Factors influencing peak summer surface water temperature in Canada’s large lakes

Seasonal water temperature data from 388 large Canadian lakes (area ≥ 100 km 2 ) were used to develop improved empirical tools for forecasting the impacts of climate change on the magnitude (T P ) and time of occurrence (J P ) of annual peak surface water temperatures. Analyses of remotely sensed open-water temperatures with sinusoidal models produced estimates of T P and J P predominately better than other models. Those estimates were analyzed …