Re: [Phys-L] ice on the great lakes

["Dan L. MacIsaac" <danmacisaac@gmail.com>]

You, we’ll get a nice warm, sunny spring melting the snow and ice, then a blizzard or two :^)


Dan MacIsaac, Associate Professor of Physics, SUNY-Buffalo State College
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On Mar 7, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Anthony Lapinski <Anthony_Lapinski@pds.org> wrote:

> I colleague sent this to me today. Very interesting. Might be a good
> teaching tool.
>
> US National Weather Service Philadelphia/Mount Holly posted the attached
> picture to their Facebook page this morning. Click the link below. Their
> accompanying caption reads:
>
> This visible satellite image was taken early this afternoon. Since there
> was a lack of clouds, the ice cover can be seen very nicely on the eastern
> Great Lakes. Notice the lack of ice cover on Lake Ontario, and this is due
> to this lake being much deeper. In comparison, Lake Erie (much more
> shallow) is completely ice covered with the exception of some well visible
> cracks.
>
> In the comments, there were a couple of interesting posts:
>
> Also in this image, you can see two of the Finger Lakes in central New
> York State that are not ice covered.
>
> I assume the ice prevents lake effect snow?
>
> that is correct. The ice cover will significantly cut down on the amount
> of lake effect snow. The amount of ice cover on Lake Erie is why the lake
> effect snow machine has been turned off.
>
>
> www.facebook.com/US.NationalWeatherService.PHI.gov
>
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