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The Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) provides the infrastructure, staff and data management that Canadian researchers need to carry out cutting-edge, integrated and transformative research on the Great Lakes. A partner of Global Water Futures (GWF), RAEON improves understanding of the mechanisms and processes of large lake ecosystems and contributes to the management, rehabilitation and enhancement of their ecosystem services.

RAEON EDI STATEMENT

Following the leadership of The University of Windsor, RAEON is equally committed to ensuring that researchers involved in the network are provided with an equitable, diverse, and inclusive (EDI) environment.
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Research collaborations: The best way to tackle big ecosystem issues
Solving increasingly complex environmental challenges requires collaborative research networks that share expertise, data, information, and tools. Fortunately, the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON) is providing exactly what researchers need to carry out their work to understand and monitor freshwater ecosystems in the Great Lakes. Read the full article on page 11 of the Winter ...
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UWindsor receives $1.77M to join largest freshwater research network in Canada
University joins 8 others as part of Canada-wide research CBC News The University of Windsor is receiving more than $1.77 million in funding to support its leadership in the Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON). It’s working with eight other schools in the largest freshwater observational research network in Canada, and one of the largest globally. Aaron Fisk ...
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UofWindsor pulling in big research money to tackle ‘water crisis’
Windsor Star Living at the centre of the Great Lakes, the world’s biggest freshwater body, any suggestion there might be big issues with our water might be hard to swallow. But being surrounded by an abundance of the liquid doesn’t mean not being directly impacted by large challenges associated with it, including pollution, toxic algae ...
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Smart Project Series: Consortium of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in the Great Lakes
By Maggie Xenopoulos, Trent University This is part of the Smart Project Series—stories published by Smart Great Lakes Initiative (SGLi) partners that explore current or future projects that sum up what it means to be “smart,” as established in the Common Strategy for Smart Great Lakes. The Common Strategy is the key document of the SGLi and will ...
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RAEON Deployment Map

Deployment Maps

Ongoing/archived RAEON equipment deployments
RAEON EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY & DATA SHARING

Equipment Availability & Data Sharing

List of available RAEON equipment + equipment loan & data sharing forms.

RAEON Projects

Investigating shoreline change in the Great Lakes & the Smart Beach project
RAEON has supported several projects related to shoreline change in the Great Lakes, including a study using artificial vegetation to protect shorelines by reducing the…
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Acoustic telemetry range-testing using Slocum gliders in Lake Huron
RAEON, in partnership with the US Geological Survey, is range testing a novel mobile platform to improve glider-based acoustic telemetry studies. Scientists use acoustic telemetry…
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Hydrological process control on organic carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from wetland in agricultural landscapes
Canada’s GHG reductions and carbon offsets to prevent warming beyond 1.5 °C need to be reported internationally in order to be recognized in global negotiations…
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Real-Time Data Collection to Help Protect Drinking Water Sources
This project will help scientists better understand and predict the development of harmful algal blooms (HABs) using real-time data. The project team will deploy real-time continuous…
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Scientists Studying Seasonal Fish Habitat Use and Production in Inland Lakes
Novel methods will yield rich data to improve resource protection Freshwater fish are an important economic and cultural resource to Canadians. Recent research indicates, however,…
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Investigating nearshore and offshore patterns of thermocline and deep chlorophyll maxima formation in Lake Ontario
Continuous monitoring will provide data needed to help protect ecosystems Scientists deployed an autonomous underwater vehicle to continuously collect high-resolution spatial and temporal data in…
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Tracking more than 30 years of phytoplankton blooms in Lake Winnipeg
Lake Winnipeg —one of North America’s Great Lakes — recently has been labeled one of the most threatened lakes in the world because of increased…
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The effect of different nitrogenous compounds on cyanobacteria physiology and toxin production
Intensive agricultural lands feed into Canada’s Great Lakes. The primary type of nitrogen used in agriculture has changed over time, shifting from organic to inorganic…
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Understanding the distribution and presence of different cyanotoxins in Ontario waters
Cyanobacteria, algae that form on the surface of nutrient-rich waters, can produce an array of toxins. Accurately measuring these toxins in waterbodies is crucial because…
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Atlantic salmon restoration in Lake Ontario
Atlantic salmon were historically abundant in Lake Ontario, but their populations disappeared from the lake more than a century ago. Management agencies and conservation groups…
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    Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
    University of Windsor
    2990 Riverside Drive West
    Windsor, Ontario, N9C 1A2
    Canada