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Monitoring and adapting to changing lake ice conditions

Author: GRID-Arendal; Finnish Environment Institute
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17278870
Source: https://zenodo.org/records/17278870/files/AP_Factsheet8_LakeIce.pdf
Moni o ing and Adap ing o
Changing Lake Ice Condi ions
In he A c ic, lake ice condi ions a e i al o anspo a ion, sa e y, and
cul u al p ac ices. Ye , clima e change is making ice seasons sho e and
mo e unp edic able. People in A c ic egions need eliable, up- o-da e lake
ice in o ma ion, bu cu en da a is sca e ed, di icul o use, o no a ailable
a all in emo e a eas. Many ely on in o mal channels like Wha sApp, which
a e no always accu a e o accessible o all.
www.a c icpassion.eu
This in eg a ed lake ice se ice empowe s communi ies, imp o es
sa e y, and b idges science wi h eal-li e decisions.
This p ojec has ecei ed unding om he Eu opean Union’s
Ho izon 2020 esea ch and inno a ion p og amme unde
g an ag eemen No. 101003472
Sa elli e Da a In-si u
measu emen s Local knowledge
Nea ly 90% o ou use s say ha in o ma ion
om Lake Ice Se ice a ec s hei ac ions –
om planning ou es o p o ec ing li elihoods.
The Lake Ice Se ice b ings oge he sa elli e da a, in-si u measu emen s,
and local knowledge o ensu e clea , accessible, and imely in o ma ion on
lake ice condi ions, whe e use s can also epo c acks and o he isks hey
obse e on sa elli e images and sha e his wi h o he s.
To sus ain and imp o e he Lake Ice Se ice,
obse a ion ne wo ks mus be expanded, especially
in emo e A c ic a eas. S eng hening collabo a ion
wi h local communi ies and in eg a ing lake ice
in o ma ion in o b oade A c ic obse ing sys ems will
suppo sa e and mo e in o med decision-making.
ACCESS THE LAKE ICE SERVICE HERE
h ps:// a kka.syke. i/map/