Lake Erie Ice Pack Changes - February 8th to February 15th
| The animation above shows changes in ice cover on Lake Erie from February 8th to February 15th. Strong southwest winds on February 13th-14th may have moved some ice around on the west central portion of the lake. However, below you will find the February 16th Lake Erie Ice Concentration forecast provided by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. As you can see, that west central portion of the lake is not ice free. Part of the reason for the changes in appearance may be due to fresh snow cover on the 8th aging and being deteriorated by a bit of rain which changed the reflectivity, or albedo, of the lake-ice surface by the 15th. |
