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-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:20230312T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20231105T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20240310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20241103T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20250309T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20251102T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20260308T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20261101T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240214T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240127T191235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220450Z UID:24107-1707908400-1707912000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Decision Support in the High Arctic: five weeks of embedded deployment aboard the R/V Sikuliaq DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Lawson\, Alaska Sea Ice Program \n\n\n\nJoin us for this month’s VAWS webinar to hear about the decision support work being conducted on the research vessel Sikuliaq. The R/V Sikuliaq is the only ice-capable vessel in the US Academic Research Fleet. In support of the Arctic Mobile Observing System\, an Office of Naval Research-funded project\, Michael embedded aboard the Sikuliaq for the five week mission from October 10th to November 15th as an ice analyst. \n\n\n\nPresentation informationDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/decision-support-high-arctic/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/PXL_20231101_231332293.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240216T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240201T224131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220335Z UID:24142-1708084800-1708088400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:February 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March 2024 and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDF URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/feb2024-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Thoman-2022-3563369044-1658278137150.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240227T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240227T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240128T193721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220732Z UID:24123-1709031600-1709035200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Extreme Precipitation in Southeast Alaska: Visualizing Climate Modeling with a Storymap DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Zav Grabinski and Richard Lader\, International Arctic Research Center \n\n\n\nLearn about the latest precipitation models for southeast Alaska in a visually captivating format. These models\, a product of the 2022 ACCAP Workshop “Drought and Extreme Events: Building Collaborations to Enhance Data\, Decision Making\, and Adaptation Planning in Southeast Alaska\,” anticipate an increasingly wet climate interspersed with extreme drought episodes. Join us to explore how future climates might unfold\, illustrated through intricate 3D visualizations from the StoryMap: “Precipitation Extremes in Southeast Alaska: Drought in the Rainforest? Visualizing Precipitation Models in a Rapidly Changing Climate.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/precip-se-alaska/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Storymap_SEPrecip_promo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240322T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240304T204539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220335Z UID:24312-1711108800-1711112400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:March 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April 2024 and the early spring season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/mar2024-nws-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240419T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240304T222046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220334Z UID:24318-1713528000-1713531600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:April 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy). \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May 2024 and the early summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/apr2024-nws-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240419T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240419T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240412T225439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220733Z UID:24387-1713535200-1713538800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Tools for monitoring Alaskan river ice break-up from the ground\, air and space DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Crane Johnson (National Weather Service\, Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Mohamed Abdelkader (Stevens Institute of Technology). \n\n\n\nSpring break-up season is upon us! Join us for an action packed session to help get ready for the break-up season on Alaska’s rivers. The session will cover tools from the Alaska River Watch Program to monitor break up\, including community observations and aerial campaigns. It will also feature a new web-based tool built by Stevens Institute of Technology to model and map river ice concentrations using multiple satellites and photos submitted by the public through the UAF Fresh Eyes on Ice program. Find out more on how to access the river ice information from these programs and learn how you can be involved in observing break up to help community safety and climate change research. \n\n\n\nThis event will be held in-person on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus in Akasofu Building\, rm 401. If you would prefer to join virtually\, please register at the link below. You do not need to register if you plan to attend in person. URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/tools-ak-river-break-up/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-2.51.43 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240423T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240423T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240403T024333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220449Z UID:24368-1713870000-1713873600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:The 2023 Mendenhall Glacial Lake Outburst Flood and a look at other Alaskan glacial dammed lakes DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service) and Crane Johnson (Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center). \n\n\n\nJoin us for this month’s VAWS webinar to learn about glacial dammed lakes in Alaska and how they present a unique hazard to downstream communities due to the uncertainty and transient nature of lakes filling and catastrophically releasing. A glacial lake outburst flood in 2023 resulted in record water levels on the Mendenhall River with both major flooding and significant erosion. An overview of the area\, monitoring efforts\, understanding of these events will be presented along with plans for future monitoring and reporting. Glacier dammed lakes are not unique to the Juneau area\, there are many more glacial dammed lakes across the state with some documented well and others very poorly understood. We will present a brief look at a few of the lakes monitoring and the potential downstream impacts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2023-mendenhall-glacier-flood/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240425T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240425T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240322T192749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220733Z UID:24349-1714042800-1714046400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska Spring River Breakup DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Celine van Breukelen (Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy). \n\n\n\nThere’s a deep snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Celine van Breukelen with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center (APRFC) will review break-up basics and provide an overview of current conditions. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will discuss the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the APRFC’s official break-up outlook. \n\n\n\nBreakup Overview PDFDownload\n\n\n\nClimate Review PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2024-river-breakup/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/river-breakup.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240430T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240430T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240304T223928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220733Z UID:24323-1714474800-1714478400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Green-up in the Alaska Boreal Forest DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) and Jan Dawe (OneTree). \n\n\n\nGreen-up\, that time when leaves burst forth from Alaska’s deciduous trees\, has important implications for the seasonal ecology\, society and even meteorology in the state. The unique multi-decadal record of green-up dates in Fairbanks has been used to develop a technique for forecasting green-up and related events in the Interior and more broadly in the boreal forest regions in Alaska. This webinar will be the fifth annual review of the green-up forecasting tools and will provide a look-ahead for green-up for Spring 2024. One Tree will demonstrate citizen science-outreach tools for birch tappers and others. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/green-up-2024/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-21-at-6.31.40-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240517T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240504T193614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220334Z UID:24497-1715947200-1715950800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:May NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for June 2024 and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/may-2024-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Thoman-2024.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240529T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240505T161812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220428Z UID:24506-1716980400-1716984000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Multi-satellite Water Vapor Products at the Weather Climate Interface DESCRIPTION:Speaker: John Forsythe\, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere \n\n\n\nWater vapor is the fuel for much of what we perceive as weather\, including the formation of clouds and precipitation. Since the primary source of water vapor is evaporation over the oceans\, global satellite observations provide an essential measurement. Weather forecasters use two CIRA-developed products\, Blended Total Precipitable Water (BTPW) and Advected Layer Precipitable Water (ALPW)\, to track pipelines of moisture which support heavy precipitation. During this webinar\, we will discuss transitions that will be made with these two satellite products this year and we will review how ALPW can be used to forecast extreme events as satellite records begin to cover more decades. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-satellite-vapor-products/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-05-at-8.21.21 AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240611T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240611T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240529T150513Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220734Z UID:24805-1718103600-1718107200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Understanding Alaska Extreme Events DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Caroline Erickson (ACCAP Alaska Fellow) and Rick Thoman (ACCAP Climate Specialist) \n\n\n\nExtreme weather and climate events can have dramatic impacts on Alaskans lives and livelihoods but it can be difficult to find information about past events. Alaska Fellow Caroline Erickson has worked with ACCAP over the past nine months and pulled together a variety of information on more than a dozen high impact events around Alaska to create easy to follow fact sheets using the best practices of science communications. This presentation will showcase the process of finding and synthesizing information about past events and crafting that into easy to understand two and four pagers. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/ak-extreme-events/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/promotion-graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240612T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240604T035238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220428Z UID:24822-1718190000-1718193600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Detecting and Tracking Smoke and Blowing Dust using JPSS VIIRS Aerosol Products DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Amy Huff\, NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research \n\n\n\nAtmospheric smoke and dust are hazards that impact human health and welfare. Level 2 (derived) aerosol observations from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the JPSS Program’s SNPP\, NOAA-20\, and NOAA-21 polar-orbiting satellites aid in detecting and tracking smoke and blowing dust. VIIRS products include aerosol optical depth (AOD)\, a quantitative measure of atmospheric aerosols\, and aerosol detection product (ADP)\, a qualitative indicator of the relative intensity of smoke and dust aerosols. VIIRS AOD and ADP have daily global coverage over cloud-free regions with 750m spatial resolution. A brief overview of the AOD and ADP algorithms will be presented\, along with validation results\, to highlight the strengths and limitations of the products. Examples of VIIRS AOD and ADP for recent smoke and blowing dust events\, with a focus on Alaska\, will demonstrate the utility of the products for research and operational applications\, and show how the products can complement VIIRS true color and dust RGB imagery. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jpss-viirs-aerosol-products/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20220701_snpp_n20_viirs_aod-e1717473305160.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240621T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240621T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240604T040541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220334Z UID:24833-1718971200-1718974800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:June 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for July 2024 and the summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/june2024-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240719T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240719T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240621T185020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T220333Z UID:25182-1721390400-1721394000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:July 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for August 2024 and the fall season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jul2024-ak-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240730T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240730T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240621T183455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T010757Z UID:25173-1722337200-1722340800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Spruce beetles under changing climate conditions DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nancy Fresco\, UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning \n\n\n\nHistorically\, Alaska’s cold climate has protected much of the state from major outbreaks of spruce beetles. Interior Alaska has primarily been protected by rapid fall cooling and extremely cold winters\, while other regions have been protected by cool summers that limit beetle maturation. A new integrated model suggests that ongoing climate change will remove these protections across large parts of Alaska. Northern forest managers will increasingly need to undertake management planning that no longer relies on the protection of historically cold climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/spruce-beetles/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-e1718995008661.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240816T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240816T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240713T031923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T050359Z UID:25318-1723809600-1723813200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:August 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September 2024 and the fall season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPDF PresentationDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/aug2024-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240821T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240821T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240807T183340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T042723Z UID:25439-1724238000-1724241600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Differentiating between impactful and non-impactful Atmospheric River events in Southeast Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Deanna Nash (Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) and Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service) \n\n\n\nAtmospheric rivers (ARs) are known to trigger floods\, landslides\, and avalanches that threaten lives and livelihoods across Southeast Alaska. ARs are common in this region\, occurring 8-15 days per month\, yet only about six AR days per year are extreme enough to cause damage. Current research identifies key meteorological conditions that differentiate between high and low impact events. During this webinar\, we will discuss the development of a forecasting tool that leverages model ensemble data to visualize the strong relationship between AR intensity\, freezing level and extreme precipitation. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-vaws_atmospheric-river_2024/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ams_poster_ivt_strength.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240827T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240827T110000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240807T191045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T172115Z UID:25447-1724752800-1724756400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Alaska's Berry Futures: what is happening in a changing climate and what we can do about it DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Katie Villano Spellman and Christa Mulder (University of Alaska Fairbanks) \n\n\n\nPeople throughout Alaska have noticed a range of changes in their beloved berry species\, from changing in the timing and abundance of the berries to changes in insect and pathogen damage to changes in the habitat of their berry patches. In this webinar we describe our efforts to compile the data and research on how climate change could or is impacting our berry species and the innovative ideas that Alaskans and other are coming up with to help adapt to the changes. What can your community do to ensure healthy local berries for future generations? \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWebsite link to view the berry booklets \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/alaskas-berry-futures/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cloudberries-in-waterbottle.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240917T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240917T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240911T010456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240918T045303Z UID:25574-1726570800-1726574400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:GLOBE and the GLOBE Observer App in Alaska: Decades of Environmental Data and Learning DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Christina Buffington\, University of Alaska Fairbanks \n\n\n\nJoin us for this month’s VAWS webinar to learn about the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program\, which has been monitoring Earth’s environments through in situ ground-based data collection since 1995. Students\, educators and researchers from over 125 countries participate in GLOBE and the data from GLOBE automated weather stations at schools and other learning organizations is being ingested into NOAA’s Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System (MADIS). GLOBE data also align with NASA satellite missions like the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission\, Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat2) Mission\, and the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. The Alaska GLOBE Partnership\, led by Dr. Elena Bautista Sparrow since 1996\, has engaged thousands of K-12\, undergraduate and graduate students and educators in community centered climate change investigations and stewardship projects. This webinar shares an overview of the GLOBE program\, celebrates recent GLOBE student projects in Alaska\, and provides local and global opportunities to interact with GLOBE\, including how to retrieve and visualize weather data. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/globeobserver-app/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-10-at-5.14.40 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240925T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240925T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240827T233334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T214651Z UID:25532-1727262000-1727265600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Landscape of Tribal Communities: Context for Working in Rural Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Adelheid Herrmann\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nCurrent funding opportunities for Arctic climate research and Indigenous priorities are needed but can simultaneously place a burden on Tribal communities in Alaska. The lack of capacity at the local level to receive and distribute these funds is challenging. Tribes\, Tribal organizations and other rural and urban entities are left scrambling to access funding. Adelheid Herrmann\, co-investigator at ACCAP\, will discuss a set of resources she developed to help researchers\, academics\, and federal and state agencies working in rural Alaska understand the current landscape and complexities of Tribal communities. Herrmann’s graphics help people visualize the overwhelming number of external and internal forces that Tribes and Tribal members deal with daily. \n\n\n\nVisit the project page to view and download the graphics and resources. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\nPresentation ChatDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/landscape-tribal-communities/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-27-at-3.25.54 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240927T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240927T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20240905T232040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240928T010233Z UID:25552-1727438400-1727442000@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:September NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for October 2024 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/sep24-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241009T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241009T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241004T005049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T232504Z UID:25702-1728471600-1728475200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Assessing Freezing Spray Algorithms DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gene Petrescu\, NWS Alaska Region Arctic Test Bed. \n\n\n\nFreezing Spray is the leading cause of marine fatalities in Alaska waters. Notable events of vessel sinkings due to freezing spray include; The Scandies Rose\, Destination\, Hunter\, and Star Trek. Freezing spray can accumulate quickly in extreme events and result in rapid destabilization of a vessel. The National Weather Service has been using the Overland Method to estimate freezing spray accumulations for a few decades. Canada uses the Stallabras Method which is fairly similar. A challenge is that there is very little data to evaluate how well these algorithms work in various weather / water conditions. They were developed using specific vessel classes in specific regions\, such as the Overland in the Bering Sea. How well does this apply to the Gulf of Alaska? The first phase of the project is attempting to use multiple methods to obtain in-situ freezing spray observations. A first set of observations were successfully collected early in 2024\, with the observation period continuing through the upcoming winter. These observations will be used to evaluate the algorithms and help us determine their utility in varying conditions\, or if they need to be adjusted how they should be improved. We will describe the characteristics and challenges of forecasting freezing spray\, the partnership with AOOS\, Skippers Science\, AXIOM\, and the Alaska Marine Exchange in collecting observations\, and the next steps for algorithm evaluation. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/freezing-spray/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241002T204405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241018T231832Z UID:25664-1729252800-1729256400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:October NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November 2024 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oct2024-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241107T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241107T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241029T180837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T193521Z UID:25883-1730977200-1730980800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:From Spark to Strategy: Understanding Alaska’s Wildland Fire Response DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy; Jake Dollard\, Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service; and Norm McDonald\, Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection \n\n\n\nThe 2024 fire season in Alaska was compressed\, with most of the area burned occurring in a few weeks in June and the first days of July. The total area burned was higher than most recent years but far below 2019 and 2022. During this webinar we will review two wildfires that impacted communities in interior Alaska and what went into the responses. The McDonald fire ignited on June 8th in a remote part of the Tanana Flats Military Training Area\, about 31 miles southeast of Fairbanks. At first\, the fire did not pose a threat to life or structures but the smoke impacted Fairbanks and other communities in the region. When the fire grew and burned outside the military range\, a substantial effort was made to protect a cluster of remote recreational cabins. Later in the season\, the Riley Creek Fire ignited near the entrance to Denali National Park during the peak of the tourist season and had an immediate impact on visitors\, community members and businesses. We will discuss what goes into the interagency response to different fires like these. \n\n\n\nThoman Presentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\nDollard Presentation PDFDownload\n\n\n\nMcDonald Presentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/wildfire_review_2024/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Riley-Creek-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241112T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241112T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241029T182254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T215807Z UID:25898-1731409200-1731412800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:Practicing Partnership: co-production and boundary spanning in rural Alaska DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Figus\, Figus Consulting Services \n\n\n\nThis webinar will synthesize four years of community-based climate services work in Southeast Alaska. A guidance framework will be presented for research co-production\, regional networking\, and capacity building through partnerships. \n\n\n\nPresentation SlidesDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/practicing_partnership/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Figus.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241122T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241018T192231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T230006Z UID:25861-1732276800-1732280400@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:November NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for December 2024 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNov 2024 Climate Outlook BriefingDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/nov2024-climateoutlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241218T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241121T210457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241218T232248Z UID:26150-1734519600-1734523200@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:VAWS: Supporting USCG and R/V Norseman II through Satellite Imagery DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Michael Lawson (Asst. Sea Ice Meteorologist/Alaska Sea Ice Program) \n\n\n\nIn June 2024\, the research vessel Norseman II was partially-disabled and trapped in sea ice for a two week period offshore the community of Shishmaref in the Bering Strait region of Alaska. The National Weather Service’s Alaska Sea Ice Program supported the United States Coast Guard and United States Fish and Wildlife/United States Geological Survey personnel onboard the vessel with sea ice briefings via daily annotated satellite imagery. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-norseman-ii-support/ CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MikeLawson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20241220T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20241128T021246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241221T041721Z UID:26200-1734696000-1734699600@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:December NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick ThomanWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2025 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/dec2024climateoutlook/ CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Rick2_1x1_small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250117T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T014352 CREATED:20250101T041754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T232611Z UID:26285-1737115200-1737118800@uaf-accap.org SUMMARY:January NWS Climate Outlook Briefing DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nWe will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2025 and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPresentation PDFDownload URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jan-climate-outlook/ CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-accap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Thoman-2024.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR