Historical changes in lake ice-out dates as indicators of climate change in New England, 1850-2000
International Journal of Climatology
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Abstract
Various studies have shown that changes over time in spring ice-out dates can be used as indicators of climate change. Ice-out dates from 29 lakes in New England (USA) with 64 to 163 years of record were assembled and analysed for this study. Ice-out dates have become significantly earlier in New England since the 1800s. Changes in ice-out dates between 1850 and 2000 were 9 days and 16 days in the northern/mountainous and southern regions of New England respectively. The changes in the ice-out data over time were very consistent within each of the two regions of New England, and more consistent than four air-temperature records in each region. The ice-out dates of the two regions had a different response to changes in air temperature. The inferred late winter-early spring air-temperature warming in both regions of New England since 1850, based on linear regression analysis, was about 1.5 ??C. Published in 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Hodgkins, G., James, I., and Huntington, T., 2002, Historical changes in lake ice-out dates as indicators of climate change in New England, 1850-2000: International Journal of Climatology, v. 22, no. 15, p. 1819-1827, https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.857.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Historical changes in lake ice-out dates as indicators of climate change in New England, 1850-2000 |
| Series title | International Journal of Climatology |
| DOI | 10.1002/joc.857 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Publication Date | December 16, 2002 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | International Journal of Climatology |
| First page | 1819 |
| Last page | 1827 |