Buoy TB3 is operated in a collaboration
between TERC and NASA/JPL. Data are used
for
calibration of satellite data.
The TERC meteorological station at the US Coast Guard
station
has been in operation since 1998
Meteorology
Meteorological conditions such as air temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation affect physical lake processes including depth of mixing and currents within the lake. This information is critical for water quality modeling. Analyses of long-term air and lake temperature data are providing evidence of global climate change and warming in the Tahoe Basin.