The aim of the project is to study the seasonal sea ice effect on water quality. The plan is to perform field studies during the maximum ice coverage, during thawing period, and after thawing.

What will you do at Askö?

If possible the field studies will be continued over the summer season. This would be a continuation of previous research in Askö in spring 2014 in cooperation with Physics Department at Helsinki University. The measuring site selection depends on the ice and weather conditions. Conditions also confine whether the sites are reached by snow scooter or by boat. The field studies will include measurements on ice and snow properties, concentrations of optically active substan! ces in both ice and water, PAR irradiance above and under ice and in the water column, and vertical profiles of turbidity. This study will be linked to previous studies by Remote Sensing group at Stockholm University.