Great Lakes Aerial Photos of Ice Conditions

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Entry ID

G00494

Summary

The collection consists of approximately 50,000 high-quality negatives and transparencies showing ice cover impact on navigation or hydroelectric operation from 1963 to 1973. Coverage is not systematic or complete. Indexing has not been undertaken, but latitude and longitude of flight line begin and end points are logged. Photos from many flights have been made into photomosaics that can be used on-site as a gross index to the 9-inch roll negatives. Photographic flights were carried out by a U.S. Air Force photomapping wing, using flight lines selected by NOAA Lake Survey Center (now Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory).

Custom photo products may be ordered and the collection is available for on-site use by appointment; limited searching of the collection is offered to fulfill off-site requests.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Great Lakes Aerial Photos of Ice Conditions
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G00494.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1963-01-01
Stop Date: 1973-01-01

Location Keywords

• Continent North America
• Continent North America United States Of America
• Continent North America United States Of America Great Lakes Great Lakes
• Geographic Region Mid-latitude

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Snow/Ice Lake Ice
• Cryosphere Snow/Ice River Ice
• Spectral/Engineering Visible Wavelengths Visible Imagery
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Lake Ice
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice River Ice

Ancillary Keywords

• Aerial Photography
• Climatology
• Freshwater Ice
• Great Lakes
• IDN_NODE GSFC/NSIDC
• Lake Ice
• River Ice
• Surface

ISO Topic Category (View Definitions)

• Inland Waters

Platform

• AIRCRAFT

Instrument

• CAMERAS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: G00494

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 Set ID: G00494

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

NSIDC Roger G. Barry Resource Office for Cryospheric Studies
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/rocs/
Data Set ID: G00494

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC ROCS User Services
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: On site use by appointment.

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
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

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2001-10-04

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