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    • Change in Summer Surface Water Temperatures of North American Lakes, 1985-2009

    Metadata Updated: August 30, 2023

    This map shows the total change in the average July–September surface water temperatures in 34 North American lakes from 1985 to 2009, as measured by satellites. Red circles represent warming; blue circles represent cooling. Larger circles indicate larger changes. Circles with black borders represent lakes where the trend was statistically significant.

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    Metadata Date November 15, 2019
    Metadata Created Date August 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 22, 2018 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update unknown

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date November 15, 2019
    Metadata Created Date August 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2023
    Reference Date(s) August 22, 2018 (publication)
    Responsible Party U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation (Publisher)
    Contact Email
    Guid 3DC9350E-F673-4683-9F72-0775A7416D9A
    Access Constraints https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
    Bbox East Long -60.79
    Bbox North Lat 66.47
    Bbox South Lat 33.23
    Bbox West Long -160.52
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update unknown
    Harvest Object Id b6e75834-932a-4e9c-a77b-9ff212f3fdbd
    Harvest Source Id 9b3cd81e-5515-4bb7-ad3c-5ae44de9b4bd
    Harvest Source Title Environmental Dataset Gateway ISO Geospatial Metadata
    Licence None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness, and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of EPA would be appreciated.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-160.52, 33.23], [-60.79, 33.23], [-60.79, 66.47], [-160.52, 66.47], [-160.52, 33.23]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System 102010
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent End 2009-01-01T00:00:00

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