File:Surface geology and agricultural conditions of Michigan (1917) (14759882496).jpg

Identifier: surfacegeologyag00leve_0 (find matches)
Title: Surface geology and agricultural conditions of Michigan
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Leverett, Frank, 1859-1943 Schneider, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1866-
Subjects: Geology Agriculture Physical geography
Publisher: Lansing, Mich., Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Co., State printers
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
er, than in Southern .Michigan, owingto the warming influence of the Great Lake which separates thetwo states. In spring, the influence of Lake Michigan particularly,and of all the Great Lakes in general, is of untold value m modify-ing the eastward sweep of early Ito 1 waxes and Late cold waves.In summer the refreshing southwest to wes1 winds are making theentire shore bordering Lake Michigan a continuous summer resort. The elTeel of this Large water area is graphically shown byPigS. 1 and 2, which delineate the location of the mean Januaryand July LSOthermS. The charts also show the insular character of ()With notes or:.Northern Pfrnin.Hjla by Frank Lcv«T«-tt. 14 SURFACE GEOLOGY OP MICHIGAN. the Southern Peninsula; there is a greater range in mean monthlytemperatures in the northern interior counties than in the shorecounties; the isotherms are drawn far to the south along the LakeMichigan and also the Lake Huron shore in the summer and corre-spondingly far to the north in winter.
Text Appearing After Image:
SEASONAL AND ANNUAL MEANS. Milwaukee. Grand Haven. Green Bay. Ivan. ■ 22 26 18 21 43 43 42 41 68 67 68 66 49 49 47 46 45 46 44 43 The modifying effect of the Great Lakes is quite markedly shownby comparing the seasonal average temperatures of Milwaukeeand Grand Haven, whose latitude is almost identical and both ofwhich are situated immediately on the shore of Lake Michigan.It is still further illustrated by comparison of like data of GreenBay, Wisconsin, and Ivan, Michigan, the former being near theshore of Lake Michigan and the latter being far inland in Kalkaskacounty, Michigan. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF MICHIGAN. 15 The interesting point in a comparison of these figures is thatthe winter temperature at the two Michigan points is not assevere as at those in Wisconsin and the summer temperatures arenot as high.

Note About Images