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NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY (GLERL)
1997 RESEARCH PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
Overview - Accomplishments, Plans, and Partnerships
Over its history GLERL has positioned itself to maintain excellence
in research while addressing important issues for managing the resources
and preserving life and property in the Great Lakes and in the nearshore/coastal
marine areas of the country. This section (Research Program Documentation)
provides a synopsis of GLERL's research activities: our research programs
and projects, the major products and scientific accomplishments we have
achieved over time; our recent accomplishments and current research plans;
and those with whom we collaborate.
Major Accomplishments: GLERL's
research has resulted in major scientific findings and new technologies
that have significantly advanced our understanding of, and ability to
manage, the Great Lakes and coastal ecosystems. This document provides
a cumulative summary of our most significant achievements and products
since the lab was established. It is updated as appropriate and generally
reflects the results of completed projects or of major research units
within on-going projects.
Accomplishments and Plans: major
scientific results and findings are generally achieved through on-going
research activities that produce annual accomplishments and progress representing
steady movement towards achieving identified project goals and objectives.
This document provides an overview of our entire research agenda, including
summaries of GLERL's current programs and projects, an annual update of
our research accomplishments and progress covering the preceding fiscal
year, and the research activities (plans) we hope to be able to accomplish
during the present fiscal year.
Operating Plan Milestones: NOAA
was one of the first agencies to respond to the Government Performance
and Review Act (Public Law 103-62) by developing a Strategic Plan and
a related (sliding) Five-Year Implementation Plan which includes specific
programmatic objectives, performance measures, and milestones. The Five-Year
Implementation Plan, in turn, gives rise to an Annual Operating Plan within
each of NOAA's Line Organizations (LOs) which outlines the milestones
targeted by that LO for each fiscal year. GLERL's Milestones under the
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) current FY Operating
Plan are listed, and will be reported here as they are achieved, on a
quarterly basis.
Partnerships and Collaborations: GLERL
staff participate in a diverse array of interactions and collaborations
to meet its mission, support the NOAA mission, and to strengthen the environmental
policy and decision-making by other agencies with responsibilities in
the Great Lakes and coastal marine systems. This document provides a list
of agencies and institutions with which our scientists presently interact
and/or collaborate. Some are clients who use our research products and
scientific expertise, some are colleagues with similar research interests,
and some are both.
Last updated: September 10, 2002 mbl