Alaska Climate Data Downscaling Workshop
Project Description
This inaugural event of the DOI Alaska Climate Science Center created a forum for scientists and managers in Alaska to:
1) Explore state-of-the-science techniques and methodologies for downscaling climate data;
2) Understand current science capacities applicable to Alaska;
3) Learn about new initiatives and future capacity in Alaska;
4) Discuss science and management relevant needs for the State of Alaska.
Participants included representatives from Alaska Department of Fish & Game,
Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center,
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium,
Alaska Ocean Observing System,
Bureau of Land Management,
Bureau of Land Management- Alaska Fire Service,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement,
Department of Environmental Conservation
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources- Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
Environmental Protection Agency,
Institute of the North,
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University,
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration,
North Slope Science Initiative,
National Park Service,
Oregon State University,
Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium,
Texas Tech University ,
The Wilderness Society
University of Alaska Anchorage,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
US Arctic Research Commission,
US Army Corps of Engineers,
US Forest Service,
US Fish and Wildlife Service,
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctic Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
US Geological Survey. The workshop goal was to identify a science action plan that provides capacity building recommendations and proposes a research agenda to address State needs. A white paper report addressing Alaska's downscaling capacities and needs is in progress.
Workshop Agenda & Contacts
Agenda (PDF)
For more information about the workshop, please contact:
Scott Rupp, UAF SNAP, 907-474-7878, or
Stephen Gray, USGS CSC, 907-786-6780 or
Sarah Trainor, UAF ACCAP, 907-474-7878.
Resources: Workshop Presentations
Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University: High-resolution climate projections: everyone wants them, how do we get them? (MP4 Video) (View the video on Vimeo) (PDF)
Jing Zhang, North Carolina A&T State University: Constraining uncertainty in regional climate modeling of Alaska (PDF)
Uma Bhatt, University of Alaska Fairbanks: The Importance of climate variability in the Arctic (MP3 Audio) (PDF)
John Walsh, University of Alaska Fairbanks: Global climate model performance in the Arctic: Opportunities and challenges for downscaling (MP4 Video)(View the video on Vimeo) (PDF)
Faron Anslow, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria: Downscaling Across the Border: a Case Study in the Columbia River Basin (MP4 Video)(View the video on Vimeo) (PDF)
Sarah Trainor: Pre-Workshop Survey Results (MP4 Video) (View the video on Vimeo) (PDF)
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