[DOC] [TLE] Baltic Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Baltic Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Scandinavia, Finland, 
the Baltic countries, and the North European Plain. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia, 
the Bay of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf ... A mediterranean sea of the 
Atlantic, with limited water exchange between the ..... Little is known of their 
extent. [DOC] [TLE] Gulf of Bothnia - Wikipedia [PAR] The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated 
between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie 
the land Islands, between the Sea of land and the Archipelago Sea. Contents. 
[hide]. 1 Name; 2 Geography. 2.1 Extent; 2.2 Geophysical data ... Being nearly 
fresh, the gulf is frozen over five months every year. [DOC] [TLE] Gulf of Finland - Wikipedia [PAR] The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between 
Finland (to the ... As the seaway to Saint Petersburg, the Gulf of Finland has been 
and ... of the total runoff), the gulf water has very low salinity  between 0.2 and 
5.8 ... years ago the sea receded and shoals in the gulf have become its islands. [DOC] [TLE] Baltic Sea - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Between Falster and the German coast lie the Bay of Mecklenburg and Bay of ... 
The low salinity of the Baltic sea has led to the evolution of many slightly ... late 
April, with some ice ridges persisting until May in the eastern Gulf of Finland. ... 
Offshore of the landfast ice, the ice remains very dynamic all year due to its 
thickness. [DOC] [TLE] The physical oceanography of the Gulf of Finland: a review - Boreal ... [PAR] The Gulf of Finland is today an actively-investigated sea area. Basin-wide ... Gulf 
of Finland Year 1996 between Estonia, Fin- ... salinity and temperature and 
related processes. ... Its volume of 1 103 km3, is about 5% .... Neva is greatest in 
MayJuly and has a minimum ..... summer because the ice cover isolates the 
water. [DOC] [TLE] The Baltic Sea: an outline of its physical oceanography - ScienceDirect [PAR] Cover image ... land Sea, the Gulf of Finland, and the Baltic Proper with the 
Central, ... The sill depth in the Sound between Sweden and Denmark (the ~
resund) is 7-8 .... During these periods, which can last up to 5 years, the motion in 
the bottom ... The salinity in the deep and bottom waters has increased from 0.8 
to 1.7%0... [DOC] [TLE] Influence of sea ice on the seasonal variability of hydrography and ... [PAR] examined for the past century in Tvrminne, Gulf of Finland. ... connected to sea-
ice formation and break-up processes, and the ice cover, ... is no sill between the 
GoF and the Baltic proper, there are no ... surface salinity has increased by 0.5 
psu since 1926. .... increase was lower ( 0.15 psu month1) and thereafter the. [DOC] [TLE] Gulf of Bothnia | gulf, Baltic Sea | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 21, 2016 ... Northern arm of the Baltic Sea, between Sweden (west) and Finland (east). ... 
Torne, Kemi, and Oulu, its salinity is extremely low, and, in consequence, ice 
cover is maintained for up to five months in the winter. ... ...released from the 
weight of the ice sheets have risen and continue to rise, and Finland is still... [DOC] [TLE] Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Area - helcom [PAR] Gteborg University, Sweden .... Potential climate-related changes in the Baltic 
marine ecosystem . ... 5. Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Area  HELCOM 
Thematic Assessment in ... in the duration of the ice cover and its thickness in ... 
Baltic Sea during summer months. .... cover and a tendency towards lower 
salinity can. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 5. The Baltic Sea - Baltic University Programme [PAR] ... BALTIC SEA. The Baltic Sea between Poland and Sweden. (Photo: Lars 
Rydn.) 120.

Question: Due to its low salinity, this gulf between Sweden & Finland may have an ice cover for up to 5 months of the year
Answer: the Gulf of Bothnia