Author(s)

Valery Vuglinsky

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.

This article deals with assessment of changes in ice cover duration and maximum ice cover thickness for the last three decades compared with the previous period by the example of observation data for 28 hydrometric stations on rivers and 10 hydrological stations on lakes. Estimations of homogeneity and trends of long term serious of above mentioned rivers and lakes ice regime characteristics for three time periods were carried out using Student and Fisher criteria. Assessment of changes in ice regime characteristics for the period 1980-2010 compared with the period of stationary climate (from the beginning of observations until 1979) using two methodological approaches was made. The results can be used for solving problems of economy branches adaptation in case of rivers and lakes used in winter conditions.

Rivers, Lakes, Ice Cover Duration, Maximum Ice Cover Thickness, Assessment of Changes, Last Three Decades

Vuglinsky, V. (2017) Assessment of Changes in Ice Regime Characteristics of Russian Lakes and Rivers under Current Climate Conditions. Natural Resources, 8, 416-431. doi: 10.4236/nr.2017.86027.