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Changing
climate in recent studies show a trend in low lake levels, shorter
ice-covered
periods, and
increasing extreme storm events in Lake Superior. However little is
known on
the impacts of changing climate on nearshore (i) wave action and
circulation, (ii)
sediment transport and sub-bottom geological substrates, and (iii)
water
quality and habitats/ microbial activities. This summer class offer an
inter-disciplinary opportunity to address these impacts. The class would consist of two sub-section: (1) general
introduction
for changing climate, monitoring instruments, and data analysis
technique, (2)
one-week field work at the nearshore areas in Lake Superior (Little
Sand Bay Harbor, Sea Cave, and
Michigan Islands); Finally the assessment with the measured data would
be posted on the web.
Goals for this
course are :
- Address the impacts of changing climate on the
nearshore area in Lake Superior through literature review, data
compiling, collection, and analysis.
- Use state-of-the art field/lab instruments to conduct
water, geological, and environmental assessments.
- Learn and use the-state-of-art data analysis techniques
(time series analysis, spectral analysis, Hilbert and wavelet analysis,
and statistics) to assess the impacts of changing climates
Projects:
Acknowledgement:
Many thanks for the
funding provided by UW-College of
Engineering and UW-Civil
and Environmental Engineering
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