Probability of ice occurrence

A new classification method was developed by Sztobryn (2005). It is based on the probability of ice occurrence and the number of days with sea ice observed in the analyzed period in the selected basins. The ice severity index is given by the relation... 

Swinoujscie, Kolobrzeg, Gdynia, and Zalew Wislany), p is the probability of ice occurrence on the particular station, calculated for the analyzed period, j is the index of station and i stands for number of stations taken into account. 

In the western and southern parts of the B altic Sea, unlike in its northern part, only the shallow inner waters freeze over with a certain regularity. Ice formation in the coastal waters usually is limited to insignificant shore ice formation. The probability of ice occurrence in the period... 

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