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Home > Research by Programs > Environmental Observing Systems > EOS Projects List
Complete Listing of the Environmental Observing Systems Projects
CoastWatch Great Lakes and NOAA Ocean Communications Network
CoastWatch is a nationwide National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
program. The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory functions
as the Great Lakes regional node. GLERL is currently receiving an enhanced
digital image product suite of 28 images including satellite-derived surface
temperature, visible and near-infrared reflectance, brightness temperatures,
cloud masks, and satellite/solar zenith angle data from the NOAA/AVHRR
(Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) series of satellites as well
as GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) visible,
near infrared, and water vapor data.
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Development of an Integrated Coastal Observing System for the
Great Lakes This project brings together a team of NOAA and Great
Lakes institutes to construct experimental, integrated environmental observing
systems. The integrated environmental observatory prototype will be capable
of providing real-time observations of chemical, biological, and physical
parameters. The system will include a high bandwidth data link and an
underwater hub designed to allow expansion via satellite nodes. The system
architecture will be designed to allow simple integration of sensors from
various institutions through guest ports.
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International Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE) NOAA GLERL
is leading a large scale collaborative research effort on Lake Erie
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Real-time Meteorological Observation Network GLERL established
and maintains a network of five real-time meteorological stations at exposed
coastal sites around southern Lake Michigan: Chicago, Milwaukee, Kenosha,
Saugatuck and Michigan City. GLERL makes observations from these stations
available to NWS forecast offices at Milwaukee, Chicago, and Grand Rapids
in real-time.
Thermal Structure Monitoring and Related Studies The
purpose of this project is to develop improved climatological information
through 1.) observations; 2.) new instrumentation; 3.) improved analyses
of the distribution and variability of coastal and offshore temperatures;
and 4.) the study of their dependence on meteorological and hydrological
forces, with emphasis on potential changes in climate. These studies provide
data for improving numerical models that can simulate and predict the
thermal structure in the lakes, as well.
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