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The Manitoba Great Lakes Program Project

Themes: Atmosphere, Freshwater, Remote Sensing

The Manitoba Great Lakes (MBGL) program is led by researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) at the University of Manitoba, and is a multi-disciplinary... Read more

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July 26, 2021

The effects of climate change on nutrient loading and river discharge Publication

Themes: Freshwater

This study was conducted to identify temporal changes in nutrient and sediment concentrations and loads (total phosphorus, particulate phosphorus, total dissolved phosphorus,... Read more

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May 04, 2023

Hydrological forcing of a recent trophic surge in Lake Winnipeg Publication

Themes: Freshwater

Nutrient enrichment leading to eutrophication of lakes is frequently attributed to increasing anthropogenic loading to the watershed. We use a phosphorus mass balance model to... Read more

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February 27, 2022

Nutrient Exports in the Swan Lake Watershed - Master's Thesis Project

Themes: Freshwater

In 2020, Katelyn Rodgers, a master's student at the University of Manitoba, began a historical study of nutrient exports and the impacts of climate change on the Swan Lake... Read more

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November 05, 2021

Using satellites to study surface water quality Project

Themes: Freshwater

Through 2016-2017, we conducted open water season sampling for chemical, biological, and physical parameters on the upper MBGL. From 2017 to 2019 we collected in-situ... Read more

October 05, 2021

Seasonal lake monitoring in the MBGL Project

Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater

Since 2012, three in-lake moorings have been placed during the open water season in Lakes Winnipegosis, Waterhen and Manitoba in order to collect high frequency data. An... Read more

August 18, 2021