Currents and their drivers in the Archipelago Sea: insights from ADCP measurements

Kanarik, Hedi; Tuomi, Laura; Alenius, Pekka; Miettunen, Elina; Johansson, Milla; Roine, Tuomo; Westerlund, Antti; Kahma, Kimmo K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2125-2025

Articles | Volume 21, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2125-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2125-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 5

Research article

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30 Sep 2025

Research article |

| 30 Sep 2025

Currents and their drivers in the Archipelago Sea: insights from ADCP measurements

Hedi Kanarik, Laura Tuomi, Pekka Alenius, Elina Miettunen, Milla Johansson, Tuomo Roine, Antti Westerlund, and Kimmo K. Kahma

Data sets

Data in "Currents and their Drivers in the Archipelago Sea: Insights from ADCP measurements “ by Kanarik et al. (2025) Hedi Kanarik et al. https://doi.org/10.57707/fmi-b2share.edc8a252cc8f4fada0c024535c73d47d

EMODnet Digital Bathymetry (DTM 2020) EMODnet Bathymetry Consortium https://doi.org/10.12770/bb6a87dd-e579-4036-abe1-e649cea9881a

Short summary

The Archipelago Sea (AS), part of the Baltic Sea off the northwest coast of Finland, is a fragmented area with intense human activity. This study presents an overview of the observed currents and their main drivers in the area. While local winds primarily drive the AS currents, simultaneous sea level variations in the Bay of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland also significantly impact the area's dynamics.