BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//International Arctic Research Center - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:International Arctic Research Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uaf-iarc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for International Arctic Research Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20180311T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20181104T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20190310T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20191103T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20200308T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20201101T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20210314T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20211107T100000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT DTSTART:20220313T110000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST DTSTART:20221106T100000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210325T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210325T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210322T171133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211014T201557Z UID:20922-1616680800-1616684400@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IARC salon—Confronting (im)permanence: Infrastructure in a changing Arctic DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for March’s IARC salon titled\, Confronting (im)permanence: Infrastructure in a changing Arctic. The discussion will explore how the northern design and engineering community is grappling with the impact of climate change on environmental-infrastructural systems. Salon panelists include:\n\n Jack Hebert\, founder of Cold Climate Housing Research Center\n Aaron Dotson\, UAA Vice Chancellor for Research & Professor of Civil Engineering\n Billy Connor\, director of Arctic Infrastructure Development Center\n\nRegister to receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\n\nThis semester’s IARC salon graduate student coordinators are Cece Borries-Strigle and Nicholas Parlato. Cece is a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences researching seasonal forecasting with an emphasis on wildfires in Alaska and Arctic sea ice. During this year’s IARC salons\, Cece is excited to discuss diversity\, international relations\, and how the research culture is changing (for better or worse) for both UAF and the world in general. Nicholas is an interdisciplinary PhD student researching equity and cosmopolitanism in the development of maritime infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. He is looking forward to salon discussions about science diplomacy\, scientific-Indigenous collaboration\, and navigating COVID in Arctic research. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iarc-salon-confronting-impermanence-infrastructure-in-a-changing-arctic/ CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-13-at-10.41.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210225T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210225T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210224T235851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210224T235851Z UID:20742-1614261600-1614265200@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IARC salon—New Dimensions of Arctic Security DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for January’s IARC salon titled\, New Dimensions of Arctic Security. The discussion will explore Alaska’s evolving role in national and Arctic security. Salon panelists include: \n\nDr. Brandon Boylan\, Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of Arctic and Northern Studies\nAlec Bennett\, Climate Security Expert and Computation Modeler\nTroy Bouffard\, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Instructor\, Center for Arctic Security and Resilience Director\, and Arctic Defense and Security Orientation Program Manager\n\nRegister to receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis semester’s IARC salon graduate student coordinators are Cece Borries-Strigle and Nicholas Parlato. Cece is a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences researching seasonal forecasting with an emphasis on wildfires in Alaska and Arctic sea ice. During this year’s IARC salons\, Cece is excited to discuss diversity\, international relations\, and how the research culture is changing (for better or worse) for both UAF and the world in general. Nicholas is an interdisciplinary PhD student researching equity and cosmopolitanism in the development of maritime infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. He is looking forward to salon discussions about science diplomacy\, scientific-Indigenous collaboration\, and navigating COVID in Arctic research. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iarc-salon-new-dimensions-of-arctic-security/ CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-13-at-10.41.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210222T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210218T213253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T173253Z UID:20724-1614002400-1614006000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Climate Physics Journal Club – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning seminar DESCRIPTION:IARC’s Climate Physics Journal Club is starting a seminar series on the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in scientific applications. Contributions are invited from all fields of science. The series will launch with climate-related applications developed by scientists from the Los Alamos National Lab. \nCircumpolar observations of ice wedge melting and thermokarst pool expansion \nPresenter: Chuck Aboldt\, Director’s Postdoc at Los Alamos National Lab\, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division \nAbstract: Recent permafrost thaw has progressed at rates that far exceed predictions from Earth system models (ESMs)\, which are the primary tools used to project interactions between the global carbon cycle and climate. Accurate simulations of permafrost degradation are vital to forecasting climate change\, because vast stocks of carbon may be mobilized as frozen sediments thaw. One of the key sources of error in pan-Arctic scale simulations of permafrost thaw is the absence of a fine-scale\, but ubiquitous process: the melting of ice wedges\, or meter-scale bodies of ice buried at the top of the permafrost. Ice wedge melting accelerates thaw\, because it tends to create small ponds\, or thermokarst pools\, which absorb heat more efficiently than the tundra they replace. Building this process into ESMs is challenging\, due to incomplete knowledge of the highly variable extent to which ice wedges across the Arctic have responded to climate change thus far. To address this challenge\, my research analyzes an enormous dataset of submeter-resolution satellite imagery\, available from 2008-present. My workflow\, based on a convolutional neural network\, measures the area of individual ponds and tracks their growth at twenty-five landscapes spanning the Arctic. The results reveal highly uneven decadal-scale trends\, which vary from no expansion at some sites in Siberia\, to a nearly fourfold increase in the area of thermokarst pools near Prudhoe Bay\, Alaska. These results comprise a unique and geographically extensive dataset\, which will permit parameterization and validation of the pan-Arctic simulations of ice wedge melting. The incorporation of this key process into Earth system models will improve the realism of simulated permafrost thaw\, enabling more accurate projections of changes of climate change and carbon cycling over the 21st century. \nBehind the curtain: the messiness of machine learning \nPresenter: Jon Schwenk\, Scientist at Los Alamos National Lab\, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division \nAbstract: While many machine learning applications produce seemingly magical results\, we often neglect the messy details of data provenance\, acquisition\, and curation that can account for more than 75% of the effort required to build a machine learned model. Large training datasets are often required to train robust models\, which can result in focusing on data quantity over quality. Satellite imagery and derived products often serve as a primary source of this data\, but can pose major technical challenges that are often overlooked. Here I will present two data-driven machine learning modeling efforts. The first is an attempt to model riverbank erosion rates globally using primarily watershed-averaged characteristics. I will show a tool we developed (RaBPro) to aid in generating spatially-relevant predictors and some preliminary modeling results. The second project aims to fuse millions of in-situ ocean observations with MODIS satellite imagery in order to create a temporally- and spatially-continuous dataset of sea surface temperatures\, salinities\, and turbidities that will aid Earth System Model development. I will highlight some of the technical challenges of both efforts as well as present (some of) our solutions to overcome them. I will close by presenting an InteRFACE-generated dataset that could serve as a collaborative machine-learning project. \nWatch the recording [Passcode: AJGBiM?6] \nAbout the Climate physics journal club: Exchanging ideas and findings in an informal atmosphere– scientific discussion welcome! URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/climate-physics-journal-club-circumpolar-observations-of-ice-wedge-melting-and-thermokarst-pool-expansion/ CATEGORIES:Climate Physics Journal Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ice_wedge_polygons_north_slope_Alaska_7-23-2010_Chris_Zimmerman.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210217T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210113T174953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T175257Z UID:20628-1613588400-1613595600@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:FairAir: Wildfire smoke and health DESCRIPTION:Join air quality experts for a three-part virtual series focused on indoor air quality issues affecting Interior Alaskans.\nThe three-part series will be available via Zoom (RSVP required) and Facebook live (on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Facebook page). Participants on both platforms will be able to join the discussion.\n\nJanuary 20\nFairAir: Cooking particles\, cleaners and health with Delphine Farmer\, Colorado State University\n\nFebruary 3\nFairAir: Outside-in and inside-out: The air we breathe indoors with Peter DeCarlo\, Johns Hopkins University\n\nFebruary 17\nFairAir: Wildfire smoke and health with Emily Fischer\, Colorado State University\n\nThe FairAir project is sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center via support from the National Science Foundation and is a part of the Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) project. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/fairair-wildfire-smoke-and-health/ CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/swan-lake-Incident-Report-gov-.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210203T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210113T174812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T175213Z UID:20624-1612378800-1612386000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:FairAir: Outside-in and inside-out: The air we breathe indoors DESCRIPTION:Join air quality experts for a three-part virtual series focused on indoor air quality issues affecting Interior Alaskans.\nThe three-part series will be available via Zoom (RSVP required) and Facebook live (on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Facebook page). Participants on both platforms will be able to join the discussion.\n\nJanuary 20\nFairAir: Cooking particles\, cleaners and health with Delphine Farmer\, Colorado State University\n\nFebruary 3\nFairAir: Outside-in and inside-out: The air we breathe indoors with Peter DeCarlo\, Johns Hopkins University\n\nFebruary 17\nFairAir: Wildfire smoke and health with Emily Fischer\, Colorado State University\n\nThe FairAir project is sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center via support from the National Science Foundation and is a part of the Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) project. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/fairair-whats-in-my-indoor-air/ CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-9.46.48-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210128T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210128T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210122T220424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210122T220424Z UID:20669-1611842400-1611846000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IARC salon—Science Literacy & Communication DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for January’s IARC salon titled\, Science literacy and communication. The salon panelists include: \n\nRick Thoman\, climate specialist\nChristi Buffington\, science education specialist\nMike DeLue\, science communicator\n\nRegister to receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThis semester’s IARC salon graduate student coordinators are Cece Borries-Strigle and Nicholas Parlato. Cece is a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences researching seasonal forecasting with an emphasis on wildfires in Alaska and Arctic sea ice. During this year’s IARC salons\, Cece is excited to discuss diversity\, international relations\, and how the research culture is changing (for better or worse) for both UAF and the world in general. Nicholas is an interdisciplinary PhD student researching equity and cosmopolitanism in the development of maritime infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. He is looking forward to salon discussions about science diplomacy\, scientific-Indigenous collaboration\, and navigating COVID in Arctic research. \n  URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iarc-salon-science-literacy-communication/ CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-13-at-10.41.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210113T174335Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210115T175237Z UID:20617-1611169200-1611176400@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:FairAir: Cooking particles\, cleaners and health DESCRIPTION:Join air quality experts for a three-part virtual series focused on indoor air quality issues affecting Interior Alaskans.\nThe three-part series will be available via Zoom (RSVP required) and Facebook live (on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Facebook page). Participants on both platforms will be able to join the discussion.\n\nJanuary 20\nFairAir: Cooking particles\, cleaners and health with Delphine Farmer\, Colorado State University\n\nFebruary 3\nFairAir: Outside-in and inside-out: The air we breathe indoors with Peter DeCarlo\, Johns Hopkins University\n\nFebruary 17\nFairAir: Wildfire smoke and health with Emily Fischer\, Colorado State University\n\nThe FairAir project is sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and International Arctic Research Center via support from the National Science Foundation and is a part of the Alaskan Layered Pollution And Chemical Analysis (ALPACA) project. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/fairair-cooking-particles-cleaners-and-health/ CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-9.41.47-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210115T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20210115T124500 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20210113T201758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T202100Z UID:20637-1610711100-1610714700@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Geoscience Seminar: Drilling to Magma DESCRIPTION:John Eichelberger\, professor emeritus at IARC and a 2020 Distinguished Lecturer of the Continental Scientific Drilling Division\, will present “Drilling to Magma.” \nEmail Jochen Mezger for the Zoom link. This event is part of the Geoscience Seminar series. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/geoscience-seminar-drilling-to-magma/ CATEGORIES:Lecture,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Eichelberger-photo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201210T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201210T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20201207T185506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T182349Z UID:20434-1607608800-1607612400@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IARC salon—Co-production of knowledge and competitive collaboration DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for December’s IARC salon titled\, Co-production of knowledge and competitive collaboration. The salon panelists include: \n\nUma Bhatt- Professor\, UAF Department of Atmospheric Science Researcher\, UAF Geophysical Institute Associate Director of the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate\, Ocean\, and Ecosystem Studies\nJessica Black- Assistant Professor\, UAF Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development\n\nThis event has concluded. You can watch a recording below or on the IARC YouTube page. \n  \n \n  \nThis semester’s IARC salon graduate student coordinators are Cece Borries-Strigle and Nicholas Parlato. Cece is a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences researching seasonal forecasting with an emphasis on wildfires in Alaska and Arctic sea ice. During this year’s IARC salons\, Cece is excited to discuss diversity\, international relations\, and how the research culture is changing (for better or worse) for both UAF and the world in general. Nicholas is an interdisciplinary PhD student researching equity and cosmopolitanism in the development of maritime infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. He is looking forward to salon discussions about science diplomacy\, scientific-Indigenous collaboration\, and navigating COVID in Arctic research. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iarc-salon-co-production-of-knowledge-and-competitive-collaboration/ CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-13-at-10.41.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201119T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20201113T194309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201126T190230Z UID:20356-1605794400-1605798000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IARC salon — Political Climate and Climate Politics: A Four Year Forecast DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for this year’s first IARC salon titled\, political climate and climate politics: a four year forecast. The salon panelists include: \n\nStephen Gray\, PhD Director\, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and Affiliate Research Professor IARC\nAmy Lovecraft\, PhD Director\, Center for Arctic Policy Studies and Professor of Political Science\, UAF\nPhilip Wight\, PhD Assistant Professor of History\, Arctic & Northern Studies\, UAF\n\nThis event has concluded. You can watch a recording below or on the IARC YouTube page. \n  \n \n\n  \nThis semester’s IARC salon graduate student coordinators are Cece Borries-Strigle and Nicholas Parlato. Cece is a PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences researching seasonal forecasting with an emphasis on wildfires in Alaska and Arctic sea ice. During this year’s IARC salons\, Cece is excited to discuss diversity\, international relations\, and how the research culture is changing (for better or worse) for both UAF and the world in general. Nicholas is an interdisciplinary PhD student researching equity and cosmopolitanism in the development of maritime infrastructure in the Bering Strait region. He is looking forward to salon discussions about science diplomacy\, scientific-Indigenous collaboration\, and navigating COVID in Arctic research. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iarc-salon-political-climate-and-climate-politics-a-four-year-forecast/ CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-13-at-10.41.45-AM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201027T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201027T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20201005T192717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201005T193435Z UID:20221-1603796400-1603800000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:How ocean acidification changed the Gulf of Alaska seascape DESCRIPTION:Join IARC researcher Claudine Hauri for a webinar\, “Learning from a regional ocean model: How ocean acidification has changed the seascape of the Gulf of Alaska“. This is a chance to see Claudine’s new interactive visualization tool which covers many oceanographic parameters including ocean acidification. Learn more about the ocean model and tool. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/how-ocean-acidification-changed-the-gulf-of-alaska-seascape/ CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screen-Shot-2020-07-12-at-6.09.57-AM_reduced.png ORGANIZER;CN="Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy":MAILTO:hrmcfarland@alaska.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20201007T113000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200925T212345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T211646Z UID:19958-1602064800-1602070200@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:After the Ice video premier DESCRIPTION:Virtual launch party for a new mini-documentary series sharing stories of Indigenous communities immensely challenged by sea ice loss in Alaska’s Bering Sea. “After the Ice” is a three-part series created through a partnership between the Bering Sea Elders Group and the Study of Environmental Arctic Change\, where IARC’s Brendan Kelly is director. The Premier screening will be followed by a panel discussion with video-journalist Eli Kintisch\, Bering Sea Elders Group executive director Mellisa Johnson and climate change educator Bill McKibben. \nParticipate in the premiere screening via Facebook Live or ZOOM. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/after-the-ice-video-premier/ CATEGORIES:Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09_22_19-Search-Sea-Ice-Alaska_D4_-1-HDR.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200610T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200610T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200609T233021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T233115Z UID:19440-1591815600-1591819200@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Discover Alaska Lecture: Alaska's Changing Environment DESCRIPTION:Rick Thoman\, Alaska climate specialist with IARC’s Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy\, will give a Discover Alaska Lecture. The hour long TV broadcast will focus on Alaska’s Changing Environment\, where we’ve been and where we’re going. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/discover-alaska-lecture-alaskas-changing-environment/ LOCATION:UA TV CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Thoman_2016.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200501T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200507T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200501T192937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200501T194416Z UID:19343-1588341600-1588863600@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Alaska Voices launch party DESCRIPTION:Dreaming of traveling and seeing new places? Why not explore Alaska through the stories of Alaskans\, from the safety and comfort of your own home? The Alaska Voices podcast launches May 7. Hear stories of science\, growing up\, rural life\, field work\, parenting\, tribal identity\, climate change and much more. Join the production team for a live stream event to celebrate the launch of the first 6 episodes. Held virtually on YouTube\, the team will gather to listen to stories\, discuss making the podcast and answer listener questions. \nThe project began as a collaboration between the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and StoryCorps\, but has since grown into so much more. After launch\, new episodes will post every Monday and Thursday. Search for “Alaska Voices” in your podcast program of choice\, by visiting the Alaska Voices webpage or subscribing to the IARC Youtube channel. \nWe can’t wait for you to join us in celebrating Alaska Voices! URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/alaska-voices-launch-party/ CATEGORIES:Public event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/akvoices_album.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200423T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200423T153000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200410T202837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T003342Z UID:19168-1587650400-1587655800@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Gardening in the Arctic DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for this month’s virtual IARC Salon on making the most of your Alaskan garden this summer. There will be a Q&A after the panel discussion. \nPanelists:  \n\nNancy Fresco Research professor\, climate expert at the UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning. Helped create the Garden Helper Tool to explore local Alaska growing conditions under a changing climate.\nHeidi Rader Associate professor\, local foods & agriculture expert at the UAF Cooperative Extension Service. Directs the vegetable variety trials in Fairbanks\, teaches Alaska Master Gardener and created the Grow&Tell app.\n\nWatch the recording. \n  \nUseful Gardening Links: \nAlaska Garden Helper web tool. \nMost links can be found on the It Grows In Alaska blog as well. \nSpreadsheet: How much space do you need to grow your own food for a year? \nUAF Cooperative Extension\, their publications. \nGrow&Tell app. \nFairbanks vegetable variety trials. \nSign up for the Alaska Master Gardener online course this fall. \nYouTube channel: In the Alaska Garden with Heidi Rader. \nFind an Extension Agent staff nearest you for your specific gardening questions. \n  \nFor more information on the IARC salon seminar series contact this semester’s graduate student coordinators Sherri Wall and Liz Bowman. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/gardening-in-the-arctic/ LOCATION:Virtually on Zoom CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IARC-Salon-2019-template-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200330T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200402T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200326T003940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200326T004130Z UID:19146-1585555200-1585846800@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Arctic Observing Summit (100% online) DESCRIPTION:Join the 2020 Arctic Observing Summit for their biennial summit held in conjunction with Arctic Science Summit Week. This year’s summit will be held 100% online using primarily the zoom platform. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/arctic-observing-summit-100-online/ CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200330T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200402T235959 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20220118T180319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220118T182240Z UID:22353-1585526400-1585871999@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Arctic Observing Summit 2020 DESCRIPTION:The Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) is a biennial summit that aims to provide community-driven\, science-based guidance for the design\, implementation\, coordination\, and sustained long-term (decades) operation of an international network of Arctic observing systems. In practice\, this means gathering the Arctic observing community together to exchange ideas and develop ways to collaborate\, share resources\, and improve Arctic observing. \n\n\n\nAOS is held biennially in conjunction with Arctic Science Summit Week. Special thanks to everyone for their patience and persistence as Arctic Science Summit Week and AOS 2020 were re-organized to be 100% online. \n\n\n\n\nView AOS 2020 keynotes and session recordings\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoster sessions\n\n\nVirtual poster sessions were held via Zoom. \n\n\n\nMarch 31 — See poster rooms\, titles\, presentersApril 1 — See poster rooms\, titles\, presenters\n\n\nWorking groups\n\n\nFive working groups were created based on the themes of AOS 2020. The AOS Executive Organizing Committee is working with experts from diverse sectors to develop these themes so that important advancements\, gaps\, and opportunities can be discussed at the Summit. \n\n\n\nContact AOS Working Group Co-ChairsLearn more about AOS Co-Chairs and Executive Organizing Committee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Group 1\n\nDesign\, Optimization and Implementation of the Observing System\n\n\n\n\nLeads: Alice Bradley\, Hajo Eicken and Roberta Pirazzini \n\n\n\nThe working group reviewed\, discussed and developed recommendations on: \n\n\n\nReview of relevant initiatives and tools aimed at cataloging and assessing various existing observing system components (in situ\, satellite\, and associated model and prediction systems). Relevant observatories include big national/international programs\, single-institution long-term monitoring projects\, community-based monitoring as well as individual/small team observing campaigns.Drawing on findings from the above to identify the value and role of the various observing activities in the context of an overarching observing system\, and to chart paths towards integration of such system components.Identifying criteria for observing system optimization.Contributing to the SAON Roadmap for Arctic Observing\, a document to help the muster resources and channel activities in support of an integrated Arctic observing system.\n\n\n\nParticipants: The working group seeks input from researchers\, community members\, operational observing organizations\, and engineers involved with observing systems at all scales\, and the private sector. \n\n\n\nWorking Group 1 session agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Group 2\n\nObserving in Support of Adaptation and Mitigation\n\n\n\n\nLead: Maribeth Murray \n\n\n\nThis working group focused on environmental issues and the role of observing in developing economically viable options for the Arctic that lead to policy development and the implementation of actions in support of adaptation and mitigation. They reviewed\, discussed and developed recommendations on: \n\n\n\nKey aspects related to the successful use of observing technologies to improve or facilitate decision support\, risk management\, adaptation initiatives and mitigation strategies.Observing needs to be filled quickly or expanded to support scaling up of strategies for adaptation and mitigation during the next decade.Leveraging global initiatives to support adaptation and mitigation in the Arctic.\n\n\n\nParticipants: This working group encourages input from community groups\, researchers\, operational agencies and entities charged with the development and implementation of adaptation\, management and mitigation strategies\, the private sector\, policy makers and Arctic Council working groups among others. \n\n\n\nWorking Group 2 session agendaWG2 Synthesis Working Document- March 31 draft\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Group 3\n\nObserving in Support of Indigenous Food Security and Related Needs\n\n\n\n\nLeads: Raychelle Daniel and Gunn-Britt Retter \n\n\n\nAddress approaches and priorities to increase the efficiency\, reach and impact of observations in support of Indigenous food security and related needs. \n\n\n\nParticipants: The working group seeks input from experts who will work towards the formulation of actionable recommendations and chart a path for observing activities that facilitate the implementation of proposals related to an increased understanding of Indigenous food security. \n\n\n\nWorking Group 3 session agendaPresentations from Burk\, Heeringa\, BeheBackground materials:Alaskan Inuit food security conceptual frameworkVisuals for breakout session\n\n\n\nWG3 Synthesis Working Document- March 30 draftWorking Group 3’s final summary: key themes to food security\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Group 4\n\nData Interoperability and Federated Search\n\n\n\n\nLead: Peter Pulsifer \n\n\n\nVideo: Introduction to WG4 \n\n\n\nDraw on synergies with SAON Arctic Data Committee and Polar Data Forum to ensure that overarching observing framework emphasizes data integrity spanning collection and management over time to different data users\, including science\, community management activities\, policy development\, and decision-making at all scales. \n\n\n\nMessage from the organizersIntro to the AOS WG4\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorking Group 5\n\nArctic Observations in the context of Global Observing Initiatives\n\n\n\n\nLeads: Thorsteinn Gunnarsson\, Jan Rene Larsen and Peter Schlosser \n\n\n\nThe Working Group discussed and created an overview of the relevance of Arctic observing for global actions. They also discussed and formulated recommendations on the basis of these questions: \n\n\n\nWhich existing and upcoming Arctic observing initiatives have global relevance and importance?How to bring Arctic observing to the global action level?Who is the target of this: Arctic Council (and their member countries)\, European Commission\, UN?How to connect arctic observing with\, for instance\, the Paris agreement. Are there any model countries?How to involve non-Arctic countries. What are their motivations for engagement?What are the obstacles? And what could or should be done to remove or resolve these?\n\n\n\nParticipants: Representatives from global and regional organizations\, including Arctic Council Working Groups\, European Commission\, GEO\, Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System (SIOS) and WMO. Representatives from MOSAIC and T-MOSAIC. \n\n\n\nWorking Group 5 session agenda\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Arctic Observing Summit series\n\nBefore the Summit\n\n\nAOS organizers develop the Summit theme and sub-themes. The theme for AOS 2020 was “Observing for Action.” Working groups are built around sub-themes to start organizing community input and planning for the Summit. A call for white papers and short statements is the first opportunity for the broader observational community to provide input into the organization in a year’s AOS. In addition to white papers and short statements\, the Roadmap for Arctic Observing and Data Systems (ROADS) provides an important framework for work at the summit. Learn about ROADS background. \n\n\nDuring the Summit\n\n\nThe AOS fosters communication and collaboration between academia\, agencies\, Indigenous Peoples\, non-governmental organizations\, the private sector\, and others involved or interested in long-term observing activities. A key goal for Arctic observing is to achieve equity and representation for Indigenous Peoples in arctic research. The great value of the AOS is as a forum that brings these diverse interests together and allows for exchange of ideas. The AOS sessions include plenary presentations\, breakout sessions\, and poster presentations. \n\n\nAfter the Summit\n\n\nFollowing the summit\, AOS organizers distill discussions notes\, white papers\, short statements\, and participant feedback into a statement for the Arctic Science Ministerial. Outcomes from the summit also help the efforts of the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks to coordinate Arctic observing. Building on the white papers submitted to the summit\, there was an opportunity to submit full papers for publication – after peer review – in a special issue of the journal Arctic in late 2020. \n\n\nThanks to our sponsors\n\n\nAkureyri MunicipalityArctic Institute of North AmericaIcelandic Centre for ResearchIceland Ministry for Education\, Science and CultureIceland Ministry for Environment and Natural ResourcesIceland Ministry for Foreign AffairsInternational Arctic Research CenterNational Science FoundationNorlandairPew Charitable TrustsUnited States Embassy in IcelandUniversity of AkureyriUniversity of Calgary URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/arctic-observing-summit-2020/ CATEGORIES:Conference,Key Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200304T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200304T100000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200219T225333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T225353Z UID:18034-1583312400-1583316000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Thesis defense: cryospheric hazard planning & response DESCRIPTION:Join IARC for Dina Abdel-Fattah’s PhD defense on cryospheric hazard planning and response in Alaska. Dina is advised by Sarah Trainor. Join remotely via Zoom. \nDissertation title: \nStakeholder needs and information use in cryospheric hazard planning and response: case studies from Alaska \nDissertation abstract: \nThe global cryosphere is experiencing rapid change\, which potentially impacts the severity and magnitude of various cryospheric hazards. Alaska is home to a number of different communities that experience cryospheric hazards. These types of hazards can have potentially devastating impacts on surrounding biodiversity\, communities\, and infrastructure. However\, there is a gap in understanding regarding what are stakeholder information needs for different cryospheric hazards\, as well as what are the resources stakeholders use to meet these needs. This dissertation investigated stakeholder use of various information products and resources in three cryospheric hazard-prone communities in Alaska\, which experience glacial lake outburst flood events (Juneau and the Kenai Peninsula) or anomalous high-speed sea ice motion events (Utqiaġvik). In addition\, a clear need exists to understand how further cryosphere change affects cryospheric hazards. Therefore\, I tested whether a structured decision-making methodology can be pertinent in a cryospheric hazard context\, which has previously never been done before. Specifically\, I tested whether structured decision-making can be employed by decision-makers to better understand the planning needs necessary to adequately prepare for future\, but uncertain glacial surges from Bering Glacier\, Alaska. \n  \nI found that identifying distinct stakeholder needs as well as stakeholder use of currently available information products and resources was particularly beneficial for information providers to understand how and why their products and resources are or are not used. This opened up opportunities for existing products to be enhanced or for new products to be developed. However\, one of the main findings from the case study research is that there is no single information product that meets all stakeholder needs. Different stakeholders have different information needs\, which need to be addressed in different ways. The structured decision-making approach tested in this dissertation was also found to be useful and applicable in a cryospheric hazard context. It can therefore be utilized as a methodological framework by decision-makers to integrate varying stakeholder needs in such a context. The findings from this research provide a unique contribution to the literature by displaying how social science and decision analysis research can support the development of information tools and resources that are both useful and relevant to those affected by cryospheric hazards. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/thesis-defense-cryospheric-hazard-planning-response/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Student Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20180613_132434526.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200303T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200303T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200220T013902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200220T013902Z UID:18039-1583251200-1583254800@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Project defense: thermokarst modeling DESCRIPTION:Join IARC for Rawser Spicer’s master’s defense on thermokarst modeling. Rawser is co-advised by Bob Bolton and Orion Lawlor\, UAF computer science department. \nProject title: \nExamining thermokarst initiation with random forest models URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/project-defense-thermokarst-modeling/ LOCATION:UAF Duckering building\, room 535 CATEGORIES:Student Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Bolton_V1_MAYBE_A_GOOD_ONE_TO_START-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200220T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200210T193234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200213T200410Z UID:17974-1582207200-1582210800@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Stories from MOSAiC DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for this month’s IARC Salon featuring scientists Rob Rember and Marc Oggier. The pair will speak about their sea ice research on the historic Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAIC) expedition. Rember and Oggier recently returned from four months in the central Arctic Ocean on the expedition. \n\nRob Rember– UAF science lead on MOSAiC\, studies the interface between the ocean\, ice & atmosphere.\nMarc Oggier– Research professional\, specializes in sea ice science.\n\nLight refreshments will be provided. \nJoin remotely via zoom https://alaska.zoom.us/j/706059262. \nIARC Salon is a monthly seminar series coordinated annually by one of IARC’s students. For more information contact this year’s graduate student organizers Sherri Wall and Liz Bowman. \n Drilling holes in ice during MOSAiC. Photo by Esther Horvath. Polarstern in the dark. Photo by Esther Horvath. Rob Rember\, left\, working with a block of ice. Marc Oggier drilling a hole while setting up on MOSAiC’s ice floe. Photo by Sebastian Grote. Rob Rember and Marc Oggier pose in front of Polarstern during MOSAiC. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/stories-from-mosaic/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IARC-Salon-2019-template-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200207T182212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200207T182255Z UID:17969-1581696000-1581699600@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IAB Life Science Seminar: Climate science in the news DESCRIPTION:Kristin Timm\, postdoctoral candidate in science communication and a research assistant at the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University\, will present “Climate science in the news: How the fourth National Climate Assessment was covered by the U.S. media.”. \nThis talk is part of the Institute of Arctic Biology’s Life Science Seminar Series. Please visit the event webpage for more information regarding this seminar. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iab-life-science-seminar-climate-science-in-the-news/ LOCATION:Murie Auditorium\, 2090 Koyukuk St\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200131T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200129T185723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T185723Z UID:17942-1580486400-1580490000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:IAB Life Science Seminar: Surface water in northern permafrost DESCRIPTION:Erin Trochim\, postdoctoral fellow at the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the International Arctic Research Center\, will present “Surface Water Distribution and Change in Northern Hemisphere Permafrost” on Friday\, Jan. 31\, at 4 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium. \nThis talk is part of the IAB Life Science Seminar Series. Please visit the event webpage for more information on this seminar. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/iab-life-science-seminar-surface-water-in-northern-permafrost/ LOCATION:Murie Auditorium\, 2090 Koyukuk St\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/erin-trochim-photo-500x500-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200123T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20200123T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20200111T001307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T182358Z UID:17908-1579788000-1579791600@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Improving climate change coverage in news DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for January’s research salon panel discussion on working together to improve climate change coverage in the news. Hear perspectives from a journalist\, a climate scientist and a communication scientist: \n\nLois Parshley– investigative magazine journalist covering the intersection of geopolitics and science. Currently the Snedden Chair of Journalism at the University of Fairbanks\, she’s a former Knight-Wallace fellow and National Geographic Young Explorer. Her work has been published at the New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, Harper’s\, VQR\, Granta\, Businessweek\, Popular Science\, and Wired\, among others\, and in 2018 won both a Mirror Award and the Bricker Award for Science Writing in Medicine.\nRick Thoman– Alaska climate specialist and regular media contact for Alaska weather and climate issues. Over 4\,000 media mentions in the last year.\nKristin Timm– PhD candidate in communication at George Mason University where her dissertation investigates news coverage of NCA4.\n\nLight refreshments will be provided. \nIARC Salon is a monthly seminar series coordinated annually by one of IARC’s students. For more information contact this year’s graduate student organizers Sherri Wall and Liz Bowman. \nJoin remotely via zoom. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/improving-climate-change-coverage-in-news/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IARC-Salon-2019-template-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191205T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20191114T182902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191204T234653Z UID:17815-1575554400-1575558000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Interior Alaska Air Quality DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for December’s research salon panel discussion on Interior Alaska air quality. Hear perspectives from:\n\n\nJoe Little-Economist at the School of Management and IARC\, estimates changes in wood burning given changes in the price of oil.\nNick Czarnecki– Air Quality manager at Fairbanks North Star Borough\, has worked with the State and the EPA on the FNSB State Implementation Plan.\nBill Simpson– Chemist at Geophysical Institute\, researches the causes of the high amounts of particulate matter in Fairbanks and North Pole.\n\n\n\n\n Light refreshments will be provided. IARC Salon is a monthly seminar series coordinated annually by one of IARC’s students. For more information contact this year’s graduate student organizers Sherri Wall and Liz Bowman.\n\n\nJoin remotely via Zoom Meeting https://alaska.zoom.us/j/919305068. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/interior-alaska-air-quality/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IARC-Salon-2019-template-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191112T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20191101T194506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T194506Z UID:17785-1573567200-1573570800@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Warming of the Chukchi slope through the Barrow Canyon outflow in winter 2016-2017 DESCRIPTION:Seminar by visiting scientist Satoshi Kimura\, a physical oceanographer at JAMSTEC Arctic Ocean and Climate System Research Group. The talk title is\, The warming of the Chukchi slope through the Barrow Canyon outflow in the 2016-2017 winter. \nABSTRACT: While a substantial portion of the Pacific-origin waters flows through Barrow Canyon in the northeast corner of the Chukchi Sea\, little is known on the hydrography of the surrounding regions in winter. We present profiles of wintertime hydrography on the Chukchi slope from an autonomous profiling instrument\, and mooring records in Barrow Canyon. The central and western sectors of Barrow Canyon in December 2016 – February 2017 (DJF 2016-2017) were anomalously warm (~0.5 C warmer than the climatology) with the flow orienting toward the Arctic Ocean. Unlike the summertime warming near the surface\, the warm outflow has a temperature maximum at 80 dbar\, and this outflow modifies the water mass properties on the Chukchi slope 70 km north of the canyon. Based on our Barrow Canyon mooring records starting in 2002\, this is the first time that such warming is recorded on the outflow in winter. We discuss that this is due to the combination of the Barrow Canyon outflow favorable wind pattern and warming in the southern Chukchi Sea (the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea) before the winter. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/warming-of-the-chukchi-slope-through-the-barrow-canyon-outflow-in-winter-2016-2017/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/skimura_v2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191108T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191108T143000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20191024T232458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T232458Z UID:17778-1573219800-1573223400@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Water Day at IARC DESCRIPTION:People of all ages are invited to the International Arctic Research Center to learn about water. Undergraduate students in the class Introduction to Watershed Management (NRM 370) will lead fun\, hands-on\, mind-on exploration of models and games that relate to watersheds. The public activities will take place from 1:30 – 2:30 pm in the Akasofu lobby. During an earlier portion of the event\, the NRM 370 students will also teach Watershed Charter School 8th graders to be water wise.\n\nACTIVITY STATIONS \n• Awesome Aquifer Model – explore surface and ground water interactions and properties of porosity and permeability\n• Color me a Watershed – share your favorite waterbody while learning about mapping\n• EnviroScape Model – make a visual and playful connection between land use\, water quality\, and pollution prevention.\n• Just Passing Through – time the flow of water through different soils to discover the importance of infiltration.\n• Blue Planet – the blue marble we live on is made of mostly water. Try your hand at probability: water or land?\n• Drop in the Bucket – how much clean\, fresh water is available? Listen carefully and you might hear a precious drop of water.\n• Water Pollution Filtration – make some polluted water with household supplies\, then design and test a filter to clean it.\n• Incredible Journey – become a water molecule and flip some dice to decide your fate in the never-ending water cycle. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/water-day-at-iarc/ LOCATION:Akasofu lobby CATEGORIES:Public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191024T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191024T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20191003T182451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T003951Z UID:17622-1571925600-1571929200@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Alaska's 2019 extended wildfire season DESCRIPTION:Join the International Arctic Research Center for October’s research salon panel discussion on Alaska’s 2019 extended wildfire season. Hear perspectives from Uma Bhatt\, Joe Little and Nancy Fresco. Light refreshments will be provided.\n\n\n\nIARC Salon is a monthly seminar series coordinated annually by one of IARC’s students. For more information contact this year’s graduate student organizers Sherri Wall and Liz Bowman.\n\nJoin remotely via Zoom https://alaska.zoom.us/j/968715035. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/alaskas-2019-extended-wildfire-season/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Research Salon ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IARC-Salon-2019-template-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191015T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191015T140000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20191010T194743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T201845Z UID:17673-1571144400-1571148000@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Climate Physics Journal Club - Dynamical downscaling for Southeast Alaska: A look at precipitation metrics DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Rick Lader\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center \nSoutheast Alaska has been under drought conditions for the past two years\, with precipitation deficits of greater than 100 cm in some locations. These conditions have impacted hydropower electricity generation\, fish habitat and forest health. Given the region’s extreme topographical gradients\, newly produced dynamically downscaled datasets are used to help resolve and study changes on this landscape. \nThis seminar looks at historical precipitation trends\, rain/snow partitioning and precipitation intensities from the downscaled Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR). These data are at 4-km spatial resolution across Southeast Alaska from 1981-2018. Future projections (2031-2060) of these indices are also investigated using downscaled simulations from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Climate Model version 3 (GFDL-CM3). Bias correction methods for the climate model simulations are also considered. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/climate-physics-journal-club-dynamical-downscaling-for-southeast-alaska-a-look-at-precipitation-metrics/ LOCATION:Akasofu 501\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Climate Physics Journal Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/P6180639.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191010T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191010T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20190926T230804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T191354Z UID:17552-1570716000-1570723200@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:From science to action on climate change DESCRIPTION:Join the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center for a seminar and discussion on science and policy with visiting scientist Dr. Peter Frumhoff. \n2 – 3 p.m.  LECTURE From science to action on climate change \n3 – 4 p.m. OPEN DISCUSSION How policy (including funding decisions) is affecting scientists and how scientists can affect policy (role of scientists in policy advocacy)\n*Be prepared to share how policy impacts UAF research and the implications for Arctic science \nDR. PETER C. FRUMHOFF is director of science and policy and chief climate scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). A global change ecologist\, Dr. Frumhoff has published widely at the nexus of climate science and policy including on the climate responsibilities of fossil fuel companies\, the attribution of extreme events to climate change\, the ecological impacts of climate change\, the role of forests and land use in climate mitigation\, and the societal responsibilities of geoengineering researchers. \nContact Heather McFarland for more information\, 907-687-4544. Join remotely via zoom. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/from-science-to-action-on-climate-change/ LOCATION:Akasofu 501\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, Alaska\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Public event,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/frumhoffheadshot.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191008T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191008T103000 DTSTAMP:20260403T210112 CREATED:20190926T231613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190930T190830Z UID:17559-1570527000-1570530600@uaf-iarc.org SUMMARY:Response of major modes of eastern Arctic Ocean variability to climate change DESCRIPTION:Join IARC for Till Baumann’s PhD thesis defense titled response of major modes of eastern Arctic Ocean variability to climate change. Till is advised by Igor Polyakov. \nAbstract: The Arctic Ocean plays a central role in ongoing climate change\, with sea-ice loss being the most prominent indicator. In recent years\, an increased influence of Atlantic inflows on sea-ice reduction was discovered. This encroaching atlantification of the easternArctic Ocean has substantial impact on the hydrography and ocean dynamics in the region. In this study\, we assess the state of hydrographic seasonal cycles and tidal current dynamics in the eastern Eurasian Basin (EEB). The central data set used in this work stems from a set of six moorings deployed across the EEB continental slope along the 125°E meridian between 2013 and 2015 within the NABOS project.Results show a complex pattern of seasonality with a remarkably strong (ΔT=1.4°C)\, deep reaching (~600m) temperature signal over the continental slope. Tidal analysis reveals avigorous baroclinic (depth and time varying) component of tidal currents in the region.Unprecedented tidal amplitudes of over 40cm/s are observed far offshore during the ice-free summers. These findings indicate a new\, more dynamic state of the eastern Arctic Ocean with direct implications for the ecosystem and further sea-ice reduction.In order to investigate the impact of tidal dynamics on an Arctic-wide scale\, a pan-Arctic tidal current atlas is developed that synthesizes all available observations from the last ~15 years. \nJoin remotely via zoom. URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/response-of-major-modes-of-eastern-arctic-ocean-variability-to-climate-change/ LOCATION:Akasofu 401\, 2160 Koyukuk Dr\, Fairbanks\, AK\, 99775\, United States CATEGORIES:Lecture,Student Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://uaf-iarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/P9141798.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR