Measurements of Ice Motion in Lake Erie Using Satellite-Tracked Drifter Buoys

摘要

Four Argos tracked drifting buoys were used to measure ice movement on Lake Erie during the winter of 1984. The observed ice drift speeds averaged 8 cm/s. Speeds as high as 46 cm/s were measured and 6.5% of all speeds were greater than 20 cm/s. A comprehensive data set including ice reconnaissance, aerial photographs, and ice thickness measurements was obtained.