Scientific Breakthroughs

The south shore of Lake Superior realized extraordinary wave heights in the waning days of October. As Michigan’s Upper Peninsula experienced a particularly strong storm system, the Granite Island and Munising data buoys recorded waves of 28.8 feet, a record for
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The National Data Buoy Center has a special page set up to view conditions during Hurricane Harvey. Click through and you’ll see a large collection of observations updating hourly. At this time Hurricane Harvey is a category two hurricane. Our
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With the high water levels and flood events taking place around the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway it’s hard not to think about what must be running off of the land and into the water. Nutrients pouring into the lakes
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Sort of a tell-all interview with some of the Great Lakes best-known buoys. One assumes they have gained a lot of their fame through their Twitter account. Catch up with Two Yellow Buoys here. 

CALL FOR ISSUE EXPERTS AND SPONSORS The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) is hosting the Great Lakes Data Challenge in summer of 2016. As part of our 10 year anniversary, GLOS will be taking open data to the next level
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Reauthorization of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act of 2009 is moving forward in both the House and the Senate.  Senators  Wicker (R-MS) and Cantwell (D-WA)  introduced S 1886 – Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act –
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – July 8, 2015 Stakeholders have a new, easy way to look at harmful algal bloom (HABs) data this summer. The Great Lakes Observing System is coordinating information from sensors placed throughout the Western Lake Erie basin
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The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), working to coordinate and enhance the network of observations and data access in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River system, announced plans to deploy a buoy near Grand Haven, Michigan to improve observations
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Real-time wind and wave conditions are now available near Holland, MI thanks to the efforts of several local organizations. A nearshore buoy was deployed in July 2012 to help improve National Weather Service forecasts, alert boaters and swimmers of hazardous
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Going to the beach? Now you can get real-time information on beach water quality advisories, weather and water conditions all on your mobile phone. The Great Lakes Commission (GLC), in partnership with LimnoTech and the Great Lakes states, has developed
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