BISAC NAT010000 Ecology
BISAC NAT045050 Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines
BISAC NAT025000 Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas
BISAC NAT045030 Ecosystems & Habitats / Polar Regions
BISAC SCI081000 Earth Sciences / Hydrology
BISAC SCI092000 Global Warming & Climate Change
BISAC SCI020000 Life Sciences / Ecology
BISAC SCI039000 Life Sciences / Marine Biology
BISAC SOC053000 Regional Studies
BISAC TEC060000 Marine & Naval
The Baltic Sea region is characterized by variable winter weather conditions. Sea ice forms near the Estonian coast almost every winter and is characterized by large temporal and spatial variability [1, 2].
weather conditions
1. Jaagus, J., 2006. Trends in sea ice conditions on the Baltic Sea near the Estonian coast during the period 1949/50-2003/04 and their relationships to largescale atmospheric circulation. Boreal Environment Research, 11, 169-183.
2. Jevrejeva, S., 2000. Long-term variability of sea ice and air temperature conditions along the Estonian coast. Geophysica, 36, 17-30.
3. Keyserling, A. 1863. Notiz zur Erklärung des erratischen Phänomens. Mit einem Zusatz von dem Akademiker K. Baer. - Bull. Cl. Phys.-mat. Acad. Sci. St.-Petersb., t. VI, 191-217.
4. Orviku, K. 1965. Accumulations of erratic boulders on the Estonian coast. Okeanoloogia 2, No. 5, (in russian). pp. 316-321.
5. Orviku, K., Jaagus, J. and Tõnisson, H. 2011. Sea ice shaping the shores. Journal of Coastal Research, SI64, 681-685.