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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WALRUS AND SEA ICE: THE SEA ICE FOR WALRUS OUTLOOK (SIWO) PROJECT
Gary Hufford, National Weather Service, Alaska Region
A weather forecast and sea ice information for northern Bering Sea and Bering Strait subsistence communities called Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook (SIWO) is updated weekly with information on sea ice conditions and weather relevant to the walrus. SIWO includes: an assessment of current ice conditions using up-to-date satellite imagery; a 10-day outlook of wind conditions; written observations of ice conditions from Alaska Native hunters; and comments from sea ice experts and other contributors. SIWO is available through Web and Facebook sites. Join this webinar to hear about what we have learned about walrus distribution and habitat from a blend of western science and traditional knowledge, how this information provides the foundation for creating SIWO, and how you can contribute to the outlook.
View the webinar video (46 MB MP4)
Listen to the webinar podcast
Presentation/Slides: What We know About Walrus and Sea Ice: The Sea Ice For Walrus Outlook (SIWO) Project
Read the Alaska Newspapers Inc. Article: Ice-forecasting project uses Facebook to improve safety for walrus hunters and whalers
Read the Turnstyle News Article: If Arctic Sea Ice Disappears… What Happens To The Walrus?
To view the latest Sea Ice for Walrus Outlook, click here.
August 11, 2009
TUTORIAL: USING WEB-BASED AND GOOGLE EARTH MAPS OF PROJECTED CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALASKA
Nancy Fresco, Network Coordinator for Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning and Katie Kennedy, Education and Outreach Coordinator for the University of Alaska Geography Program
The University of Alaska, Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (SNAP) provides quick and easy access to a wide range of climate projections for the state of Alaska at a 2km resolution. Data and maps are available for download in web-based and Google Earth formats. These maps show projected changes in temperature, precipitation, growing season length, freeze-up date and thaw date, and include documentation of uncertainties. Learn how to view, interpret and download available data and maps and discuss upcoming SNAP products.
Participants will need to download Google Earth to access the SNAP Google Earth maps, (Click here to download Google Earth). Listen to the Podcast of the tutorial
Presentation/Slides: Using web-based and Google Earth maps of projected climate change in Alaska
Read the Stories: Media Coverage of SNAP Community Charts Tool
Site forecasts climate change in Alaska backyards
SNAP tracks climate change for Alaska towns
UAF science prediction calls for higher Fairbanks temperatures
March 17, 2009
THE ALASKA MARINE INFORMATION SYSTEM PROJECT BROWSER AND DATABASE
Dr. Mark Johnson, University of Alaska Fairbanks and
Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System
The Alaska Ocean Observing System and the North Pacific Research Board are collaborating to develop the Alaska Marine Information System (AMIS) to catalog and display project information and data. The AMIS Project Browser allows users to search for projects and data by geography, time, funding agency, principal investigator, and data types. AMIS also provides visualization tools for displaying past, current and future projects with their geographic areas and sampling locations displayed on a map. AMIS provides users with data and the project metadata to download. AMIS enhances coordination and efficient use of funding resources by linking visually and through text the status of projects across Alaska. Learn how to use and contribute to the AMIS project. Listen to the webinar Podcast
Presentation/Slides: The Alaska Marine Information System Project Browser and Database
November 5, 2008
GOOGLE EARTH MAPS OF PROJECTED CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALASKA
Available from the Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning
Michael Sfraga, T. Scott Rupp, Katie Kennedy, University of Alaska
The Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (SNAP), housed within the University of Alaska Geography Program, now has Alaska climate change projections available for download in Google Earth Format. These maps show projected changes in temperature, precipitation, growing season length, freeze-up date and thaw date, and include documentation of uncertainties. This is a demonstration of these newly available maps and a discussion of how SNAP's continued work can be most useful to you.
Listen to the webinar Podcast
Presentation/Slides:
Google Earth Maps of Projected Climate Change in Alaska, University of Alaska SNAP Program
Instructions for downloading the SNAP maps:
SNAP Google Earth Download Tutorial
Fairbanks Daily News Miner story about the Google Earth Maps webinar:.
Mapping 21st Century Climate Change in Alaska
July 17, 2007
ALASKA STORM TRACKS: Monitoring, Outlook and Assessment
Jon Gottshalk, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Join us for a brief overview and tutorial of information about Alaska storm tracks that is currently available on the world-wide-web. Discussion to follow will focus on how the storm tracks website can be modified to meet your needs. Click here to view the NOAA, Alaska Storm Tracks website.
Presentation/Slides: Storm Track Monitoring and Prediction Related Activities at the NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Storm Tracks Webinar Summary (.pdf)
Links and Resources
2011 Alaska Climate Data Downscaling Workshop This workshop created a forum for scientists and managers in Alaska to explore state-of-the-science techniques and methodologies for downscaling climate data and discuss science and management relevant needs for the State of Alaska. View the workshop website, including agenda and presentations.
Alaska Climate Research Center: Archive climatological data for Alaska.
Alaska Ocean Observing System's (AOOS) Alaska Marine Information System (AMIS) A comprehensive and highly searchable collection of multidisciplinary data including biological, physical, and remote sensing data sets stored in the AOOS data warehouse.
AOOS Arctic Research Assets Map A web-based, interactive map that shows the locations of moorings, buoys, transects, and other instrumentation in the Arctic during the 2010 field season. It provides information on what sensors are collecting data, dates they are in the water, contact info for PIs, and other metadata.
ArcticData Portal Access to various datasets collected through the activities of the Conservation of Arctic Flora & Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Groups of the Arctic Council.
ARMAP Arctic Research Mapping Application With 2D Maps and 3D Globes, users can navigate to areas of interest and explore information about field-based scientific research in the Arctic. Research sites are shown as points with links to details about project investigator, discipline, funding program, year, related websites, and other elements. ARMAP includes satellite imagery, other base maps, access to scientific datasets, and map layers for places, roads, and natural features.
Arctic ROOS: Arctic Regional Ocean Observing System Working actively with ocean observation and modelling systems for the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas to promote, develop and maintain operational monitoring and forecasting of ocean circulation, water masses, ocean surface conditions, sea ice and biological/chemical constituents.
Data in the Classroom An online resource for K-12 teachers interested in using real scientific data in their teaching.
JPL OurOcean Portal Access Pacific Ocean data, run data assimilation models, and visualize both data and models. Provides both real-time and retrospective analysis of remote sensing data and ocean model simulations.
NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center The Data Center specializes in atmospheric data in the areas of radiation budget, clouds, aerosols, and tropospheric chemistry that are important to understanding the causes and processes of global climate change and the consequences of human activities on the climate.
National Buoy Data Center Provides hourly observations from a network of buoys and Coastal Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations, including measurements of wind speed, direction, and gust, barometric pressure, air temperature, sea surface temperature, wave height and period, conductivity, and water current.
National Snow and Ice Data Center Highly searchable, comprehensive database includes access to data for advanced users and also available in formats that require little or no processing that may be of interest to teachers, students, press, and non-cryospheric researchers.
National Weather Service Alaska Region Headquarters: Current hazards, satellite, radar, surface analysis, warnings & advisories.
National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center Available data categories include oceanic & atmospheric monitoring, ENSO impacts on the United States, precipitation and temperature, drought monitoring & soil moisture, snow cover, degree days, and monitoring model forecast performance.
NOAA Climate Portal NOAA's new (December 2009) one-stop-shop website for NOAA climate change-related education, data, and partner resources.
NOAA Climate Research Information includes climate change related data, graphics, and forecasts, including historical perspectives and in-depth analyses. Also included are a selection of essays by Arctic experts on key issues in the Arctic.
NOAA's National Climate Data Center NCDC is the world's largest active archive of weather data and produces numerous climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world. NCDC operates the World Data Center for Meteorology and the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology.
Nunat Climate Observations Database This database is for Villages to share information. That way Villages can learn from, and help each other. It is difficult for Alaska Villages to gather and share environmental observations. The Nunat on-line meeting shares and permanently records our observations on subsistence and other environmental changes. All Alaska Village residents and Native Elders are invited to share their observations all the time. Our neighboring northern communities and First Nations outside Alaska are invited to this meeting as well, and have an open invitation to speak.
Scenarios Network for Alaska Planning (SNAP) Services and products include web-based maps and Google Earth maps projecting future temperature, precipitation, freeze, and thaw conditions at a 2K resolution. SNAP has developed a new Community Charts Tool that offers monthly average temperature and precipitation figures from the late-20th century through the present and offer projections for every decade through 2100 for over 350 places in Alaska. Additionally, SNAP provides GIS data, objective interpretations of projected scenarios, including ramifications for management decisions, detailed explanations of the assumptions, models, and methods, and uncertainties associated with projections.
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