Past Webinars and Other Events
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VAWS: Weather and Avalanche Forecasting in Southcentral Alaska
Speakers: Carson Jones, Lead Meteorologist, NWS Anchorage, and Mik Dalpes, Avalanche Specialist, Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center About the webinar: This VAWS webinar examines the complexities of forecasting mountain weather…
November NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting…
Ex-Typhoon Halong: The Weather and Climate Story
Speakers: Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist, and Ed Plumb, Weather and Flood Hazards Specialist, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness On October 11–12, 2025, ex-Typhoon Halong brought catastrophic flooding and…
October NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting…
VAWS: Powering Alaska’s Digital Atlas
Speaker: Leslie Jones, PhD, Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Alaska About the webinar: Alaska’s scale demands collaboration. This VAWS webinar highlights how the Alaska Geospatial Office (AGO) is…
September NWS Alaska Climate outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the…
VAWS: Communicating Forecast Uncertainty in Alaska: Tools and Techniques for Leveraging Ensemble Forecasts
Speaker: David Levin, National Weather Service Arctic Testbed & Proving Ground This VAWS presentation will explore the philosophy behind why we communicate uncertainty in the forecast and address some misconceptions…
August NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the…
Tradition is the future: the YETIs have an ACCAP-funded summer
Speaker: Daniella Hernandez, CRNA Youth Employment Training Initiative The Youth Employment Training Initiative (YETI) program at the Copper River Native Association (CRNA) is vital for creating tangible career pathways for…
VAWS: Introduction to the Metop-SG constellation and METImage
Speaker: Curtis Seaman, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere The first satellite of the next-generation polar-orbiting satellite program developed by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites…
July 2025 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the…
June NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and…
May NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and…
Making Sense of Alaska’s Changing Wildfire Environment
Speakers: Zav Grabinski (Alaska Fire Science Consortium and ACCAP), Sam Harrel (Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection) and Beth Ipsen (BLM Alaska Fire Service). Wildfire activity in Alaska is…
VAWS: Rural Alaskan Fresh Food Supply Chains and Constraints
Speaker: Mike Jones, UAA Institute of Social Economic Research Delivering goods to Alaska and distributing them throughout our on- and off-road communities is a formidable challenge. Long, complex supply chains,…
Ahtna Place Names for officially unnamed features in and around Glacial Lake Atna
Speaker: James Kari, Emeritus, Alaska Native Language Center Kari's 2019 article presents geolinguistic evidence that a group of about 20 names called "The Nen' Yese' Ensemble" were coined by eyewitnesses…
Special ACCAP listening session on potential funding loss
Why are we having this listening session? You may have heard the news, the White House plans to eliminate climate research at NOAA. ACCAP is funded entirely by NOAA’s Climate Program Office so…
Green-up in the Alaska Boreal Forest
Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy), Jan Dawe (OneTree) and Susan Harry (University of Alaska Fairbanks) Spring in Alaska means important happenings in the boreal forest.…
Alaska Spring River Breakup
Speakers: Kyle Van Peursem (Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) Snowpack is highly variable around Alaska as the main snowmelt season approaches.…
April NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy During this month's Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and…
VAWS: Fire weather in Alaska and the NWS IMET program
Speaker: Ben Bartos, NWS Alaska Fire Weather Program Manager Fire Weather in Alaska is a team effort with a multi-agency approach used to forecast fire weather conditions across the state. This…
March NWS Climate Briefing
We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April 2025 and the early summer season.…
Ocean Acidification Webinar
Speakers: Darcy Dugan (Director of Alaska's Ocean Acidification Network) & Natalie Monacci (Director of the Ocean Acidification Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks) Ocean acidification is a growing topic of…
February NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March…
Climate Engine Tools: On-Demand Insights from Climate and Remote Sensing Data
Speaker: Kristen O’Shea, Geospatial Data Scientist within the Climate Engine team at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Discover how Climate Engine tools empower users of all skill levels to harness…
Arctic Report Card Webinar
The Arctic Report Card annually updates the state of the Arctic climate and the ways the changing Arctic is impacting people. This year's Report Card includes an essay on the…
VAWS: New Satellite Imagery for Sea Spray, Blowing Snow, and Water Vapor Detection in Alaska
Speaker: Bill Line, NOAA/NESDIS This presentation highlights innovative satellite imagery products for Alaska, specifically for detecting sea spray, blowing snow, and water vapor. Using newly developed RGB combinations applied to…
Alaska’s Changing Environment 2.0 – physical and biological changes in and around Alaska
Speakers: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy; Bobby Schaeffer, Kotzebue Elder and Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub; Roberta Glenn-Borade, Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge; Erik Schoen,…
January NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January…
December NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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…
VAWS: Supporting USCG and R/V Norseman II through Satellite Imagery
Speaker: Michael Lawson (Asst. Sea Ice Meteorologist/Alaska Sea Ice Program) In June 2024, the research vessel Norseman II was partially-disabled and trapped in sea ice for a two week period…
November NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Practicing Partnership: co-production and boundary spanning in rural Alaska
Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Figus, Figus Consulting Services This webinar will synthesize four years of community-based climate services work in Southeast Alaska. A guidance framework will be presented for research co-production,…
From Spark to Strategy: Understanding Alaska’s Wildland Fire Response
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 The…
October NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
VAWS: Assessing Freezing Spray Algorithms
Speaker: Gene Petrescu, NWS Alaska Region Arctic Test Bed. Freezing Spray is the leading cause of marine fatalities in Alaska waters. Notable events of vessel sinkings due to freezing spray…
September NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Landscape of Tribal Communities: Context for Working in Rural Alaska
Speaker: Adelheid Herrmann, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. Current funding opportunities for Arctic climate research and Indigenous priorities are needed but can simultaneously place a burden on Tribal…
GLOBE and the GLOBE Observer App in Alaska: Decades of Environmental Data and Learning
Speaker: Christina Buffington, University of Alaska Fairbanks Join us for this month's VAWS webinar to learn about the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, which has…
Alaska’s Berry Futures: what is happening in a changing climate and what we can do about it
Speakers: Katie Villano Spellman and Christa Mulder (University of Alaska Fairbanks) People throughout Alaska have noticed a range of changes in their beloved berry species, from changing in the timing…
VAWS: Differentiating between impactful and non-impactful Atmospheric River events in Southeast Alaska
Speakers: Deanna Nash (Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography) and Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service) Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are known to trigger floods, landslides,…
August 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Spruce beetles under changing climate conditions
Speaker: Nancy Fresco, UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning Historically, Alaska’s cold climate has protected much of the state from major outbreaks of spruce beetles. Interior Alaska has…
July 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
June 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
VAWS: Detecting and Tracking Smoke and Blowing Dust using JPSS VIIRS Aerosol Products
Speaker: Amy Huff, NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research Atmospheric smoke and dust are hazards that impact human health and welfare. Level 2 (derived) aerosol observations from the Visible…
Understanding Alaska Extreme Events
Speakers: Caroline Erickson (ACCAP Alaska Fellow) and Rick Thoman (ACCAP Climate Specialist) Extreme weather and climate events can have dramatic impacts on Alaskans lives and livelihoods but it can be…
VAWS: Multi-satellite Water Vapor Products at the Weather Climate Interface
Speaker: John Forsythe, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere Water vapor is the fuel for much of what we perceive as weather, including the formation of clouds and precipitation.…
May NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for June…
Green-up in the Alaska Boreal Forest
Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) and Jan Dawe (OneTree). Green-up, that time when leaves burst forth from Alaska’s deciduous trees, has important implications for the…
Alaska Spring River Breakup
Speakers: Celine van Breukelen (Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy). There’s a deep snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Celine van…
The 2023 Mendenhall Glacial Lake Outburst Flood and a look at other Alaskan glacial dammed lakes
Speakers: Aaron Jacobs (National Weather Service) and Crane Johnson (Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center). Join us for this month's VAWS webinar to learn about glacial dammed lakes in Alaska and…
Tools for monitoring Alaskan river ice break-up from the ground, air and space
Speaker: Crane Johnson (National Weather Service, Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Mohamed Abdelkader (Stevens Institute of Technology). Spring break-up season is upon us! Join us for an action packed session to…
April 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy). We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
March 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Extreme Precipitation in Southeast Alaska: Visualizing Climate Modeling with a Storymap
Speakers: Zav Grabinski and Richard Lader, International Arctic Research Center Learn about the latest precipitation models for southeast Alaska in a visually captivating format. These models, a product of the…
February 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Decision Support in the High Arctic: five weeks of embedded deployment aboard the R/V Sikuliaq
Speaker: Michael Lawson, Alaska Sea Ice Program Join us for this month's VAWS webinar to hear about the decision support work being conducted on the research vessel Sikuliaq. The R/V…
Practicing partnership: co-production and boundary spanning in rural Alaska
This event has been postponed. Further information will be provided here soon. This 4-hour dialogue will bring together UA graduate students, staff and faculty to discuss the nuts and bolts…
January 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction…
Flooding and Environmental History in the Upper Tanana Region near Manh Choh
Speaker: Jessica Cherry, NOAA’s Regional Climate Service Director for Alaska, part of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Join us for this month's VAWS to review the recent…
Arctic Report Card: Background and Key Findings
Speakers: Rick Thoman (ACCAP), Zack Labe (Princeton University and NOAA GFDL), Erik Schoen (International Arctic Research Center), and Roberta Glenn (Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub) The Arctic Report Card annually updates…
December 2024 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate…
The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5): Alaska Chapter Overview
The Alaska chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment examines how climate change affects various aspects of our society. From health and livelihoods through our built environment and our security,…
The 2023 Wildfire Season in the North: A Tale of Two Extremes
Speakers: Speakers: Piyush Jain (Natural Resources Canada) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) In 2023, Canada experienced the worst wildfire season on record, including record high…
November 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate…
VAWS: Developing High-Resolution Records of Storminess from the Southern Bering Sea
Speakers: Reyce Bogardus & Vladimir Alexeev (University of Alaska, Fairbanks) In the Bering Sea, rapid climate change may be causing more intense storms, flooding and erosion. As a modern example,…
October 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for…
VAWS: NOAA Satellite Snowfall Rate Product for Nowcasting
Speaker: Dr. Huan Meng, NOAA/NESDIS/Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) The NOAA/NESDIS operational snowfall rate (SFR) product is derived from a constellation of polar-orbiting satellites. Recent advancements have substantially…
El Niño: What is it and Why it Matters for Alaska
Speakers: Scott Handel (NOAA Climate Prediction Center) & Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy). El Niño is back and is making news. Beyond the headlines, what does…
VAWS: An Overview of the 2023 Alaska Spring Breakup Season
Remote Sensing Tools Used by the NWS Alaska Pacific River Forecast Speaker: Bob Busey, NWS Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center. The spring break up of 2023 was among the worst…
Northern Climate Reports: Ecological Futures in Stories, Charts, and Data
Speakers: Nancy Fresco, Craig Stephenson, Mike DeLue, Carolyn Rosner (UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning). A changing climate is altering northern landscapes and there is a need for…
September 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for…
Bering Science: Observations and Research Important to Bering Sea Communities
Speakers: Vanessa von Biela (USGS Alaska Science Center), Thomas Farrugia (Alaska Ocean Observing System), Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy), Leah Zacher (NOAA Fisheries) Join us for…
Wildfire and Invasive Plants in Alaska’s Boreal Forest
Speakers: Katie Spellman, Christa Mulder, and Taylor Seitz (University of Alaska Fairbanks) A warmer climate, increased human disturbance and transport, increased propagule pressure from growing non-native plant populations, and increased…
August 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools and finish up with the Climate…
VAWS: Extreme Precipitation and the Blue Economy around Chugachmiut
Speaker: Jessica Cherry, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Cherry will discuss the history and impacts of extreme precipitation in Seward, Valdez, Cordova, and Kodiak, and connections to the…
July 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools and finish up with the Climate…
A Crash Course on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR): what it is, ways to do it, and context in Alaska
Speaker: Jessica Cross, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. Human-induced climate changes already affect every inhabited region across the globe, with potentially dire consequences for many ecosystems and human communities. Under…
June 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate…
VAWS: New NOAA/NESDIS Satellite Products for Wildland Fire Applications
With Alaska wildland fire applications in mind, this presentation will introduce the NESDIS Wildland Fire Program, highlight product development and demonstration activities, and facilitate continued dialogue with stakeholders.
May 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate…
VAWS: An introduction to the West Coast and PolarWatch Nodes of NOAA CoastWatch
Speakers: Cara Wilson, Dale Robinson, & Sunny Hospital PolarWatch is part of NOAA’s CoastWatch program with a primary mission to distribute satellite and other geospatial data products for polar regions…
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Alaska
Speaker: Bruce Wright, Knik Tribe Chief Scientist In Alaska, paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) is caused by toxins (PSTs) produced by the microscopic marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella. PSP is usually associated with…
Arctic Marine Ecosystem Research and Opportunity to Provide Input for New Northern Bering Sea Research Program
Speaker: Danielle Dickson, North Pacific Research Board The Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (IERP) studied the marine ecosystem in the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea 2016-2021. The multi-disciplinary program documented…
Green-up in the Alaska Boreal Forest
Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) and Jan Dawe (OneTree) Green-up, that time when leaves burst forth from Alaska’s deciduous trees, has important implications for the…
April 2023 NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, highlight some forecast tools and finish up with the Climate…
Alaska Spring River Breakup
Speakers: Celine van Breukelen (Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy) There’s a deep snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Celine van…
VAWS: Predicting pyroCumulonimbus (pyroCb) events through remote sensing resources in support of National Weather Service and firefighting agencies
This presentation will examine the efficacy of NUCAPS-derived near-surface lapse rate and vapor pressure deficit, mid-troposphere moisture content, and instability parameters to facilitate early warning of pyroCb development. NRL-MMD is developing fire pixel clustering and NUCAPS filtering techniques to focus on specific wildfire events that are likely to produce pyroCb activity. The overarching objective is to provide weather forecasters and firefighting agencies with a potentially invaluable resource related to hazards ensuing from convective cloud development over active wildfires.
Indigenous Self-Determination in Co-Production of Knowledge
Speaker: Margaret Rudolf As part of Rudolf's Interdisciplinary PhD Dissertation Defense, she will focus on co-production of knowledge, which has become popular in arctic research. There is a rising need…
March 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP Climate Specialist We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecast tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April…
VAWS: Forecasting at High Latitudes Requires Both GEO and LEO Satellites
Speaker Scott Lindstrom will talk will focus on why combining data from polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites is vital for Alaska forecasting.
Geolinguistic Evidence of Ahtna/Dene Presence at High-water Levels of Glacial Lake Atna
An updated video, which includes an additional 10 minutes of information at the end, can be found on the UAF e-campus website at this link: https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_7eqen396 Speaker: James Kari, Emeritus…
February 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Moose on the Move: Science to Prevent Moose-Vehicle Collisions in a Changing Climate
This webinar will draw a link between seasonal changes in driving difficulty and moose movements that lead to a predictable spike in moose-vehicle collisions during winter. We can use this knowledge to predict the times and places where collision risk is highest, and ultimately reduce avoidable human and animal suffering.
Arctic Report Card: Background and Key Finding
Speakers: Rick Thoman (ACCAP Climate Specialist), John Walsh (Climate Scientist) and Robb Kaler (USFW Migratory Bird Management) During this month's VAWS webinar, we will review the process used to create…
VAWS: Applications of NOAA Satellite Imagery at High Latitudes
This presentation will share examples and best practices for leveraging GOES and JPSS satellite data in the high latitudes.
January 2023 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join us online to review climate conditions around Alaska and learn what may be in store in the coming months.
Southeast Alaska Drought
Join us to review the SE Alaska Drought Report. We'll discuss drought history, causes, and impacts. Select community perspectives will be highlighted.
December 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Laying the Foundation for Resilient Coastal Communities
Speaker: Rich Buzard The UAF Arctic Coastal Geoscience Lab uses a combination of remote sensing, ground and aerial surveys and citizen science to measure erosion and flooding in several Alaskan…
November 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Alaska Fire Season 2022: Focus on Southwest Alaska and Impacts on Vegetation and Fuels
Speakers: Rick Thoman (ACCAP Climate Specialist) and JJ Frost (ABR, Inc. Plant Biologist) The 2022 fire season in Alaska was unprecedented. Southwest Alaska experienced record-breaking fires that impacted local communities…
VAWS: The Alaska Aviation Weather Unit and Volcanic Ash Advisory Center
Speaker: Joshua Maloy (National Weather Service) The Alaska Aviation Weather Unit/Anchorage Volcanic Ash Advisory Center is a dual office that has both meteorological watch office and volcanic ash advisory center…
October 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Climate, salmon, and fishing communities: Collaborative, solutions-oriented science for Alaska
Speaker: Erik Schoen, International Arctic Research Center, UAF As Alaska's salmon respond to a rapidly changing environment, our fishing communities are experiencing record highs, disastrous lows, and uncertainty about what…
Observing Alaskan Lake and River Ice through Fresh Eyes: Focus on Freeze-up
We’ll discuss new efforts being made to improve ice observation in Alaska and ways that you can help.
VAWS: Sitka Landslide Risk Dashboard & Geohazards in Southeast Alaska
Over the last five years, the Sitka Sound Science Center has partnered with an inter-disciplinary, inter-agency team of local and technical experts to develop and disseminate a landslide risk dashboard.
100th NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join us for the 100th NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing and learn about Alaska’s seasonal climate.
August 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
VAWS: Second Generation CMORPH for Real-Time Monitoring
The most important purpose of this webinar is to get feedback from our colleagues in the field offices on how we may improve the CMORPH2 to better serve operational applications in weather, water, and climate.
Bering Science Spring 2022 – Communicating science in and around the Bering Sea
Join us for an overview of the Bering Science publication, featuring speakers on crab, salmon, seabirds and climate in the Bering Sea.
S.T. Lee lecture: Climate Solutions for Pacific Island Resilience – the Pacific RISA Program
Dr. Laura Brewington (Arizona State University, the East-West Center) will provide an introduction to the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program, one of 11 NOAA RISA programs in…
July 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Eurasian Snow Cover Variability Links with Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling and its Impacts on Alaskan Weather
Using both observational analysis and novel numerical modeling experiments, we showed that autumn snow cover extent and Arctic sea ice trends can force observed increasing trends in stratospheric polar vortex stretching and surface impacts. Our analysis provides a dynamical link between rapid Arctic change and extreme winter weather across large regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
June 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
VAWS: NOAA’s Regional Climate Services (RCS) Program: what does it do and how does it work with other entities?
Learn about services that the NCEI's Regional Climate Service Program can provide in Alaska.
Fostering convergence to address complex Arctic climate challenges: Identifying opportunities with the Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Program
Join this webinar to find out more about convergence research, formation and activities of upcoming Convergence Working Groups, and broader opportunities for cross-community interaction within the NNA-CO.
May 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
VAWS: High-resolution forecasting of wildfire activity and smoke: The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model
Join us for a presentation about NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model configuration, see results from retrospective simulations during recent years, and hear about current work to develop a novel fire weather index called Hourly Wildfire Potential (HWP).
April 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May 2022 and the early summer season.
VAWS: The NOAA VIIRS Active Fire Product
Speaker: Ivan Csiszar, NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research The Visible Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on board the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series provides high quality…
2022 Alaska River Break-up Preview
Speakers: Rick Thoman (ACCAP), Crane Johnson (NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) There's a deep spring snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Crane Johnson with the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast…
Green-up in Interior Alaska: When and Why it Matters
This webinar will be the third annual review of the green-up forecasting tools and will provide a look-ahead for green-up for Spring 2022.
ACCAP Small Grants Program – Informational Session
Speakers: Adelheid Herrmann, Sarah Trainor, & Delores Gregory (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy) In this informational webinar and Q&A session, speakers will provide an overview of ACCAP’s new…
VAWS: Subjective Evaluation of Sea Ice Guidance at Operational Ice Centers
Speaker: Eugene Petrescu, National Weather Service Sea ice models have shown significant improvements over the past decade as targeted research to better understand physical processes related to sea ice evolution…
March 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Time-series maps reveal widespread change in plant functional type cover across arctic and boreal Alaska and Yukon
Speaker: Matt Macander, ABR, Inc. Widespread changes in the distribution and abundance of plant functional types (PFTs) are occurring in Arctic and boreal ecosystems due to the intensification of disturbances,…
Arctic Research Plan 2022-2026: Overview & Next Steps
Speakers: David Payer, Ecosystems Branch Leader, National Park ServiceDavid Allen, Program Manager, NOAA Arctic Research ProgramErik Obrien, Community and Economic Development Program Manager, Denali CommissionSteve Gray, Director of the Alaska…
Bering Strait: The 2020 Foreign Marine Debris Event
Speaker: Gay Sheffield, Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program During summer 2020, the Bering Strait region of Alaska experienced a marine debris event that brought garbage ashore that was different…
February 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
Climate change and impacts projections for Alaska: From rough generalizations to custom information
Speaker: Jeremy Littell, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) Climate futures - the projected changes in climate and their impacts - are key content for adaptation plans, vulnerability assessments, and…
VAWS: A brief introduction to the ALPACA project
Speakers: Dr. Jingqiu Mao, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute Dr. Peter DeCarlo, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Kathy Law, Laboratoire Atmospheres, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS), Centre de National de la…
Arctic Report Card 2021: Disruptions to Environments and Peoples
Speakers: Rick Thoman (ACCAP), Tom Ballinger (UAF), Walt Meier (National Snow & Ice Data Center) NOAA's 16th annual Arctic Report Card was released in December, with an overarching theme documenting…
Alaska’s fire weather hotspot and its response to regional atmospheric circulation at weather and climate time scales
In this webinar, we will discuss historical relationships between regional atmospheric circulation and peak CEI fire weather conditions (e.g., BUI maxima) through the different fire season phases (i.e., wind, duff, drought, and diurnal periods) during the 1979-2020 period.
January 2022 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy (ACCAP) We will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate…
December 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2022! and the late winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.
VAWS: Enhancing WFO Operations Through GIS
Operational meteorology is ever-changing, and there is an increasing need to provide enhanced Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS), outreach-related activities, and telework status for COVID mitigation. WFO Juneau has developed tools using ArcGIS online to fulfill these needs. Recent developments include interactive situational awareness dashboards, educational Storymaps, and office recruitment material. We will demonstrate some of these new tools and their usages.
ACCAP – Building Healthy and Thriving Alaskan Communities, Economies, and Ecosystems in a Changing Climate
ACCAP's portfolio of interwoven research and engagement in Alaska supports the underlying vision of building healthy and thriving Alaskan communities. Core themes include extreme events and impacts and capacity building in support of Tribal resilience. This webinar will detail ACCAP's proposed activities for the next 5 years.
November 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for December and winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.
VAWS: A tale of two ice floes
Speakers will introduce some of the science that was carried on these two ice floes and reflect on how the unexpected weather and ice conditions can create challenges, but also offer new insights.
The Yukon Flats Changing Environment: an overview of observed and measured landscape change
Mark Bertram, supervisory wildlife biologist for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge will guide you through the impacts of climatic change on resources in the Yukon Flats Basin.
October 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November and early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.
VAWS: A Kriging-Based Quantitative Precipitation Estimate for the Alaska Region With Confidence Bounds
Speaker: Brett Hoover, University of Wisconsin-Madison In collaboration with NWS Alaska and the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center, we have developed a quantitative precipitation estimate (QPE) for 6-hour accumulated precipitation over…
Co-producing Understanding of Drivers & Consequences of Environmental Arctic Change
The Study of Environmental Arctic Change is beginning a new phase in which we are facilitating co-produced syntheses across disciplines and knowledge systems. In this webinar, we will introduce our team leaders, describe our approach, and seek participation of Indigenous, scientific, and decision-making experts.
Another Climate Report: Responsibility, A Quick Guide and Accountability
This is a joint webinar between the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy and the Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network.
September 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
The 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 late fall/early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn more about Alaska climate and weather.
VAWS: Future Projections of Precipitation for Alaska Infrastructure
Join this webinar to learn about the data downscaling and modeling techniques used to apply temporally fine-scale precipitation projections to an online statewide tool designed for and used by engineers.
Communicating Arctic Climate Change to a Global Audience
In this webinar members of the team from eCampus and IARC will present on the growth and strategy behind Massive Open Online Courses as a mechanism of both education and communication, and on the goals and structure of this course more specifically.
August 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for September and fall season.
VAWS: Predicting and Monitoring Heavy Precipitation in Complex Terrain
Speakers: Carl Dierking, Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) University of Alaska (UAF)Aaron Jacobs, National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office, Juneau AlaskaKyle Van Peursem, Alaska Pacific River Forecast Center, NWS…
VAWS: NOAA Enterprise Cloud Products and Introduction to the Next GOES Series (GeoXO)
With high spatial resolutions, GOES data are becoming more and more relevant to Alaska. This seminar will provide the current plans for GeoXO and how to become involved in the process.
July 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for August and early fall season.
Using a random forest model to predict historical PM2.5 in Alaska
This presentation will discuss the use of a random forest model to exam air quality in Alaska.
Bering Science winter 2020/2021: Sharing science in and around the Bering Sea
This year’s report includes sections on storms, erosion, fish, crab, ocean acidification, plankton, HABs, marine mammals, marine debris and seabirds. The discussion will also provide updates on scientific research taking place during summer 2021 in the Bering Sea region.
June 2021 NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for July and the remaining summer season.
Lightning: Basics, Theory, and Observations in Alaska
Lightning in Alaska poses unique challenges for the operational forecasting, fire weather, and climate communities. This presentation incorporates these challenges by providing a technical discussion on topics such as lightning terminology, behavior, and networks as well as charging theory in relation to lightning production.
May 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for June and the summer season.
Strait Science – Bering Strait Weather 2020 Recap and 2021 Outlook
land and sea, focusing on the Bering Strait region. Hear how rural communities can collect winter snowpack data through volunteer "Snow Courses!"
What’s changing on our lands, what’s driving these changes, and what can we do about it? A new tool from the Northwest Boreal Partnership to inform sustainable management, stewardship, and research in the north
Please join us to learn more about the recently released book, Drivers of Landscape Change in the Northwest Boreal Region.
VAWS: 2020 U.S. Climate Normals Project – Alaska Region
This presentation will provide background on methodologies used to generate the normals and updates to the largely similar methods used in the 2010 normals processing.
Forecasting sap flow in birch trees and green-up in the boreal forest of Interior Alaska
This joint presentation by Rick Thoman with ACCAP and Jan Dawe with the OneTree Alaska (UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station) will highlight ongoing efforts to forecast the timing of these important events and ways this information can be used by Alaskans to plan their spring activities.
VAWS (2-part talk): Improvement of Satellite 3-D Cloud Structure Information for Aviation Users & Two CIMSS products for Decision Support in Aviation
This presentation will be two part and will cover improvements in decision support products for aviation users.
Future Projections of Precipitation for Alaska
Join this webinar to learn about a new online statewide precipitation tool designed for engineers, but accessible and interesting to everyone.
April 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May and the early summer season.
2021 Alaska River Break-up Preview
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.
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Northwest Alaska
Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region (Northwest Alaska).
March 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
VAWS: From Chinooks to Santa Anas: Fire Weather in Alaska and Southern California
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.
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Interior Alaska
Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region (Interior Alaska).
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in the Aleutian islands & Southwest Alaska
Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region (Aleutian islands & Southwest Alaska)
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Southcentral Alaska
Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region (Southcentral Alaska).
VAWS: Use of Uncrewed Aerial Systems at the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center
The 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.
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: What does drought look like in Southeast Alaska
Join a listening session to share your story, experiences or data and hear from others in the region (Southeast Alaska)
February 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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 spring season.
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: US Drought Monitor Process
David Simeral, drought monitor author, who will explain the U.S. drought monitor process.
Alaska Drought Webinar Series: Climate review
Rick Thoman, Alaska climate specialist, who will review past climate information focusing on unusual dry times.
The next decade of Alaskan Ocean Acidification Research: What we learned, where 2020 fits, and what’s coming next for the Bering Sea
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.
Are we living in the future? The climate extremes of recent and future Southeast Alaska droughts and floods
Join Rick Thoman, Rick Lader, and Jeremy Littell for a webinar about the past, present and future of precipitation extremes in southeast Alaska.
January 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for February and the remaining winter season.
VAWS: The November 8, 2020 Fairbanks Snowstorm That Wasn’t.
Join us as we will explore what went wrong, forecast uncertainty, and model failure modes.
December 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
VAWS: Understanding the Alaska Regional Operations Center (ROC) of the National Weather Service
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.
The 2020 NOAA Arctic Report Card: Overview and Chapter Highlights in the Alaska Context
This webinar will give a broad overview of the 2020 Arctic Report Card followed by Alaska-focused highlights.
VAWS: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program Operations
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.
November 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
Observing Alaska Lake and River Freeze-up through Fresh Eyes on Ice
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.
Learning from a regional ocean model: How ocean acidification has changed the seascape of the Gulf of Alaska
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.
October 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
VAWS: Trends and regional variability of observed Arctic sea ice thickness
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.
Complementary Uses of GEO and LEO Satellite Data in Alaska
For 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.
September 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
VAWS: Deconstructing Surface Water in Permafrost Regions
Speaker: Erin Trochim, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Satellite records from the mid 1980s onward provide the opportunity to examine surface water distribution and change in permafrost regions. This is…
It’s not all Sunshine in Summertime: Interior Alaska’s Changing Warm Season
We'll examine what's happening and what the coming decades may bring for Interior summers.
August 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
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.
Juneau Hollings Scholar Presentations: Winds and Atmospheric Rivers
The Juneau National Weather Service Forecast office remotely hosted two NOAA Hollings Scholars during the summer of 2020. This webinar will cover the work of those two scholars.
Detecting, Projecting, and Attributing Changes in Extreme Events in Alaska
In a two part webinar, work on detecting and projecting changes in extreme temperature events over Alaska will be paired with a presentation on attributing the role of anthropogenic climate change in extreme events in Alaska.
Hollings Scholar Presentations: Exploration of the Hot Dry Windy Index and wildfire; Climate Change and overnight fire growth
Hollings Scholar students will present 1. An exploration of the Hot Dry Windy Index & its applicability to the Alaska wildfire environment 2. The challenge of a changing climate on nighttime fires in Alaska and its impacts on overnight fire growth
Bering Science: Spring 2020 Bering Region Ocean Update
We will be presenting some new data and information products, based on the needs of federal and state agency managers, coastal communities, tribes, and private industry, and invite webinar participants and other residents of western Alaska to join our conversation about their observations and their needs.
July 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for August and the remaining summer/early fall season.
VAWS: Recent Advances in Water Vapor Products from Satellites for Forecasters
Forecasters routinely monitor total precipitable water (TPW) in the atmosphere via the NOAA operational blended TPW product. Upcoming improvements to these products will be discussed.
Alaska’s berries and their changing seasons
Dr. Spellman and Dr. Mulder will discuss the ongoing research by IARC and Institute of Arctic Biology that explores how earlier springs, warmer summers and wetter falls influence our amazing Alaska berries throughout their life cycles.
June 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for July and the summer season.
VAWS: Responses of Permafrost Landscape to Surface Disturbances – Case studies in Siberian forest and Alaskan tundra
This presentation introduces several case studies on thermokarst subsidence observed in the field and by remote sensing in various time ranges.
May 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: Radar Love – New Data, New Services, and the Rising Allure of SAR
This presentation will introduce you to some of these recent developments, specifically focusing on current and upcoming sensors as well as on new data products and services offered by the Alaska Satellite Facility, NASA's prime data center for SAR data.
Viewing historical and future wind information for Alaska
ACCAP has recently developed a visualization tool that displays wind information for 71 coastal and inland locations around Alaska, based on hourly station reports and hourly downscaled winds from two climate models.
2020 Alaska River Break-up Preview
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 outlook.
April 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: Future changes in Alaska snow conditions from statistically downscaled climate projections
In this presentation Jeremy Littell will describe snowpack projections from statistically downscaled precipitation and snow day fraction developed for Alaska.
March 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
Forecasting Green-up: It’s seems simple…but it’s not
Green-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.
Recent Arctic Shipping in Bering Strait and the Russian Maritime Arctic
This talk will focus on recent marine operations and shipping in the U.S. maritime Arctic and along the length of the Russian marine Arctic.
February 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: How NUCAPS and gridded NUCAPS can help you
This seminar will discuss NUCAPS data and how it can be used to provide useful information over Alaska, and offer suggestions of when it's likely to be most useful.
VAWS: JPSS and GOES Satellite Training and Data Resources for NOAA and non-NOAA Users
This presentation will explore a comprehensive list of where NOAA and non-NOAA users alike can find JPSS and GOES satellite training resources on-line, via satellite teletraining along with conference workshops.
January 2020 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
Alaska Garden Helper: Explore local growing conditions under a changing climate
How is climate change affecting agriculture in Alaska? This presentation will explore a new tool to answer that question.
December 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: Ice, water, and people – a look into how glacial lake outburst floods impact Alaska communities
During the webinar, you'll learn about how GLOFs happen, their presence in Alaska, how stakeholders have been affected by these events, what are the available resources to understand and monitor these events, and what is the potential outlook for AK.
Rapid Change: 2019 in Northwest Alaska’s Oceans and Impacts to Ecosystems and People.
Speakers: Gay Sheffield (Sea Grant), Donna Hauser (IARC), Rick Thoman (ACCAP) Summer 2019 was another remarkable year for the Bering and Chukchi Sea regions, with record early sea ice loss…
Tundra be dammed: Beaver colonization of the Arctic
Speaker: Ken TapeResearch Associate Professor Geophysical Institute Snow, Ice and Permafrost Group University of Alaska Fairbanks Using time series of satellite images, we have observed hundreds of new beaver ponds…
November 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
A Climatology of Snow to Liquid Ratios in Alaska
Snow to liquid ratios (SLR) continue to be a large source of error for forecasters in the prediction of snow amounts during the winter months.
Strait Science Series: Winter Sea Ice and Climate Outlook
Part of the UAF Northwest Campus Strait Science SeriesIn-person at Grand Hall - NWC Education CenterOr join remotely via Zoom meeting information below:https://alaska.zoom.us/j/665398184Meeting ID: 665 398 184Dial by your location…
Working together to adapt to a rapidly changing North
Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) bring partners together to work on conservation solutions that help communities and decision makers adapt to and thrive in a rapidly changing north. This presentation will give an overview of the four Alaska LCCs.
October 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
September 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: Weather and social media: the good, the bad, and the viral
Dave will talk about the challenges of communicating with a social media audience, and share tips and considerations for crafting an understandable, eye-catching message, and shareable message for your audience.
Climate change: from cutting-edge science to innovative solutions
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University. Join her on September 9 for a free public lecture as she shares her perspectives on climate change, science and future solutions.
Did Southeast Alaska drought conditions improve or worsen during the summer of 2019 and what will autumn/winter bring?
This talk will look at how the summer of 2019 turned out from a climate and drought perspective across the temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska and look into if the region will see a wet autumn and snowy winter.
VAWS: What is an Atmospheric River and how do Alaska National Weather Service forecasters monitor these impactful events on communities and the hydrologic cycle?
This talk will review what we know of atmospheric rivers, how forecasters monitor these events, what type of impacts they can have on communities of Alaska, and ongoing research particular to Alaska.
August 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, ACCAP | We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
The Emerging Risk of Algal Toxins in Western Alaska
This presentation will provide an overview of algal toxins and their impacts and a review of the recent changes in ocean climate that now make this a potential hazard for the coasts of western Alaska.
Incorporating Drought Information into Wildland Fire Management Applications: Recent Research and Tool Development in California and Nevada
This presentation highlights recent efforts to incorporate drought-wildfire linkages into the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System.
VAWS: Satellite Hydrological Products and their Utility in the Alaska Region
In this presentation, a review of the methodology used to retrieve this information will be given, then followed by several practical applications for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
July 2019 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming month and season.
VAWS: Geostationary Satellite Improvements for Better Viewing of Alaska and Surrounding Areas
There have been many recent changes to better observe Alaska from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) perspective. The most significant change was in February 2019, when GOES-17 became NOAA’s operational West geostationary satellite.
The WMO Arctic Regional Climate Center (ArcRCC) and Pan Arctic Regional Climate Outlook Forum (PARCOF)
This presentation will provide an overview of the ArcRCC and the latest information from the Third PARCOF held in Rovaniemi, Finland, May 8-9.
VAWS: NWS Support for Avalanche Forecasting Operations in Southcentral Alaska
This presentation will discuss ways in which various NWS offices provide support to avalanche forecasting operations and highlights how the NWS Anchorage office has engaged its core partners while providing vital support during significant avalanche events across Southcentral Alaska.
VAWS: Improving Communication of Coastal Flood Warnings to Alaska Communities
This presentation will highlight recent success the National Weather Service has had in improving two-way communication and warnings to western Alaska communities during coastal flood events.
VAWS: NESDIS Snowfall Rate Product and Assessment
This seminar will include a description of the snowfall rate product, algorithm validation, and its assessment at the Juneau and Anchorage WFOs.
VAWS: Using Satellite Climate Data Records to Study the Shortwave Radiation Budget of Snow vs Sea Ice and Arctic vs Antarctic
Satellite climate data records show that decreasing sea ice cover, not changes in terrestrial snow cover, has been the dominant radiative feedback mechanism over the last few decades.
VAWS: Insights and Resources to Guide Climate Change Communication
This 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.
Analysis of Forecastability of Rapid Growth Periods of Alaska Wildfires in both Boreal and Tundra Ecosystems
The 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.
Climate Change in Alaska: Impacts on the Entomofauna
Speaking: Derek Sikes, University of Alaska Museum The University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection is a biorepository for vouchers from varied projects throughout the state. A number of examples of…
VAWS: CIRA Development of Alaska-Relevant Satellite Applications from Suomi-NPP/JPSS-1 and GOES-R
The 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.
Carbon Projects in Alaska: How they work and the risks and rewards
This presentation will focus on how carbon offset projects work and the different types of forest management activities involved, all with a focus on Alaska.
VAWS: The NOAA Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MiRS): Products, Applications, and Improvements
The 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.
VAWS: Volcanic Cloud Monitoring in the North Pacific: The Dawning of the GOES-R Era
Volcanic 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.
VAWS: New capabilities, opportunities, and challenges using GOES-17 in Alaska
This presentation will discuss the value of GOES-17, particularly the unique aspects and challenges for high latitudes.
River Ice Breakup: What Do We Know?
This presentation will focus on mechanical river ice 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.
Understanding the Arctic Through A Co-Production of Knowledge
The 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.
VAWS: An Exploration of Kodiak Wind Events
In 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.
VAWS: Integrating Polar-Orbiting Products into the Forecast Routine for Explosive Cyclogenesis & Extratropical Transition
This 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.
VAWS: Diagnosis and Validation of Surface Precipitation Type
In 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.
VAWS: HRRR-AK: Status and Future of a High-Resolution Forecast Model for Alaska
This 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.
VAWS: Seasonal Forecasting Using an Analog Technique
An IARC project with John Walsh and Rick Thoman, Brettschneider uses an analog technique to forecast seasonal conditions based on previous months’ conditions.
VAWS: A Five-Year Study of Lightning Patterns Across Southcentral Alaska
The 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.
VAWS: VIIRS Imagery Applications for Fire Weather Monitoring
The 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.
VAWS: Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Use of Imagery from Weather Satellites to Anticipate and Observe Breakup Flooding in Alaska
A new generation of weather satellites is helping the National Weather Service (NWS) anticipate and monitor breakup flooding in new ways.
2018 National Climate Assessment: Overview, Alaska Chapter, and Public Input for the 2018 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.
The climate has changed, have we? Reflections on 50 years of fire management in Alaska
Jointly sponsored and hosted by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium Speaker: Randi Jandt, Alaska Fire Science Consortium Randi Jandt talked about the evolution of Alaska firefighting practices--field and management--over the…
Climate Scenarios and Vulnerabilities in the Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands
Nick 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.
Do Trophic Cascades Affect The Storage and Flux of Atmospheric Carbon? An Analysis for Sea Otters and Kelp Forests
We 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. We find that sea otters, by suppressing sea urchins, substantially increase kelp ecosystem productivity and have a strong influence on kelp carbon flux and storage.
A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change: Promoting Community-Based Adaptation Planning for Climate Change in Alaska
In this presentation, Drs. Driscoll and Sunbury describe the monitoring system and the information it provides for improving public-health decision making.
Climate Change Research on the Copper River Delta: The Emerging Effect of Local Variation
There 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.
Climate Change and Potential Impacts on Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon Populations
This 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.