73 
10 
Figure 7.2. Running 5-day means of surface water temperature in Swinoujscie in the winter of 2000/01 
(measured daily at 6:00 UTC, data from IMGW) 
Characteristics of the 2000/01 ice season in Szczecin Lagoon and Pomeranian Bay 
Meteorological developments led to three short ice periods in the study area in the winter of 
2000/01 (Figure 7.3): 
Szczecin, harbour 
Trzebiez. Roztoka Odranska (river mouth) 
Zalew Szczecinski 
Ueckermunde, harbour 
UeckermUnde. harbour to river mouth 
Ueckermunde. Stettiner Haff 
Kornin. Stettiner Hoff 
Kamminke, harbour ond vicinity 
Swinoujscie - Szczecin, fairway 
Swinoujscie, harbour 
Figure 7.3. Ice concentration and thickness in the Szczecin Lagoon during the winter of 2000/01. 
January Februar 
2000/01 ^ 
0 
m 
& 
... v 
10 20 30 10 20 
January Februar 
4 5 
4 
3 
ЛЛЛЛЛЛЛ/ 
3 
A 
A - Ice thickness: length of period 
1: < 5 cm 2: 5-10 cm 
3: 11-15 cm 4: 16-30 cm 
5: 31-50 cm 
В - Ice concentration: length of period 
a: <7/10 b: 7/10-8/10 
c: 9/10-10/10 
a b c 
a 
ЛЛЛЛЛЛ - Ridged ice 
First ice occurred in the protected near-shore waters of the Szczecin Lagoon in early January. This 
frost period lasted only 4 days.