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Ice timing (formation or ice-on and clearance or ice-off) for Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA (1927-2022)

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.1608.1
Title:Ice timing (formation or ice-on and clearance or ice-off) for Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA (1927-2022)
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Lakes are sentinels of environmental change. In cold climates, lake ice phenology–the timing and duration of ice cover during winter–is a key control on ecosystem function. Ice phenology appears to be driven by a complex interplay between physical characteristics and climatic conditions. Under climate change, lakes are generally freezing later, melting out earlier, and experiencing a shorter duration of ice cover; however, few long-term records exist for large, high-elevation lakes which may be particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. Here, we provide an ice phenology data over the last century (1927-2022) for North America’s largest high-elevation lake—Yellowstone Lake.

Publication Date:2024-04-03
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
1927-05-17
End:
2022-06-05

People and Organizations
Contact:Oleksy, Isabella (University of Colorado Boulder, Assistant Professor) [  email ]
Contact:Tronstad, Lusha M. (University of Wyoming, Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager) [  email ]
Creator:Oleksy, Isabella (University of Colorado Boulder, Assistant Professor)
Creator:Tronstad, Lusha M. (University of Wyoming, Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager)
Creator:Pomeranz, Justin P.F. (Colorado Mesa University, Assistant Professor)
Creator:Preston, Daniel L. (Colorado State University, Assistant Professor)
Creator:Gianniny, Gordan (Utah State University)
Creator:Cook, Katrina (University of Wyoming)
Creator:Holley, Ana (University of Wyoming)
Creator:Farnes, Phil (Snowcap Hydrology)
Creator:Koel, Todd M. (Yellowstone National Park)
Associate:Pomeranz, Justin P.F. (Colorado Mesa University, Assistant Professor, )
Associate:Preston, Daniel L. (Colorado State University, Assistant Professor, )
Associate:Gianniny, Gordan (Utah State University, )
Associate:Cook, Katrina (University of Wyoming, )
Associate:Holley, Ana (University of Wyoming, )
Associate:Farnes, Phil (Snowcap Hydrology, )
Associate:Koel, Todd M. (Yellowstone National Park, )

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
YSL_ice_phenology
Description:
Ice on and ice off dates for Yellowstone Lake (1927-2022)
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Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1608/1/15eb69487cbb9efe7700bf03077b7af9
Name:YSL_ice_phenology
Description:Ice on and ice off dates for Yellowstone Lake (1927-2022)
Number of Records:96
Number of Columns:5

Table Structure
Object Name:YSL_ice_phenology_20240220.csv
Size:3156 byte
Authentication:21627c65b811988a24b749601dc85638 Calculated By MD5
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Table Column Descriptions
 water_yearIceOnDate_MDIceOffDate_MDCY_IceOnCY_IceOff
Column Name:water_year  
IceOnDate_MD  
IceOffDate_MD  
CY_IceOn  
CY_IceOff  
Definition:Water year, defined as October 1 through September 30Ice on date in MM/DD formatIce off date in MM/DD formatCalendar year ice-on dateCalendar year ice-off date
Storage Type:float  
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dateTime  
dateTime  
Measurement Type:rationominalnominaldateTimedateTime
Measurement Values Domain:
UnitnominalYear
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FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Yellowstone Lake
LTER Controlled Vocabularylimnology, ice

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

The timing of ice clearance and formation (also known as ice phenology) is one of the most reliable indicators of lake responses to climate variability. The ice-off date for Yellowstone Lake has been recorded each year by Lake Village Ranger Station staff since 1927. The ice-on date has also been recorded since 1931. For this record, ice-on is defined as the date when ice cover is continuous across the northern section of the lake (i.e., from Mary Bay to Stevenson Island) when viewed from the Lake Butte overlook (44.510, -110.274). For ice-off, the opposite is true; it is the date each year when ice was no longer continuous from the same overlook. We compiled these records from a combination of sources including the Yellowstone National Park archives, Yellowstone National Park Resource Management, and staff records from ranger stations.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Isabella Oleksy
Organization:University of Colorado Boulder
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
isabella.oleksy@colorado.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-5457
Individual: Lusha M. Tronstad
Organization:University of Wyoming
Position:Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager
Email Address:
tronstad@uwyo.edu
Individual: Justin P.F. Pomeranz
Organization:Colorado Mesa University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
jpomeranz@coloradomesa.edu
Individual: Daniel L. Preston
Organization:Colorado State University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
Dan.Preston@colostate.edu
Individual: Gordan Gianniny
Organization:Utah State University
Individual: Katrina Cook
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Ana Holley
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Phil Farnes
Organization:Snowcap Hydrology
Individual: Todd M. Koel
Organization:Yellowstone National Park
Contacts:
Individual: Isabella Oleksy
Organization:University of Colorado Boulder
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
isabella.oleksy@colorado.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-5457
Individual: Lusha M. Tronstad
Organization:University of Wyoming
Position:Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager
Email Address:
tronstad@uwyo.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual: Justin P.F. Pomeranz
Organization:Colorado Mesa University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
jpomeranz@coloradomesa.edu
Individual: Daniel L. Preston
Organization:Colorado State University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
Dan.Preston@colostate.edu
Individual: Gordan Gianniny
Organization:Utah State University
Individual: Katrina Cook
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Ana Holley
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Phil Farnes
Organization:Snowcap Hydrology
Individual: Todd M. Koel
Organization:Yellowstone National Park
Metadata Providers:
Individual: Lusha M. Tronstad
Organization:University of Wyoming
Position:Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager
Email Address:
tronstad@uwyo.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
1927-05-17
End:
2022-06-05
Geographic Region:
Description:Yellowstone Lake is a large, high-elevation lake in northwest Wyoming.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  44.57256239897563Southern:  44.27044859634322
Western:  -110.5922002736596Eastern:  -110.23583778616629

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Ice phenology over the last century (1927-2022) for North America’s largest high-elevation lake—Yellowstone Lake
Personnel:
Individual: Isabella Oleksy
Organization:University of Colorado Boulder
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
isabella.oleksy@colorado.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-5457
Individual: Lusha M. Tronstad
Organization:University of Wyoming
Position:Invertebrate Zoology Program Manager
Email Address:
tronstad@uwyo.edu
Individual: Justin P.F. Pomeranz
Organization:Colorado Mesa University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
jpomeranz@coloradomesa.edu
Individual: Daniel L. Preston
Organization:Colorado State University
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
Dan.Preston@colostate.edu
Individual: Gordan Gianniny
Organization:Utah State University
Individual: Katrina Cook
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Ana Holley
Organization:University of Wyoming
Individual: Phil Farnes
Organization:Snowcap Hydrology
Individual: Todd M. Koel
Organization:Yellowstone National Park
Abstract:

Lakes are sentinels of environmental change. In cold climates, lake ice phenology–the timing and duration of ice cover during winter–is a key control on ecosystem function. Ice phenology appears to be driven by a complex interplay between physical characteristics and climatic conditions. Under climate change, lakes are generally freezing later, melting out earlier, and experiencing a shorter duration of ice cover; however, few long-term records exist for large, high-elevation lakes which may be particularly vulnerable to climate impacts. Here, we quantified ice phenology over the last century (1927-2022) for North America’s largest high-elevation lake—Yellowstone Lake—and compared it to seven similar lakes in northern Europe. We show that contrary to expectation, the ice phenology of Yellowstone Lake has been uniquely resistant to climate change. Indeed, despite warming temperatures in the region, no change in the timing nor duration of ice cover has occurred at Yellowstone Lake due to buffering by increased snowfall. However, with projections of continued warming and shifting precipitation regimes in the high Rocky Mountains, it is unclear how long this buffering will last.

Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Number:2306895
Title:5 Collaborative Research: MRA: On thin ice- implications of shorter winters for the future of freshwater phytoplankton phenology and function
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2306895&HistoricalAwards=false

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

This dataset is static and will not undergo maintenance.

Frequency:
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