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Surface temperatures of Lake Erie
Author(s) -
Webb M. S.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr010i002p00199
Subject(s) - environmental science , surface air temperature , air temperature , surface water , climatology , mean radiant temperature , hydrology (agriculture) , atmospheric sciences , geology , climate change , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , environmental engineering
Data from 58 airborne radiation thermometer surveys obtained over a 6‐year period have been used to map the spatial patterns of the mean surface temperature of Lake Erie by month. Its southern location within the Great Lakes system and the large differences in water depth between its three basins have proved to be important controls affecting the surface temperature regime. Except in winter, when it is largely ice covered, the surface of Lake Erie is warmer than the surfaces of any of the other Great Lakes. The month‐by‐month relationship between the mean surface temperature and the mean air temperature for a nearby climatological station has been demonstrated.