Process-based water temperature predictions in the Midwest US: 3 Temperature observations
Dates
Publication Date
2021-07-27
Start Date
1980-01-01
End Date
2019-12-31
Citation
Jordan S. Read, Alison P. Appling, Samantha K. Oliver, Lindsay Platt, Jacob A. Zwart, Kelsey Vitense, Gretchen J.A. Hansen, Hayley Corson-Dosch, and Holly Kundel, 2021, Data release: Process-based predictions of lake water temperature in the Midwest US: U.S. Geological Survey, http://dx.doi.org/10.5066/P9CA6XP8.
Summary
Observed water temperatures from 1980-2019 were compiled for 5,584 lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin (USA). A subset of these data were used as calibration for process-based models on some lakes (see "pball" models). The data are formatted as a single csv (comma separated values) file with attributes corresponding to the unique combination of lake identifier, time, and depth. Data came from a variety of sources, including the Water Quality Portal, the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Project, and digitized temperature records from the MN Department of Natural Resources. Upper and Lower Red Lake data were filtered out of this release.
Summary
Observed water temperatures from 1980-2019 were compiled for 5,584 lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin (USA). A subset of these data were used as calibration for process-based models on some lakes (see "pball" models). The data are formatted as a single csv (comma separated values) file with attributes corresponding to the unique combination of lake identifier, time, and depth. Data came from a variety of sources, including the Water Quality Portal, the North Temperate Lakes Long-Term Ecological Research Project, and digitized temperature records from the MN Department of Natural Resources. Upper and Lower Red Lake data were filtered out of this release.
