17 moorings collected current meter data in Lake Superior from 1998 to 2001. The Keweenaw Interdisciplinary Transport Experiment in Superior (KITES) project was conducted by the University of Washington and University of Minnesota. Data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze current velocity and direction time-series from the 17 moorings to model circulation patterns in Lake Superior.
- Investigate relationships between water temperature, salinity, and current flow using concurrent measurements from the moorings.
- Validate hydrodynamic models of Lake Superior using the multi-year (1998-2001) observational data from the KITES project.
Strengths
- Data from 17 distinct mooring locations provides spatial coverage.
- Multi-year temporal coverage from 1998 to 2001.
Limitations
- Unknown sample size and temporal resolution per mooring.
- Data is over 20 years old, limiting analysis of recent conditions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI Accession 0001204).
- Collection Method
- Current meter measurements from 17 moorings deployed in Lake Superior.
- Time Range
- 1998 to 2001.
- Freshness
- Data collection ended in 2001.
- Geography
- Lake Superior.