Dmitry Beletsky

Current Research Projects:
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• Developing Great Lakes Ice Model (GLIM) using CIOM (Coupled Ice-Ocean Model) in Lake Erie
• Lake Circulation Studies and the Great Lakes Coastal Forecast System (GLCFS)
• Hydrodynamic Studies on Lake Champlain

Recent GLERL Publications:
(See also All GLERL Publications for Beletsky)

• Schertzer, W.M., R.A. ASSEL, D. BELETSKY, T.E. CROLEY II, B.M. LOFGREN, J.H. SAYLOR, and D.J. SCHWAB. Lake Huron climatology, inter-lake exchange and mean circulation. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 11(2):144-152 (2008).
• Zhang, Z., D. BELETSKY, D.J. SCHWAB, and M.L. Stein. Assimilation of current measurements into a circulation model of Lake Michigan. Water Resources Research 43(W11407):11 pp. (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070046.pdf
• BELETSKY, D., D. M. MASON, D. J. SCHWAB, E. S. Rutherford, J. J. Janssen, D. F. Clapp, and J. M. Dettmers. Biophysical model of larval yellow perch advection and settlement in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:842-866 (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070041.pdf
• Lee, C., D.J. SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, J. Stroud, and B.M. Lesht. Numerical modeling of mixed sediment resuspension, transport, and deposition during the March 1998 episodic events in southern Lake Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research 112(C02018, doi:10.1029/2005JC003419):17 pp. (2007). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2007/20070011.pdf
• BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Modeling the 1998-2003 summer circulation and thermal structure in Lake Michigan. Journal of Geophysical Research 111:C10010 (doi:10.1029/2005JC003222) (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060032.pdf
• HAWLEY, N., T. H. JOHENGEN, Y. R. Rao, S. A. RUBERG, D. BELETSKY, S. A. LUDSIN, B. J. EADIE, D. J. SCHWAB, T. E. CROLEY II, and S. B. BRANDT. Lake Erie hypoxia prompts Canada-U.S. study. EOS Transactions 86(32):313-319 (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060021.pdf
• Stroud, J., B. M. Lesht, D. J. SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, and M. L. Stein. Tracking suspended sediment motion in Lake Michigan by combining satellite images with a numerical model. Technical Report No. 38. The University of Chicago, Center for Integrating Statistical and Environmental Science, Chicago, IL, 36 pp. (2006). http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/fulltext/2006/20060027.pdf
• BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, D. M. MASON, E. S. Rutherford, M. J. McCORMICK, H. A. VANDERPLOEG, and J. J. Janssen. Modeling the transport of larval yellow perch in Lake Michigan. Proceedings of the Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 8th International Conference, Monterey, CA, November 3-5, 2003. American Society of Civil Engineers, 439-454 pp. (2004).

Recent Presentations:
* denotes speaker

• BELETSKY, D. Modeling the transport, growth, and settlement of larval yellow perch in Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan Technical Committee Meeting, Travaerse City, MI, August 23-24, 2008 (2008).
• *BELETSKY, D., and D.J. SCHWAB. Modeling thermal structure in Lake Erie. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent Univesity, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Near-shore circulation modeling in southern Lake Michigan. 12th Workshop on Physical Processes in Natural Waters, Incline Village, NV, September 2-5, 2008 (2008).
• BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Nested grid circulation modeling in southern Lake Michigan. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Evaluation of a 3D circulation model to predict bacterial contamination at Great Lakes beaches. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2-7, 2008 (2008).
• *HOOK, T.O., D. BELETSKY, E. RUTHERFORD, D.M. MASON, and D.J. SCHWAB. A linked hydrodynamic and individual-based model to similate alewife recruitment in Lake Michigan. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *McCORMICK, M.J., T.O. Manley, D. BELETSKY, A.J. FOLEY, G.L. FAHNENSTIEL, and N. HAWLEY. Tracking the surface flow in Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain: Our Lake, Our Future, Burlington, VT, January 8-9, 2008 (2008).
• *Rucinski, D.K., D. BELETSKY, J. DePinto, D. Scavia, and D.J. SCHWAB. Long-term application of a climate-driven dissolved oxygen model for the central basin of Lake Erie. 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *Rucinski, D.K., D. BELETSKY, J. DePinto, D. Scavia, and D.J. SCHWAB. Development and application of ID eutrophic models for the central basisn of Lake Erie. 51st Annual Conference of the International Associaiton for Great Lakes Research, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, May 19-23, 2008 (2008).
• *SCHWAB, D.J., D. BELETSKY, and G.A. LANG. A real-time system for prediction of coastal circulation at Great Lakes beaches. 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 2-7, 2008 (2008).
• BELETSKY, D. Physical processes in the Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea, a comparison of two systems. The North American Great Lakes: Comparisons with the Baltic Sea Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, February 20, 2007. (2007).
• BELETSKY, D. Modeling thermal structure, circulation, and larval transport in Lake Michigan. College of Engineering Seminar Series, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, November 7, 2007. (2007).
• *BELETSKY, D., D.M. MASON, D.J. SCHWAB, E. Rutherford, J. Janssen, D. Clapp, and J. Dettmers. Biophysical model of larval yellow perch advection and settlement in Lake Michigan. The 30th Congress of the International Associatiaon of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 12-18, 2007. (2007).
• *BELETSKY, D., D.J. SCHWAB, and M.J. McCORMICK. Modeling the 1998-2003 summer circulation and thermal structure in Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *LOFGREN, B.M., T.E. CROLEY II, D.J. SCHWAB, and D. BELETSKY. Climate products for the Great Lakes region. Workshop on Climate Science and Services, NOAA Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC, April 11, 2007. (2007).
• McCORMICK, M.J., D.J. *SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, P.J. Roberts, A.G. WINKELMAN, A.J. FOLEY, E. Gungor, and N. Nekounee. Dispersion of the Grand River plume into the coastal waters of Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *Schertzer, W., R.A. ASSEL, D. BELETSKY, T.E. CROLEY II, B.M. LOFGREN, J. SAYLOR, and D.J. SCHWAB. Overview of physical limnology, hydrology, and climate characteristics of Lake Huron. Physical Limnology, Hydrology, and Climate, Second International Symposium on the Lake Huron Ecosystem: The State of Lake Huron, Ecosystem Change, Habitat, Contaminants, and Management, Honey Harbour, Ontario, Canada, October 11-13, 2006. (2007).
• *Stroud, J.R., B.M. Lesht, D.J. SCHWAB, D. BELETSKY, and M.L. Stein. Space-time forecasting of Lake Michigan sediment levels using satellite observations and a numerical model. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31, 2007. (2007).
• *Zhang, Z., D. BELETSKY, D.J. SCHWAB, and M.L. Stein. Assimilation of current measurements into a circulation model of Lake Michigan. 50th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Penn State University, University Park, PA, May 28-31,2007. (2007).
• *BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, J. DePinto, and D. Dolan. Hydrodynamic and phosphorus transport modeling in Lake Erie. Lake Erie Millenium Network Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 28 - March 2, 2006. (2006).
• BELETSKY, D., D. J. *SCHWAB, J. V. DePinto, and D. M. Dolan. Modeling phosphorus dynamics in Lake Erie and implications for hypolimnetic oxygen depletion. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 24, 2006. (2006).
• *BELETSKY, D., D. J. SCHWAB, N. HAWLEY, and R. Yerubandi. Hydrodynamic modeling of circulation and thermal structure in Lake Erie. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, W. Frick, Z. Ge, M. J. McCORMICK, A. G. WINKELMAN, and A. J. FOLEY. Development of nearshore hydrodynamic models for beach closure forecasting in the Great Lakes. American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI, February 21, 2006. (2006).
• *SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, W. Frick, Z. Ge, M. J. McCORMICK, A. G. WINKELMAN, and A. J. FOLEY. Development of nearshore hydrodynamic models for beach closure forecasting in the Great Lakes. 49th Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, May 22-26, 2006. (2006).
• *SCHWAB, D. J., D. BELETSKY, J. DePinto, and D. Dolan. Simulating phosphorus distribution in Lake Erie. 9th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, Charleston, SC, November 3-5, 2005. (2005).