Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

US Climate Change organization

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory logo.

The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is a laboratory in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). It is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a subsidiary field station in Muskegon, Michigan.

GLERL is a multidisciplinary environmental research laboratory that provides scientific understanding to inform the use and management of Great Lakes and coastal marine environments.

It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs).^[1]

History

GLERL was created 25 April 1974 when NOAA merged part of the pre-existing Lake Survey Center (the Limnology and Computer Divisions) with the staff of the International Field Year of the Great Lakes (IFYGL) office. IFYGL had taken place the previous year 1972–1973.^[2] The first director was Eugene Aubert (1974-1986).^[3]

Awards

The Huron Explorer, a 41-foot (13 m) former U.S. Coast Guard vessel, was refurbished to use vegetable based fuels and lubricants rather than petroleum based. The Department of Energy gave an award to NOAA for the vessel as part of the Federal Energy Management Program.^[4]

References

^ "NOAA Research - OAR Labs". NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
^ "Mission statement and history" Archived 2011-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
^ "GLERL's 30th Anniversary" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
^ Goldman, Jana (April 19, 2006). "NOAA Research Vessel Receives Award for Vegetarian Diet". NOAA. Retrieved 2006-05-08.

External links

"Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory". NOAA. Retrieved 2006-05-09.

Great Lakes of North America

Main lakes

Erie
Huron
Michigan
Ontario
Superior

Secondary lakes

Nipigon
Nipissing
Simcoe
St. Clair
Winnebago
Couchiching

Bays and
channels

Erie	Maumee Bay Presque Isle Bay Sandusky Bay
Huron	Georgian Bay Nottawasaga Bay Lake George Munuscong Lake North Channel Potagannissing Bay Saginaw Bay St. Joseph Channel Thunder Bay
Michigan	Grand Traverse Bay Green Bay Big Bay de Noc Little Bay de Noc Porte des Morts Sturgeon Bay Manitou Passage
Ontario	Hamilton Harbour Humber Bay Sodus Bay Toronto Bay Wellers Bay
Superior	Au Train Bay Chequamegon Bay Huron Bay Keweenaw Bay Pokegama Bay Superior Bay Thunder Bay Whitefish Bay Batchawana Bay Goulais Bay
St. Clair	Anchor Bay