NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Blog

The latest news and information about NOAA research in and around the Great Lakes

July 26, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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Andrea VanderWoude blends science and art to study the Great Lakes from the sky

Andrea VanderWoude is a remote sensing specialist — that means she’s looking at things from far away. Whether she’s studying harmful algal blooms or rip currents, her job is to pull information out of pictures taken from airplanes or satellites. … Continue reading

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

March 20, 2018
by Kaye LaFond
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Women’s History Month Special: Retiring GLERL Physical Scientist Anne Clites gives us her parting wisdom

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
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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