iceout: Freeze/Thaw Phenology Data of Global Lake and River Ice

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Description

Figure: iceout logo The term phenology in the data set title refers to the seasonal phenomenon of the freezing and thawing of lake and river ice (also known as 'ice-in'/'ice-out' and 'ice-on'/'ice-off' data. Ice-out dates, or the dates of ice break-up, are the annual dates in spring when winter ice cover leaves an inland body of water. Methods are provides to enable convenient access to New England iceout data from the USGS and Minnesota iceout data from the MDNR along with extra Maine state data from MDACF and a comprehensive global dataset (to 2014) from the NSIDC.

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