CIGLR Impacts the Great Lakes
Check out our Impacts Poster!
In the last decade, we have:
- Committed $10 million to clean drinking water
- Prepared 590 people for STEM careers
- Supported > 750 jobs
- Devoted $3 million to invasive species research
- Invested > $48 million in Great Lakes health & safety
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- 2nd Annual All Partners Meeting, September 20-21, 2018
- 2019 Partner Programs: Accepting Proposals through December 1
- Join CIGLR in 2019! Accepting Proposals for New Regional Consortium Partners
- CIGLR is pleased to welcome 3 new members to our team!
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Using Satellite Data to Improve Great Lakes Monitoring and Forecasting
Dr. Yuanyuan Jia, Ohio State University
Dr. Yuanyuan Jia is a CIGLR postdoctoral research fellow at the Ohio State University working with Drs. C.K. Shum (OSU) and Philip Chu (NOAA GLERL). Dr. Jia is using satellite radar altimetry data spanning more than three decades (1985-2018) to expand the use of near real-time satellite data and provide more detailed information on Great Lakes water levels, wave heights, wind speed, lake ice, water color, and potentially meteotsunami signals, ultimately supporting improved forecasts of these factors. READ MORE
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"CIGLR Minute" Video Series
CIGLR’s video campaign called the “CIGLR Minute” features our institute’s scientists, projects and partners. Two new short video segments were produced this summer and include highlights of our outreach program and Great Lakes Summer Fellowship program. READ MORE
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Phosphorus Reduction in Lake Erie: The Solution to Harmful Algal Blooms?
Mikayla Baer (Dr. Thomas Johengen), University of Michigan
Regulations set by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Annex 4) are outlined to reduce the total phosphorus load into Lake Erie by 40% by the year 2025, which is expected to curb algal growth. However, recent studies suggest that nitrogen could also play a vital role in the growth of toxin producing harmful algae, leaving scientists wondering if reducing phosphorus alone will lead to reductions in HABs. Mikayla Baer is a CIGLR Graduate Student Research Assistant, whose research aims to provide a better understanding of how phosphorus reductions similar to those required by the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement will affect algal biomass and toxins in Lake Erie. READ MORE
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Forecasting Lake Erie Hypoxia
A team of scientists led by Mark Rowe (CIGLR) and Craig Stow (NOAA GLERL) is working to improve predictions for when and where hypoxia will occur in Lake Erie. The showcase product from this research is the Experimental Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecast, which provides short-term forecasts of the distribution of low-oxygen water in three dimensions in the lake, giving water intake managers precious lead-time in anticipation of hypoxic events. READ MORE
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Journal Article Highlights
Chaffin, J.D., T.W. Davis, D.J. Smith, M.M. Baer and G.J. Dick. 2018. Interactions between nitrogen form, loading rate, and light intensity on Microcystis and Planktothrix growth and microcystin production. Harmful Algae. (DOI:10.1016/j.hal.2018.02.001)
Gill, D., M. Rowe and S.J. Joshi. 2018. Fishing in greener waters: Understanding the impact of harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie anglers and the potential for adoption of a forecast model. Journal of Environmental Management. (DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.074).
Klump, J.V., J. Bratton, K. Fermanich, P. Forsythe, H.J. Harris, R.W. Howe and J.L. Kaster. 2018. Green Bay, Lake Michigan: A proving ground for Great Lakes restoration. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2018.08.002).
Liu, Q., E.J. Anderson, Y. Zhang, A.D. Weinke, K.L. Knapp and B.A. Biddanda. 2018. Modeling reveals the role of coastal upwelling and hydrologic inputs on biologically distinct water exchanges in a Great Lakes estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2018.05.014).
Wang, J., J. Kessler, X. Bai, A. Clites, B. Lofgren, A. Assuncao, J. Bratton, P. Chu and G. Leshkevich. 2018. Decadal Variability of Great Lakes Ice Cover in Response to AMO and PDO, 1963–2017. American Meteorological Society. (DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0283.1).
News Media Highlights
Fishing in greener waters: Understanding the impact of harmful algal blooms on Lake Erie anglers, Michigan News, 9/12/2018
NOAA and Partners Test Unmanned Vehicle to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie, NOAA Research News, 8/23/2018
Scientists launch pilot project to warn of potentially dangerous ‘meteotsunami’ waves in Great Lakes, Michigan News, 8/3/2018
Inside NOAA's tracking of Lake Erie's harmful algal bloom, WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7, 7/25/2018
Mussel 'spits out' toxic microcystin, plays part in Erie algae, 13 ABC, 6/7/2018
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