Ice Observations on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers

Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service records if ice conditions on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia were analyzed for seven recent winters. The on-ground observations recorded daily at a number of lock and dam locations were issued in the form of alpha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bilello, Michael A., Gatto, Lawrence W., Daly, Steven F., Gagnon, John J.
Other Authors: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS (ARMY) WASHINGTON DC
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Civil Engineering
*OBSERVATION
*ICE
THICKNESS
GRAPHS
AIRBORNE
CODING
WINTER
NAVIGATION
IMAGES
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
RIVERS
RECORDS
PENNSYLVANIA
VIDEO TAPES
WEST VIRGINIA
DAMS
ALPHANUMERIC DATA
SOURCES
POSITION(LOCATION)
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA213028
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA213028
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Summary:Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service records if ice conditions on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers in Pennsylvania and West Virginia were analyzed for seven recent winters. The on-ground observations recorded daily at a number of lock and dam locations were issued in the form of alphanumeric ice codes that included the coverage, type, thickness, structure and extent of river ice. These codes were used to graph ice conditions throughout the rivers to allow easier analysis of historical ice conditions. In addition, comparisons were made between these observations and aerial videotapes and satellite images of the ice. Results of these comparisons illustrate that ice data from these three sources are complementary and should be used together whenever possible. Keywords: Allegheny river; River ice; Ice; Monongahela River, Winter navigation. (SDW)

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