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Lake Superior Summer Air and Water Temperature 1979 to 2006
The recent large jump in summer water temperature is related to the recent large reduction in ice cover (see Midwest region). Image Reference: Austin and Colman1
References
- 1. [166] Austin, J. A., and S. M. Colman. "Lake Superior Summer Water Temperatures Are Increasing More Rapidly Than Regional Air Temperatures: A Positive Ice-albedo Feedback." Geophysical Research Letters 34 (2007).