Spring 2024 Lakes Letter

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Contents

Features

• Storm surges and seiches: Related but distinct phenomena, and why you should care by Jay Austin
• Tiny water motions lead to big impacts: Unlocking the secrets behind salt giants in hypersaline lakes by Nadav Lensky, Ido Sirota, Ali Arnon, Roie Ezraty, Haggai Eyal, Ziv Mor, Eckart Meiburg, Raphael Ouillon, & Bernhard Vowinckel
• How might the thermal stratification in Lake Ontario change as the climate warms? by Mathew Wells
• The art of moving water by Christopher Lamb
• Meteotsunamis in the Great Lakes by Eric Anderson

Research Briefs

• The impact of seiche events on phosphorous dynamics in Lake Ontario coastal wetlands by Tyler Harrow-Lyle
• Observing surface water currents and plastic pollution transport using GPS-tracked drifters by Patricia Semcesen

Association News

• A note from the president
• Meet the JGLR's new lead editor
• Award & scholarship winners
• Meet the newly elected members of the IAGLR Board
• Conference highlights
• Organize a special section in the JGLR
• Leave a legacy
• IAGLR 2025–Save the date

Member News

• Welcome new members
• Kudos
• In Memoriam: Brian Eadie

Community News

• Leadership changes at the Great Lakes Fishery Commission