depth of rapid temperature or salinity changes. The accuracy of the method is confirmed through calibration and validation.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Proceedings Paper
Environmental Sciences
Beata Szymczycha, Zaneta Klostowska, Karol Kulinski, Aleksandra Winogradow, Jaromir Jakacki, Zygmunt Klusek, Milosz Grabowski, Aleksandra Brodecka-Goluch, Bozena Graca, Marcin Stokowski, Katarzyna Koziorowska, Daniel Rak
25TH SALT WATER INTRUSION MEETING (SWIM 2018)
(2018)
Proceedings Paper
Acoustics
Patryk Damian Pezacki, Natalia Gorska, Daniel Rak
2018 JOINT CONFERENCE - ACOUSTICS
(2018)
