December 2, 2024
by Gabrielle Farina
Comments Off on Lake effect snow: What, why and how?
What is lake effect snow? In the Great Lakes region, hazardous winter weather often happens when cold air descends from the Arctic region. Lake effect snow is different from a low pressure snow storm in that it is a much … Continue reading
November 29, 2023
by Gabrielle Farina
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As fall comes to a close, those who live and work in the Great Lakes region are wondering what weather this winter has in store. An El Niño Advisory is currently in effect, which means El Niño conditions have developed … Continue reading
December 19, 2022
by Gabrielle Farina
Comments Off on Underwater robots significantly advance our ability to study Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms
Newly published research from the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR), and partners reveals that using underwater robots could significantly advance scientists’ ability to study the harmful algal blooms (HABs) that … Continue reading
November 20, 2020
by Margaret Lansing
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Winter is nearly here — and those who live and work in the Great Lakes region are already wondering what the winter of 2021 has in store. Early indications suggest a La Niña winter pattern, which shifts the odds towards cooler, … Continue reading
August 28, 2020
by El Lower
Comments Off on GLANSIS Technical Memos Add New Data to Invasive Species Risk Assessments
With over 180 non-native aquatic species currently present in the Great Lakes and potential new invaders on the horizon, keeping track of the impacts and risks that these organisms pose is an ongoing challenge. The Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species … Continue reading
December 3, 2018
by Nicole Rice
Comments Off on The HAB season is over, but the work goes on
It’s nearly winter here in the Great Lakes—our buoys are in the warehouse, our boats are making their way onto dry land, and folks in the lab are working hard to assess observed data, experiments, and other results from this … Continue reading
May 30, 2017
by Margaret Lansing
Comments Off on NOAA GLERL collaborating with partners to monitor the Lake Huron ecosystem
The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is participating in an international, multi-agency effort to study invasive species, water quality, fisheries, and climate change in Lake Huron this field season—pursuing key knowledge gaps in the ecosystem. The Coordinated Science … Continue reading
November 21, 2016
by GLERL Communications Team
Comments Off on Working to improve Great Lakes modeling
Water and atmospheric processes are inseparable. Now, there is a supercomputer model that couples climate and hydrodynamic factors for the Great Lakes region. Continue reading