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标题：Dynamics and Impacting Factors of Ice Regimes in Latvia Inland and Coastal Waters
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作者：Māris Kļaviņš ; Zanita Avotniece ; Valērijs Rodinovs 等
期刊名称：Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B. Natural, exact, and applied sciences, B dala. Dabaszinatnes
印刷版ISSN：1407-009X
电子版ISSN：1407-009X
出版年度：2016
卷号：70
期号：6
页码：400-408
DOI：10.1515/prolas-2016-0059
语种：English
出版社：The Academy
摘要：The sea ice regime is considered to be a sensitive indicator of climate change. This study investigates long-term changes in the ice regimes of the Gulf of Riga along the coast of Latvia in comparison with those of inland waters. The ice regime of the studied region indicates the impact of climate change related to increasing air and sea water temperatures. Ice cover duration on both the sea and inland waters has decreased during recent decades. In addition, long-term records on ice break in the studied region exhibit a pattern of periodic changes in the intensity of ice regime, while trends of the sea ice regime are not consistent between periods of time. Alternating mild and severe winters also occur. The ice regime was shown to be strongly influenced by large-scale atmospheric circulation processes over the North Atlantic, as indicated by close correlation with the North Atlantic Oscillation index.
关键词：ice regime; coastal waters; large-scale atmospheric circulation; climate change