Ice Thickness Data
Currently, ice modelers have very little to no information regarding ice thickness on the Great Lakes. needed to verify regional ice models. The Great Lakes ice modeling community has access to satellite information to verify the ice coverage predictions, but when it comes to knowing how thick the ice is, there is very little information available to them. GLOS will attempt to help fill this data gap with community assistance, by looking to the ice fishing community. The project will count on ice fishers sharing their ice thickness measurements that will in turn help improve regional ice predictive models.
Green Bay Workshop
GLOS will be hosting the project kick-off work shop at UW-Green Bay to share project details, and gauge interest from the ice fishing community. The workshop will include short presentations by GLOS and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR), followed by group feedback and discussion.
Volunteers can sign up to test the system and may be eligible for stipends, upon providing data.
Data Submission
GLOS is working on developing the data submission form and will share it directly with interested parties.
In the meantime, please contact Shelby Brunner with data submission and other project related questions.