GCIP/EAOP-98 Surface: National Ice Center Great Lakes Ice Cover Data
Summary
The National Ice Center is a multi-agency operational center that represents the US Navy, the US Coast Guard, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Via their WWW page they have available Great Lakes ice cover data for the winter of 1997-1998. These data include WMO sea/freshwater ice symbology charts ("egg code"). Once the lakes ice season starts these charts are produced twice each week for the entire Great Lakes system. The archive also includes metadata, as well as information from the National Weather Service and Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Data access
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| Language | English |
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Temporal coverage
| Begin datetime | 1997-10-01 00:00:00 |
| End datetime | 1998-05-30 23:59:59 |
Spatial coverage
Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.
Maximum (North) Latitude:
50.00,
Minimum (South) Latitude:
39.00
Minimum (West) Longitude:
-94.00,
Maximum (East) Longitude:
-73.00
Primary point of contact information
NOAA National Ice Center <nic.cdo@noaa.gov>
Additional contact information
- originator: NOAA National Ice Center <nic.cdo@noaa.gov>
Citation
NOAA National Ice Center. 2011. GCIP/EAOP-98 Surface: National Ice Center Great Lakes Ice Cover Data. Version 1.0. null. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/24.001. Accessed 10 Nov 2025.
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