1. Development of recurrent coastal plume in Lake Michigan observed for first time
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B. J. Eadie, D. J. Schwab, R. A. Assel, N. Hawley, M. B. Lansing, G. S. Miller, N. R. Morehead, J. A. Robbins, P. L. Van Hoof, G. A. Leshkevich, T. H Johengen, P. Lavrentyev, and R. E. Holland
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Oceanography ,Spring (hydrology) ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Environmental science ,Satellite ,Satellite imagery ,Plume - Abstract
NOAA CoastWatch satellite imagery from early 1996 captured the initiation, development, and decay of a recurrent coastal plume in southern Lake Michigan (Figure 1). For the past 4 years intermittent satellite coverage has revealed a late winter-early spring plume in the lake, a feature also observed by Mortimer [1988]. In 1996, clear weather conditions allowed researchers to observe the plume's development for the first time and they also collected water samples from helicopter and a small boat.
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- 1996
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