Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior

Lake Superior is a forcing factor for local weather systems, causing substantial amounts of lake effect snow in the winter (particularly on the south shore). This study assesses decreasing ice cover of Lake Superior and its effects upon synoptic weather factors. Data were collected from eleven Na...

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Main Author:	Maki, Angela Pelkie
Format:	Others
Published:	ScholarWorks@UNO 2009
Subjects:	Lake Superior lake-effect snow lake-effect rain events Great Lakes ice cover
Online Access:	http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/941 http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1922&context=td

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spelling	ndltd-uno.edu-oai-scholarworks.uno.edu-td-19222016-10-21T17:04:51Z Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior Maki, Angela Pelkie Lake Superior is a forcing factor for local weather systems, causing substantial amounts of lake effect snow in the winter (particularly on the south shore). This study assesses decreasing ice cover of Lake Superior and its effects upon synoptic weather factors. Data were collected from eleven National Weather Service (NWS) stations located on the south shore of the lake. Rainfall and snowfall amounts from December to May were regressed on percent ice coverage and average monthly temperatures from 1972-2002. Ice coverage and average monthly temperature had a negative relationship with snowfall and rainfall. 2009-05-15T07:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/941 http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1922&context=td University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations ScholarWorks@UNO Lake Superior lake-effect snow lake-effect rain events Great Lakes ice cover
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spellingShingle	Lake Superior lake-effect snow lake-effect rain events Great Lakes ice cover Maki, Angela Pelkie Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
description	Lake Superior is a forcing factor for local weather systems, causing substantial amounts of lake effect snow in the winter (particularly on the south shore). This study assesses decreasing ice cover of Lake Superior and its effects upon synoptic weather factors. Data were collected from eleven National Weather Service (NWS) stations located on the south shore of the lake. Rainfall and snowfall amounts from December to May were regressed on percent ice coverage and average monthly temperatures from 1972-2002. Ice coverage and average monthly temperature had a negative relationship with snowfall and rainfall.
author	Maki, Angela Pelkie
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title	Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
title_short	Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
title_full	Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
title_fullStr	Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior
title_sort	effects of air temperature and lake ice on snowfall on the south shore of lake superior
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Effects of Air Temperature and Lake Ice on Snowfall on the South Shore of Lake Superior

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