Great Lakes ice atlas

Details

• Personal Author:
  Rondy, Donald R.
• Corporate Authors:
  Lake Survey Center. Limnology Division.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service)
• Description:
  "A series of 33 charts is presented to illustrate the ice cover on the Great Lakes for three classifications of winter: mild, normal, and severe. Six ice charts are presented for each of the Great Lakes. Two charts show the maximum extent of ice cover during a mild and a severe winter and four charts illustrate the characteristic patterns and extent of the ice cover throughout a winter classified as normal. The percent of lake surface area that can be expected to become ice covered during a normal winter is: 60 percent Superior, 40 percent Michigan, 60 percent Huron, 95 percent Erie, and 15 percent Ontario. Mid-winter ice thicknesses can range from 36 in. (91 cm) along the north shore of Lake Superior to 4 in. (10 cm) during a mild winter on the lower lakes."
• Keywords:
  Ice On Rivers, Lakes, Etc. Maps Ice On Rivers, Lakes, Etc.
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NOS LSCR   1
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  Great Lakes (North America)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93c26d91b5fd540c6a76ad5c3abe283c5891dc5f07da955afd7995137078fbf47e749d740b6ce7c94673adec2fc9cbbf14d1c56cbe407c66319a635b114a369b
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/30493/noaa_30493_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 14.28 MB ]