About the Realtime Meteorological Observation Network: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

About the ReCON Project

The goal of the ReCON project is to develop a national network of low cost coastal buoys capable of seabed to sea-surface observations. This wireless Internet observation system, with shore stations at coastal locations covering approximately 800 square miles of sea surface, uses commercially available networking equipment allowing straight-forward integration into a nationwide network. Each system collects meteorological data and provides sub-surface measurements of chemical, biological, and physical parameters. The system is designed to allow controlled access to multi-institutional users through surface buoys and sub-surface sensor guest ports located on an underwater hub. The observation network currently provides environmental data to state, federal, and university researchers, educators and resource managers.

About the RT-MON Project

The goal of the RT-MON project is to establish a network of real-time meteorological stations at exposed coastal sites around Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Erie. Click here to read more about the RT-MON project.

Additional information about these projects

Prior ReCON Bouys Cleveland Central, OH Cleveland North, OH Grand Haven North, MI Grand Haven Pier, MI Grand Haven South, MI Muskegon Large Buoy, MI Muskegon Small Buoy No. 2, MI Saginaw Bay Lighthouse No. 1, MI Tennessee Reef Light - Layton, FL Toledo Harbor Light, OH Western Lake Erie	Logs & Status: Schedule and Status Webcam Status Reliability Stats: cur \| prev RTMON Station Metadata Realtime Data Disclaimer	Met Stations and Webcams Fact Sheet:
Related Links: NWS White Lake NWS Grand Rapids CoastWatch GLSEA NOAAPORT Weather Data and Marine Observations GLERL GLCFS GLERL RECON Buoys Water Temps, Winds, Waves, and Water Levels	ReCON partners: Lake Erie Center National Marine Sanctuaries and Underwater Preserve at Thunder Bay District 9 of the United States Coast Guard Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research NASA Glenn Research Center Discovery World, Milwaukee, WI (formerly Pier Wisconsin) University of Michigan Water Center Ohio Supercomputer Center Florida Institute of Oceanography SEAKEYS and Keys Marine Lab (KML) NOAA's Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON)

Contacts

Project Managers Steven A. Ruberg NOAA/GLERL 734-741-2271 steve.ruberg@noaa.gov	Ronald W. Muzzi NOAA/GLERL 734-741-2007 ron.muzzi@noaa.gov	Laura Mendoza NOAA/GLERL 734-741-2250 laura.mendoza@noaa.gov
Instrumentation/Engineering: Steve Constant NOAA/GLERL 734-741-2336 steve.constant@noaa.gov	Kyle Beadle NOAA/GLERL 734-741-2347 kyle.beadle@noaa.gov	Russ Miller CIGLR 734-741-2250 russ.miller@noaa.gov