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WINTER 2018 NEWSLETTER

CIGLR Impacts the Great Lakes


Check out our new Impacts Poster
 
In the last decade, we have:
  • Supported > 750 jobs 
  • Invested > $48 million in health & safety
  • Committed $10 million to clean drinking water
  • Prepared 590 people for STEM careers
  • Dedicated $6 million to advanced technology
  • Devoted $3 million to invasive species research
  • Focused $5 million on forecasts for human safety
ANNOUNCEMENTS

CIGLR is pleased to welcome 4 new members to our team!
CIGLR Announces Winners of 2018 Competitive Programs.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

CIGLR Begins Monthly Video Series

CIGLR has started a video campaign called the “CIGLR Minute” that features our institute’s scientists, projects and partners. Short video segments include highlights of our research, as well as our outreach and engagement throughout the Great Lakes region. READ MORE

FEATURED RESEARCH

Forecasting the Future of Lake Effect Snow

Lake effect snow storms have huge impacts on transportation, public safety, and business revenue. Recently, great improvements have been made to forecasting lake effect snow and scientists from CIGLR are a part of it. Dr. Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome, Lindsay Fitzpatrick, and colleagues collaborated on a publication that discusses instruments and models that can help improve the accuracy of lake effect snow forecasting. READ MORE

Predicting Great Lakes Ice

Knowing where and when ice will form on the Great Lakes is valuable information for commerce and human safety. Ice formation affects the operations of the U.S. Coast Guard, commercial shipping and fishing industries, and hydropower generation, as well as the lives of millions of people who take to the lakes for “hard water” recreation. Much of the information needed to predict ice cover is held in history. By understanding how ice cover changes from year to year and identifying long term trends, scientists can more accurately predict the location and timing of ice formation. CIGLR and NOAA scientists are working together to develop a model that can help predict ice cover on the Great Lakes. READ MORE

RECENT ARTICLES
Journal Article Highlights
Biddanda, B.A., A.D. Weinke, S.T. Kendall, L.C. Gereaux, T.M. Holcomb, M.J. Snider, D.K. Dila, S.A. Long, C. VandenBerg, K. Knapp, D.J. Koopmans, K. Thompson, J.H. Vail, M.E. Ogdahl, Q. Liu, T.H. Johengen, E.J. Anderson and S.A. Ruberg. 2017. Chronicles of hypoxia: Time-series buoy observations reveal annually recurring seasonal basin-wide hypoxia in Muskegon Lake – A Great Lakes estuary. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.12.008).

Carrick, H.J., E. Cafferty, A. Ilacqua, S.A. Pothoven and G.L. Fahnenstiel. 2017. Seasonal Abundance, Biomass and Morphological Diversity of Picoplankton in Lake Superior: Importance of Water Column Mixing. International Journal of Hydrology. (DOI:10.15406/ijh.2017.01.00034).

Cory, R.M., Davis, T.W., Dick, G.J., Johengen, T.H., Denef, V.J., Berry, M., Page, S.E., Watson, S.B., Yuhas, K and Kling, G.W. 2017. Corrigendum: Seasonal Dynamics in Dissolved Organic Matter, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Erie. Frontiers in Marine Science. (DOI:10.3389/fmars.2017.00377).

Fujisaki-Manome, A., L.E. Fitzpatrick, A.D. Gronewold, E.J. Anderson, B.M. Lofgren, C. Spence, J. Chen, C. Shao, D.M. Wright and C. Xiao. 2017. Turbulent Heat Fluxes during an Extreme Lake-Effect Snow Event. Journal of Hydrometeorology. (DOI:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0062.1). 

Smith, J.P., R.J. Miller, R.W. Muzzi, S.A. Constant, K.Y. Beadle, D.A. Palladino, T.H. Johengen and S.A. Ruberg. 2017. An Implementation of a Database Management System for Real-Time Large-Lake Observations. Marine Technology Society. (DOI:10.4031/MTSJ.51.6.2).


Weinke, A.D. and B.A. Biddanda. 2017. From Bacteria to Fish: Ecological Consequences of Seasonal Hypoxia in a Great Lakes Estuary. Ecosystems. (DOI:10.1007/s10021-017-0160-x).


News Media Highlights
Building a better lake-effect snow forecast, GoErie.com, 12/1/2017

November 2014 storms become case study for better lake-effect forecasting, The Buffalo News, 12/9/2017

As one of 16 NOAA Cooperative Institutes, CIGLR helps NOAA accomplish its goals for research and management of the Laurentian Great Lakes by leading exciting new research efforts, training the next generation of Great Lakes scientists, expanding NOAA research in the Great Lakes through our Consortium, and translating research into actionable science to meet societal needs. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is our primary NOAA sponsor and home of CIGLR research personnel.

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