Working groups are the centres of activity within Baltic Earth. Working groups are established to cover either
i) a dedicated topic or element treating or directly being related to the Baltic Earth Grand Challenges (GC), or
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Salinity dynamics in the Baltic Sea (i) [representing GC1]
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Land-Sea biogeochemical linkages in the Baltic Sea region (i) [representing GC2]
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Natural hazards and extreme events in the Baltic Sea region (i) [representing GC3]
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Sea Level Dynamics in the Baltic Sea (i) [representing GC4]
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Regional variability of water and energy exchange (i) [representing GC5]
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Multiple drivers for regional Earth system changes (i) [representing GC6] (new as of June 2016)
ii) a topic or element cross-cutting through several or all challenges.
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Coupled Regional Earth System Modelling (ii)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Outreach and Communication (ii)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Education (ii)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on the "Baltic Sea Model Intercomparison Project"
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Teleconnection between the North Atlantic and Northern Europe and the Baltic Sea region (new as of March 2023)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Small-Scale Processes (new as of June 2023)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Philosophical Views of Baltic Earth and Science (new as of March 2023)
- Baltic Earth Working Group on Marginal Seas – Humans and Environment (new as of October 2024)
iii) terminated working groups
General Terms of Reference for Baltic Earth Working Groups