Physical Intricacies of Water

Teach Me About the Great Lakes · Aug 4, 2025 · 36:46

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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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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
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