The ice cover in the Baltic Sea is small.
Now the ice cover is 140,000 square kilometers.
Previously, it was 180,000 square kilometers.
TTÜ professor Rivo Uiboupin talks about this.
In Väinameri, the ice will last for a few more days.
In the Gulf of Liivi and the Gulf of Finland, the ice moves due to winds.
Uiboupin says that not much ice forms.
The peak of winter has passed.
The maximum ice in the Baltic Sea occurs at the end of February.
Southwest and south winds are blowing.
The winds break the ice.
Near Saaremaa-Hiiumaa, there is open water.
It is five kilometers away.
Water may accumulate on the ice cover.
The southwest winds and water level on the Estonian coast cause this.
The water level in Väinameri is high.
Satellite images show the ice in the Baltic Sea.
This winter had more ice than average.
The 2010/2011 winter had even more ice.
This year was above average.
The winter was interesting because ice formed only in January.
TTÜ shows the concentration and speed of the ice.
The forecast is updated daily.
The accuracy of the model varies.
The model was created by TTÜ.
The DTO4OWE project is the source of the model.