100 years of atmospheric and marine observations at the Finnish Utö Island in the Baltic Sea

Laakso, Lauri; Mikkonen, Santtu; Drebs, Achim; Karjalainen, Anu; Pirinen, Pentti; Alenius, Pekka

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-617-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-617-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-617-2018

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Articles | Volume 14, issue 4

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11 Jul 2018

Research article |

| 11 Jul 2018

100 years of atmospheric and marine observations at the Finnish Utö Island in the Baltic Sea

Lauri Laakso, Santtu Mikkonen, Achim Drebs, Anu Karjalainen, Pentti Pirinen, and Pekka Alenius

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RC1: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Feb 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to reviewer 1', Lauri Laakso, 25 May 2018
RC2: 'Review', Ilppo Vuorinen, 03 May 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to Reviewer 2', Lauri Laakso, 25 May 2018

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Short summary

Meteorological observations at Utö Atmospheric and Marine Research Station, the Baltic Sea, started in 1881 and seawater temperature and salinity observations in 1900. Based on the dataset of more than 100 years of observations, we see an increase in atmospheric temperature after the 1980s, in line with reduced sea ice cover. We also found an increase in seawater temperatures, modulated by changes in salinities. The results indicate that the climate at Utö may have shifted into a new phase.