Posts for tag "buoy"
Pennsylvania’s Lacawac Sanctuary Offers Rare Pristine Glacial Lake to Researchers
Lacawac Sanctuary boasts an unspoiled glacial lake, wetlands, ponds, second-growth forests and a focus on limnology.
- Posted January 31, 2019
Lake Superior Weather Buoy Provides Valuable New Data
Superior Watershed Partnership deployed a new buoy in a remote area near Stannard Rock to provide Lake Superior weather data to locals and researchers.
- Posted October 20, 2017
Algae Bloom Spawns New Water Monitoring Program In Utah Lake
Enhanced water quality monitoring in Utah Lake shows three types of cyanobacteria algae blooms inhabiting the lake simultaneously.
- Posted September 22, 2017
Data Buoys Study Turbid Water Environments In Lake Erie Basin
Scientists from Bowling Green State University use data buoys to study the Sandusky Bay to learn more about Lake Erie Planktothrix blooms and water quality.
- Posted August 25, 2017
Data Buoys Infographic
We put together this infographic on data buoys for our Spring 2017 edition of the Environmental Monitor (PDF available online). Organizations across the globe use data buoy systems to observe and monitor atmospheric and oceanographic conditions in...
- Posted March 14, 2017
Cellular Data Buoy Supports Lake Erie Algae Research, Public Outreach
Researchers at Ohio State University’s Stone Lab gather algae measurements using a cellular data buoy with the goal of one day predicting bloom toxicity.
- Posted November 17, 2016
ESPniagara Tracks Algal Toxins In Lake Erie, Protects Drinking Water
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has completed the first long-term deployment of ESPniagara, a robot measuring microcystin in real time.
- Posted October 20, 2016
Milwaukee: Water Quality Monitoring Buoy Informs Bacteria Forecasts
A new water quality monitoring buoy deployed near Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach is helping to forecast bacteria levels for beach managers.
- Posted October 18, 2016
Lake Data Buoy Tackles Understudied Champlain
A lake data buoy recently launched on Lake Champlain by State University of New York scientists is aiding research, education and weather forecasting.
- Posted October 6, 2016
York River Buoy Launches, Adds To Networks Near And Far
A new York River buoy will add understanding to an understudied, high-traffic section of Chesapeake Bay while aiding local and national monitoring networks.
- Posted August 12, 2016
New York Bight Buoy Tracks Threatened Baleen Whales
Buoy-attached tech developed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is helping to spot threatened baleen whales in the New York Bight.
- Posted July 27, 2016
Lake Nipissing Algae Blooms: Mixing May Have Role
Data buoys and temperature strings help U. Saskatchewan and Nipissing University scientists study mixing’s role in Lake Nipissing algae blooms.
- Posted July 26, 2016
Sodus Bay Water Quality Tracking Improves Bloom Predictions
Scientists at State University of New York monitor Sodus Bay water quality off Lake Ontario to better predict algal blooms.
- Posted July 22, 2016
Regional Science Consortium Deploys New Lake Erie Data Buoy
A new data buoy launched by the Regional Science Consortium in May 2016 is helping citizens near Lake Erie’s Pennsylvania waters keep safe, according to GoErie.com. The buoy joins several platforms, including another data buoy deployed nearshore,...
- Posted June 3, 2016
Ohio State Data Buoy Captures Lake Erie’s Real-Time Conditions
A research buoy operated by Ohio State University’s Stone Lab is deployed in Lake Erie and keeping an eye on water quality around Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Data from the platform are available online in real time. Some of...
- Posted May 19, 2016
Beach Buoy Data Puts E. Coli Modeling Through Paces
Results of a long-term E. Coli modeling effort backed by Chicago beach buoy data show a predictive modeling approach is better than traditional methods.
- Posted May 13, 2016
Buoy Data Gauge Liberty Island Restoration Project’s Progress
U.S. Geological Survey scientists use a network of monitors, aided by a NexSens CB-950 Data Buoy, to gauge the Liberty Island Restoration Project’s success.
- Posted March 16, 2016
Jefferson Project Adding Sensors To Lake George’s Northern End
The Jefferson Project, a complex and long-term study of the dynamics of Lake George, is set to deploy the last of its sensor platforms this year, according to the Post-Star. Most of the platforms in the lake...
- Posted February 23, 2016
World’s Lakes Are Warming Faster Than The Oceans
Using more than 25 years of satellite temperature data and ground measurements from 235 lakes spanning six continents, researchers have found a disturbing trend for our planet’s lakes. On average, freshwater lakes appear to be warming faster...
- Posted December 18, 2015
NOAA Readies Buoy Platform For Alaska’s Arctic Coast
NOAA scientists test a new buoy platform in preparation for increased monitoring in the United States’ Arctic Exclusive Economic Zone.
- Posted December 11, 2015
