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Technology Development
Hardware Development
Hardware development at GLERL is handled by GLERL's Marine Instrumentation Laboratory (MIL). MIL's goal is to provide high quality instrumentation packages for oceanographic, biological, chemical, and water resources data collection. The highly skilled engineers and technicians of MIL design electronics, develop schematics, manufacture circuit boards and develop computer software to support major systems design. MIL supports and maintains existing GLERL instrumentation, in addition to providing the hardware and software necessary for data acquisition systems.
Software Development
GLERL scientists also develop software to facilitate research. Numerical models are used to identify, forecast, and assist in managing and/or mitigating water quality, water quantity, and natural resource problems. Predictive models of currents, waves, and water levels are used by the federal agencies that have operational and regulatory authority. Models of the transport of toxic substances, food webs, and other aspects of the ecological balance are used in a research capacity to better understand the physical, biological, and chemical processes. These and many other models are also used to aid managers and decision-makers in developing strategies for coping with challenges such as invasive species, potential climate change, and other problems.
See Data - Models