Table 1 Transports into the Baltic Sea during inflows

From: Major Baltic Inflows come in different flavours

Experiment description

Volume-Transports (CLASSIC/STORMY)

Salt-Transports (CLASSIC/STORMY)

Reference simulations

111 km3/182 km3

1.8 GT/3.7 GT

Change of initial conditions

95–115km3/169–182km3

1.4–2.1/3.4–3.9 GT

+ 20% amplified atmospheric pattern

125km3/205km3

2.1 GT/4.1GT

+ 100% stretched inflow phase

138 km3/226 km3

2.3 GT/4.7 GT

  1. Sensitivity experiments that apply the mean atmospheric winds and sea level pressure forcing representative for CLASSIC and STORMY to the Baltic Sea geophysical fluid dynamic model MOMBA. Respective transports into the Baltic Sea, integrated over respective events, are through the Danish Straits across 55.5∘N.
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