The inflow in the Baltic Proper as recorded in January–February 2015

SummaryInflowing saline waters of the Major Baltic Inflow (MBI) in 2014 were recorded in the Baltic Proper in January 2015. After 12 years of stagnation, this inflow brought highly saline (about 20) waters into the Bornholm Basin. As in the previous inflow in January 2003, saltwater moved in the near-bottom layer with a current speed of approx. 25cms−1. This paper presents data collected in January and February 2015 and compares them to earlier records from 2000 to 2014