National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration partners with researchers across U-M to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans and coasts, while also working to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

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$14 MILLION

Research Supported by NOAA in FY23

43

Active Projects Supported by NOAA

60

Faculty, Postdocs and Grad Students Supported Annually by NOAA

Chesapeake Bay’s dead zone predicted to be 33% smaller than long-term average

Satellite (Landsat) picture of Chesapeake Bay (center) and Delaware Bay (upper right) – and Atlantic coast of the central-eastern United States. Image credit: Landsat/NASA, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.This summer’s Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” is expected to be significantly smaller than the long-term average, according to a forecast released today by researchers from the University of Michigan, Chesapeake Bay Program, University of Maryland and U.S. Geological Survey.

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Collaborative project to help improve coastal community resilience in Michigan, Wisconsin

Road with yellow center stripe leading into flooded area on the horizon.Michigan Sea Grant recently received $500,000 in funding to help improve resilience under future climate change scenarios in disadvantaged coastal communities in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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Smaller-than-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie

Algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie, as seen by aircraft during a flyover in September 2017. Image credit: Zachary Haslick, Aerial Associates Photography Inc.U-M researchers have performed more than 30 types of laboratory analyses on the water and ice along Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay as part of a larger effort – dubbed the Winter Grab – to better understand winter on the Great Lakes, a season long dismissed by many scientists as a time of dormancy when little of importance happens.

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