Late Quaternary Climate Variations Reflected in Baltic Sea Sediments - The Baltic Sea Basin - page 102

Fig. 5.1 Earth surface relief of the Baltic area
strong winds, whereas precipitation and river discharge reduce the salinity in the
Gulf of Bothnia, preventing a halocline there.
In this study we concentrate on the sediments of the Eastern Gotland Basin at
the Baltic Proper. In Fig. 5.3 , the bottom relief of the Baltic Sea is displayed. It can
clearly be seen that near-bottom currents (inflowing dense saline water) are ruled by
the bottom relief. After having entered the Baltic Sea the dense water masses have
to proceed to the Bornholm Basin and to pass the Stolpe Channel before they enter
the Eastern Gotland Basin.
Fig. 5.2 Vertical oxygen concentration (ml/l) in the Baltic Sea from the Skagerrak to the Gulf of
Bothnia, summer 1988 (modified from Sjöberg 1992)