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Lake snow removal experiment snow, ice, and Secchi depth, 2019-2021

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-ntl.419.4
Title:Lake snow removal experiment snow, ice, and Secchi depth, 2019-2021
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:
Although it is a historically understudied season, winter is now recognized as a time of biological activity and relevant to the annual cycle of north-temperate lakes. Emerging research points to a future of reduced ice cover duration and changing snow conditions that will impact aquatic ecosystems. The aim of the study was to explore how altered snow and ice conditions, and subsequent changes to under-ice light environment, might impact ecosystem dynamics in a north, temperate bog lake in northern Wisconsin, USA. This dataset resulted from a snow removal experiment that spanned the periods of ice cover on South Sparkling Bog during the winters of 2019, 2020, and 2021. During the winters 2020 and 2021, snow was removed from the surface of South Sparkling Bog using an ARGO ATV with a snow plow attached. The 2019 season served as a reference year, and snow was not removed from the lake. This dataset represents the snow depths, black and white ice thickness, and Secchi depths during the period of ice cover each winter.
Publication Date:2022-09-21
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2019-01-08
End:
2021-03-15

People and Organizations
Contact:Socha, Ellen (University of Wisconsin Madison, Graduate Student) [  email ]
Contact:Dugan, Hilary (University of Wisconsin Madison, Assistant Professor) [  email ]
Contact:Gorsky, Adrianna (University of Wisconsin Madison, Graduate Student) [  email ]
Creator:Socha, Ellen (University of Wisconsin Madison, Graduate Student)
Creator:Gorsky, Adrianna (University of Wisconsin Madison, Graduate Student)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
SSB_ice_snow_secchi
Description:
CSV file including measurements for average snow depth, ice thickness, and Secchi depth for the South Sparkling Bog snow manipulation experiment.
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-ntl/419/4/ccfb6a92c788f2069d093f085ea56c1e
Name:SSB_ice_snow_secchi
Description:CSV file including measurements for average snow depth, ice thickness, and Secchi depth for the South Sparkling Bog snow manipulation experiment.
Number of Records:13
Number of Columns:7

Table Structure
Object Name:SSB_ice_snow_secchi.csv
Size:465 byte
Authentication:20367957997141e331137689df8d428a Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\r\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,
Quote Character:"

Table Column Descriptions
 Lakesample_dateavsnowtoticewhiteiceblackicesecchi
Column Name:Lake  
sample_date  
avsnow  
totice  
whiteice  
blackice  
secchi  
Definition:Lake nameSample dateAverage snow depth (cm)Total ice thickness (black and white ice) (cm)White ice thickness (cm)Black ice thickness (cm)Secchi depth (cm)
Storage Type:string  
dateTime  
float  
float  
float  
float  
float  
Measurement Type:nominaldateTimeratioratioratioratioratio
Measurement Values Domain:
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeSSB
DefinitionSouth Sparkling Bog
Source
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
Unitcentimeter
Typereal
Unitcentimeter
Typeinteger
Unitcentimeter
Typereal
Unitcentimeter
Typereal
Unitcentimeter
Typeinteger
Missing Value Code:              
Accuracy Report:              
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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabularylimnology, winter, snow, ice
(No thesaurus)black ice, Secchi depth, dystrophic lake, snow removal, dystrophic, ice thickness, white 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:
Snow depth was determined by averaging ten random samples taken with a meter stick.
Description:
Total ice thickness was determined with a meter stick and an eight-inch diameter ice auger hole; black and white ice were measured from total ice thickness (cm).
Description:
Secchi depth measurements were taken through by lowering the Secchi dick through an eight-inch diameter ice auger hole.

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: Ellen Socha
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
elliesocha@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-7587
Individual: Adrianna Gorsky
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
agrosky@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5107-8188
Contacts:
Individual: Ellen Socha
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
elliesocha@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-7587
Individual: Hilary Dugan
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
hdugan@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4674-1149
Individual: Adrianna Gorsky
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
agrosky@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5107-8188

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2019-01-08
End:
2021-03-15
Geographic Region:
Description:South Sparkling Bog is located in the Northern Highlands Lakes district in Vilas County in northern Wisconsin, USA.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  46.003821Southern:  46.002891
Western:  -89.706015Eastern:  -89.70492

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:South Sparkling Bog Snow Removal Experiment: snow, ice, and Secchi data
Personnel:
Individual: Ellen Socha
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
elliesocha@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-7587
Role:Graduate student researcher
Individual: Adrianna Gorsky
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Graduate Student
Email Address:
agrosky@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5107-8188
Role:Graduate student researcher
Individual: Hilary Dugan
Organization:University of Wisconsin Madison
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
hdugan@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4674-1149
Role:Principal Investigator
Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Number:1856224
Title:The ecosystem ecology of lake ice loss in north-temperate lakes
URL:https://nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1856224&HistoricalAwards=false

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:Maintenance will occur as-needed by data creators and contacts.
Frequency:asNeeded
Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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