Studying, monitoring, and predicting ice coverage on the Great Lakes plays an important role in determining climate patterns, lake water levels, water movement patterns, water temperature structure, and spring plankton blooms.

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2025年1月16日 · As temperatures drop across the Great Lakes region, ice cover becomes a critical metric for weather patterns and lake activities. This daily report provides the latest updates on ice conditions across the lakes.

Great Lakes Ice Cover Data developed according to the standards of the Great Lakes Ice Atlas for 1973-2002

4 天之前 · I ce coverage for all of the Great Lakes combined was 23.21% – the highest since February 26, 2022, when it was 56.1%. A t the beginning of this month, ice coverage was less than 2% across all ...

Daily updates of current Great Lakes Ice Cover. Compare historical ice cover and current 2021 season.

The Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis (GLSEA) is a digital map of the Great Lakes surface water temperature and ice cover which is produced daily.

Daily ice chart that represents current ice coverage for eastern/western Great Lakes waters during their ice season. WMO egg code represents ice concentration, ice stage of development with its concentration, and ice floe size. Ice charts are presented in black and white GIFs.

Ice coverage on the Great Lakes is highly variable year to year, with maximum ice coverage ranging from 95% to 12%. This variability is driven by large-scale climate patterns, which affect the position of the jet stream.

1 天前 · The Great Lakes ice cover will continue to grow, but probably at a much slower pace. It will take a long-lasting deep cold spell in early February for above normal ice cover to occur on the Great ...