H13C:
Hydroclimatic Processes in the Laurentian Great Lakes

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Session ID#: 5818

Session Description:
The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are the world’s largest freshwater system and are the backbone of a substantial portion of both the Canadian and U.S. economies.  However, difficulties in predicting water levels in the upper lakes have highlighted knowledge gaps in the hydroclimatic processes of the Great Lakes and the vulnerability of socio-economic systems to climatic stressors.  Sparse and few long-term observations make it challenging to estimate water and energy budgets in the large Great Lakes basin.  An improved understanding of spatial and temporal variation in predominant hydroclimatic processes, including energy storage and fluxes, is needed to inform environmental prediction and water management decision making.  We welcome contributions that discuss hydroclimatic processes of the Great Lakes and the watersheds within which they lie, especially those that address knowledge gaps and unique processes.  Abstracts that highlight interdisciplinary research, bi-national collaborations, and linkages to resource management and policy are encouraged.
OSPA Liaison:  John D Lenters, University of Michigan Biological Station, Ann Arbor, United States
Chairs:  Christopher Spence, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Saskatoon, SK, Canada and Peter Blanken, University of Colorado Boulder, Geography, Boulder, United States
Primary Convener:  Christopher Spence, Environment Canada Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Conveners:  Peter Blanken, University of Colorado Boulder, Geography, Boulder, United States, John D Lenters, University of Michigan Biological Station, Ann Arbor, United States and Andrew Gronewold, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, United States
Index Terms:

1807 Climate impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1814 Energy budgets [HYDROLOGY]
1818 Evapotranspiration [HYDROLOGY]
1876 Water budgets [HYDROLOGY]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • AS - Atmospheric Sciences

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

H13C-01
Record ice cover on Lake Superior in 2014: Observations and implications (Invited) (36457)
Jay A Austin, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, United States and Daniel Titze, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, United States
H13C-02
An Observational Study of the Influence of Ice Formation on Heat and Water Loss from the Upper Great Lakes. (34316)
Peter Blanken, University of Colorado Boulder, Geography, Boulder, United States, Christopher Spence, Environment Canada Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, John D Lenters, University of Michigan Biological Station, Ann Arbor, United States and Andrew Gronewold, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, United States
H13C-03
Elucidating the Primary Mechanisms Responsible for the Rapid Warming of the Laurentian Great Lakes (Invited) (33480)
Michael Notaro1, Yafang Zhong2 and Stephen J Vavrus2, (1)University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, (2)University of Wisconsin-Madison, CIMSS/SSEC, Madison, United States
H13C-05
The Great Lakes Evaporation Network (GLEN): More than just evaporation (34991)
John D Lenters, University of Michigan Biological Station, Ann Arbor, United States, Peter Blanken, University of Colorado Boulder, Geography, Boulder, United States, Christopher Spence, Environment Canada Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Andrew Gronewold, University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability, Ann Arbor, United States, Branko Kerkez, University of Michigan, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Norma Froelich, Northern Michigan University, Chelsea, MI, United States and Wendy Leger, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada
H13C-06
Recent advances in Environment Canada's modelling efforts in the Great Lakes (Invited) (35347)
Frank Seglenieks1, Vincent Fortin2, Dorothy A Durnford3, Bruce Davison4, Erika Klyszejko5, Murray MacKay6, Étienne Thomas É. M. Gaborit7, Milena Dimitrijevic8, Frederic Dupont9, Stéphane Bélair3 and Gregory C Smith3, (1)Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Hydrological Services, Burlington, ON, Canada, (2)Hydro-Québec, Montreal, Canada, (3)Environment Canada Dorval, Dorval, QC, Canada, (4)Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Hydrology Research Centre, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, (5)Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (6)Environment Canada Toronto, Science and Technology Branch, Toronto, ON, Canada, (7)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Research Division, Dorval, QC, Canada, (8)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Numerical Prediction Research, Dorval, QC, Canada, (9)Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada
H13C-07
Streamflow Prediction in the Great Lakes Basin Using Two Watershed Discretization Schemes (36678)
Amin Haghnegahdar1, Bryan Tolson2, Eric D Soulis1, Étienne Thomas É. M. Gaborit3 and Vincent Fortin4, (1)University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, (2)University of Waterloo, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waterloo, ON, Canada, (3)Environment and Climate Change Canada, Meteorological Research Division, Dorval, QC, Canada, (4)Hydro-Québec, Montreal, Canada
H13C-08
Closing the Gap Between the Geologic and Historical Records in the Laurentian Great Lakes by Providing the Most Detailed Account of Paleo Lake Level, Ranging from Decades to Five Millennia. (35993)
John W Johnston, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Kenneth E Lepper, North Dakota Univ, Fargo, ND, United States, Erin Argyilan, Indiana University, Geosciences, Gary, IN, United States, Douglas A Wilcox, SUNY-The College at Brockport, Environmental Science and Biology, Brockport, NY, United States, Steve J Baedke, James Madison University, Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Harrisonburg, United States and Todd A Thompson, Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
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