The currents in the Straits of Mackinac are part of the complex lake system that links Lake Michigan to Lake Huron.

Monitoring currents and waves in the Straits — and throughout the Great Lakes — is of great interest to scientists, municipal managers, the shipping industry, environmentalists and government agencies.

In late May, Lorelle Meadows, dean of the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University and oceanographer by training, and Guy Meadows, director of the Great Lakes Research Center, conducted the first test of a high-frequency radar system specifically tuned for use in the Great Lakes.

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