Finnish Ice Charts, Ice Reports and Ice Reports in the Baltic Sea Ice Code (1919-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Country | Finland  |
| Project | Finnish Ice Service regular data |
| Time period | From 1919-present |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | The Baltic Sea, Kattegat and Skagerrak |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent |
| Instruments | Observers |
| Description | |
| Summary | This data set contains ice charts and reports made by the Finnish ice service since the establishment of FIMR in 1918. The charts were published between 1919-1950 once a week, 1950- 1992 five times a week and 1992-1996 seven times a week. Ice reports (plain language) in Finnish, Swedish and English during the ice season have been published daily starting in January 1919. Ice conditions off the Finnish harbours in special codes (vary over years, recent dates 1982) have been published since 1920. Hard copies per season 50-200 charts, ca. 130 reports and ca. 130 reports in Baltic Sea Ice Code. Since 1992 these have also been available in digital form. |
| Originators | Finnish Institute of Marine Research Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Availability | Unknown |
| Contact | Ari Seinä (head of group) |
| Address | Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Telephone | +358 9 19296440 |
| Facsimile | +3589179581 |
| ari.seina@fmi.fi | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Finnish Institute of Marine Research |
| Local identifier | 19001010 |
| Global identifier | 2047 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-24 |
