GLEON: The Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) is a grassroots network of limnologists, information technology experts, and engineers who have a common goal of building a scalable, persistent network of lake ecology observatories. Data from these observatories, including The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network sites, will allow us to better understand key processes such as the effects of climate and landuse change on lake function, the role of episodic events such as typhoons in resetting lake dynamics, and carbon cycling within lakes. The observatories will consist of instrumented platforms on lakes around the world capable of sensing key limnological variables and moving the data in near-real time to web-accessible databases.
One of GLEON’s goals is to have the sensor platforms and cyberinfrastructure be compatible with the emerging design for NEON. This infrastructure will enable true international “team” science and create educational opportunities for students around the world. Further details can be find at: gleon.org.