Sea ice in the Baltic Sea – revisiting BASIS ice, a historical data set covering the period 1960/1961–1978/1979

The Baltic Sea is a seasonally ice-covered, marginal sea in central northern Europe. It is an essential waterway connecting highly industrialised countries. Because ship traffic is intermittently hindered by sea ice, the local weather services have been monitoring sea ice conditions for decades. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: U. Löptien, H. Dietze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/6/367/2014/essd-6-367-2014.pdf