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Field studies over the past few weeks — a collective effort known as the “Winter Grab” — were intended to boost knowledge of what happens in the five lakes when they’re covered partially or completely with ice.
Scientists are sampling across all five Great Lakes to figure out what’s happening in one of the world’s largest freshwater systems in winter.
Bridget Wheelock knelt onto the frozen surface of Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay, reached a gloved hand into the frigid water below and pulled out a large chunk of ice. “There's a little bit of prism effect. Right here,” the Central Michigan University researcher said last week, pulling the block closer and pointing. “Can you see that?" “Oh, yeah,” said her colleague, Matt Sand,
Scientists have fanned out across the Great Lakes' frozen surfaces to learn what happens underwater during winter. U.S. and Canadian teams have visited all five lakes in recent weeks. They've
STANDISH, Mich. (AP) — Bridget Wheelock knelt onto the frozen surface of Lake Huron's...