A NEW study by CIGLR scientists Abby Hutson, Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome & 2022 Great Lakes summer fellow Ryan Glassman explains winter weather patterns in the Great Lakes Region of the United States are driven by large-scale weather systems known as “extratropical cyclones” and how the patterns are changing in a warming climate.
Scientists just discovered cold, dark sinkholes in Lake Michigan. “It’s an extreme environment,” said CIGLR Director Gregory Dick. “We typically have to go to Antarctica or Yellowstone National Park or some exotic location to get these extreme ecosystems, but this is in our backyard in the Great Lakes.”
In this Issue: Traits of Great Lakes Cyanobacteria; Great Lakes Storm Surge Flooding; 2024 Summer Fellows; Alumni Spotlight – Holly Kelchner
Many satellite sea ice products are available for download from NOAA and many other data providers. It can often be challenging to know the differences between the products and how each can be applied to a user’s specific application. To address these issues, NOAA’s PolarWatch node has developed a 1-day (6 hours) online course.
UM with CIGLR’s Casey Godwin as principal investigator is recommended for $1.75M for the Great Lakes Marine Biodiversity Observation Network! to assess the regions biodiversity, habitat & key ecosystem functions to meet stakeholders’ information needs.