The final result of the project is to be the creation and setting in motion of the SatBałtyk Operational System (SBOS1), the aim of which is to monitor effectively and comprehensively the state of the Baltic Sea environment using remote sensing techniques. As already explained in Part 1 (see Woźniak et al. 2011, in this issue), the SatBałtyk project is being realized by the SatBałtyk Scientific Consortium, specifically appointed for this purpose, which associates four scientific institutions: the Institute of Oceanology PAN in Sopot – coordinator, the University of Gdańsk (Institute of Oceanography), the Pomeranian University in Słupsk (Institute of Physics) and the University of Szczecin

(Institute of Marine Sciences). In Part 1 of this two-part paper we described the assumptions and objectives of the SatBałtyk project and presented Selleck Smad inhibitor a resumé of the history of the research done by its authors, who laid the foundations for this project. We also described the way in which SatBałtyk functions and the scheme of its overall operational system. In Part 2 we discuss various aspects of the practical applicability of VX-809 cell line SBOS to the monitoring of the Baltic ecosystem.

With this in mind we present some examples of the test measurements of the various characteristics of the Baltic obtained using the current version of SBOS, including algorithms and models that are still in an unfinished state. They are mainly distribution maps for the whole Baltic of crucial abiotic parameters of the marine environment, and of a number of structural and functional properties of this sea dependent on these parameters. These magnitudes are significant with regard to the study of 5 sets of phenomena and processes, some of the most important themes in contemporary marine science: 1. The influx and distribution of the solar radiation energy consumed during various processes in the atmosphere-sea Vildagliptin system. Phase 1 (the left-hand side of Figure 1): the influx of solar radiation energy and the distribution of this energy among various processes taking place in the atmosphere-sea

system. These are: the absorption and scattering of solar radiation in the atmosphere; the transmission through the atmosphere of this radiation and its reflection from the sea surface; its diffusion down into the water, where it is absorbed by water molecules and the dissolved and suspended, organic and inorganic substances it contains. Separate, detailed treatment is given to the absorption of this radiation by phytoplankton pigments and the partial utilization of this absorbed energy for the photosynthesis of organic matter, that is the supply to the marine ecosystem of the energy its needs in order to be able to function. Phase 2 (the right-hand side of Figure 1): the formation of an upward, water-leaving radiation flux, which is equally important in the shaping of the Earth’s climate. This flux consists of two components: short-wave radiation and long-wave radiation.