GLERL Great Lakes Ice Thickness Data Base, 1966-1979, Version 1
Data set id:
G00803
DOI: 10.7265/N5KW5CXG
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

During the winters of 1965/66 through 1976/77, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) collected weekly ice thickness and stratigraphy data at up to 90 stations per year on the Great Lakes. Data include station name, latitude, longitude and period of record as well as thickness of up to six ice layers, total ice thickness, snow depth (on top of ice), snow condition, ice condition, and ice type code.
Parameter(s):
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESSLAKE ICESNOW DEPTH
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
ICE AUGERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1965 to 1 May 1977
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
49
S:
41
E:
-76
W:
-93
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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