The fragile climatological niche of the Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is governed by the same physical laws as any other sea. Yet since it lies in a very different part of the temperature and salinity range than most other waters of the World Ocean, these laws result in dynamics that is not found elsewhere in the same extent. Here some consequences of t...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/578166 2024-09-15T18:00:10+00:00 The fragile climatological niche of the Baltic Sea Stipa, T. Vepsäläinen, J. 2024-06-27T13:44:47Z 335-342 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/578166 eng eng Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board Boreal Environment Research 1239-6095 1797-2469 4 7 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/578166 Suomen ympäristökeskus CC BY 4.0 openAccess Artikkeli lehdessä 2024 ftunivhelsihelda 2024-08-21T23:48:04Z The Baltic Sea is governed by the same physical laws as any other sea. Yet since it lies in a very different part of the temperature and salinity range than most other waters of the World Ocean, these laws result in dynamics that is not found elsewhere in the same extent. Here some consequences of this fact are discussed in light of recent observational and theoretical advances. We show that heat fluxes are almost negligible for restratification in this regime, and combine this idea with what is expected about the climatic warming to give a forecast of a substantial, non-linear change in the way the seasonal stratification and the vernal bloom in the Baltic Sea are formed. This discussion should also provide a conceptual framework for the discussion of the impacts of climate change on vernal bloom dynamics there, and in boreal estuaries in general. Article in Journal/Newspaper Boreal Environment Research HELDA – University of Helsinki Open Repository |
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The Baltic Sea is governed by the same physical laws as any other sea. Yet since it lies in a very different part of the temperature and salinity range than most other waters of the World Ocean, these laws result in dynamics that is not found elsewhere in the same extent. Here some consequences of this fact are discussed in light of recent observational and theoretical advances. We show that heat fluxes are almost negligible for restratification in this regime, and combine this idea with what is expected about the climatic warming to give a forecast of a substantial, non-linear change in the way the seasonal stratification and the vernal bloom in the Baltic Sea are formed. This discussion should also provide a conceptual framework for the discussion of the impacts of climate change on vernal bloom dynamics there, and in boreal estuaries in general. |
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The fragile climatological niche of the Baltic Sea |
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