BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ACCAP | Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20190310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20191103T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20200308T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20201101T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20210314T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20211107T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20220313T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20221106T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200821T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200821T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200527T221214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220350Z UID:18308-1598011200-1598014800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:August 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:August 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing video recording\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September and the fall season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/august-2020-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rick_gerbert-summit.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200825T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200825T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200811T004931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220741Z UID:18576-1598349600-1598353200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:It's not all Sunshine in Summertime: Interior Alaska's Changing Warm Season DESCRIPTION:Mud\, mud\, and more mud. Image of muddy boots from the wet summer of 2014.\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Cecilia Borries-Strigle & Rick Thoman \n\n\n\nSpring and summer in Interior Alaska is now warmer\, and in recent years wetter than in the past\, and the impacts of these changes are affecting the lives and livelihoods of Alaskans. Persistent rains keep water levels high of rivers but potentially accelerate permafrost melt. Warmer springs and higher nighttime temperatures open up more garden and agricultural possibilities but also set the stage for increased wildfire activity. We’ll examine what’s happening and what the coming decades may bring for Interior summers. Precipitation variability and change has important impacts on fire weather and its management\, and fire managers need skillful information regarding the upcoming fire season to inform decisions. We will also examine using multi-model seasonal forecasts as a potential tool for fire managers to develop fire weather outlooks in March when management information is needed. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/summer-sun/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mud-e1597106951618.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200826T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200826T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200820T165946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220439Z UID:18651-1598439600-1598443200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Deconstructing Surface Water in Permafrost Regions DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Erin Trochim\, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) \n\n\n\nSatellite records from the mid 1980s onward provide the opportunity to examine surface water distribution and change in permafrost regions. This is important because the nature of permafrost can create conditions where change is likely to occur but hydrology conditions can be highly variable. We will discuss how to account for these conditions and produce summaries which can be easily understood and updated. \n\n\n\nFor a copy of the presentation please email Erin Trochim \n\n\n\n\nRegister HERE URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-august2020/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/erin.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200918T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200817T190211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220350Z UID:18617-1600430400-1600434000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:September 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for October and the late fall/early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/september2020-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/thoman_sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200923T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200902T164755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200924T223443Z UID:18706-1600858800-1600862400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Complementary Uses of GEO and LEO Satellite Data in Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Carl Dierking Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) \n\n\n\nCarl Dierking\n\n\n\nThe National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service (NESDIS) which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates a number of satellites for monitoring the earth’s environment. These satellites are divided into two types of orbiting strategies. \n\n\n\nGeostationary (GEO) satellites orbit at the same speed and direction as the earth’s rotation. Their fixed position relative to the earth provides continuous monitoring of the development and movement of weather systems\, however to synchronize with the earth’s rotation their orbit is quite distant from the surface and centered over the equator. This results in degraded resolution and parallax displacement in the high latitudes like Alaska. The newest generation of GEO satellites can take observations as frequently as every 30 seconds. \n\n\n\nPolar-orbiting satellites travel from pole to pole covering a new swath of the earth with each pass. They are positioned much lower than geostationary satellites and are often referred as Low Earth Orbiting or LEO satellites. LEO satellites are usually sun-synchronous\, covering the entire globe twice a day (once ascending and once descending) and passing over the same point around the same time each day. They have much higher resolution imagery than GEO and minimal parallax\, however even with multiple LEO satellites and orbital trajectories converging over northern latitudes\, the coverage for Alaska is less frequent than GEO. LEO satellites are often equipped with additional sensors\, such as passive microwave which is able to see through clouds. \n\n\n\nFor Alaska\, LEO and GEO satellites have advantages and disadvantages\, however other traditional observation networks are sparse in the state\, so it is important to utilize the best qualities of each platform to fully diagnose and monitor hazardous natural events. This presentation will show several examples of how data from each of these satellite platforms can be complementary in this process. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/september2020-vaws/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/carl-dierking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201014T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201014T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200902T204731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220439Z UID:18719-1602673200-1602676800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Trends and regional variability of observed Arctic sea ice thickness DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zack Labe\, Colorado State University \n\n\n\nTwitter: @ZLabe \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZack Labe\n\n\n\nUnlike the passive microwave satellite record of Arctic sea ice extent\, long-term observations of sea ice thickness remain quite limited. In this webinar\, I’ll discuss the different methods (satellite instruments and model simulations) of observing sea ice thickness in order to understand changes in the recent Arctic amplification era. I’ll also highlight the large-scale environmental and societal consequences of a thinning Arctic sea ice cover. \n\n\n\nLinks shared during presentation \n\n\n\nNCAR/UCAR Climate Data GuideVariability of Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Using PIOMAS and the CESM Large EnsemblePIOMAS Arctic Sea Ice Volume ReanalysisHistorical Sea Ice Atlas for Alaska WatersBering Sea ice extent is at most reduced state in last 5\,500 years storySea ice decline and 21st century trans‐Arctic shipping routes PaperThe influence of declining sea ice on shipping activity in the Canadian Arctic PaperEcological Consequences of Sea-Ice Decline PaperSea ice thickness and recent Arctic warming PaperNY Times: As Arctic Ice Vanishes\, New Shipping Routes Open ArticleContributions of Ice Thickness to the Atmospheric Response From Projected Arctic Sea Ice Loss PaperReuters: IceboundOld WeatherArctic Sea Ice Volume Variability over 1901–2010: A Model-Based Reconstruction Paper\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\nPresentation PPT (including animations)Download URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws_october2020/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Zachary-Labe-profile.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201016T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201016T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200817T192120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220349Z UID:18628-1602849600-1602853200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:October 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP\, University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November and the early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/october-2020-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rick_gerbert-summit.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201027T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201027T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201001T171612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220742Z UID:18763-1603796400-1603800000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Learning from a regional ocean model: How ocean acidification has changed the seascape of the Gulf of Alaska DESCRIPTION:Presentation Video\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Claudine Hauri\, University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOcean acidification and climate change are quickly altering the Gulf of Alaska marine ecosystem. Dr. Hauri will present her latest modeling results on how ocean acidification has changed the marine habitats of some of Alaska’s most important species. She will also demonstrate how her publicly available model output can be easily used to study the seascape of the Gulf of Alaska. \n\n\n\nFeel free to explore the Gulf of Alaska Ocean Acidification tool.\n\n\n\nFollow Claudine and her lab at http://claudinehauri.com/\n\n\n\nLinks shared during presentation \n\n\n\nOcean Acidification PosterGulf of Alaska OA Monitoring pageAlaska Ocean Acidification NetworkUAF Ocean Acidification Research Center A regional hindcast model simulating ecosystem dynamics\, inorganic carbon chemistry\, and ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska article\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\n\n\nOA Modeling Tool Demo Video URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oa-model/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ClaudineOrca.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201110T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201110T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201016T005733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220742Z UID:18819-1605002400-1605006000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Observing Alaska Lake and River Freeze-up through Fresh Eyes on Ice DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Dr. Dana Brown\, Dr. Laura Oxtoby\, and Dr. Chris Arp Investigators\, Fresh Eyes on Ice Project University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nDana Brown\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaura Oxtoby\n\n\n\n\nChris Arp\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe timing of freeze-up and winter conditions have changed throughout Alaska\, and this has consequences for our ecosystems and our way of life in the winter season. Changing ice conditions and their influence on our winter travel and recreation safety has motivated the UAF Fresh Eyes on Ice project\, a new freshwater ice observation network across Alaska. This seminar will provide an overview of freeze-up science and how you can be involved in helping share freeze-up and other ice condition observations this winter. \n\n\n\nFresh Eyes on Ice Project PageFresh Eyes on Ice real time data \n\n\n\nLinks shared during presentation \n\n\n\nArctic and Earth Signs WebsiteFresh Eyes on Ice Facebook pageHistorical Trends in Lake and River Ice Cover in the Northern Hemisphere paperAlaska-Pacific River Forecast Center pageAlaska River Watch ProgramChanging River Ice Seasonality and Impacts on Interior Alaskan Communities paperAlaska Climate Research CenterLEO Network\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/fresh-eyes-ice/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/rtc_image-mosaic_8-oct-2020.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200817T193401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220349Z UID:18634-1605873600-1605877200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:November 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for December and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/november-2020-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/thoman_sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201124T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201124T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201124T174206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220438Z UID:18912-1606215600-1606219200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program Operations DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mary-Beth SchreckSea Ice Program LeaderNWS Alaska Sea Ice Program \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Alaska Sea Ice Program (ASIP) is a unique program within the National Weather Service. The program has seen many changes over the years\, including evolving from hand drawn sea ice analyses using a light box to GIS-based digital analyses. We will take a look at where we started\, where we are now and what we do\, and where we hope to be in the future. We will also look at some times when sea ice in Alaska waters has caused problems for both Alaska residents and others operating within Alaskan waters. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\n\nRegister HERE URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-november2020/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/9F89323F-9586-40F6-939F-67121D3AD0C81.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201215T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201203T192018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220742Z UID:18942-1608026400-1608030000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:The 2020 NOAA Arctic Report Card: Overview and Chapter Highlights in the Alaska Context DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) at the University of Alaska FairbanksTom Ballinger\, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Alison York\, Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Gabe Wolken\, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks & Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\, Department of Natural Resources Ben Jones\, Institute of Northern Engineering (INE) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Gerald “JJ” Frost\, ABR\, Inc.—Environmental Research & Services \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIssued annually since 2006\, the Arctic Report Card is a timely and peer-reviewed source for clear\, reliable and concise observational information on the current state of different components of the Arctic environmental system relative to historical records. The Report Card is intended for a wide audience\, including scientists\, teachers\, students\, decision-makers and the general public interested in the Arctic environment and science. This webinar will give a broad overview of the 2020 Arctic Report Card followed by Alaska-focused highlights on the following topics: Air temperature Wildfires Glaciers Coastal permafrost Greening of the tundra The full report card was released on December 8th. Please check out the full Arctic Report Card and then tune into this webinar to learn more focused on the Alaska context. \n\n\n\nLinks shared during presentation: \n\n\n\nAlaska Fire Science ConsortiumAlaska’s Changing Wildfire EnvironmentZombie Fires2020 Arctic Fire Season VIIRS Imagehttps://permafrostcoasts.org/Randi Jandt – Wildfires in AlaskaSEARCH After the Ice videos\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2020-arctic-report-card/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-03-at-10.16.53-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201216T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201110T213323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220439Z UID:18882-1608116400-1608120000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Understanding the Alaska Regional Operations Center (ROC) of the National Weather Service DESCRIPTION:Speaker: David Kramer Emergency Response Specialist Emergency Services Branch Alaska Environmental Science and Services Integration Center National Weather Service \n\n\n\nDavid Kramer\n\n\n\nWeather plays a significant role for people’s lives\, livelihoods\, and property in Alaska. The ROC stands at the crossroads of weather and communication for the National Weather Service’s Alaska Region and we must remain vigilant of the ever changing weather. We will discuss the National Weather Service’s structure in Alaska and the ROC’s role in supporting National Weather Service operations and partners at all levels. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-december2020/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kramer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201218T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20200817T193714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220349Z UID:18639-1608292800-1608296400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:December 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January (2021) and the remaining winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/december-2020-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rick_gerbert-summit.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210113T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201130T194830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220438Z UID:18924-1610535600-1610539200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: The November 8\, 2020 Fairbanks Snowstorm That Wasn’t. DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jonathan Chriest Meteorologist NOAA/National Weather Service Fairbanks\, Alaska \n\n\n\nOn November 5-6th\, 2020\, Fairbanks received 14.7” of snowfall in 24 hours\, a new 24 hour November record. Another storm right on its heels was poised to dump an additional 5-10” of snow on Fairbanks on November 8th and 9th. Instead\, Fairbanks warmed above freezing\, it rained\, and only 1-3” of snow fell around town in the overnight hours. Join us as we will explore what went wrong\, forecast uncertainty\, and model failure modes. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-january-2021/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/LxxMJTFL.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210121T231158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220348Z UID:19036-1611316800-1611320400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:January 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP at the University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/january-2021-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rick_gerbert-summit.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210126T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20201216T002917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220743Z UID:19018-1611655200-1611658800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Are we living in the future? The climate extremes of recent and future Southeast Alaska droughts and floods DESCRIPTION:Speakers:Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) at the University of Alaska FairbanksRick Lader\, International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska FairbanksJeremy Littell\, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (USGS) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the last couple years\, SE Alaska has experienced historically unprecedented drought and now historically extreme rainfall. These events have challenged management of regional infrastructure\, affected local and regional ecosystems\, and more importantly\, real consequences for people living and working in the region. Are they just natural variability\, chance one-time weirdness\, or harbingers of what is to come? Putting these recent events in context of our historical experience helps us understand droughts and deluges now and make sense of just how uncommon they really are in the past. Using the best climate science available\, we can also ask how likely these kinds of events may be in the future given what we know about climate change and its impacts on extremes. And we can try to make sense of the risks involved and what the science suggests we can do about adapting to the future before it gets here. Join Rick Thoman\, Rick Lader\, and Jeremy Littell for a webinar about the past\, present and future of precipitation extremes in southeast Alaska. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\nLinks shared during presentation \n\n\n\nClimate Projects for SE AlaskaDynamically downscaled climate data for Southeast Alaska URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/se-ak-precip/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RM_Mudslide-2-1536x1024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210216T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210203T001600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220743Z UID:19144-1613469600-1613473200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:The next decade of Alaskan Ocean Acidification Research: What we learned\, where 2020 fits\, and what’s coming next for the Bering Sea DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jessica Cross\, Oceanographer\, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory \n\n\n\nOver the last decade\, ocean acidification (OA) has emerged as one of the most prominent issues in Alaskan marine research\, and a possible threat to culturally and commercially important marine resources. Multiple communities around the state are now engaged in their own OA studies and monitoring\, and are asking a common question: what risks does my region face? These are especially salient questions for Alaskans\, given that the intensity\, duration and extent of OA events have been greater than other ocean basins. Given the pace of the observed changes due to OA around Alaska\, the area is commonly referred to as a bellwether and the proverbial “canary in the coal mine” for the rest of the global ocean. Here\, we will take a look back at the last ten years of OA research in the Bering Sea\, and highlight new\, cutting-edge biogeochemical modeling\, forecasting\, and projection efforts that have dramatically increased our capacity to understand Alaskan OA from a large-scale perspective just in the past year. For example\, we have scaled point observations to the entire Bering Sea shelf to show that corrosive conditions have covered almost 60% of critical habitat areas in the last ten years\, and forecasts indicate that 2020 was even more strongly corrosive compared to the 2003-2019 average. These new insights have been quickly picked up by our colleagues engaged in ongoing laboratory studies of species-specific OA vulnerability and larger-scale ecosystem and bioeconomic analyses of OA impact. Our goal is to continue refining our capacity to identify new risks and emerging resilience of Alaskan ecosystems\, and guide sound\, evidence-based decisions that support sustainable marine resources in the future. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oa-next10years/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cross.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T225219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220725Z UID:19086-1613476800-1613480400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: Climate review DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAPRick Thoman\, Alaska climate specialist\, who will review past climate information focusing on unusual dry times and will provide a statewide overview\, including tools typically used to access drought/precipitation deficit. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-climate-review/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210218T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T225754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220743Z UID:19093-1613649600-1613653200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: US Drought Monitor Process DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dave Simeral\, Desert Research Institute \n\n\n\nDavid Simeral\, drought monitor author\, who will explain the U.S. drought monitor process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-drought-monitor/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210219T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210104T232305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220348Z UID:19041-1613736000-1613739600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:February 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP at the University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/february-2021-nws-briefing/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/thoman_sm.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210223T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210223T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T230118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220744Z UID:19098-1614088800-1614096000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Southeast Alaska DESCRIPTION:Join a listening session to share your story\, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four\, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants on what they have or are experiencing in terms of unusual dryness in the region and how they have prepared for future drought. \n\n\n\nTo get a sense of the wide variety of information shared at a previous in-person drought workshop check out the 2019 Southeast Alaska Drought Workshop. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-southeast/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210224T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210224T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210204T225303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220438Z UID:19155-1614164400-1614168000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems at the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jessica Cherry\, Senior Hydrologist\, Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center\, NWS NOAA \n\n\n\nThe topic of this presentation is the UAS program started by the APRFC in 2019. We will describe missions flown thus far and types of applications well suited for helping the National Weather Service (NWS) provide its core services. We will also discuss the advantages and challenges of ‘in-sourcing’ this technology to NWS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-feb2021/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cherry.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210302T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210302T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T230407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220744Z UID:19102-1614686400-1614693600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Southcentral Alaska DESCRIPTION:Join a listening session to share your story\, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four\, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants on what they have or are experiencing in terms of unusual dryness in the region and how they have prepared for future drought. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-southcentral/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210309T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T230926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220744Z UID:19107-1615291200-1615298400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in the Aleutian islands & Southwest Alaska DESCRIPTION:Join a listening session to share your story\, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four\, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants on what they have or are experiencing in terms of unusual dryness in the region and how they have prepared for future drought. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-aleutian-islands-southwest/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210316T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T231219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220744Z UID:19111-1615896000-1615903200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Interior Alaska DESCRIPTION:Join a listening session to share your story\, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four\, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants on what they have or are experiencing in terms of unusual dryness in the region and how they have prepared for future drought. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-interior/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210317T120000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210222T203813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220437Z UID:19187-1615978800-1615982400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: From Chinooks to Santa Anas: Fire Weather in Alaska and Southern California DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Eric Stevens\, Fire Weather Program Manager\, Alaska Interagency Coordination Center \n\n\n\nEric Stevens\n\n\n\nAlaska’s forests burn every year\, and wildfires have consumed an increasing number of acres in recent decades. But Alaska is not the only area experiencing this trend. Wildfires have become similarly concerning in California\, with over four million acres burned during the record-setting 2020 season alone. This presentation will compare the 2019 and 2020 wildfire seasons in Alaska and California from the perspective of a fire weather meteorologist supporting the fire crews and land management agencies. \n\n\n\nHoldover fire video \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-march2021/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/photo_20200610_isom_creek_187_tcc.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210319T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210303T225140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220348Z UID:19213-1616155200-1616158800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:March 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP at the University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nThe tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing\, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska\, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April and the spring/early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/nws-march2021/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rick_gerbert-summit.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210323T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210323T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210122T231438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220745Z UID:19115-1616457600-1616508000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Northwest Alaska DESCRIPTION:Join a listening session to share your story\, experiences or data and hear from others in the region. These two-hour listening sessions will start with four\, short presentations from people who live and work in the region with time for questions. Then small group discussions to hear from participants on what they have or are experiencing in terms of unusual dryness in the region and how they have prepared for future drought. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/adws-northwest/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210413T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210413T110000 DTSTAMP:20260408T011624 CREATED:20210325T212812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220745Z UID:19257-1618308000-1618311600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:2021 Alaska River Break-up Preview DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Crane Johnson\, NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center and Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) \n\n\n\nWinter and early spring 2020-21 featured big swings in the prevailing storm track\, resulting in big swings in temperatures and snowfall around Alaska. Crane Johnson with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center will review break-up basics and an overview of current conditions. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will provide the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the APRFC’s official break-up outlook. \n\n\n\nUseful links \n\n\n\nCurrent Breakup Outlook (text)Alaska Breakup MapGraphical Breakup Outlook \n\n\n\nShare your observationsWeb Form: https://www.weather.gov/aprfc/submit?site=aprfcEmail: nws.ar.aprfc@noaa.govPhone: 907-266-5160 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2021alaska-river-breakup/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yukonriver.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR