Michigan Technological University Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech Michigan Tech Research Institute Publications Michigan Tech Research Institute 2009 Synergistic approach to measuring lake properties using satellite and in-situ remote sensing Robert A. Shuchman Michigan Technological University Guy Meadows Michigan Technological University Liza K. Jenkins Michigan Technological University Chuck Hatt Michigan Technological University John F. Payne NSSI Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/mtri_p Part of the Fresh Water Studies Commons Recommended Citation Shuchman, R. A., Meadows, G., Jenkins, L. K., Hatt, C., & Payne, J. F. (2009). Synergistic approach to measuring lake properties using satellite and in-situ remote sensing. IAGLR 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/mtri_p/120 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/mtri_p Part of the Fresh Water Studies Commons 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research International Association for Great Lakes Research Abstract Book BRIDGINGG EcosystemsEcosystems and EnvironmentalEnvironmental HealthHealth across our GREAT LAKES Monday May 18 - Friday May 22 2009 University of Toledo - Toledo OHIO UT Abstracts of the 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, May 18-22, Toledo, OH ACKERMAN, J.D. and LI, J., Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 3A7. A Review of Graduate Programs in the “Environmental Sector” in Canada. This review of graduate programs in the environmental sector was undertaken to examine the distribution and characteristics of training in Canada. Three categories of Environmental Graduate Programs were distinguished: (1) Environmental Science programs, which are science based and integrate natural, physical and social sciences; (2) Environmental Studies Programs, which are humanities based; and (3) Discipline-based programs, which examine environmental issues within a single disciplinary perspective. Currently, there are ~63 Masters and ~27 PhD programs in the environmental sector in Canada. Only 13 of these programs (9 Masters and 4 PhD programs) are defined as Environmental Science. The Province of Ontario offers about half the graduate programs in the environmental sector, although only 4 Masters and 3 PhD programs can be classified as Environmental Science. Given this data set, the fact that there has been continued growth in the environmental employment sector, and the needs for significant increases in training as identified by governments, it is evident that more graduate training programs in Environmental Science are needed. Graduates of such programs should possess the integrative and interdisciplinary skills needed to understand how environments function and how to deal with environmental perturbations. Keywords: Education. ADAMS, J.M.1, HINCHEY MALLOY, E.K.1, HORVATIN, P.J.2, WARREN, G.J.2, and MAY, J.C.3, 177 W. Jackson Blvd, G-17J, Chicago, IL, 60604; 277 W. Jackson Blvd, G-17J, Chicago, IL, 60604; 377 W. Jackson Blvd, G-17J, Chicago, IL, 60604. U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office Nearshore Monitoring using the TRIAXUS Towed Instrument Platform. Nearshore monitoring is an important factor in assessing the ecosystem health of the Great Lakes, but it often presents a challenge due to the limited availability of research vessels and difficulty in surveying the extensive (>10,000 miles) shoreline. The U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) deploys a TRIAXUS 3D towed undulating vehicle from the R/V Lake Guardian in all five Great Lakes in waters as shallow as 20m to gain more insight into nearshore water quality and habitat characteristics. This state of the art towed instrument platform provides real-time multiparameter profile data of the nearshore water column over a large shoreline distance as well as supplements the GLNPO open water surveys. Details of the TRIAXUS specifications, the various sensors it houses, sampling locations, and preliminary results will be presented. Keywords: Monitoring, Nearshore, Habitats, Water quality. ADLERSTEIN, S.A., GRAMLEY, J., CHAMBERS, E., HESSELTINE, D., MERSEREAU, J., TAYLOR, K., VEDEJS, C., and VOGEL, J., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, US. Mapping the Huron River. Mapping the Huron River is a video recording from a multimedia performance done as collaboration among artists and scientists on the cycle of water and the relationship of water and culture. The project was implemented as part of Art on Earth, a program intended to bring together science and art across University of Michigan academic units. During 2008 the program 1 Abstracts of the 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, May 18-22, Toledo, OH was oriented to Arts and the Environment and promoted projects around the four elements as themes. “Mapping the Huron River” was conceived by the water group as an environmental education outreach piece. The performance includes videography, poetry, dance, acting, music, photography and painting within a scientific context. It takes the audience into an immersive experience: from rain replenishing the ground water at the Huron River headwaters to downstream towards Lake Erie, the Atlantic Ocean and back into rain. The piece describes the river journey from pristine to less desirable conditions as water flows through urban areas through images, sound and spoken words. A start celebrating nature ends on a dark note on the extermination of native freshwater mussels in segments of the rivers within the University of Michigan campus, and cautions about the consequences of unsustainable environmental practices. Keywords: Public education, Ecosystem health, Outreach. ADLERSTEIN, S.A.2, SILVERMAN, E.1, and SLADE, J.1, 1440 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109; 211510 American Holly Dr, Laurel, MD, 20708-4002; 3229 S. Jebavy, Ludington, MI, 49431. Distribution of Sea Lamprey Larvae in Lower Michigan Peninsula Tributaries Based on Habitat. We developed models by stream and basin to understand distributions of sea lamprey larvae in 29 Michigan and 20 Huron tributaries. We used modern regression to model densities of young-of-the-year, age one and older larvae from 1999 to 2004 Quantitative Larval Assessment (QAS) and explanatory variables measured during QAS and taken from other databases or derived from models. About half of the stream-specific models explained more than 50% of the density variation; with best predictions for Michigan tributaries. Basin models explained 24 to 47%. Best predictors, accounting for years since lampricide treatment, were habitat type, valley segment hydrology, and distances to upstream spawning habitat and to the river mouth. Overall, densities were double in preferred than acceptable habitat and higher in groundwater than in runoff stream segments, were higher close to spawning habitat and varied with distance to the river mouth depending on the stream and larval size and decreased with depth. Our models help to understand larval distributions in Michigan and Huron tributaries where no QAS have been conducted, such as above impermeable dams. Since data available came from streams with high larval densities and often treated with lampricide, random samples are necessary for refining the analysis. Keywords: Spatial distribution, Invasive species, Management. AGUILAR, C.1, CUHEL, R.L.1, and HENSGEN, J.2, 1UW-M WATER Institute, 600 E. Greenfield Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53204, USA; 2Fox River Middle School, 921 West Main Street, Waterford, WI, 53185, USA. From Hands In to Hands On: Transfer of Shipboard Research Experience to the Classroom. This experience for teachers provides a model study with issues current to the Great Lakes Basin for educators to participate in data acquisition, measurements, and analyses. Through hypothesis testing research experience, we provide an educator component that runs simultaneously with research cruises on how to design and integrate outdoor field work and Great Lakes issues into the school curriculum. Hands-on demonstrations provide an important 2 Abstracts of the 52nd Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, May 18-22, Toledo, OH link between sampling on the UWM R/V Neeskay coupled with laboratory work. Interaction between Scientists and educators provides a platform to encourage critical thinking, translating the concepts learned into personal experiences and making science relevant to everyday life. Scientists and educators work together to customize and scale classroom learning experiences to be integrated with authentic research cruises on Lake Michigan providing experiential learning. The tools used are bucket to ROV on the other end of technology. Educator familiarity with methods, analysis and results, and dissemination of environmental research must be elevated to a significantly higher level than it is today. This is necessary to develop generations of students with knowledge of local and global environments for which they may ultimately help make policy decisions through elections and referenda. Keywords: Education, Dreissena, Shipwrecks. AHERN, R.G.1, LANDIS, D.L.1, REZNICEK, A.A.2, and SCHEMSKE, D.W.3, 1Michigan State University, Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI; 2University of Michigan Herbarium, Ann Arbor, MI; 3Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology, East Lansing, MI. Spread of Exotic Plants in the Landscape: the Role of Time, Biological Traits, and History of Invasiveness. We investigate the significance of residence time,