Aggregating Hydrometeorological Data from International Monitoring Networks Across Earth's Largest Lake System to Quantify Uncertainty in Historical Water Budget Records, Improve Regional Water Budget Projections, and Differentiate Drivers Behind a Recent Record-Setting Surge in Water Levels

Andrew Gronewold1, Jacob Bruxer2, Joeseph Smith3, Timothy Hunter4, Vincent Fortin5, Anne Hutchinson Clites4, Dorothy Durnford6, Song Qian7 and Frank Seglenieks8, (1)University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, United States, (2)Environment Canada Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (3)Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (4)NOAA Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, (5)Hydro-Québec, Montreal, Canada, (6)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Service of Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada, (7)University of Toledo, Toledo, United States, (8)Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Hydrological Services, Burlington, ON, Canada