Historical time series of occurrence of thunderstorms in Finland reveals a large year-to-year variation. On average, there are annually 134 000 cloud-to-ground flashes in Finland. TERHI K. LAURILA, ANTTI MÄKELÄFinnish…
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Lightning location data from an extensive period can be used to characterise the typical occurrence of thunderstorms and lightning. In Finland, most of the lightning occurs in the western parts….
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Extending the fire risk forecasts to sub-seasonal scale allows rescue services and other authorities to prepare for potential forest fires earlier in advance, which can reduce the negative impact caused…
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Fire spread modelling programs could bring many benefits to the rescue services. Information about the potential spread of an ongoing wildfire, better planning of prescribed burning and a tool for…
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Snow cover and snow depth are important climatic parameters in the boreal zone. Besides their relevance as climate change indicators, they play important roles in regional forest ecology, agriculture and…
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Almost one in four Europeans can be identified as having denialists attitudes towards climate change. People whose identity and worldview are more threatened by societal changes associated with climate change…
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Co-creating an operationally running novel climate service application required effective project management in a Copernicus Climate Change Service project, called the Data Evaluation for Climate Models (DECM, 51_Lot4) https://climate.copernicus.eu/node/243/. HILPPA…
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For a well-functioning and user-friendly operational climate service, it is important to consider the user needs and technical possibilities. Here, we describe the co-design process involving users that took place…
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Weather in Finland strongly depends on irregular variations in atmospheric winds. Changes in wind conditions have also affected some longer-term climate trends, such as the recent (1979–2018) lack of warming…
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Toisin kuin kasvihuonekaasut, pienhiukkaset keskimäärin viilentävät ilmastoa. Pienhiukkasten ilmastovaikutuksiin liittyy vielä epävarmuuksia, joita uusi FORCeS-projekti pyrkii vähentämään. Hiukkasten ilmastovaikutuksen, eli säteilypakotteen, määritys auttaa arvioimaan ilmastoherkkyyttä. Ilmastoherkkyys kertoo, kuinka paljon ilmasto…
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Marraskuu alkoi kylmänä, mutta kuukauden loppupuoli oli tavanomaista lauhempi. Marraskuu oli koko maassa vielä tavanomaistakin pilvisempi ja Lappia sekä Kaakkois-Suomea lukuun ottamatta myös tavallista sateisempi. Suhteellisesti ottaen marraskuussa oli lämpimintä…
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