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Research by Region: United States - Northeast
New York | Pennsylvania |
Vermont || Lake Champlain
GLERL research programs emphasize studies in the Great Lakes region.
Below are descriptions of GLERL research programs that take place predominantly
in northeastern Great Lakes States or within their waters. GLERL posts
daily water levels for Lake Erie and Lake Ontario and is currently participating
in two field research programs specific to Lake Champlain. Additional
projects that may affect the Northeast, due to the interconnected nature
of the ecosystem, are listed under our Great
Lakes Drainage Basin section. This section includes the many GLERL
research collaborations that are large scale, multi-institution projects
which span large portions of the basin, including parts of the Northeast.
New York / Pennsylvania |
Lake Erie Daily Water Level Plot
Erie--Daily levels compared with monthly Max, Min, and Mean levels
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Lake Ontario Daily Water Level Plot
Ontario--Daily levels compared with monthly Max, Min and Mean levels
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International Field Years on Lake Erie
GLERL in collaboration with researchers from the U.S. and Canada
have initiated one of the largest, most comprehensive Lake Erie
research field programs ever conducted. The project, the International
Field Years on Lake Erie (IFYLE), began in May 2005, with a focus
on hypoxia and harmful algal blooms.
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Vermont / Lake Champlain |
Micro-elemental analysis of statoliths as a tool for
tracking tributary origins of sea lamprey
The analysis of otolith micro-elemental composition has been a valuable
tool for differentiating between local spawning populations, and identifying
origins of recruits to the fishery. Building on two pilot investigations
conducted in lakes Champlain and Huron, we will determine whether trace
elements incorporated into sea lamprey statoliths during larval stream
residence can be used to discriminate among local populations in Lake
Huron.
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Physical Processes in Lake Champlain
The mean circulation patterns of Lake Champlain have been very difficult
to obtain using long-term Eulerian measurement techniques due to
the large oscillatory motions created by the internal seiche. Michael
McCormick, a principle investigator at GLERL is participating
in a collaborative pilot program on Lake Champlain involving the
use of deep-ocean neutrally-buoyant free-drifter technology known
as RAFOS.
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Last updated: 2008-05-23 mbl
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