The Statistical Analysis of Major Baltic Inflows

In the 1960s, the Institute of Marine Research (IfM) started investigations to find comparable measures for the identification of MBIs and carried out the statistical analysis of the characteristic properties of the water penetrating during MBIs. 

For the first time. Wolf (1972) analyzed major Baltic inflows by means of a quantitative definition. To distinguish between regular inflows and MBIs, he suggested empirical criteria for their identification in the entrance area to the Baltic Sea using limiting values of stratification and bottom salinity at the 1/v Gedser Rev (GR) in the Darss Sill area  

Between 1950 and 1968, Wolf identified 20 MBls and among them the MBI in November- 

December 1951. Moreover, he characterized the MBI in February 1969, described in detail 

Franck et al. (1987) characterized the MBls by their relative intensity (cf. Table 10.2) calculated by an empirical Equation 10.1. 287 is a function of the duration (in days) of 

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