climate change effects on the surface temperature, ice coverage, & water levels of lake superior
abstract
lake superior’s surface water temperature, water level, and ice cover are all
suggested to be changing with increased atmospheric temperatures caused by climate
change. this thesis uses data from 1995-2022 to determine if similar results can be
found using a linear regression analysis. the only significant finds were of a yearly
water level increase and summer atmospheric temperature increase. however, it was
found that surface water temperature, ice cover, and atmospheric temperatures showed
similar patterns. more research is needed to further evaluate the impacts of climate
change on lake superior.
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