October 18, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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Dave Fanslow is a GLERL biologist of 25 years. He’s basically done it all, but these days he takes care of the lab’s fluoroprobe – a special instrument that measures different types of algae using light beams. Read our interview … Continue reading
July 31, 2018
by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
Comments Off on A message from the Director: Great Lakes research highlighted at the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress
By Deborah H. Lee, Director, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Recently, I had the opportunity to bring NOAA in the Great Lakes to the 2018 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress. The conference, held in Minneapolis the first week of June, … Continue reading
May 22, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
Comments Off on GLERL Ocean(lake)ographer Eric Anderson on watching the Straits of Mackinac
Eric Anderson is NOAA GLERL’s resident oceanographer (but his Twitter handle is @lakeographer—you should trademark that one, Eric). At its core, his research centers around the movement of water. You might have seen our animations of currents in the Straits … Continue reading
April 4, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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It can be tempting to think of the Great Lakes as 5 big bathtubs – 5 uniform masses of water that each face one set of problems, or are each home to one list of fish no matter where you’re … Continue reading
April 4, 2018
by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
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A project update from GLERL Deputy Director, Jesse Feyen GLERL has a long track record for modeling and predicting circulation and levels for our Great Lakes waters. Now we are working to apply this expertise in Lake Champlain, a large … Continue reading
March 20, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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At the end of March, Anne Clites, GLERL physical scientist, will retire after 35 years with the lab. Her work can be somewhat behind-the-scenes (things like compiling, archiving and distributing data), but it’s just as essential as what our principal … Continue reading
February 20, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
Comments Off on Scientists are people with questions: a conversation with GLERL limnologist Craig Stow
Craig Stow is a Limnologist (that means somebody who studies freshwater systems) at NOAA GLERL. He models nutrients cycling through (Great) lakes. His research is super applicable; notably, he’s part of the team trying to deal with nutrient loads in … Continue reading
December 4, 2017
by Kaye LaFond
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As the winter months begin, they bring the phenomenon that every Great Lakes resident knows (and either loves or hates): lake effect snow. Lake effect snow happens while the Great Lakes are still unfrozen and relatively warm. Cold air (usually from … Continue reading
November 8, 2017
by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
Comments Off on Embracing Collaboration and Partnerships: A Way of Life at GLERL
The science community in the Great Lakes region holds a long history of partnership building, extending across jurisdictional, institutional, and disciplinary lines. These partnerships have been evolving in the region for decades as a means to leverage the intellectual capital … Continue reading
August 1, 2017
by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
Comments Off on GLERL Director participates in stakeholder forum on the state of Lake Erie
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Director, Deborah Lee, participated in the State of Lake Erie Forum, facilitated by Ohio Congressional Representative, Marcy Kaptur. The forum—held on July 10 in a suburb near Cleveland, Ohio—provided an opportunity for stakeholders … Continue reading