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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.
RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
Niagara Gazette (2/6)
The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront.
Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.
SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
Wall Street Journal (2/3)
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes.
SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.
No aquarium for Windsor
CBC News (1/31)
Aquariums in Cleveland, Toledo, and Chicago prove to be too much competition for Windsor.
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2 | Dr. Quinn's area of expertise
How long have you been working with the Great Lakes?
I've been with GLERL since it was founded in 1974, and before that I was a part of the Lake Survey District with the Army Corps of Engineers. Before I started working with the Great Lakes, I worked as a civil engineer in southern California doing hydrologic studies.
I've been working with the Great Lakes for almost 40 years -- that's a long time!
What is your main research area?
In terms of a discipline, I work in hydrology; however, my research encompasses water resources and climate change as well. In a nutshell, I'm interested in why the lake levels go up and down, what the outlooks are for future lake levels, and how we can use this knowledge to create better policies for the Great Lakes. Policies are important because they lay the groundwork for complicated issues, such as interbasin transfer of water and how the water can be better used.
How do you define hydrology?
Hydrology is the study of the water cycle. Hydrologists are interested in how water comes down in terms of precipitation and then where that water goes -- whether it is absorbed as groundwater, enters rivers and lakes as runoff, or is evaporated into the air. In GLERL's case, we use hydrology to study the Great Lakes basin, but I've also studied large lake and river systems in Kenya, Poland, Switzerland and Russia.
Hydrocycle: What it is and why it's important (48 seconds)
Graphic: Hydrologic cycle.
