Research

Comparative Analysis of Net Basin Supply Components and Climate Change Impact on the Upper Great Lakes

Sponsored by the International Joint Commission's International Upper Great Lakes Study, 2008-2009. Scope: Evaluate different methodologies for assessing the present and future net basin supply components for the Great Lakes.

http://www.iugls.org/en/home_accueil.htm

Average August daily precipitation in the Lake Erie region (2002-2005): Top, inverse square distance interpolation of rain gages; Bottom, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimate (MPE) combining radar and rain gages.

Managing the Impact of Multiple Stressors in Saginaw Bay

Sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research. 2007-2012. Scope: Develop adaptive methodologies for studying response of coastal system under multiple stressors in Saginaw Bay (Michigan).

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/projects/multi_stressors/index.html

The Saginaw Bay basin and sampling sites used for model calibration.