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The University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) was founded in 1909.

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Douglas Lake Ice Cover at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI 1931 to 2024

Aquatic
Climate
ice cover
Douglas Lake
Ice Out
Ice In
Abstract: 
This dataset represent the ice on and ice off dates for Douglas Lake in Pellston, Michigan. The first observations are from the 1930s and were intermittently documented until the mid 1970s. The observations are complete since then to current.

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Methods: 
The Douglas Lake ice-out date is when consensus determines that 75% of ice cover is gone from South Fishtail Bay, the deepest part of the south end of the lake.
FieldValue
Publisher
University of Michigan Biological Station
Modified
2024-04-26
Release Date
2024-04-26
Dataset DOI
https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/591dfcf78b126263cadcaad14c6a5a29
Frequency
Annually
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-84.736728072166 45.555982967423, -84.736728072166 45.605122063211, -84.641329944134 45.605122063211, -84.641329944134 45.555982967423))
Temporal Coverage
Thursday, January 1, 1931 - 00:00 to Friday, April 26, 2024 - 00:00
Author
UMBS data manager
Contact Name
UMBS Data Manager
Contact Email
umbsdata@umich.edu
Public Access Level
Public
Publication Date: 
Friday, April 26, 2024