BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uaf-accap.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20130310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20131103T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20140309T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20141102T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20150308T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20151101T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20160313T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20161106T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20170312T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20171105T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20180311T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20181104T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20190310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20191103T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181114T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T190553Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220446Z UID:7867-1542196800-1542200400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Insights and Resources to Guide Climate Change Communication DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kristin Timm\, George Mason University \n\n\n\nThere is a growing body of social science related to communicating climate change and related weather hazards. This research offers several insights on how different audiences perceive and understand climate change and what communication approaches to adopt with each\, whether you are trying to raise awareness\, discuss risks\, or encourage people to adopt a new behavior. \n\n\n\nThis talk will provide a summary of important ideas from the field of climate change communication\, with a focus on practical recommendations for weather and climate professionals. \n\n\n\nLinks shared during webinar\n\n\n\nGlobal Warming’s Six Americas Science Communicators\nMust Consider Short-Term Objectives While Keeping Their Eyes on the PrizeThinking About Your\nCommunication Goals & ObjectivesYale Climate Opinion\nMapsSkeptical Science 10 ways to have better\nconversations Ted TalkClimate Central Media Library DrawdownOverwhelmed by climate\nchange? Here’s what you can doAct on Climate ChangeBrowse free resources or apply for membership\nin Climate Access or the Climate Advocacy Lab \n\n\n\nFor\ntraining in science and climate change communication\n\n\n\nYale’s Communicating Climate Change and Health\nOnline ClassAlan Alda\nCenterAmerican Association\nfor the Advancement of Science (AAAS) AGU Sharing\nScience ProgramContact Kristin via email or on Twitter @kmftimm\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-insights-and-resources-to-guide-climate-change-communication/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181005T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181005T120000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20200102T165537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220752Z UID:17772-1538737200-1538740800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Analysis of Forecastability of Rapid Growth Periods of Alaska Wildfires in both Boreal and Tundra Ecosystems DESCRIPTION:Speaking: Celia Fisher and James White\, NOAA Hollings Scholars \n\n\n\n Alaska experiences extremely variable and increasingly active wildland fire seasons\, with 6.6 million acres burned in 2004 and 5.1 million in 2015 respectively. The majority of acres burn in relatively brief periods of extremely warm and dry weather. Our hypothesis is that there are localized weather characteristic and identifiable large-scale weather patterns conducive to such rapid wildfire growth. The likelihood of these patterns can be the target of forecasts over periods of several days to several weeks in order to inform decision-makers and other potentially affected stakeholders. \n\n\n\nThe Hollings Scholars utilized an existing database of daily wildfire acreage back to at least the 1990s. They identified sub-monthly periods of rapid wildfire growth in both boreal and tundra ecosystems and performed analysis of associated atmospheric conditions and synoptic weather patterns using online and UAF available meteorological reanalysis data. This presentation will present the findings of their work. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/rapid-growth-wildfire-hollings/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Lecture END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181002T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20181002T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20191022T221837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220724Z UID:17573-1538474400-1538478000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Climate Change in Alaska: Impacts on the Entomofauna DESCRIPTION:Speaking: Derek Sikes\, University of Alaska Museum \n\n\n\nThe University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection is a biorepository for vouchers from varied projects throughout the state. A number of examples of possible and potential climate change impacts on the terrestrial invertebrates of Alaska will be presented. These will cover various taxa including snow-field associated rove beetles\, butterflies\, ants\, and earthworms. This work will be put in a global context. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/climate-change-in-alaska-impacts-on-the-entomofauna/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180822T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180822T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T200944Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220445Z UID:7892-1534939200-1534942800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: CIRA Development of Alaska-Relevant Satellite Applications from Suomi-NPP/JPSS-1 and GOES-R DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steve Miller\, Colorado State University \n\n\n\nThe Alaska Region achieves a unique resonance of natural hazards spanning the surface to the top of the troposphere and civilian/multi-agency activities impacted directly by them. The remote and data sparse expanses of this region elevate the value to forecasters of satellite-based remote sensing\, and take best advantage of polar-orbiting assets in a way that the mid- to low-latitude users cannot. \n\n\n\nOver the past decade we have entered a new era of capabilities at the high latitudes thanks to advances on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) new-generation satellite programs. \n\n\n\nThe introduction of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) and Joint Polar Satellite System-1 (JPSS-1\, or NOAA-20) satellites\, and their Visible/Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day/Night Band (DNB) sensors\, have begun to ‘shed light’ on the extended nights of the cool seasons in novel and useful ways. \n\n\n\nThe Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) promises to far surpass the capabilities of previous GOES imager for Alaska coverage once GOES-17 migrates to the GOES-W position (137 W) this Fall. \n\n\n\nTogether\, these new polar -and geo-satellites pack a formidable one-two punch in terms of providing coverage and capability for this key domain of increasing strategic importance\, commercial activity\, and attendant infrastructure/population growth. \n\n\n\nThe Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)\, established at Colorado State University in 1980\, works closely with NOAA to develop algorithms and applications based on its cadre of environmental satellites. Here\, we present some of these applications\, including the science behind them\, with an eye toward their relevance to the Alaska Region. \n\n\n\nExamples include VIIRS/DNB nighttime applications\, estimates of cloud geometric thickness for aviation and cold air aloft\, atmospheric moisture retrievals\, and products that anticipate GOES-17 ABI utility over all parts of Alaska and surroundings. \n\n\n\nSome of these products are currently being fielded to Alaskan users via coordination with the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) at the University of Alaska\, Fairbanks. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-cira-development-of-alaska-relevant-satellite-applications-from-suomi-npp-jpss-1-and-goes-r/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180821T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180821T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T193119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220737Z UID:7871-1534845600-1534849200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Carbon Projects in Alaska: How they work and the risks and rewards DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Nathan Lojewski\, Forestry Manager\, Chugachmiut; and Clare Doig\, Forest Land Management\, Inc. \n\n\n\nAs forests grow\, the trees absorb CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis and store it within their growing biomass (trunk\, branches\, leaves and root systems). \n\n\n\nA “forest carbon offset\,” is a metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)—the emission of which is avoided or newly stored—that is purchased by greenhouse gas emitters to compensate for emissions occurring elsewhere. Offsets may be developed under voluntary market standards or compliance market standards\, each of which has specific carbon accounting and eligibility rules. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will focus on how offset projects work and the different types of forest management activities involved\, all with a focus on Alaska. It will also cover specific carbon projects in Alaska and working with land owners (including village corporations) assessing the risks and rewards of such projects and whether or not they want to be involved in a project. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/carbon-projects-in-alaska-how-they-work-and-the-risks-and-rewards/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180718T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180718T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T193342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220446Z UID:7874-1531915200-1531918800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: The NOAA Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS): Products\, Applications\, and Improvements DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christopher Grassotti\, NESDIS STAR/SMCD \n\n\n\nThe Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS) is the official NOAA operational microwave-only retrieval system. It was first introduced into operations in 2007 and currently processes data from NOAA-18\, -19\, MetopA\, MetopB\, DMSP F-17\, F-18\, GPM\, Megha-Tropiques\, Suomi-NPP\, and the recently-launched NOAA-20 satellite. \n\n\n\nThe retrieval algorithm is based on a 1-dimensional variational approach in which the fundamental physical attributes affecting the microwave observations are retrieved physically\, including the profile of temperature\, water vapor\, hydrometeors\, as well as surface emissivity and temperature. Further post-processing of the core retrieved variables allows for production of derived products such as surface precipitation rate\, sea ice concentration and age\, and snow water equivalent. \n\n\n\nDue to its use of microwave data only\, MiRS has the capability of operating in “all weather” conditions. Additionally\, the processing of data from multiple polar orbiting satellite platforms leads to higher effective temporal and spatial coverage that increases with latitude. \n\n\n\nThe presentation will cover the background of the MiRS retrieval approach\, and then move on to discussion of retrieval products\, user applications\, and recent work aimed at scientific improvements. Where possible\, examples will be chosen that are relevant to users in high-latitude regions such as Alaska. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-the-noaa-microwave-integrated-retrieval-system-mirs-products-applications-and-improvements/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180620T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180620T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T202025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220755Z UID:7897-1529496000-1529499600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Volcanic Cloud Monitoring in the North Pacific: The Dawning of the GOES-R Era DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael J. Pavolonis\, (NOAA/NESDIS) NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies\, University of Wisconsin – Madison \n\n\n\nVolcanic clouds\, which are a major aviation hazard\, are complex and the background environment in which they reside is often complicated as well. Much of the complexity is due to the multi-composition nature of volcanic clouds\, which frequently consist of some combination of volcanic ash\, volcanic gases\, and hydrometeors. Thus\, volcanic cloud remote sensing is very challenging. \n\n\n\n“Next generation” geostationary meteorological satellites\, such as GOES-17\, have many more spectral channels\, improved spatial resolution\, and provide far more frequent images compared to heritage geostationary satellites. \n\n\n\nThe more advanced spectral\, spatial\, and temporal capabilities of next generation geostationary satellites allow for much improved qualitative and quantitative volcanic cloud remote sensing. The additional spectral channels help to distinguish between volcanic ash and other features and improve the accuracy of ash cloud property retrievals. \n\n\n\nSpectral channels that are sensitive to volcanic sulfur dioxide (SO2) are also available. The improvement in spatial resolution and the dramatic increase in image frequency results in earlier detection of volcanic emissions and for more robust long term tracking of volcanic clouds. \n\n\n\nWhile no single satellite sensor is ideal for detecting and characterizing all volcanic clouds at all times\, it will be shown that improved spectral\, spatial\, and temporal attributes of next generation satellites have a significant positive impact on volcanic cloud identification\, tracking\, and characterization. The full potential of the next generation geostationary satellites\, however\, will only be realized if automation is used to supplement manual interrogation of imagery\, as daily data volumes are about 100 times greater than the previous generation of satellites. \n\n\n\nIn an effort to fully utilize next generation geostationary measurements for real-time volcanic cloud applications\, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)\, in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin\, has developed the Volcanic Cloud Analysis Toolkit (VOLCAT). VOLCAT utilizes many different satellite sensors generate alerts when volcanic unrest or an eruption is detected. \n\n\n\nVOLCAT also automatically tracks and characterizes volcanic clouds. Through advanced use of spectral\, spatial\, and temporal information\, the VOLCAT algorithms are capable of automatically detecting a broad range of volcanic clouds\, including opaque multi-component (ash\, ice\, and SO2) clouds. \n\n\n\nSeveral examples are used to illustrate the value of VOLCAT and next generation satellites\, with an emphasis on volcanic activity in the North Pacific. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/volcanic-cloud-monitoring-in-the-north-pacific-the-dawning-of-the-goes-r-era/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180516T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180516T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T193554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220445Z UID:7876-1526472000-1526475600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: New capabilities\, opportunities\, and challenges using GOES-17 in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jordan Gerth\, University of Wisconsin at Madison \n\n\n\nFollowing a successful launch\, the second new-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite\, GOES-S\, became GOES-17 and is currently in the test position of 89.5 degrees West longitude. \n\n\n\nThis fall\, the satellite will begin drifting to its new position at 137 degrees West longitude\, where it will begin imaging as the operational GOES-West satellite this November. \n\n\n\nGOES-West will dramatically improve weather satellite imaging of Alaska\, with four times more detail compared to previous generation geostationary weather satellites\, even on the North Slope. This will enhance scientific studies and operational weather monitoring of Alaska for nearly a decade to come. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will discuss the value of GOES-17\, particularly the unique aspects and challenges for high latitudes. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-new-capabilities-opportunities-and-challenges-using-goes-17-in-alaska/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180501T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180501T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T194054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220736Z UID:7878-1525176000-1525179600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:River Ice Breakup: What Do We Know? DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Steven F. Daly PE\, PhD\, D.WRE ERDC/CRREL USACE \n\n\n\nBreakup transforms an ice-covered river into an open river. Two ideal forms of breakup bracket the types of breakup that commonly occur. \n\n\n\nAt one extreme is thermal breakup. During an ideal thermal breakup\, the river ice cover deteriorates and melts in place\, with no increase in flow and little or no ice movement. At the other extreme is the more complex and less understood mechanical breakup\, which is the focus of this presentation. \n\n\n\nThe main driver of mechanical breakup is the flow discharge hydrograph. The increase in flow induces stresses in the cover\, and the stresses in turn cause cracks and the ultimate fragmentation of the ice cover into pieces that are carried by the channel flow. Ice jams take place at locations where the ice fragments stop; severe and sudden hydraulic transients can result when these ice jams form or when they release. \n\n\n\nThis presentation will focus on mechanical breakup and the historical evolution of our understanding of this topic. The presentation will include discussions of ice cover formation and the typical resulting ice structure\, wave-ice interaction\, the physics of the cracking\, and the current status of our understanding of breakup. \n\n\n\nCRREL Ice Jam Database Yukon River breakup timelapse video Gallatin River breakup wave\, 2012 \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/river-ice-breakup-what-do-we-know/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180411T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T195521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220736Z UID:7883-1523448000-1523451600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Understanding the Arctic Through A Co-Production of Knowledge DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Carolina Behe\, Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska; Julie Raymond-Yakoubian\, Kawerak\, Inc.; Raychelle Daniel\, The Pew Charitable Trust \n\n\n\nThe Arctic is changing at an accelerated rate due to climate change and increased anthropogenic activity. Given the rate of change\, never has it been more important to work toward a holistic understanding of the Arctic’s interconnecting systems. \n\n\n\nA co-production of knowledge framework will provide the holistic view and comprehension needed to inform effective and adaptive policies and practices. \n\n\n\nWe underscore the role and value of different knowledge systems with different methodologies and the need for collaborative approaches in identifying research questions. We will present the most important components that form a co-production of knowledge framework. \n\n\n\nCo-production of Knowledge examples from the Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska and Kawerak\, Inc.\n\n\n\nInuit food security\n\n\n\nAlaskan Inuit Food Security Conceptual Framework: How to Assess the Arctic From An Inuit Perspective\, 2016. Food Security Report Brochure\, Food Security Summary and Recommendations Report\, Full Technical ReportFood Sovereignty and Self-Governance – Inuit Role in Managing Arctic Marine Resources \n\n\n\nInuit education\n\n\n\nSouthwest Regional Education Decolonization Think Tank Report – April 2017Alaskan Inuit Education Alignment Summit Report – November 2016North Slope Regional Education Decolonization Think Tank Report – October 2016Northwest Arctic Regional Education Decolonization Think Tank Report – June 2016Bering Strait Regional Education Decolonization Think Tank Report – April 2016\n\n\n\nWorkshop reports\n\n\n\nCoastal Monitoring Indigenous Knowledge Holders Meeting Report – February 2017\, Ottawa\, Canada.  Coastal Monitoring Indigenous Knowledge Holders Meeting Report. Ottawa\, Canada\, February 29\, 2016. Facilitated by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) with funding provided by Polar Knowledge Canada.\n\n\n\nKawerak’s Marine Program\n\n\n\nBering\nStrait Voices: Vision for Action Summit ReportBering\nStrait Voices on Arctic Shipping Report 2016Bering\nStrait Voices on Arctic Shipping Final Report 2014\n\n\n\nKawerak’s Social Science Program\n\n\n\nResearch Processes and Indigenous Communities in Western\n Alaska: Workshop ReportChapter: Cosmological Changes: Shifts in Human–Fish\n Relationships in Alaska’s Bering Strait RegionArticle: The Incorporation of Traditional Knowledge into\n Alaska federal fisheries management“Always taught not to waste”: Traditional Knowledge and\n Norton Sound/Bering Strait Salmon PopulationsArticle: A Bering Strait Indigenous Framework for Resource\n Management: Respectful Seal and Walrus HuntingKawerak Knowledge and Subsistence-Related TermsChapter: Conceptual and Institutional Frameworks for\n Protected Areas\, and the Status of Indigenous InvolvementArticle: Building an Indigenous Evidence-base for\n Tribally-led Habitat Conservation PoliciesArticle: Qualitative\n Participatory Mapping of Seal and Walrus Harvest and Habitat AreasArticle: Developing Theoretical Marine Habitat Suitability\n Models from Remotely-Sensed Data and Traditional Ecological Knowledge“The World Has Changed”: Iŋalit Traditional Knowledge of\n Walrus in the Bering SeaIndigenous Knowledge and Use of Bering Strait Ocean Currents\n ReportIndigenous Knowledge and Use of Bering Strait Ocean Currents\n BookIndigenous Knowledge and Use of Ocean Currents (poster in\n English and Russian)“We depend on the sea”: The Importance of Walrus to Little\n Diomede (poster)Seal and Walrus Harvest and Habitat Areas for Nine Bering\n Strait Region CommunitiesBering Strait Marine Life and Subsistence Data SynthesisLittle Diomede Iñupiaq Glossary and Walrus Preparation GuidePolicy-Based Recommendations from Kawerak’s Ice Seal and\n Walrus ProjectArticle: Participation and Resistance – Tribal Involvement in\n Bering Sea Fisheries Management and PolicyFood for the Soul: Bering Strait Region Non-Salmon Fish\n Preparation and RecipesArticle: Linkages between human health and ocean healthSeal and Walrus Hunting Safety BookTraditions of Respect BookWhen the fish come\, we go fishing: Local Ecological Knowledge\n of Non-Salmon Fish ReportClimate-Ocean Effects on Chinook Salmon: Local Traditional\n Knowledge Component\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/understanding-the-arctic-through-a-co-production-of-knowledge/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20180221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T200155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220445Z UID:7886-1519214400-1519218000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: An Exploration of Kodiak Wind Events DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Perry Dehne\, NOAA; Julia Ruthford\, NOAA; Emily Niebuhr\, NOAA NWS \n\n\n\nKodiak City on Kodiak Island is one of the busiest port cities in Alaska and home to one of the largest Coast Guard bases in the United States. However\, strong wind events may impede or even prohibit both air and marine traffic. \n\n\n\nAn intense gap wind and mountain wave hybrid event occurred December 2-3\, which the National Weather Service Office in Anchorage\, AK successfully anticipated. \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, the factors leading to this strong wind event will be explored in-depth. In addition\, a climatology of the top 10 wind events to occur in Kodiak City will be presented and classified based on similar synoptic and mountain wave properties. Finally\, a statistical gap wind tool has been developed to help forecasters anticipate wind events which will be shared. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-an-exploration-of-kodiak-wind-events/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20171018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20171018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T204059Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220754Z UID:7904-1508328000-1508331600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Integrating Polar-Orbiting Products into the Forecast Routine for Explosive Cyclogenesis & Extratropical Transition DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Folmer\, NOAA Satellite Liaison \n\n\n\nThe Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) was added to the Satellite Proving Ground for Marine\, Precipitation\, and Satellite Analysis in late 2012\, just in time to introduce forecasters to the very high-resolution imagery available from the Suomi-National Polar Partnership (S-NPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument when observing and forecasting Hurricane Sandy (2012). \n\n\n\nSince that time\, more polar products have been introduced to the forecast routines at the National Weather Service (NWS) Ocean Prediction Center (OPC)\, Weather Prediction Center (WPC)\, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch (TAFB) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC)\, and the Satellite Analysis Branch (SAB) of the National Environmental Satellite\, Data\, and Information Service (NESDIS). \n\n\n\nThese new data sets have led to research projects at the OPC and TAFB that have specifically been looking into the early identification of stratospheric intrusions that lead to explosive cyclogenesis or extratropical transition of tropical cyclones. \n\n\n\nCurrently NOAA Unique CrIS/ATMS Processing System (NUCAPS) temperature and moisture soundings are available in AWIPS-II as a point-based display. Traditionally soundings are used to anticipate and forecast severe convection\, however unique and valuable information can be gained from soundings for other forecasting applications\, such as extratropical transition\, especially in data sparse regions. \n\n\n\nAdditional research has been conducted to look at how JPSS CrIS/ATMS NUCAPS soundings might help forecasters identify the pre-extratropical transition or pre-explosive cyclogenesis environments\, leading to earlier diagnosis and better public advisories. \n\n\n\nCrIS/ATMS NUCAPS soundings\, IASI and NUCAPS ozone products\, NOAA G-IV GPS dropwindsondes\, the Air Mass RGB\, and single water vapor channels have been analyzed to look for the precursors to these high impact events. \n\n\n\nThis presentation seeks to show some early analysis and potential uses of the polar-orbiting datasets to compliment the geostationary imagery and therefore lead to earlier identification and possible warnings. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/integrating-polar-orbiting-products-into-the-forecast-routine-for-explosive-cyclogenesis-extratropical-transition/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170920T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T204428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220444Z UID:7907-1505908800-1505912400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Diagnosis and Validation of Surface Precipitation Type DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Heather Reeves\, Research Associate (CIMMS/NSSL) \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, several issues related to surface hydrometeor classification are discussed. These include uncertainty in the observations\, algorithms used to deduce the precipitation type from numerical weather prediction models\, and the uncertainty in the models themselves. \n\n\n\nOne of these issues\, the uncertainty in the algorithms\, is addressed by reinventing the way hydrometeor classification is performed in NWP models. This new classifier is referred to as the Spectral Bin Classifier (SBC). Its design and performance metrics will be presented. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-diagnosis-and-validation-of-surface-precipitation-type/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170823T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170823T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T204708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220443Z UID:7909-1503489600-1503493200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: HRRR-AK: Status and Future of a High-Resolution Forecast Model for Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Trevor Alcott (NOAA) and Jiang Zhu (GINA/UAF) \n\n\n\nThe High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) Alaska model (HRRR-AK) is a new weather forecast model that uses a specially configured version of the Advanced Research WRF (ARW) model to predict atmospheric and surface conditions over all of Alaska\, at 3-km grid spacing\, out to 36 hours. \n\n\n\nHRRR-AK is cycled every 3 hours at NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)\, assimilating many novel and conventional observations to produce a “best” initial atmospheric state\, and benefiting from recent improvements to the existing contiguous-US HRRR physics suite. However\, Alaska lies at the functional fringe of geostationary satellite coverage and is notorious for a scarcity of conventional surface observations. \n\n\n\nTo address this issue\, ESRL has partnered with the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) group at University of Alaska Fairbanks to explore the effective use of polar orbiting satellite data. \n\n\n\nThis talk will cover the current configuration of HRRR-AK\, known strengths and weaknesses\, and ongoing work at GINA toward assimilating new satellite datasets for improved HRRR-AK forecasts. \n\n\n\nRapid Refresh sitePolar WInds\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-hrrr-ak-status-and-future-of-a-high-resolution-forecast-model-for-alaska/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170719T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170719T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T205637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220443Z UID:7912-1500465600-1500469200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Seasonal Forecasting Using an Analog Technique DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Brian Brettschneider\, University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nMany places have a local saying that reads\, “if you don’t like the weather\, wait 15 minutes.” This idiom is not as applicable to Alaska\, where strong seasonality is an ever present fact of life. \n\n\n\nIn December\, January\, and February\, all of Mainland Alaska has snow on the ground and experiences sub-freezing temperatures. In June\, July\, and August\, long days mean warm temperatures\, clouds\, rain\, and mosquitoes. Within those seasons\, large variation exists from one year to the next. Winter 2016-17 is much colder and snowier than either of the previous two winters. \n\n\n\nThose differences are meaningful in the cold season for activities that involve travel on frozen rivers and shorefast ice\, following game tracks in snow\, meat and fish storage\, and more. In summer\, year-to-year differences in climate affect fish runs\, berry production\, river runoff\, and fire activity. \n\n\n\nAn IARC project with John Walsh and Rick Thoman\, Brettschneider uses an analog technique to forecast seasonal conditions based on previous months’ conditions. If conditions over a 1\, 2\, 3\, or more month time period are similar to some other year\, then highlighting that match year is useful for determining what the current year’s conditions will resemble 1\, 2\, 3\, or more months in the future. \n\n\n\nFor example\, a forecast for June temperatures based on the three years with the best global 500 mb geopotential height match to October-December 2016 in the northern hemisphere indicate near normal temperatures for most of the state with slightly below normal temperatures for the eastern interior. \n\n\n\nThis type of pattern-match analog forecasting provides long lead-time indications for seasonal conditions. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-seasonal-forecasting-using-an-analog-technique/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170621T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170621T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T205811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220443Z UID:7913-1498046400-1498050000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: A Five-Year Study of Lightning Patterns Across Southcentral Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rebecca Duell and Matt Clay\, NOAA National Weather Service \n\n\n\nLightning Activity Level is a parameter forecasted by the National Weather Service that has important fire weather and safety implications across Alaska. In an effort to improve Lightning Activity Level forecasts across Southcentral Alaska\, a study of archived lightning data was performed. \n\n\n\nLightning data from 2012-2016 over Southcentral Alaska from the Alaska Lightning Detection Network (ALDN) were examined to identify spatial and temporal trends in lightning activity. Lightning event days were broken down both geographically and by lightning frequency\, and differences in weather patterns between days with high frequencies of lighting and days with low frequencies of lightning were identified. \n\n\n\nThe five-year lightning climatology will be presented along with a discussion of weather patterns that lead to thunderstorms with varying frequencies of lightning strikes across Southcentral Alaska. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-a-five-year-study-of-lightning-patterns-across-southcentral-alaska/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170412T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170412T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T210030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220442Z UID:7914-1491998400-1492002000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: VIIRS Imagery Applications for Fire Weather Monitoring DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Curtis J. Seaman\, CIRA\, Colorado State University \n\n\n\nThe Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite has been producing high-quality imagery since its launch in October 2011. \n\n\n\nAdditional VIIRS instruments will be launched on subsequent JPSS satellites (1-4). The 22 bands on VIIRS include 5 high-resolution imagery channels (~375 m resolution at nadir)\, 16 moderate resolution channels (~750 m resolution)\, and the Day/Night Band (~742 m resolution)\, which collectively range in wavelength from 0.412 μm to 12.01 μm. \n\n\n\nThese channels offer a wide range of imagery applications that are useful for monitoring the fire weather environment. For example\, VIIRS has 5 bands in the near and shortwave IR that useful for detecting hot spots. The Day/Night Band is sensitive to the light emissions from fires at night\, as well as the smoke (given sufficient moonlight). \n\n\n\nIn addition to these individual VIIRS bands\, there are many multispectral applications including red-green-blue (RGB) composites of these channels that are useful for detecting fires\, smoke\, vegetation health\, snow and ice coverage\, and even flooding. \n\n\n\nSpecific RGB applications include: \n\n\n\nTrue Color for detecting/monitoring smoke; Natural Color for detecting snow cover\, vegetation health and burn scars; the Fire Temperature RGB composite for monitoring fire activity; and the Snow/Cloud Discriminator product\, which utilizes the Day/Night Band to improve the discrimination of snow and clouds at night. \n\n\n\nAn introduction to these RGB composites and an overview of these applications will be discussed. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-viirs-imagery-applications-for-fire-weather-monitoring/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170315T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T210512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220442Z UID:7915-1489579200-1489582800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Use of Imagery from Weather Satellites to Anticipate and Observe Breakup Flooding in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Eric Stevens (GINA) and Jessie Cherry (NWS) \n\n\n\nEvery spring the previous winter’s snowpack melts and can cause ice jams and flooding in Alaska. A new generation of weather satellites is helping the National Weather Service (NWS) anticipate and monitor breakup flooding in new ways. \n\n\n\nExamples of satellite imagery will be presented\, along with descriptions of how these images are useful to the NWS and allow the NWS to provide enhanced services to state and local emergency managers. \n\n\n\nAlaska-Pacific River Forecast Center Training module\, “JPSS River Ice and Flood Products” River Flood Product\n\n\n\nNews stories from Galena flood of 2013: \n\n\n\nAnchorage Daily NewsSky News\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-the-use-of-imagery-from-weather-satellites-to-anticipate-and-observe-breakup-flooding-in-alaska/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20170214T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T200538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220736Z UID:7890-1487073600-1487077200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:2018 National Climate Assessment: Overview\, Alaska Chapter\, and Public Input for the 2018 Report DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Carl Markon\, Non-Federal lead\, Alaska Chapter NCA4; Fred Lipschultz\, U.S. Global Change Research Program \n\n\n\nThe National Climate Assessment (NCA) is produced every four years by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The USGCRP\, under the Global Change Research Act of 1990\, is mandated to deliver a status report to the President and Congress that evaluates\, integrates and interprets the findings of their federal research program on global change. \n\n\n\nThe NCA aims to integrate new information on climate science into the context of larger social\, ecological\, and policy systems. It will provide an updated report of climate change impacts and vulnerability\, evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation activities\, and identify knowledge gaps. \n\n\n\nAlaska has been identified as one of 10 Regional Assessments to be included in the 2018 national report. The purpose of the presentation is to provide a brief background on the NCA\, present some current topical areas will include\, and seek public feedback. It is hoped that the audience can provides feedback on current landscape changes that are affecting their lifestyles. \n\n\n\nSee the most recent National Climate Assessment \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2018-national-climate-assessment-overview-alaska-chapter-and-public-input-for-the-2018-report/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20150203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20150203T110000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20200317T214643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220724Z UID:17941-1422957600-1422961200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:The climate has changed\, have we? Reflections on 50 years of fire management in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Jointly sponsored and hosted by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Randi Jandt\, Alaska Fire Science Consortium \n\n\n\nRandi Jandt talked about the evolution of Alaska firefighting practices–field and management–over the past 50 years. We are starting to be aware of the changes in climate and in Alaska forests: is the wildfire “problem” the same one we faced a half-century ago? Have our management approaches and thinking about wildfire changed during that time? She will combine her background in land and fire management agencies with input from long-term observers to discuss which changes might be a response to changing weather\, climate\, and fire regimes in Alaska. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/the-climate-has-changed-have-we-reflections-on-50-years-of-fire-management-in-alaska/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ORGANIZER;CN="Alison Hayden%2C ACCAP Program Manager":MAILTO:abhayden@alaska.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141217T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T211512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220735Z UID:7916-1418817600-1418821200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Climate Scenarios and Vulnerabilities in the Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands DESCRIPTION:Speakers: John Walsh (University of Alaska Fairbanks) and Nick Bond (University of Washington) \n\n\n\nNick Bond and John Walsh will briefly summarize the downscaling methods and output variables they are each generating from global climate models for the mid-21st century for the Aleutian and Bering Sea region. \n\n\n\nDownscaling methods and relative uncertainty across the different output variables for both CMIP3 and CMIP5 (the most recent generation) climate models will be described in the context of climatic variability in the region. The emphasis will be on temperature\, winds and sea ice. \n\n\n\nAdditionally\, efforts to integrate climate information into whole-system models of ocean response will be highlighted\, illustrating applications of using climate model output to project detailed oceanographic properties including ecosystem productivity and community structure. \n\n\n\nThis webinar is part of a project engaging stakeholders as well as natural and social scientists to assess the vulnerability of key resources and ecosystem services within the Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands region and there are many ways get involved in the project\, including participating in workshops at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS) and community meetings throughout the region. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/climate-scenarios-and-vulnerabilities-in-the-aleutian-and-bering-sea-islands/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141211T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141211T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T212309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220735Z UID:7930-1418299200-1418302800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Do Trophic Cascades Affect The Storage and Flux of Atmospheric Carbon? An Analysis for Sea Otters and Kelp Forests  DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christopher Wilmers\, UC Santa Cruz  \n\n\n\nWe combined data collected over the last 40 years to estimate the indirect effects of sea otters on ecosystem carbon production and storage across their North American range from Vancouver Island to the western edge of the Aleutian Islands. \n\n\n\nWe find that sea otters\, by suppressing sea urchins\, substantially increase kelp ecosystem productivity and have a strong influence on kelp carbon flux and storage. \n\n\n\nOver an ecosystem area of approximately 5.1 x 1010 meters\, the effect of sea otter predation on living kelp biomass alone is approximate to 5.6-11% of the carbon contained in the volume of atmosphere above the North American sea otter range; 21-42% of the increase in atmospheric carbon since pre-industrial times in that same volume of atmosphere; or the carbon emissions from 5 million cars in an average year. \n\n\n\nThis stored carbon would be valued at $304-603 million on the European Carbon Exchange. Results support evidence that predator-driven ecosystem changes influence the rates of carbon flux and storage in many other species and ecosystems. \n\n\n\nJournal article in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment \n\n\n\nChristopher C Wilmers\, James A Estes\, Matthew Edwards\, Kristin L Laidre\, and Brenda Konar. 2012. Do trophic cascades affect the storage and flux of atmospheric carbon? An analysis of sea otters and kelp forests. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 409–415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/110176 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/do-trophic-cascades-affect-the-storage-and-flux-of-atmospheric-carbon-an-analysis-for-sea-otters-and-kelp-forests/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T212825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220735Z UID:7932-1416225600-1416229200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change: Promoting Community-Based Adaptation Planning for Climate Change in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Tenaya Sunbury and David Driscoll\, Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies\, University of Alaska Anchorage \n\n\n\nIncreasing average temperatures in Arctic regions are affecting human health through multiple pathways\, such as changes to the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and changes in the geographic range and occurrence of infectious and chronic diseases. \n\n\n\nFollowing several reports of current and potential human health impacts from climate change\, the Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS) developed and implemented a monitoring system to capture baseline human health and ecosystem data from three ecologically distinct regions of Alaska. \n\n\n\nIn this presentation\, Drs. Driscoll and Sunbury describe the monitoring system and the information it provides for improving public-health decision making.  \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/a-human-health-perspective-on-climate-change-promoting-community-based-adaptation-planning-for-climate-change-in-alaska/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20141112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T211910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220734Z UID:7929-1415793600-1415797200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Climate Change Research on the Copper River Delta: The Emerging Effect of Local Variation DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Gordon Reeves\, Research Fish Biologist\, Pacific Northwest Research Station; and Martin Berg\, Loyola University Chicago\, Chicago\, IL \n\n\n\nThere are two areas of emphasis: (1) the timing of emergence of aquatic invertebrates in ponds across the entire Copper River Delta; and (2) variation in thermal regimes among streams and the associated salmon populations on the Delta. \n\n\n\nWork in 2010 showed a strong relation between the timing and emergence of aquatic invertebrates\, primarily caddisflies and Odonates (dragonflies and damselflies)\, and the nesting of rusty blackbirds and the fledging of their young. \n\n\n\nWarmer winters resulting from climate change could decouple the synchronization of these events and have consequences to the nesting success of the blackbirds and other bird species that depend on the invertebrates for food and energy during reproduction. \n\n\n\nPreliminary results show that there is a wide variation in the timing of emergence of aquatic invertebrates – emergence was 3-5 weeks later on the cooler east Delta compared to the warmer west Delta. \n\n\n\nWe also identified three general patterns of water temperature in streams on the Delta based on monitoring air temperatures and water temperatures in the water column and in the subsurface environment. \n\n\n\nThis variation suggests that the response of aquatic organisms (including salmon) to climate change will likely vary widely across the Delta\, and that this local variation could mitigate the potential impacts. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/climate-change-research-on-the-copper-river-delta-the-emerging-effect-of-local-variation/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20140926T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20140926T130000 DTSTAMP:20260405T035152 CREATED:20190918T212640Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220734Z UID:7931-1411732800-1411736400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Climate Change and Potential Impacts on Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Populations DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rebecca Aicher\, AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow; and Jason Todd & Joe Ebersole\, Office of Research and Development\, U.S. EPA \n\n\n\nScientific research has shown that climate change has already caused detectable changes to ecosystems throughout Alaska. As warming is predicted to continue\, it is likely to lead to changes in marine and freshwater aquatic ecosystems and impact salmon populations in Bristol Bay\, Alaska. \n\n\n\nIn order to better predict how salmon will respond to climate change in both freshwater and marine ecosystems\, it is crucial to evaluate the current knowledge of how the salmon and ecosystem are responding and identify key gaps in knowledge. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will describe a conceptual model that is used to synthesize results from over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles to describe current trends in salmon populations\, responses to climate change\, predicted responses to climate change\, and research needs in Alaska.  \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/climate-change-and-potential-impacts-on-bristol-bay-sockeye-salmon-populations/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colored-sun-snow.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR