ACCAP + NWS:
ACCAP + NWS: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Outline • • • • • • • Climate and Weather Highlights Tool Alaska Climate Dispatch Newsletter NWS Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook Graphics NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholar NWS Alaska Climate Forecast Briefings Climate Divisions to Construct Anomalies and Trends in Alaska ACCAP Alaska Climate Webinars • Benefits to both organizations Alaska Climate & Weather Highlights Tool “ I am not using these tools to make day-to-day decisions, but do use the information regularly to support the long-term climate monitoring efforts for the park service.” • https://accap.uaf.edu/?q=tools/climate_highlights#date/2015-02 Alaska Climate Dispatch • Published quarterly • written for a non-technical audience, • features seasonal weather and climate summaries as well as weather, wildlife, and sea ice outlooks. https://accap.uaf.edu/library/dispatches Quarterly Climate Impacts & Outlook Graphics* *NCDC/NIDIS product http://www.drought.gov/drought/content/resources/reports NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholar Impacts of Extreme Weather Events in Alaska • 7 storms • Impacts and meteorology https://accap.uaf.edu/Hollings_extreme_events http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/scholarships/hollings.html • Continued as a PhD project – Rick Lader (UAF) NWS Alaska Climate Forecast Briefings Rick Thoman Climate Science and Services Manager Environmental & Scientific Services Division NWS Alaska Region https://accap.uaf.edu/NWS_Briefings Climate Divisions to Construct Anomalies & Trends in Alaska Peter Bieniek, University of Alaska Fairbanks James Partain, NOAA Alaska Regional Climate Services Director (NCDC) Climate Science and Services Manager, NWS Alaska Region https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/climatedivisions/ Multiple ACCAP Webinars Upcoming •Alaska River Break-up: Historic comparison and 2015 Spring Outlook - What can we expect? Crane Johnson & Rick Thoman, NWS https://accap.uaf.edu/River_Breakup Past •Enabling Scientific and Technological Improvements to Meet Core Partner Service Requirements in Alaska - An Arctic Test Bed Eugene Petrescu, NWS •Extreme Weather Events on the Last Frontier: Meteorological Analyses and Societal Impacts Lauren Zuromski, NOAA Hollings Scholar •El Niño and Alaska - Past, Present, and Future – 180 participants (171 online) Rick Thoman, NWS & Jon Gottschalck, NOAA CPC Available at: http://accap.uaf.edu/webinars Benefits ACCAP NWS real-time data Network of stakeholders High quality projections Graphic design Interpretations of climate data Engagement technology Thank you & Questions Tina Buxbaum tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu http://accap.uaf.edu
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