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Teach Me About the Great Lakes

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August 4, 2025 • 37 Minutes

Physical Intricacies of Water

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In this episode, Stuart and Carolyn speak with Dr. Jay Austin about stratification in lakes and how the Great Lakes behave differently, stratificationally speaking. Plus: fancy meat!

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Links:
  • Jay Austin | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth 
  • Winter thermal structure across the Laurentian Great Lakes - ScienceDirect 
  • In winter, the waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron separate into layers. Not anymore. Why? 
  • Data: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI, USA 
  • An abrupt decline in springtime zooplankton diel vertical migration due to a shift in stratification regime - ScienceDirect 
  • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Most of My Babies Are Buoys
  • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | 62: The G.L.O.A.T.  
  • Northern Waters Smokehaus 
  • Blue Heron | Swenson College of Science and Engineering | UMN Duluth 
  • Slate Islands Provincial Park  

Creators and Guests

Carolyn Foley
Host
Carolyn Foley
Stuart Carlton
Host
Stuart Carlton
Stuart Carlton is the Director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program.
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