Simulation of surface temperature and ice cover of large northern lakes with 1-D models: a comparison with MODIS satellite data and in situ measurements

• Published in: Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: H. Kheyrollah Pour, C. R. Duguay, A. Martynov, L. C. Brown
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Stockholm University Press 2012
• Subjects: lake surface temperature; lake ice; lake modelling; MODIS; Great Slave Lake; Great Bear Lake; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; Mackenzie River; Canada; Hay River; Deline; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.17614; https://doaj.org/article/61f5317f9fb04083b8132b699f3ad545

Lake surface temperature (LST) and ice phenology were simulated for various points differing in depth on Great Slave Lake and Great Bear Lake, two large lakes located in the Mackenzie River Basin in Canada's Northwest Territories, using the 1-D Freshwater Lake model (FLake) and the Canadi...