Index of winter severity and its regional variation in Finland

• Main Author: Hannu Mansikkaniemi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Geographical Society of Finland 1979
• Subjects: envir; demo; Inari; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/91dc715d650d4d2d8cf4e3118df55b6f

Winter is considered as an environmental stress that hinders human activity and also makes heavy economic demands. An index of winter severity (Ws) is introduced, based on the following indicators: heating requirement (Hr, day degrees, limit 1 mm), wind speed (ws), number of strong wind days in wint...