An Electronic Atlas of Great Lakes Ice Cover, Winters 1973-2002  View Catalog Page Entry ID
G02166
Summary
This dataset is distributed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). The atlas contains data on over 1200 digitized Great Lakes ice charts for winters from 1973 to 2002 and three types of analysis products.
The first analysis product includes ice charts of the following: dates of the first reported ice, dates of the last reported ice, and ice duration for each winter, as well as, the maximum, minimum and average ice cover concentrations.
The second analysis product is a 30-year set of annual daily ice cover time series. The daily time series was used to create: 1) computer animations of spatial patterns of ice cover for each winter, 2) line plots of lake averaged ice cover for each lake over the 30 winters.
The third analysis product is weekly statistics. There are weekly ice charts and grids of: maximum, 3rd quartile, median, 1st quartile, and minimum ice cover concentrations for the 30-winter base period. The weekly statistics are based on the original ice chart data set and not on the daily time series.
NSIDC does not distribute this data set. Please contact the investigator or data compiler to acquire these data, and for further information about these data. Data Compiler: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1973-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA
- CONTINENT NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GREAT LAKES
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Extent
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Lake Ice
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Depth/Thickness
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Extent
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Growth/Melt
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Lake Ice
Ancillary Keywords
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Instrument
Data Set Progress
complete
Originating Center
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Personnel
Raymond A. Assel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Related URL
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An Electronic Atlas of Great Lakes Ice Cover Winters: 1973 - 2002
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-01-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-21
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