Lake Erie moderates air temperatures because
the seasonal lake temperature lags behind the seasonal air temperature.
Not exact matches
«We see this in the Antarctic Dry Valleys, where
seasonal temperature variation is sufficient to form and sustain
lakes even though mean annual
temperature is well below freezing,» Palumbo said.
I couldn't find their «2003 measurements of
seasonal LST» or their «annual average LST», although Figure 29 of that CLIMLAKE report does show a three year
temperature record for two places on the
lake, so I suppose they might have used those.