Event Title
Atlas of Maine: Annual Snowfall and Ski Mountains across Maine
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
30-4-2015 2:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2015 3:55 PM
Project Type
Poster
Description
This map demonstrates the average annual snowfall (sourced from NOAA) in various towns and cities across Maine, while also noting the locations of all of the Ski Mountains listed in the Ski Maine website. The purpose of compiling this data is to show which areas of Maine get the most snowfall on average in comparison to the locations of Ski Mountains across the state. Although the color ramp gives us a good idea of the general number of inches of snowfall, the snowflake symbol paired with the inches gives a more accurate perception of the actual accumulation of snowfall. This map was created by digitizing various points (towns and mountain locations) and interpolating the towns and snowfall data to create a raster layer with a cell size of 26 in order to create a continuous gradient that provides a visual representation of snowfall. Projected Coordinate System used: NAD83 UTM Zone 19N.
Faculty Sponsor
Philip Nyhus
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Environmental Studies Program
CLAS Field of Study
Interdisciplinary Studies
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
1472
Atlas of Maine: Annual Snowfall and Ski Mountains across Maine
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
This map demonstrates the average annual snowfall (sourced from NOAA) in various towns and cities across Maine, while also noting the locations of all of the Ski Mountains listed in the Ski Maine website. The purpose of compiling this data is to show which areas of Maine get the most snowfall on average in comparison to the locations of Ski Mountains across the state. Although the color ramp gives us a good idea of the general number of inches of snowfall, the snowflake symbol paired with the inches gives a more accurate perception of the actual accumulation of snowfall. This map was created by digitizing various points (towns and mountain locations) and interpolating the towns and snowfall data to create a raster layer with a cell size of 26 in order to create a continuous gradient that provides a visual representation of snowfall. Projected Coordinate System used: NAD83 UTM Zone 19N.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2015/program/147