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Building from a successful Arctic Council Chairmanship from 2019 to 2021, Iceland has continued to advance environment, research, security, and economic development policies in the Arctic. The Iceland-United States bilateral relationship is strong in the Arctic, but certainly expands beyond that—with cooperation based on common values in the spheres of politics, trade, research, energy, and security.

Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute for an armchair discussion with Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir to discuss: Iceland’s position and priorities in the Arctic; the Iceland-United States bilateral relationship, and; current global affairs and how they affect security and cooperation in the North Atlantic.

Speakers

Minister Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iceland

Michael Sfraga
Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute // Chair, US Arctic Research Commission

Introductory Remarks

Ambassador Mark Green
President, Director, & CEO, Wilson Center

The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network announces their Spring Discussion Series with four specialized dialogue sessions from March through May, with the intention to:

• Address and explore topics within ocean acidification that are of most interest to Alaskans
• Discuss ideas and identify priorities
• Document key issues and needs so they can be communicated to funding sources, policymakers and potential collaborators

These dialogue sessions are spaces for you to both learn and provide input. Each session will run from 1-3pm AK time, beginning with a 30 minute presentation by topic area experts, followed by interactive discussion and breakouts. (The dialogue series will also be recorded and made available to registrants after each event).

Topics and Schedule

• March 23 – Regional Conditions: What do we know about ocean acidification conditions around the state, what parts are expected to change most rapidly in the future, and what areas may be most sensitive to change?
• April 5 – Species Response #1: OA and Local Communities: What does ocean acidification mean for mariculture and subsistence?
• April 20 – Species Response #2: Commercial Species: What does ocean acidification mean for commercially harvested species including groundfish, salmon, and crab?
• May 4 – Adaptation and Mitigation: How can carbon dioxide removal, carbon sequestration, and natural climate solutions help us adapt to or mitigate climate change and ocean acidification?

This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska's marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic.

Remote Access

https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/891851101
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 891-851-101

Abstract

Patterns of change in the Chukchi Sea seasonal ice zone near Icy Cape, Alaska are observed in years-long ice profiler data.

Bio

Peggy is a research scientist at the University of Washington's Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, & Ecosystem Studies working with PMEL's EcoFOCI program.

The Visible Infrared Imaging Spectroradiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on board the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) series provides high quality radiometric measurements to enable detection and characterization of active fires. The current primary baseline NOAA operational product includes fire detection and fire radiative power (FRP) at 375m nadir resolution. VIIRS active fire data are generated globally by NOAA’s ground system and the algorithm is also available to process direct broadcast data. The product has been used to detect and monitor fire occurrence, and to serve as input to various fire-related modeling applications. This seminar will include a summary of algorithm principles, the history of the evolution of the product, current status and plans for future improvements, and examples of key applications.

The Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium (VAWS) is a collaboration between ACCAP, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, and the NOAA National Weather Service. The organizers present cutting-edge technologies in satellite remote sensing, forecasting, and modeling to a statewide audience through this webinar series.

Registration is required.

Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) will host their Program Year 8 Annual Meeting via Zoom Webinar. Please see the attached for an updated agenda and link for joining the webinar.

The two-day conference will start at 8:00 am AKDT / 12:00 pm EDT, is open to all ADAC’s “customers and partners” across the United States and including ADAC’s international collaborators.

There’s a deep spring snowpack across Alaska as spring melt approaches. Crane Johnson with the National Weather Service Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center will review break-up basics and an overview of current conditions. ACCAP (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy) Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will provide the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the APRFC’s official break-up outlook.

Please register to attend.

UPDATE: The event will now be held August 30 - September 1, 2022 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

The NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Science Workshop will be an in-person event organized by NASA and UNAVCO to bring together the science community in solid earth, ecosystems, cryosphere, hydro-geodesy and other areas of science that will benefit from the NISAR mission.

With launch planned in late 2023, NISAR will be the first radar of its kind in space to map Earth using two different frequencies (L-band and S-band). Its systematic mapping will provide consistent time series observation of our planet’s surface deformation and changes.

This 2.5 day workshop will inform the community about the upcoming mission, its planned science data products and upcoming funding opportunities to work on NISAR related science. Breakout sessions, poster sessions and plenary science talks provide a forum for building collaborations and discussing future directions for SAR data analysis, science and applications. The program will also include information on available data analysis tools, computing resources and training opportunities.

The ASTM8 will be a hybrid event that takes place 9-12 May 2022. In-person participants will gather at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK. Virtual participants will be able to join both plenary and breakout sessions via Webex. To better accommodate virtual participants from other time-zones, the organizers have planned most of the discussion-based activities to occur earlier in the day when possible.

Objectives

• Reports from NASA and Affiliated projects via plenary and parallel sessions
• Reports from Working Groups
• Research to Operations discussions with representatives from resource and land management agencies
• Finalize plans for airborne remote sensing in 2022
• Advance integration, synthesis, and modeling

Important Dates

• Registration and Abstract Submission Open: March 28th
• Reduced Hotel Rate Deadline: April 15th
• Abstract Submission Deadline: April 19th

In association with ASTM8, the Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) will be hosting the Research to Operations (R2O) Workshop: Using Remotely Sensed Data in Fire and Resource Management on May 12-13, 2022. This workshop will be in-person only, starting at 1:00 pm on May 12th.

The 89th Annual Western Snow Conference will take place at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. This year's theme is Drought, Fire, and Precipitation Extremes: Operational Challenges for Snow Water Resources. (However, all snow-related research in the context of measurements, modeling, and water supply are welcome.)

Abstract deadline has been extended to February 15th.

The short course on Monday (18th) is being planned by the US National Weather Service, Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Oral and poster presentations will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday (19th-20th). The technical tour on Thursday (21st) is being organized by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Utah Snow Survey Program.

Dr. Vishnu Nandan is a polar remote sensing scientist, working on the Arctic and the Antarctic sea ice. He is an experienced polar adventurer with 15+ field expeditions to both North and South poles. He is the only Indian who participated in the year-long MOSAiC International Arctic Drift Expedition: the largest and the longest Expedition into the Arctic Ocean.

Dr. Nandan finished his PhD in Geography at the University of Calgary. He completed two post doctoral fellowships from the Universities of Victoria and Manitoba. His M.Sc degree was from the European Space Agency in the Netherlands, where he traveled to Amazon rain forests to complete his M.Sc research. He is an Electronics Engineer by background from University of Kerala.