There's been a bit of discussion about the Finger Lakes freezing over, as well
as the Great Lakes, on the Cayuga Birds list in recent weeks. I came across
this article from one of the channel 9 (Syracuse) weathermen, which indicates
that the Great Lakes, as of last Friday, had more than 79% of
The full answer about the reluctance of Cayuga and especially Seneca to
completely freeze over is a bit complicated, but a primer on the physical
limnology can be read here:
http://www.gflrpc.org/Publications/SenecaLakeWMP/chap6a.pdf
-Geo Kloppel
On Feb 9, 2014, at 7:20 AM, Liisa S. Mobley
Historically, Lake Superior did freeze over entirely. The current open
water during winter allows for much greater evaporation that would occur
if the ice cover were 100%. One of the major contributors to the drop in
the level of the Great Lakes is the additional winter evaporation
associated
] Article about great lakes freezing over
The full answer about the reluctance of Cayuga and especially Seneca to
completely freeze over is a bit complicated, but a primer on the physical
limnology can be read here:
http://www.gflrpc.org/Publications/SenecaLakeWMP/chap6a.pdf
-Geo Kloppel
On Feb 9
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[mailto:bounce-112539549-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel
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The full answer about
With both Miliken Station ( or what ever it is called now) and the
Cornell lake source cooling adding warm water it almost impossible for
the lake to completely freeze over, there will always be some open
water. It really is just a matter of how much. Also for the record,
having lived in the
[mailto:bounce-112539549-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Geo Kloppel
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The full answer about the reluctance of Cayuga and especially Seneca to
completely freeze over
...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-112540398-3493...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Carl Steckler
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With both Miliken Station ( or what ever it is called now) and the Cornell lake
cold.
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