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Maximum extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea in the winter and 15 year moving average

Figure Created 27 Nov 2023 Published 08 Jan 2024 Last modified 08 Jan 2024

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Topics: Climate change adaptation Water and marine environment

Maximum extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea in the winters 1719/20-2022/23 (green bars) and 15 year moving average (blue line). Source: Jouni Vainio, Finnish Meteorological Institute (updated from Seinä and Palosuo 1996; Seinä et al. 2001).

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Methodology:: Combination of different information sources, data checked 20.04.2023 by Jouni Vainio/FMI
Units:: Maximum ice extent (km²)
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provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Commission, European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Seinä A, Palosuo E (1996) The classification of the maximum annual extent of ice cover in the Baltic Sea 1720-1995. MERI-Report Series of the Finnish Inst of Marine Res 27:79-91; Seinä A, Grönvall H, Kalliosaari S, Vainio J (2001) Ice seasons 1996-2000 in Finnish sea areas. MERI-Report Series of the Finnish Inst of Marine Res 43:132.