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An anonymous letter sent to the Swedish ministry of environment in 2019 and written by 100 SMHI employees, claims that harassment and threats from the management happen frequently within the institution. A claim that SMHI's former general director did not wish to address thoroughly.
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In 2020, it was revealed that the sea routing department was sold to its recently resigned former director for a very low price, without any public offer. The matter was reported at the Swedish parliament.
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The main goal of the research division is to support the Institute and the society with research and development. The scientists participate in many national and international research projects.
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SMHI has about 650 employees. The research staff includes some 100 scientists at the Research Unit, which includes the Rossby Centre. The research division is divided into six units:
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Environmental research spans all six research units. There is also a project for providing contributions to the HIRLAM (High Resolution Limited Area Model) project.
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The air quality research unit of SMHI has 10 scientists, all of whom have expertise in air quality, atmospheric pollution transport, and
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The regional and global climate modelling is at the Rossby Centre, which was established at SMHI in 1997.
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Some of the atmospheric pollution dispersion models developed by the air quality research unit are:
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of the European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (part of the
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Question to the Swedish ministry of environment, in Swedish
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Rossby Centre (Regional and Global Climate Modelling)
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Norrköping
Norrköping
58°34′52″N 16°08′53″E / 58.581188°N 16.148062°E / 58.581188; 16.148062
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
www.smhi.se
Swedish
government agency
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
meteorology
hydrology
oceanography
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Stockholm
Riksdag
Gothenburg
Malmö
Sundsvall
Upplands Väsby
weather forecasts
Sveriges Radio
atmospheric pollution dispersion modelling
DISPERSION21
DISPERSION 2.1
About SMHI
"SMHI i årtal. En kortfattad historik över SMHI och dess föregångare"


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