Arctic Research Directory

ID-82 : Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Type

FIELDWORK

Research/Observation Title

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Science Summary (common)

[purpose] Measurements and analysis of seasonal and long-term variability in snow, sea-ice/ lake ice in the cryosphere [outline] Measurements of atmospheric and hydrological parameters and analysis of long-term climatic parameters at lake and coastal area in Finland

Planning Period

Planning Start Year 2007 〜 Planning End Year 2012

Principal Investigator

Kunio SHIRASAWA

Inst. of Low Temperature Sci., Hokkaido University

- Individual Project Information 1/5 Research/Observation Period 2008-04-01 〜 2009-03-31

Science Summary

Measurements of atmospheric and hydrological parameters and analysis of long-term climatic parameters at Kilpisjarvi, northern Finland.

Funding Information Other Funding Details

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Discipline(s)

Cryosphere, Meteorology and Climate

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Kunio Shirasawa	Affiliation	Inst. of Low Temperature Sci.，Hokkaido University	Country	Japan	Email	kunio@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Matti Leppäranta	Affiliation	Univ. of Helsinki

Research/Observation Methods

Automated Weather Station; Hydrological mooring system; Platform

Research/Observation Period

2008-04-01 〜 2009-03-31

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: Kilpisjarvi (northern Lapland, Finland)

Latitude [degree]: 69.044779

Longitude [degree]: 20.803257

- Individual Project Information 2/5 Research/Observation Period 2009-04-01 〜 2010-03-31

Science Summary

Measurements of atmospheric and hydrological parameters and analysis of long-term climatic parameters at Lake Vanajavesi.

Funding Information Other Funding Details

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Discipline(s)

Cryosphere, Meteorology and Climate

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Kunio Shirasawa	Affiliation	Inst. of Low Temperature Sci.，Hokkaido University	Country	Japan	Email	kunio@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Matti Leppäranta	Affiliation	Univ. of Helsinki

Research/Observation Methods

Automated Weather Station; Hydrological Mooring System; Floating Platform

Research/Observation Period

2009-04-01 〜 2010-03-31

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: Vanajavesi (southern Finland)

Latitude [degree]: 61.170769

Longitude [degree]: 24.251103

- Individual Project Information 3/5 Research/Observation Period 2010-04-01 〜 2011-03-31

Science Summary

Measurements of atmospheric and hydrological parameters and analysis of long-term climatic parameters at Lake Pääjärvi, southern Finland.

Funding Information Other Funding Details

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Discipline(s)

Cryosphere, Meteorology and Climate

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Kunio Shirasawa	Affiliation	Inst. of Low Temperature Sci.，Hokkaido University	Country	Japan	Email	kunio@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Matti Leppäranta	Affiliation	Univ. of Helsinki

Research/Observation Methods

Automated Weather Station; Hydrological Mooring System; Floating Platform

Research/Observation Period

2010-04-01 〜 2011-03-31

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: Lake Pääjärvi (southern Finland)

Latitude [degree]: 61.072929

Longitude [degree]: 25.128783

- Individual Project Information 4/5 Research/Observation Period 2011-04-01 〜 2012-03-31

Science Summary

[purpose] Measurements and analysis of seasonal and long-term variability in snow, sea-ice and lake ice in the cryosphere [outline] Measurements of atmospheric and hydrological parameters and analysis of long-term climatic parameters at Lake Pääjärvi, southern Finland (1) and coastal area in the Gulf of Finland (2).

Funding Information Other Funding Details

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Discipline(s)

Cryosphere, Meteorology and Climate

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Kunio Shirasawa	Affiliation	Inst. of Low Temperature Sci.，Hokkaido University	Country	Japan	Email	kunio@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Matti Leppäranta	Affiliation	Univ. of Helsinki

Research/Observation Methods

Automated Weather Station; Hydrological Mooring System; Platform

Research/Observation Period

2011-04-01 〜 2012-03-31

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: Lake Pääjärvi (southern Finland)

Latitude [degree]: 61.072929

Longitude [degree]: 25.128783

- Individual Project Information 5/5 Research/Observation Period 2011-11-01 〜 2012-06-30

Science Summary

Funding Information Other Funding Details

Ice Climatology of the Okhotsk and Baltic Seas: Observations and Analysis of Variability in Cryosphere during the IPY

Discipline(s)

Cryosphere, Meteorology and Climate

Personnel

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Kunio Shirasawa	Affiliation	Inst. of Low Temperature Sci.，Hokkaido University	Country	Japan	Email	kunio@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Roll	Contact Person	Name	Matti Leppäranta	Affiliation	Univ. of Helsinki

Research/Observation Methods

Automated Weather Station; Hydrological Mooring System; Platform

Research/Observation Period

2011-11-01 〜 2012-06-30

Research/Observation Point (Detail)

Field Site: Lake Valkea-Kotinen

Latitude [degree]: 61.233333

Longitude [degree]: 25.066667

Research/Observation Area

N: 61.233333, S: 61.233333, W: 25.066667 E: 25.066667,

Data Registration

03:08 on Tue July 26, 2016

Last Update

06:41 on Thu April 18, 2019