Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Mirror Lake Thermal Profiles 1981 - 2011

Numerous studies have been conducted on Mirror Lake since the mid-1960s, including extensive physical, chemical, biological, and paleoecological research (Likens 1985). This data set includes thermal profiles consisting of temperatures measured at discrete depths. Measurements were made using a hand-held instrument from a boat at an anchored buoy station located at the deepest part (11 m at full pool) of Mirror Lake during the open water (ice-free) season. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.