Research by Region: Great Lakes Basin
GLERL projects related to the entire
Great Lakes Basin.
Great Lakes: Lake Erie | Lake Huron | Lake Michigan |
Lake Ontario | Lake Superior
GLERL Great Lakes
Drainage Basin Research Projects
Overview
The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) carries
out research and provides scientific products, expertise, and services
required for effective management and protection of Great Lakes
and coastal ecosystems.
As part of the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, GLERL
science provides for protection of life and property, economic well-being,
and sustained ecosystem health. With a wide array of scientific
disciplines on staff, and an ecosystem-level focus, GLERL contributes
unique capabilities in support of intelligent and cost-effective
Great Lakes and coastal resource management. GLERL is pursuing focused
research in areas including invasive species, ecosystem dynamics, and hydrology.
GLERL's Marine Instrumentation Laboratory
has deployed and is maintaining a real-time network of shore-based
meteorological instrument packages. The meteorological observations
obtained from the network are being used in GLERL's Great
Lakes Coastal Forecasting System to improve nowcasts and forecasts
of wind, waves, water levels, and circulation. In addition, the
National Weather Service has committed resources to support the
network and NWS forecast offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Grand
Rapids are using the observations to improve marine forecasts and
warnings. A map of network locations is displayed at:http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/
A number of projects have a basin-wide scope. These include: CoastWatch,
Impacts of Climate Change, Water Resources Research, New Bathymetry of the Great Lakes, and
Physical Processes including wind-driven waves, currents, seiches,
storm surges, and sediment transport and deposition.
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