gov.noaa.nodc:0303909 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-07T13:16:26Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Ice thickness and wave observations at eleven locations in Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2010-10-27 to 2013-06-15 (NCEI Accession 0303909) 2025-05-01 publication 2025-04-30 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/6zbn-m765 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0303909 NCEI Archive Management System 0303909 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Lacey Mason NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) lacey.mason@noaa.gov http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) NOAA GLERL Data Manager oar.glerl.data@noaa.gov http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Hawley, Nathan NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information author NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ HTTP NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains time-series measurements of ice thicknesses and waves at eleven locations in central Lake Erie during the winters seasons of 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. The ice measurements were collected using Shallow Water Ice Profiling Sonar (SWIPS) profilers at 1 Hz. The ice was observed over approximately 80 days beginning in late December and continuing through mid-March. Wave heights, periods, and directions were estimated on burst intervals using Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) observations. This ice thickness and wave observations data are derived measurements from the full set of observations collected by the instrumentation. For detailed information about the observations see Hawley et al. (2018). The file names are in the format “noaa_glerl_erie_[ice or wave]_[start year]_[end year]_[station].nc”, for example “noaa_glerl_erie_wave_2011_2012_le10.nc”. The data provided here are in netCDF format. These data were collected to measure ice thickness and wave parameters during the winter in central Lake Erie. Funding Agency: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0303909 Preview graphic PNG 0303909 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2024-12-06 publication Ice Depth/Thickness LATITUDE LONGITUDE WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) Shallow Water Ice Profiler Sonar (SWIPS) instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS moorings platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Great Lakes place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/OAR/GLERL > Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > WAVE PERIOD theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Ice thickness theme Provider Keywords ASL SWIPS ice profiler Nortek AWAC current profiler Shallow Water Ice Profiling Sonar (SWIPS) instrument Provider Instruments MOORINGS platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > GREAT LAKES, CANADA CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > GREAT LAKES place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Y1H3C8 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Hawley, Nathan (2025). Ice thickness and wave observations at eleven locations in Lake Erie in the Great Lakes region from 2010-10-27 to 2013-06-15 (NCEI Accession 0303909). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6zbn-m765. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions 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. ASL. 2011. IPS Processing Toolbox User's Guide, ASL Environmental Sciences, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. 2011 publication https://aslenv.com/ips.html HTTPS https://aslenv.com/ips.html instrument user's guide information ASL Environmental Sciences author ASL Environmental Sciences publisher documentDigital crossReference Hawley, N., Beletsky, D., & Wang, J. (2018). Ice thickness measurements in Lake Erie during the winter of 2010–2011. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 44(3), 388–397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.04.004 2018-06 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.04.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.04.004 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2018.04.004 related journal article information Hawley, Nathan author Beletsky, Dmitry author Wang, Jia author Elsevier BV publisher documentDigital Journal of Great Lakes Research 44(3) ISSN 0380-1330, pp. 388-397 crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA utf8 environment oceans -82.3 -81.4 41.63 42.14 2010-10-27 2013-06-15 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0303909 v1.1 was published. 2025-05-01T16:32:55Z NCEI Accession 0303909 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0303909/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0303909 v1.1 published 2025-05-01T16:32:55Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: Ice thickness (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Shallow Water Ice Profiling Sonar (SWIPS); Sampling and Analyzing Method: The ice measurements were collected using Shallow Water Ice Profiling Sonar (SWIPS) profilers at 1 Hz.; Data Quality Method: Expert review. Parameter or Variable: WAVE HEIGHT - SIGNIFICANT (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ASL SWIPS ice profiler; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Continuous measurements at 1 Hz Ice thickness is estimated by ASL software (see reference) and averaged over 1 hour intervals All parameters are computed over burst periods.; Data Quality Method: Description of processing in the ASL reference Negative thickness estimates are removed in averaging, along with estimates with high draft error values (thickness<2xdraft error). Parameter or Variable: WAVE PERIOD - DOMINANT (measured); Units: seconds; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Nortek AWAC current profiler; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Burst of 1024 observations at 1 Hz every hour Parameters estimated by instrument software All parameters are computed over burst periods; Data Quality Method: Measurements checked internally by software asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) Acoustic Wave and Current Profiler (AWAC) The Acoustic Wave and Current profiler (AWAC) performs measurement of wave height, wave direction and the full current profile using the unique acoustic surface tracking (AST) feature. The system can resolve waves from 1 to 100 s. AWAC provides current profiler and a wave directional system in one unit. AWAC can measure the current speed and direction in 1-meter thick layers from the bottom to the surface. Possible as powered from network also as stand-alone, as bottom moored or mounted on subsurface buoys. Wave direction is calculated by combining AST with orbital velocity measurements in an array near the surface. Shallow Water Ice Profiler Sonar (SWIPS) Shallow Water Ice Profiler Sonar (SWIPS) https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=19463 Since first introduced, in 2004, into annual river ice monitoring programs on the Peace River, Shallow Water Ice Profiling Sonar (SWIPS) has been developed for quantitative monitoring andstudy of ice in river, lake and laboratory environments. moorings entry created as MOORINGS OF UNITED STATES, but has been used as a generic MOORINGS entry.