The climate of northern Finland
The North Atlantic in the west and the Asian continent in the east regulate the general features of the climate in northern Finland. Especially in the low areas in the west, the smaller amounts of precipitation are largely due to the Scandic föhn effect. The weather conditions and microclimate in th...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:91890cf9a8da4019a30cd0b21d6c3fd8 2023-05-15T17:30:45+02:00 The climate of northern Finland Jyrki Autio Olavi Heikkinen 2002-01-01 https://doaj.org/article/91890cf9a8da4019a30cd0b21d6c3fd8 en eng Geographical Society of Finland 1798-5617 https://doaj.org/article/91890cf9a8da4019a30cd0b21d6c3fd8 undefined Fennia: International Journal of Geography, Vol 180, Iss 1-2 (2002) geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2002 fttriple 2023-01-22T18:19:42Z The North Atlantic in the west and the Asian continent in the east regulate the general features of the climate in northern Finland. Especially in the low areas in the west, the smaller amounts of precipitation are largely due to the Scandic föhn effect. The weather conditions and microclimate in the fells differ from those in the lower areas. Temperature inversion is a common phenomenon on the slopes. Heavy snow loads in the crowns of the trees are a prominent feature of the southern fells and the eastern highlands. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Northern Finland Unknown |
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The North Atlantic in the west and the Asian continent in the east regulate the general features of the climate in northern Finland. Especially in the low areas in the west, the smaller amounts of precipitation are largely due to the Scandic föhn effect. The weather conditions and microclimate in the fells differ from those in the lower areas. Temperature inversion is a common phenomenon on the slopes. Heavy snow loads in the crowns of the trees are a prominent feature of the southern fells and the eastern highlands. |
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The climate of northern Finland |
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