Working in Freshwater: The Great Lakes Observing System Contributions to Regional and National Observations, Data Infrastructure, and Decision Support

AbstractThe Laurentian Great Lakes is the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem. A charge of the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Regional Association is to help coordinate and integrate data and information relative to the needs of multiple user communities—decision makers with responsibility for coastal resources, maritime operations, human health and water security data, and issues associated with adapting to climate change and weather-related hazards. This article outlines the process GLOS has developed for determining regional data and information needs, how GLOS outreach activities inform data management functions and the development of decision support tools, and how the nearshore network of multiple observation platform types was conceived and is being implemented. The article finishes with a case study of this approach as it is being applied to source water protection, spill response, and search and rescue in the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River, the connecting channels that link Lake Huron to Lake Erie.

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An acoustic doppler current profiler survey of flow velocities in Detroit River, a connecting channel of the Great Lakes

Open-File Report ◽

10.3133/ofr03219 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

David J. Holtschlag ◽

John A. Koschik

Keyword(s):

Great Lakes ◽

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler ◽

Detroit River ◽

Current Profiler ◽

Flow Velocities

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Mapping invasive Phragmites australis in the coastal Great Lakes with ALOS PALSAR satellite imagery for decision support

Journal of Great Lakes Research ◽

10.1016/j.jglr.2012.11.001 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 39 ◽

pp. 65-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Laura L. Bourgeau-Chavez ◽

Kurt P. Kowalski ◽

Martha L. Carlson Mazur ◽

Kirk A. Scarbrough ◽

Richard B. Powell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Great Lakes ◽

Phragmites Australis ◽

Satellite Imagery ◽

Alos Palsar

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Analysis of Formal and Informal Information Needs in Decision Support Systems Design

Management and Office Information Systems ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-2677-9_3 ◽

1984 ◽

pp. 47-56

Author(s):

Juzar Motiwalla ◽

Leong Siew Meng

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Decision Support Systems ◽

Information Needs ◽

Support Systems ◽

Systems Design ◽

Informal Information

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The Future of Water

The Water Paradox ◽

10.12987/yale/9780300224436.003.0010 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 227-232

Author(s):

Edward B. Barbier

Keyword(s):

Water Security ◽

Freshwater Ecosystems ◽

Freshwater Ecosystem ◽

World Population ◽

Policy Reforms ◽

Global Management ◽

Market Signals ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

The One

This concluding chapter looks at the future of water. There are two possible paths for managing water. First, if the world continues with inadequate governance and institutions, incorrect market signals, and insufficient innovations to improve efficiency and manage competing demands, most chronic water and scarcity problems will continue to worsen. The world will see a future of declining water security, freshwater ecosystem degradation, and increasing disputes and conflicts over remaining water resources. The alternative path to managing water is the one offered by this book. If, in anticipation of the coming decades of increasing water scarcity, humankind is able to develop appropriate governance and institutions for water management, instigate market and policy reforms, and address global management issues, then improved innovation and investments in new water technologies and better protection of freshwater ecosystems should secure sufficient beneficial water use for a growing world population.

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Mobile Purchase Decision Support Systems for In-Store Shopping Environments

Data Mining ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2455-9.ch069 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 1339-1357

Author(s):

Tobias Kowatsch ◽

Wolfgang Maass

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Decision Support Systems ◽

Information Needs ◽

Product Information ◽

Support Systems ◽

Purchase Decision ◽

Innovation Diffusion Theory ◽

Shopping Environments ◽

New Business ◽

Communication Needs

Purchase decision-making is influenced by product information available in online or in-store shopping environments. In online shopping environments, the use of decision support systems increases the value of product information as information becomes adaptive and thus more relevant to consumers’ information needs. Correspondingly, mobile purchase decision support systems (MP-DSSs) may also increase the value of product information in in-store shopping environments. In this chapter, we investigate the use of a MP-DSS that is bound to a physical product. Based on Theory of Planned Behaviour, Innovation Diffusion Theory, and Technology Acceptance Model, we propose and evaluate a model to better understand MP-DSSs. Results indicate that perceived usefulness influences product purchases and predicts usage intentions and store preferences of consumers. We therefore discuss new business models for retail stores in which MP-DSSs satisfy both the information needs of consumers and the communication needs of retailers.

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Evolution of the Role of Measurement Systems in Industrial Decision Support

Handbook of Research on Global Supply Chain Management - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-9639-6.ch032 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 560-580 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Miroslaw Staron ◽

Wilhelm Meding ◽

Kent Niesel ◽

Ola Söder

Keyword(s):

Decision Support ◽

Data Collection ◽

Decision Support Systems ◽

Information Needs ◽

Support Systems ◽

Measurement Data ◽

Automated Measurement ◽

Measurement Systems ◽

Distributed Decision

Measurement data can be used for decision support in multiple ways – from one-time, manual data collection/presentation (reporting) through flexible business intelligence solutions to online, automated measurement systems. In centralized organizations, the measurement data is often collected through reporting, but the trends in modern organizations with empowered teams, globalized development, and needs to monitor continuously longer supply chains requires shift in the design and use of measurement systems. In this chapter, we present a study of evolving measurement systems at three companies with global businesses – Ericsson, Volvo Cars, and Axis Communications. The results of the study include the identification of the timeline of the evolution, distinct generations of measurement systems and information needs in the different phases of the evolution. The experiences show how to evolve centralized decision support systems to support global and distributed decision support.

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Microplastics in the diet of nestling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), an obligate piscivore in a freshwater ecosystem

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/cjfas-2018-0388 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 76 (11) ◽

pp. 2156-2163 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Cole B. Brookson ◽

Shane R. de Solla ◽

Kim J. Fernie ◽

Monina Cepeda ◽

Chelsea M. Rochman

Keyword(s):

Great Lakes ◽

Aquatic Ecosystems ◽

Natural Fibres ◽

Laurentian Great Lakes ◽

Freshwater Ecosystem ◽

Phalacrocorax Auritus ◽

Marine Systems ◽

Freshwater Systems ◽

Diving Bird

Anthropogenic debris, namely plastic, is a concern across aquatic ecosystems worldwide, with freshwater systems being understudied relative to marine systems. In this study, we quantified and characterized debris in the diet of double-crested cormorant chicks (Phalacrocorax auritus) from three sites in two of the Laurentian Great Lakes to (i) determine whether or not the diet of double-crested cormorants in the Laurentian Great Lakes includes anthropogenic debris, (ii) characterize the size, shape, and type of debris incorporated, and (iii) examine relationships between the amount of debris ingested and their proximity to industrial–urban centres. Overall, >86% of cormorants in our study had anthropogenic debris (mostly fibers) in their digestive tracts with no correlation between site and the amount of debris ingested. The ingested debris includes microplastics, natural fibres from textiles, and other anthropogenic materials (e.g., glass). To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies to examine anthropogenic debris in a diving bird in the Laurentian Great Lakes and one of few studies investigating this in freshwater birds.

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