Great Lakes Ice Charts, Version 1
Data set id:
G00486
DOI: 10.7265/N5H41PBV
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

These charts show ice extent and concentration three times weekly during the ice season, for all lakes except Ontario, from the 1973/74 ice season through the 2001/2002 ice season. Most charts are annotated to indicate data sources. The Straits of Mackinac, Green Bay, and Sault Ste. Marie are enlarged as insets; and in some cases, provided as separate charts. From 1973/74 through 1986/87, charts were prepared by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Beginning with the 1987/88 season, the National Ice Center (formerly known as the Navy/NOAA Joint Ice Center) in Suitland, Maryland prepared the charts. Charts are available as GIF files.
Parameter(s):
ICE EXTENTLAKE ICERIVER ICE
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
GIF
Temporal Coverage:
1 December 1973 to 9 May 2002
Temporal Resolution:
  • 2 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
49
S:
41
E:
-79
W:
-93
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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