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Dynamics and Impacting Factors of Ice Regimes in Latvia Inland and Coastal Waters
Māris KļaviņšZanita AvotnieceValērijs Rodinovssubject
0106 biological sciencesMultidisciplinary010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesGeneral interestlarge-scale atmospheric circulation010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyScienceQcoastal waters01 natural sciencesclimate changeice regimeEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental planning0105 earth and related environmental sciencesdescription
Abstract The sea ice regime is considered to be a sensitive indicator of climate change. This study investigates long-term changes in the ice regimes of the Gulf of Riga along the coast of Latvia in comparison with those of inland waters. The ice regime of the studied region indicates the impact of climate change related to increasing air and sea water temperatures. Ice cover duration on both the sea and inland waters has decreased during recent decades. In addition, long-term records on ice break in the studied region exhibit a pattern of periodic changes in the intensity of ice regime, while trends of the sea ice regime are not consistent between periods of time. Alternating mild and severe winters also occur. The ice regime was shown to be strongly influenced by large-scale atmospheric circulation processes over the North Atlantic, as indicated by close correlation with the North Atlantic Oscillation index.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 | Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural Sciences |