MARQUETTE, MI— Three climate monitoring and maritime safety buoys have been deployed for the season from Marquette, Munising, and Grand Marais.
Superior Watershed Partnership staff deployed the buoys with boat support provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Each buoy collects navigation and climate planning data, including wave height, wind speed, and water temperature. The live data is used by commercial and recreational boaters, as well as the National Weather Service, Environment Canada and NOAA. The SWP also uses buoy data for long-term climate adaptation planning with coastal communities in the U.P.
Data is transmitted to the web every 30 minutes, and is accessible via the GLOS Seagull website: https://seagull.glos.org/ or through the SWP's website: https://superiorwatersheds.org/superior-buoys.
