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Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin

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Long-term, year-around vertical water temperature observations in the southern basin of Lake Michigan from a fixed mooring. Observations were collected from the deepest location in the southern basin of Lake Michigan, which is approximately 155 m. The mooring deployments were retrieved and replaced with a new set of thermistors annually, which causes the depth of temperature observation to vary between deployments. The temperature observations were collected as continuously as possible over the period of record, though there are some breaks in the temporal collection for maintaining equipment annually or due to loss of equipment. These observations were collected to understand the vertical thermal structure in the deep waters of Lake Michigan.
  • Cite as: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GLERL-LakeMI-DeepSouthernBasinWaterTemp. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 1990-06-08 to 2022-09-29
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -87.5
East: -86.5
South: 42
North: 43
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2019-06-25
  • revision: 2023-07-28
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: U7XU81
Purpose These temperature data were collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA-GLERL). Temperature measurements collected at high resolution in both time and vertical space are critical to 1) assess inter-annual variability of the thermal structure of the Great Lakes; 2) test three-dimensional model parameterization; 3) understand vertical mixing processes; and 4) to aid in interpreting biological and other environmental data.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GLERL-LakeMI-DeepSouthernBasinWaterTemp. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • R.B. Brancker TR 1000
  • Seabird 39
  • Seabird 39 & 56, RBR Duet
  • Seabird 56
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • Lake Michigan
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (2019). Long-term vertical water temperature observations in the deepest area of Lake Michigan's southern basin. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GLERL-LakeMI-DeepSouthernBasinWaterTemp. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2019-06-25T21:26:20Z - NCEI Accession 0190726 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-09-24T13:46:10Z - NCEI Accession 0203568 v1.1 was published.
  • 2019-10-01T13:49:22Z - NCEI Accession 0203568 was revised and v2.2 was published.
  • 2020-01-23T19:56:22Z - NCEI Accession 0190726 was revised and v2.2 was published.
  • 2022-11-18T14:30:00Z - NCEI Accession 0267971 v1.1 was published.
  • 2023-07-28T23:09:00Z - NCEI Accession 0267971 was revised and v2.2 was published.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • temperature sensor
  • thermistor
Platform
  • moorings
Last Modified: 2023-07-28T23:13:56Z
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