The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is a laboratory in the

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(NOAA)

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(OAR). It is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a subsidiary field station in

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. GLERL is a multidisciplinary

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laboratory that provides scientific understanding to inform the use and management of

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and coastal marine environments. It is one of seven NOAA Research Laboratories (RLs).

History

GLERL was created 25 April 1974 when NOAA merged part of the pre-existing Lake Survey Center (the Limnology and Computer Divisions) with the staff of the International Field Year of the Great Lakes (IFYGL) office. IFYGL had taken place the previous year 1972–1973. The first director was Eugene Aubert (1974-1986).

Awards

* The ''Huron Explorer'', a 41-foot (13 m) former U.S. Coast Guard vessel, was refurbished to use vegetable based fuels and lubricants rather than petroleum based. The

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gave an award to NOAA for the vessel as part of the

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Climate change organizations based in the United States Great Lakes Organizations based in Ann Arbor, Michigan