Baltic HIRLAM cooperation project
Baltic HIRLAM is a cooperation project between seven meteorological
institutes around the Baltic Sea:
Finnish Meteorological Institute,
Division of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Helsinki,
Russian Hydrometeorological University,
Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute,
Department of Environmental Physics at the University of Tartu,
Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service,
Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Uppsala,
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
"The aim of the cooperation is to coordinate research and education in
order to develope and apply in the participating institutes a fine
scale numerical weather prediction and atmospheric research model. The
research and development will lead to an improvement of the quality of
weather forecasts, including the forecast of natural disasters and
atmospheric pollution events, and to better understanding of the
underlying atmospheric processes. Creation of a Baltic academic
network will allow a higher level of education in the area of
atmospheric modelling in the participating countries." (from the
project plan)
Baltic HIRLAM cooperation is closely linked to the International HIRLAM project. During
the academic year 2003 - 2004 the Baltic cooperation is supported by
the Nordic
Council of Ministers.