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Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3595-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3595-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
Research article
 | 
31 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 31 Oct 2020

Observation-derived ice growth curves show patterns and trends in maximum ice thickness and safe travel duration of Alaskan lakes and rivers

Christopher D. Arp, Jessica E. Cherry, Dana R. N. Brown, Allen C. Bondurant, and Karen L. Endres

Data sets

Seasonal maximum ice thickness data for rivers and lakes in Alaska from 1962 to 2019 C. Arp and J. Cherry https://doi.org/10.18739/A26688J9Z

Lake ice thickness observations for arctic Alaska from 1962 to 2017 C. Arp https://doi.org/10.18739/A2G27V

Arctic Alaska Tundra and Lake Snow Surveys from 2012-2018 C. Arp https://doi.org/10.18739/A2G15TB05

River and lake ice thickness and snow depth at near maximum ice thickness and during ice decay in Alaska, 1961-1974 M. A. Bilello https://doi.org/10.18739/A2FF3M027

Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network (ALISON) Project Data, Alaska, 1999-2011 K. Morris and M. Jeffries https://doi.org/10.18739/A2K35MD3N

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Short summary
River and lake ice thickens at varying rates geographically and from year to year. We took a closer look at ice growth across a large geographic region experiencing rapid climate change, the State of Alaska, USA. Slower ice growth was most pronounced in northern Alaskan lakes over the last 60 years. Western and interior Alaska ice showed more variability in thickness and safe travel duration. This analysis provides a comprehensive evaluation of changing freshwater ice in Alaska.
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