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G00494

Great Lakes Aerial Photos of Ice Conditions, Version 1

The collection consists of approximately 50,000 high-quality negatives and transparencies showing ice cover impact on navigation or hydroelectric operation from 1963 to 1973. Coverage is not systematic or complete. Indexing has not been undertaken, but latitude and longitude of flight line begin and end points are logged. Photos from many flights have been made into photomosaics that can be used on-site as a gross index to the 9-inch roll negatives. Photographic flights were carried out by a U.S. Air Force photomapping wing, using flight lines selected by NOAA Lake Survey Center (now Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory).

The collection is available for on-site use only by appointment.

Geographic Coverage

Spatial Coverage:

  • N: 49, S: 41, E: -76, W: -93
Spatial Resolution: Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 January 1963 to 1 January 1973
Temporal Resolution: Not specified
Parameter(s):
  • Snow/Ice > Lake Ice
  • Snow/Ice > River Ice
  • Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery
Platform(s) AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s): CAMERAS
Data Format(s): Not specified
Version: V1
Data Contributor(s): Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (comp.).
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Data Citation

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Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (comp.). 2004. Great Lakes Aerial Photos of Ice Conditions, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5CC0XM4. [Date Accessed].
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