Lake Michigan

Biology

Fish

Ontogenetic and Seasonal Variation of Young Non-Native Fish Energy Densities in Lake Michigan

Aquatic Invasive Species

Changes in the pelagic food web of southern Lake Michigan: A food web under stress from non-indigenous species?

Assessments of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in the Great Lakes region

Effects of non-indigenous invertebrates on the pelagic food web of Lake Michigan

Long Term Trends in Benthic Populations in Lake Michigan

Pelagic-Benthic Coupling in Nearshore Lake Michigan: Linking Pelagic Inputs to Benthic Productivity

Physics

Thermal structure monitoring and related studies

Meteorological stations around Lake Michigan:

GLERL's Marine Instrumentation Laboratory has deployed and is maintaining a real-time network of shore-based meteorological instrument packages. The meteorological observations obtained from the network are being used in GLERL's Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System to improve nowcasts and forecasts of wind, waves, water levels, and circulation. In addition, the National Weather Service has committed resources to support the network and NWS forecast offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Grand Rapids are using the observations to improve marine forecasts and warnings. For a map of network locations, check the Real-Time Meteorological Observation Network.

The Milwaukee station measures/records wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, and air temperature at 5- minute increments and this information is updated hourly on the web. Milwaukee meteorological station

The Kenosha station measures/records wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, and air temperature at 5- minute increments and this information is updated hourly on the web. Kenosha meteorological station

The Chicago station measures/records wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, and air temperature at 5-minute increments that are updated every 15 minutes on the web. In addition, a webcam provides an image of nearshore Chicago waters and skyline that is updated every 30 minutes. Chicago meteorological station and webcam

The Michigan City station measures/records wind speed, gust, wind direction, and air temperature at 5-minute increments, updated hourly on the web. Michigan City meteorological station

The Muskegon station measures/records wind speed, wind gust, wind direction, air temperature, dew point, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, and light level at 5-minute increments with web updates of this information every 15 minutes. In addition, four live webcams update images every 5 minutes with 4-hour animations available from 2 of the webcams at the site. Muskegon meteorological station and webcams

GLERL research throughout the Great Lakes (including Lake Michigan):

Please see our GLERL research throughout the Great Lakes page for research related to all of the Great Lakes.