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Tag Archives: Currents

May 22, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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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 →

August 9, 2016
by Kaye LaFond
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UPDATE: GLERL Releases Drifter Buoys into Lake Erie

Update 08/09/2016: The buoys have drifted ashore and are being collected! The map below shows their full journey.   Original post 07/13/2016: Last week, GLERL scientists released two mobile buoys with GPS tracking capabilities, known as ‘Lagrangian drifters’, into Lake … Continue reading →