Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective
Weather station measurements were used to force the SNOWPACK snow model and combined with reindeer herders’ experiences to study the local and regional variations in snow conditions in a Finnish reindeer herding area for the 1981–2010 period. Winter conditions varied significantly between the four s...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4824707 2023-05-15T17:42:31+02:00 Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective Rasmus, Sirpa Kivinen, Sonja Bavay, Mathias Heiskanen, Janne 2016-01-11 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824707/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26754168 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0762-5 en eng Springer Netherlands http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4824707/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26754168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0762-5 © Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2016 Report Text 2016 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-015-0762-5 2017-05-07T00:01:37Z Weather station measurements were used to force the SNOWPACK snow model and combined with reindeer herders’ experiences to study the local and regional variations in snow conditions in a Finnish reindeer herding area for the 1981–2010 period. Winter conditions varied significantly between the four selected herding districts and between open and forest environments within the districts. The highest snow depths and densities, the thicknesses of ground ice, and the lengths of snow cover period were generally found in the northernmost districts. The snow depths showed the strongest regional coherence, whereas the thicknesses of ground ice were weakly correlated among the districts. The local variation in snow depths was higher than the regional variation and limits for rare or exceptional events varied notably between different districts and environments. The results highlight that forests diversify snow and foraging conditions, e.g., ground ice rarely forms simultaneously in different environments. Sufficient and diverse forest pastures are important during the critical winter season if reindeer herding is pursued on natural grazing grounds also in the future. Text Northern Finland PubMed Central (PMC) Ambio 45 4 398 414 |
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Weather station measurements were used to force the SNOWPACK snow model and combined with reindeer herders’ experiences to study the local and regional variations in snow conditions in a Finnish reindeer herding area for the 1981–2010 period. Winter conditions varied significantly between the four selected herding districts and between open and forest environments within the districts. The highest snow depths and densities, the thicknesses of ground ice, and the lengths of snow cover period were generally found in the northernmost districts. The snow depths showed the strongest regional coherence, whereas the thicknesses of ground ice were weakly correlated among the districts. The local variation in snow depths was higher than the regional variation and limits for rare or exceptional events varied notably between different districts and environments. The results highlight that forests diversify snow and foraging conditions, e.g., ground ice rarely forms simultaneously in different environments. Sufficient and diverse forest pastures are important during the critical winter season if reindeer herding is pursued on natural grazing grounds also in the future. |
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Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective |
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Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective |
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Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective |
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Local and regional variability in snow conditions in northern Finland: A reindeer herding perspective |
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