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 Research by Region: Great Lakes BasinGLERL 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 ProjectsOverviewThe 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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