Great Lakes Surface Ice Reports from U.S. Coast Guard, 1961 - 2004, Version 1

Description

Data consist of ice observations from U.S. Coast Guard vessels operating on the Great Lakes and from Coast Guard shore stations reported via teletype messages and ice logging forms. Observations include ice thickness and concentration, weather conditions, and ice breaking activity. Data from 1961/1962 through 1966/1967 have been processed to a standard format and sorted by year and stations, and are available via FTP as ASCII files, one for each of the five lakes.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7265%2FN5BG2KW2
21 Direct download, with optional registration page. https://nsidc.org/forms/G00805_or.html?major_version=1
21 Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc. https://doi.org/10.7265/N5BG2KW2

Tags

  • snow-ice
  • atmosphere
  • cryosphere
  • atmospheric-temperature
  • earth-science

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