Past Events

On July 16-19, 2018, Inuit delegates from Alaska, Greenland, Canada and Chukotka came together for the 13th General Assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). Under the theme “Inuit – The Arctic We Want,” delegates discussed their concerns and developed actions to address them throughout the 2018-2022 term. The event culminated in the adoption of the Utqiaġvik Declaration, which reflects Inuit priorities at the international level and serves as the mandate for the ICC’s work over this period. The Utqiaġvik Declaration outlines ten priorities aimed at advancing a future supportive of Inuit leadership and safeguarding the Inuit way of life, including:

• International Indigenous Human Rights and International Partnerships
• Food Security
• Families and Youth
• Health and Wellness
• Education and Language
• Indigenous Knowledge
• Sustainable Wildlife Management
• Environment
• Sustainable Development
• Communication and Capacity Building

Please join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute as we welcome ICC Alaska leaders to share their perspectives on the Utqiaġvik Declaration, reflections on its implementation since 2018, and goals in the final year of the ICC Chair, Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough. This gathering will feature Inuit priorities across the four membership regions of ICC Alaska and how they relate to the overarching objectives of the ICC.

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Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 14, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/36713110240989963

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Abstract

Over the last decade, ocean acidification (OA) has emerged as one of the most prominent issues in Alaskan marine research, and a possible threat to culturally and commercially important marine resources. Multiple communities around the state are now engaged in their own OA studies and monitoring, and are asking a common question: what risks does my region face? These are especially salient questions for Alaskans, given that the intensity, duration and extent of OA events have been greater than other ocean basins. Given the pace of the observed changes due to OA around Alaska, the area is commonly referred to as a bellwether and the proverbial canary in the coal mine for the rest of the global ocean. Here, we will take a look back at the last ten years of OA research in the Bering Sea and the Arctic, and highlight new, cutting-edge biogeochemical modeling, forecasting, and projection efforts that have dramatically increased our capacity to understand Alaskan OA from a large-scale perspective. Our goal is to continue refining our capacity to identify new risks and emerging resilience of Alaskan ecosystems, and guide sound, evidence-based adaptation and mitigation decisions that support sustainable marine resources in the future.

Bio

My current research focuses on carbon biogeochemistry and ocean acidification in Arctic regions, and especially along the Alaskan coast. The main goal is to better understand how acidification processes interact with natural biogeochemical cycles, and eventually to detect impacts of acidification and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation in marine systems. I conduct research across a variety of platforms, including ship-based measurements, moorings, and mobile autonomous platforms like gliders and drones. I also broadly participate in the Arctic research community through the North American Carbon Program, the Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry Program, the Pacific Arctic Group, and the Interagency Research Policy Committee collaboration teams.

The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies and the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge are pleased to host the Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series.

Full Title:
The Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series: What Can We Learn from Ignorance? Arctic Energy Frontiers, Environmental Regimes, and Indigenous Rights Movements Since the 1970s

Doug Pimlott was shocked. The University of Toronto zoologist — one of Canada’s leading environmentalists — had just discovered a government secret. In 1973, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs was planning an oil drilling program in the ice-choked Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean). What stunned Pimlott was not that the Department would target such a remote and challenging place for oil exploration. After all, the energy situation in North America in 1973 had grown desperate. Rather, it was that the entire discussion of the risks involved — to the delicate marine environment and to thousands of Inuit who relied upon its bounty — had been shielded from public scrutiny. “Nearly all the substantive information on offshore drilling plans is contained in various confidential proposals put forward by the oil industry and in restricted reports by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs,” the scientist wrote. “Why had native communities in the region not been consulted about offshore drilling plans? Why was this new phase of exploration cloaked in secrecy?” As Pimlott searched for answers, Canada’s Cabinet pressed forward. In 1976, they approved two wells for the Beaufort Sea’s outer continental shelf. A year later, they supported long-term drilling there. The world’s northernmost oil frontier had been opened.

In this talk, Prof. Andrew Stuhl will examine the state of knowledge that Pimlott experienced as a constitutive element of energy frontiers, environmental regimes, and struggles for Indigenous rights in the late twentieth-century Arctic. That is, while actors in the oil industry and the Canadian government produced detailed studies about the risks and rewards of drilling in the Beaufort Sea, their circulation was limited — which also produced deliberate, widespread ignorance. Their efforts to maintain a state of limited knowledge blunted resistance from environmentalists and Indigenous rights advocates whose political power was on the rise. These activists attempted to slow or delay oil development by pointing out that oil companies knew very little about the sensitive ecologies and Indigenous claims to land in the Arctic. In response, oil companies designed elaborate consultation campaigns to nurture local support and undercut opposition to oil exploitation. Drawing on recently declassified sources from the Canadian federal government and the oil and gas industry, Prof. Stuhl will explore how studies of ignorance can thus help explain the shape of public interest groups, corporate social responsibility campaigns, oil and gas schemes, research agendas in the natural sciences, and environmental politics in Arctic North America over the last 50 years.

Update: Due to a glitch in the registration form, if you are planning on attending, please send RSVP sco at geo-summit.org for meeting and connection details, and send along any mini-talks you have. Happy to answer any questions. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

We invite you to a virtual meeting to discuss future goals for NASA and NSF funded field projects working on the Greenland Ice Sheet, Sept 14 and Sept 16, 2021, 12:30-16:30 eastern. Our goal is to discuss synergies for current and future field programs working on the ice sheet. This meeting is designed to be a combination of what in the past has been the GEOSummit workshop discussing future science goals at NSF's Summit Station, Greenland and a mini, field-centric version of NASA's PARCA meeting. We envision a return to PARCA's roots, devoted to discussing the science and results coming out of the various field campaigns supported by NASA and NSF and possible synergies between deploying projects. We are soliciting 5 min lightning talks (two slides max!) focused on fieldwork and field data that include 1) your most recent, exciting Greenland results you want to share and 2) future plans and logistics needs. We welcome any follow-on to recent traverse and field safety workshops and discussions.

The deadline for submitting mini-talks is Sept 10, 2022 to sco at geo-summit.org and let us know if there are any questions.

Please RSVP using the link above by Sept 10.

The International Arctic Research Center alongside UAF’s eCampus team are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) this autumn titled “Climate Change in Arctic Environments”. The course, which is open for registration now, and is designed to be approachable and useful for the general public, aims to provide learners with an overview of the interconnected systems which makes up our Arctic environment through the lenses of atmosphere, ocean, land, and people. It also focuses on the changes to each element of those systems under ongoing climate change. Learners should have a better grasp of the tools and vocabulary needed to discuss climate change from the classroom to the public sphere after completing the course. 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.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

Speakers

Rick Thoman, ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist
John Walsh, ACCAP Chief Scientist
Sean Holland, UAF eCampus Instructional Designer
Mike DeLue, AK CASC and SNAP Science Communicator

The deadline to apply is September 15, 2021. Please note that U.S. citizenship is required. Join a webinar this month to learn more about Fulbright opportunities around the world.

Please join us in one of the following live webinars in March 2021:
- March 10: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in South and Central Asia
- March 11: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa
- March 17: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Opportunities in East Asia and the Pacific
- March 24: Opportunities in Social Sciences and the Humanities for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Applicants
- March 30: Opportunities in STEM for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Applicants

All webinars listed will take place 2-3 pm Eastern standard time. Can't join us live? All webinars are recorded and archived on our website. To view more upcoming and archived webinars, visit our Webinar Schedule.

Please follow the link above for more information.

Climate change effects on extreme weather are invalidating old estimates of the likelihood of flood-inducing rain events. With funding and guidance from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the Scenarios Network of Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center (IARC), with assistance from Neptune, inc. recently updated Alaska-wide precipitation data based on the latest climate change modeling efforts. 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.

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We invite all the eminent personalities around the world to participate in this online Global Conference on Climate Change.

We all need to take climate action to prevent the next pandemic because Climate change is even more destructive than Covid-19, although its effects are less visible, less concentrated, and less present in the industrialized Northern countries that have to date been hit hardest by the coronavirus. Climate change impacts are much harder to trace.

This Global Conference on Climate Change will focus on a variety of advanced research topics including Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change and Global Warming Evidences, Greenhouse Gases, Pollution, and Climate Change, Climate Hazards, GIS and Remote Sensing,
Climate Change & Health, Ecology and Ecosystems, Renewable Energy, Bioenergy, Climate Solutions, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Policy and Entrepreneurs Investment Meet. Join us for two intensive and interesting days of discussing contemporary challenges and new advancements in climate change. We invite you to contribute and help to shape the event through submissions of your research abstracts and e-posters. Also, high-quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Climate Change and Global Warming at this Conference.

Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 16, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7359386883868360206

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Abstract

Loss of sea ice is causing rapid ecosystem change in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, and it is important to synthesize all available data to detect ecosystem trends. These ecosystems also exhibit hotspots in biomass and production, so any synthesis must distinguish spatial from seasonal and interannual variation. Finally, managers and stakeholders are typically interested in understanding localized consequences of changes in the Arctic (whether coast erosion, changes to shipping routes, or other Arctic impacts).
From these considerations, I argue that managers and stakeholders will need a whole-of-ecosystem synthesis that includes spatial and temporal variation. I then review two recent studies illustrating prospects for such a synthesis. The first integrates physics, lower-trophic, surface and demersal fish surveys, fishing effort, and seabirds in the eastern Bering Sea, and demonstrates a synchronous impact of cold-pool extent. The second extends this analysis to include surveys of fish size, physiological condition, and stomach contents for Alaska pollock. Collectively, these two studies illustrate the potential to incorporate physical conditions, numerical densities, and demographic rates within a single synthesis model. I conclude by listing a few potential applications forsuch a synthesis, e.g., to:1. Evaluate alternative ecosystem sampling designs;2. Identifying potential impacts of future changes in shipping routes or offshore energy activities;3. Anticipate changes to food security for local community resulting from shifting availability of living marine resources;Throughout, I emphasize the need for integrated monitoring, modelling, and process research to understand challenges in the Arctic.

Bio

James Thorson works to improve collaboration between NOAA scientists conducting research regarding habitat, stock, ecosystem, and climate assessments, both at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center and nationally. To do so, I envision and encourage cross-program research including process research (lab and field experiments),monitoring, and synthesis. In my own research, I also investigate spatio-temporal ecosystem dynamics, life-history theory, and statistical methods.

Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 16, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7359386883868360206

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Abstract

Coastal tribes in Southeast, Southcentral and Arctic Alaska rely on a variety of marine resources, including shellfish, crabs and marine mammals, as traditional and subsistence food. Toxicity levels in subsistence harvested food resulting from the presence of harmful algae are unknown in this region, thus placing Tribal members and the wider community at risk of human health impacts, including death, from toxins from traditional and subsistence harvested food. NOAA supports Alaskan Tribal communities by utilizing the citizen science approach of the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network in building monitoring and forecasting capabilities for algal toxins in Tribal subsistence, traditional, and recreational harvests. An effective harmful algal bloom surveillance program encompasses three distinct phases: phytoplankton monitoring used as an early warning based on the presence of potential HABs, toxin detection to determine if subsistence foods meet the FDA safety guidelines for consumption for Tribal members, and dissemination of results to end user groups to protect communities from HAB impacts. This includes facilitating phytoplankton identification trainings and workshops, expanding and validating toxin detection methods, and communicating results to Tribal harvesters; all which help build a network of user groups that work directly to reduce the impacts caused by HABs and their toxins.

Bios

Steve Morton received his B.S and M.S. from Florida Institute of Technology in Biological Oceanography and his Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Southern Illinois University. He is currently a Research Oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Reference Branch. Steve is the Principal Investigator of the NOAA Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN), a citizen science program whose volunteers represent public and private schools, colleges and universities, Native American tribes, state and national parks, aquariums, civic groups, shellfish growers and other non-governmental organizations.

Tod Leighfield received his B.S. from Northeastern University, a MS from College of Charleston and his Ph.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. He a chemist at NOAA's Charleston laboratory, in the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Through his research, he has developed detection techniques and conducted toxicological investigations for toxins associated with algal blooms. He has participated in multiple epidemiological investigations resulting from the impacts of harmful algal blooms to both wildlife and humans. He has led the development of environmental monitoring programs for HABs and their toxins both domestically and internationally. His work in applying detection products that empower communities to effectively monitor toxins produced during harmful algal blooms has helped to mitigate the impacts of toxic harmful algal blooms on coastal communities.

Update: Due to a glitch in the registration form, if you are planning on attending, please send RSVP sco at geo-summit.org for meeting and connection details, and send along any mini-talks you have. Happy to answer any questions. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

We invite you to a virtual meeting to discuss future goals for NASA and NSF funded field projects working on the Greenland Ice Sheet, Sept 14 and Sept 16, 2021, 12:30-16:30 eastern. Our goal is to discuss synergies for current and future field programs working on the ice sheet. This meeting is designed to be a combination of what in the past has been the GEOSummit workshop discussing future science goals at NSF's Summit Station, Greenland and a mini, field-centric version of NASA's PARCA meeting. We envision a return to PARCA's roots, devoted to discussing the science and results coming out of the various field campaigns supported by NASA and NSF and possible synergies between deploying projects. We are soliciting 5 min lightning talks (two slides max!) focused on fieldwork and field data that include 1) your most recent, exciting Greenland results you want to share and 2) future plans and logistics needs. We welcome any follow-on to recent traverse and field safety workshops and discussions.

The deadline for submitting mini-talks is Sept 10, 2022 to sco at geo-summit.org and let us know if there are any questions.

Please RSVP using the link above by Sept 10.

Arctic eTalks is hosted by “The Watch” Command Magazine, United States Northern Command, United States European Command, United States Indo-Pacific Command and the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience.

Arctic eTalks is a monthly forum for open discussion (non-attribution) on key issues affecting the Circumpolar Arctic for academics, defense and security professionals, and military leaders from Canada, Finland, Iceland, Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands), Norway, Sweden, and the United States.

Sessions typically run about 90 minutes, with a 30-minute recorded presentation followed by a 60-minute moderated discussion. While the presentation recording is normally posted on the website, the discussion is not. Please ensure to join the event to take part and listen to the Q&A session.

Biography

Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm is the Commander, Alaskan Command, United States Northern Command; Commander, Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He is the senior military officer in Alaska, responsible for the integration of all military activities in the Alaskan joint operations area, synchronizing the activities of more than 21,000 active-duty and reserve forces from all services. As Commander of the Alaskan Region of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Lt. Gen. Krumm directs operations to ensure effective surveillance, monitoring and defense of the region’s airspace. He is also responsible for the planning and execution of all homeland defense operations within the area of responsibility, including security and civil support actions. Lt. Gen. Krumm also commands Eleventh Air Force, overseeing the training and readiness of five wings and Air Force installations located in Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

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.

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Save the date!

The APECS International Polar Week September is coming with a wide range of activities to celebrate around the world!

Update: Due to the current pandemic situation, the 5th OGGM workshop has been moved (again), this time to September 20 to 24 (Monday to Thursday), and will take place in Neuharlingersiel, Germany, as planned before. Registrations will remain valid. Also note that there are still a few open spots. To register, please contact info [at] oggm.org.

Note: The 5th OGGM workshop was originally scheduled to take place from June 8-12, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic was first postponed to February 22-26, 2021, then to June 8th to 12th, 2021, and now again to Sept. 20-24, 2021.

The OGGM workshop is an annual, informal meeting for developers, users, and future users of the Open Global Glacier Model (OGGM) model. The workshop is open to any interested scientist (within the limits of our capacities!).

Who can participate?

Anyone interested in the model, or in glaciological modeling in general! In particular, we would like to encourage potential users and developers to join us, to get to know each other, and to gather first-hand information about the model internals. Note that in case of high interest we might have to limit the number of participants.

If you wish to participate to the workshop or if you have questions regarding the organization please send us an e-mail at info [at] oggm.org

A hybrid 2021 WAIS Workshop is scheduled at The Algonkian in Sterling, Virginia with an option to participate virtually. The meeting, sponsored by NSF and NASA, hosts transdisciplinary and societally relevant science focused on marine ice-sheet and adjacent Earth systems, with particular emphasis on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

The meeting will follow a similar format as past meetings with each topical session followed by panel discussions. As we have done in recent years, the meeting will include a community health session as well as an optional mentoring program for early-career scientists. Prior to the start of the workshop on the evening of September 20, all interested attendees are welcome to participate in an icebreaker dinner and Steering Committee meeting to discuss the future of WAIS Workshops and relevant community issues.

Session themes for our 2021 workshop will include focuses on novel process investigations, big picture integrative science, marine ice sheet sensitivity, innovative data or model applications, and civic engagement.

The deadline for abstract submission is July 30, and the deadline to register for the workshop has been extended to August 30.

Thanks to our NSF and NASA sponsors, we have funds to support early-career scientists to attend WAIS Workshop 2021 in person; applications for early-career support will also close July 30.

Please follow the link above for more information.

After a long period of uncertainty due to the current Covid-19 crisis, we are pleased to announce that Polar Data Forum IV(PDF IV) will be co-hosted by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) and the European Polar Board (EPB) and held online from September 20th to 24th, 2021.

The meeting will be co-organized with regional partners including the Southern Ocean Observing System, Standing Committee on Antarctic Data Management, the World Data System, EuroGOOS, and many other organizations engaged in polar data management.

Based on the activities and discussions from PDF III, and particularly, on a workshop focused on marine data, the focus of PDF IV will be put on the polar oceans. This also enables the Forum to be aligned with the launch of the UN Decade of Ocean Science and the 2nd Southern Ocean Regional Workshop which will be co-organised during the same week as PDF IV.

PDF IV will consist of a series of workshops and hackathons from September 20th to 22nd to build on the development work done during previous meetings, followed by a 2-day plenary conference to be held from September 23rd to 24th in support of information exchange.

Please follow the link above to register.

Important dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: July 4, 2021
• Notification of Abstract Acceptance: July 30, 2021
• Forum Registration Deadline: September 10, 2021

Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 20, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4606763921795962892

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Abstract

NOAA has many different roles in oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, damage assessment, and restoration. Fulfilling these roles in Alaska and the Arctic requires specialized information, knowledge, tools, and products tailored to the environment and resources in the region. NOAA works across divisions and offices and with a diversity of external partners, collaborators, stakeholders, and the public to develop, improve, and effectively utilize tools, products, and research for oil spill response and damage assessment. This presentation highlights some of the NOAA tools and products that support our oil spill response and assessment work in Alaska. We will also share recent and ongoing research that enhances our ability to provide scientific support for oil spill response and protect, assess, and restore marine and coastal habitats, fish, and wildlife in Alaska.

Bio

Dr. Sarah Allan is a Toxicologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration. She is the NOAA regional coordinator for Natural Resource Damage Assessment in Alaska and leads research on oil toxicology and chemistry. A focus of her work in Alaska has been planning for damage assessment and restoration for oil spills in the Arctic.

In the context of sparse permafrost studies in the Hindu Kush Himalaya and significant gaps in our understanding of distribution, thermal state, organic content, and mass dynamics, we are collaborating with Tribhuvan University (TU) to organise this forum on permafrost. As a follow up response to recommendations made during the session on permafrost degradation and GHG emissions during International forum on cryosphere and society: The voice of the Hindu Kush Himalaya, the forum will bring together regional and global experts to exchange knowledge on the region’s permafrost and explore avenues for research collaboration. The forum will also raise awareness among policymakers on the implications of a changing permafrost for livelihoods, hydrological flows, infrastructure, and ecosystems.

Objectives

• Share existing knowledge related to permafrost in the HKH and learn about permafrost related issues in other regions
• Discuss approaches and methods for permafrost monitoring and disseminate such information to the scientific community in the HKH and among the Regional Member Countries (RMCs)
• Build capacities of young researchers in the field
• Establish a network with other interested institutions to collaborate on future permafrost monitoring and analysis
• Develop efficient communication between knowledge producers and stakeholders to identify needs and directly respond to identified gaps in permafrost research

Expected outputs and outcomes

• A brief synthesis report based on the discussions and presentations on the status of permafrost research in the HKH, knowledge gaps, and further investments necessary
• Potential collaborations between participants on future research projects
• Develop the basis for a permafrost working group in the region that can address pressing issues and act as a platform for exchange. This will include both experts on permafrost as well as policy makers and other decision makers from the region.

Target audience

The target audience is the cryosphere research community in the region, including those potentially planning to work on permafrost, as well as the global permafrost research community who can provide insights and/or may have interest in permafrost in the region. Through the workshop, we hope to address research methods, gaps in research, and identify future paths for research.

Call for abstracts

The organisers of the forum invite permafrost researchers to submit abstracts or posters for presentation on any of these topics:

• Remote sensing, rock glaciers, and hazards
• Field investigations of permafrost
• Modelling permafrost
• Climate change and permafrost: Impact on livelihoods and infrastructure
• Ecosystems and permafrost
• Hydrological regime and permafrost

Abstracts must be submitted by 5:00 pm NPT (UTC+5:45), 3:15 am AKDT, 7:15 am EDT, 3 September 2021.

Please follow the link above for more information.

Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 21, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/594387606936695820

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Abstract

This study presents the marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the Arctic and vicinity during 1982-2020. Our analyses indicated that the MHWs in the Arctic were as strong as in the other ocean basins. The annual intensity, duration, frequency, and areal coverage of MHWs increased significantly during 2000-2020, in comparison with those during 1982-2000, due to a warmer climate in the later periods. These MHWs generally started from mid-July to early August during 1982-2020. In contrast, they ended in mid-August during 1982-2000, early September during 2000-2010, and late September during 2010-2020, indicating prolonged MHW seasons in the recent decades. Our analyses suggest that the increase of MHW activities in the Arctic was attributed to the warm advection from the continents to the Arctic Ocean and reduced ice concentration.

Bio

Dr. Boyin Huang joined NOAA/NCEI in January 2011 working on ERSST, NOAAGlobalTemp, and OISST. He was an oceanographer in Climate Prediction Center (2004-2010) worked on climate analysis and global ocean monitoring. He was a research scientist in the Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, Columbia, Maryland (2002-2004) worked on the impacts of the atmospheric freshwater on the oceans. He did the post-doc study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000-2002) on the oceanic roles in global warming. He received his Ph.D. in physical oceanography in University of Wisconsin-Madison (2000); M.S. in atmospheric dynamics in Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China (1987); and B.S. in meteorology in Nanjing University, China (1984). He was recognized as DOC Outstanding Science and Data Management Employee of the Year 2017, NOAA The Employee of the Month - September 2015, awarded NOAA Bronze Medals - 2019 & 2016 and DOC Gold Medal - 2016. He published 67 papers (38 as the first author) in peer-reviewed journals.