The date of freezing and breakup of ice and the number of ice days in Finnish harbours
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Finnish Meteorological Institute |
| Country | Finland  |
| Project | Finnish Ice Service regular data |
| Time period | First observation starting 1840s and mostly in 1915. |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Gulf of Bothnia, Åland Sea, Archipelago Sea, Gulf of Finland |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Snow and ice mass, thickness and extent |
| Instruments | Observers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Dates of freezing and ice breakup along the Finnish sea areas from 234 points are starting partly in 1840s and mostly in 1915. Series include dates of first freezing, formation of permanent ice cover, end of permanent ice cover, total disappearance of ice, and number of real ice days. |
| 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 | 19001049 |
| Global identifier | 2074 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-23 |
