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The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) will host a webinar entitled, "Observed Changes in Terrestrial Wildlife Linked to 20th Century Warming in Arctic Alaska." The presenter for this webinar will be Ken Tape of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Data linking climate change to observed changes in Arctic marine and terrestrial wildlife populations are scarce, despite substantial changes in sea ice and arctic vegetation that constitutes wildlife habitat. Investigators mined observational records from the Alaskan Arctic to identify changes in distribution or behavior of many terrestrial wildlife species during the last century. The presenter will show that the increase in productivity of arctic vegetation and expansion of deciduous shrubs resulting from longer and warmer summers starting in the mid-1800s triggered the establishment of novel tundra herbivore moose in the 1930s and snowshoe hares in the 1970s, both which depend on shrubs protruding above the snow for forage in winter. Earlier spring onset has led to a three- to ten-day earlier return of 16 species of migratory birds since 1964, though the effect of the altered timing on population sizes is unknown. Complicated interactions associated with predation, disease, trophic mismatch, competition, and other factors compromise predictions, underscoring the need to analyze observed wildlife changes and to maintain long-term studies.

For more information or to register online, go to the link above.

Participation in person is also available at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Akasofu Building, Room 407.

For questions, contact:
Tina Buxbaum
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu

The Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) announces a call for abstracts for an international workshop entitled "Opportunities to Apply Remote Sensing in Boreal/Arctic Wildfire Management and Science." The workshop will convene 4-6 April 2017 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Background and objectives:

With support from NASA Applied Sciences Program, the Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) is organizing an international workshop to advance remote sensing tools and data for operational and scientific applications by high northern latitude fire ecology and management communities. Participants will include interagency fire managers as well as scientists with an interest in remote sensing and a variety of disciplines.

Topics of interest include:

• Potential fire risk: Can remotely sensed data (e.g., daily snow extent, others) estimate spring soil moisture and surface and subsurface fuel moisture and fuel conditions, and thus provide critical inputs for fuel moisture indices used to predict fire danger and risk?
• Near real-time fire behavior: Which remotely sensed data are best and most timely for fire detection, plume tracking of fire emissions, fire behavior modeling, mapping of flaming fronts, fire intensity, active fire perimeters, and response for ongoing fires?
• Post-fire effects: Can we improve analytical methods for remotely sensed data to assess fire severity, consumption/CO2 balance, active-layer changes, and successional trajectories of high latitude vegetation communities?

The outcomes of this workshop will advance co-developed investigations into new management and scientific uses of remote sensing data, increasing the scientific foundation and operational efficiency of northern fire management; improving understanding of climate-induced changes in northern fire regimes and ecosystem components and potential feedbacks to the global climate system; and leading to expanded application and use of remotely sensed data for fire management and fire science in high latitudes.

AFSC will publish workshop proceedings, including presentation abstracts, results, and consensus recommendations. This project is a contribution to the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee’s Wildfire Collaboration Team.

Abstracts of up to 500 words for both oral and poster presentations are welcome.

Deadline for abstract submissions and travel support applications: Tuesday, 15 November 2016.

Limited funding is available to offset selected presenters' travel expenses, with priority given to students and other young investigators.

The University of Washington's eScience Institute is hosting a GeoHack week. Join us for five days of tutorials, data exploration, software development and community networking, focused on open source tools to analyze and visualize geospatial data. Our event will include a team from Google Earth Engine who will lead a series of workshops.

Several organizers have expertise in glaciology and can provide guidance on handling of field and remote sensing datasets related to the study of ice.

Please visit the link above for more details.

Application deadline: September 15, 2016.

The Alaska Ocean Acidification Network is hosting a 2-day workshop in Anchorage, Alaska, inviting a broad audience across the state interested in ocean acidification issues.

The aim of this workshop is to educate the broader Alaska community on the processes and consequences of OA, create connections between researchers and stakeholders, and develop new ideas and partnerships to enhance monitoring and community engagement. A report on the state of the science in Alaska will be produced after the workshop, as well as a set of recommendations to help guide the Alaska OA Network.

Day 1 will be conducted in plenary format and is intended to engage a broad audience including fishermen, shellfish growers, resource managers, researchers, coastal residents and anyone interested in ocean acidification. This first day will provide the basics on OA and an overview of research, monitoring, trends, forecasts and strategies for adaptation. Day 2 will be more discussion-oriented and include breakout groups, a session for OA researchers, and a meeting of the Alaska OA Network steering committee.

This workshop is free and open to the public. Please register by Nov 14.

The 6th Annual Meeting of the Permafrost Carbon Network will take place on Sunday, December 11 (9:00 am -5:00 pm) before AGU at the Parc 55 Hotel (55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, California, USA, 94102).

In the morning of December 11th, we will provide updates on previous, ongoing, and new synthesis activities. The afternoon is dedicated to break out discussions on ongoing and new synthesis activities. Lunch will be provided for registered participants and a preliminary agenda is attached to this email and can also be found online at the link above.

If you would like to participate in the meeting or parts of the meeting, please register online using this link:
https://www.arcus.org/search-program/meetings/2016/agu/pcn

For questions, please email Christina Schädel
christina.schaedel at nau.edu

or

Ted Schuur
ted.schuur at nau.edu

Registration deadline is November 14, 2016.

The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) will host a webinar entitled, "Current Coastal Change Research/Management Projects and Priority Information Needs from Cook Inlet through Southeastern Alaska." The webinar will be presented by Michaela Swanson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Research on coastal change in the north Pacific has increased rapidly in recent years, making it challenging to track existing projects, understand their cumulative insights, gauge remaining research gaps, and prioritize future work. The goals of this project were to foster better coordination about coastal change studies, help practitioners and scholars learn from one another, identify existing research gaps, increase transparency and accessibility to stakeholders in the region, and provide a framework for better understanding how projects interact. Investigators identified current coastal change projects in the region
by conducting an extensive internet search utilizing existing databases and online resources and sending out requests for information to stakeholders from a diverse range of university, state, federal, tribal and local institutions. This webinar will present the results of this research.

For more information or to register online, please follow the link above.

For questions, contact:
Tina Buxbaum
Email: tmbuxbaum [at] alaska.edu

Times-series analysis is the future for environmental sciences to understand natural processes and their dynamics. To support these technical developments, the “Time series analysis in environmental science and applications to climate change” will be held in Tromsø from 8-11 November 2016, with the objective of promoting transfer of knowledge between researchers from various environmental fields. These objectives will be achieved by both training courses (8-9/11) and conference (10-11/11) presentations based on application examples and actual case studies from field experiments.

Please send your application form to the address: time.series.conf [at] ifremer.fr

Join us for a PolarConnect event with teacher Maggie Kane the NASA Operation IceBridge Team. We will be hosting the PolarConnect event from Chile. Read more about the research and what Maggie is learning here:

https://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/operation-icebridge-antarctica

This event is hosted through the PolarTREC PolarConnect program, and participants will have a chance the learn from the scientists, ask questions, and chat with others during the presentation.

2016 is the 20th Anniversary of the Sitka WhaleFest, a unique science festival to celebrate the marine life! The core of the festival, is a unique science symposium blending local knowledge and scientific inquiry concerning the rich marine environment of our northern oceans. Surrounded by community and cultural activities, the weekend events include lectures, marine wildlife cruises with beautiful scenery, a marine-themed artisan market, music, local foods, art show, interactive student sessions, and a fun run/walk. Come to Sitka WhaleFest and celebrate with us!

Introduction to Qingdao WCO-2016

The main theme of WCO-2016 is Innovation, Integration, Cooperation and Sustainability. Ocean is the common heritage of mankind. We need to protect and conserve it for posterity and sustenance. We believe the WCO-2016 will bring about enormous benefits as well as open up a new and broader pathway for information and experience exchange between China and the rest of the world.

WCO-2016 plans to shoot for 100+ oral presentations in the frontier of Oceanology, Ocean Economy & Energy, Maritime Law, Marine Environment, Smart Digital Ocean, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Green Shipping and Marine Transportation, Seawater Desalination from experts, academicians, senior scientists, industry executives and project leaders. Each speaker shall be entitled to no more than 20 minutes for the speech, plus 5 minutes for questions. WCO has been created to benefit industry professionals, and the program includes specific topical industry sessions, which will be very informative and practical.

Conference Highlights

• 200+ Attendees Coming from All over the World to Exchange Ideas, Build New Networks, and Foster Friendships
• 100+ Presentations & 20+ Scientific Posters Covering Hot Topics and Cutting-edge Technology
• Roundtable and Panel Discussion, Matchmaking, Investment, Career Development Opportunities
• Social Activities and Networking, Field Trip and Build Partnerships in China, Find Huge Opportunities and Markets for Your Business over the World
• Tech Tour to Famous Science Spots & Historical Sites in China

Exhibition & Poster

WCO-2016 will provide an ideal platform to showcase your new technologies and products in China. It is developed to maximize exposure of exhibitors, with coffee breaks and poster sessions for delegates taking place in the area.
- Interaction with Visitors Face-to-Face, Exchanging Conversation and Sharing Information
- Explore new business opportunities both at home and abroad
- Spotlight your advanced technologies and their scientific and commercial applications