AAOKH observations added to new publication: Alaska’s Changing Environment
AAOKH’s home department at University of Alaska Fairbanks, the International Arctic Research Center, recently led a publication called Alaska’s Changing Environment which synthesizes recent shifts in temperature, sea ice, fish and wildlife, oceans, glaciers, permafrost – and more – across Alaska based on local observations & scientific data. AAOKH observations contribute to a full page description of rural observations across the state of Alaska. Check it out here: Alaska’s Changing Environment publication! Read full story
Roberta Tuurraq Glenn visits Wainwright
Roberta Tuurraq Glenn, a new graduate student at UAF whose project is supported by AAOKH, is in Wainwright today and tomorrow! Roberta is visiting with her advisor Jacquelyn Overbeck who manages the State of Alaska Coastal Hazards Program to introduce herself and an erosion monitoring project idea in person, and to listen to feedback about whether this is something in which the community might be interested in participating. Learn more from this Flyer!
Contact Roberta to learn more by emailing us or sending us a facebook message. Read full story
AAOKH joins the BARC Science Fair in Utqiaġvik, July 17-19, 2019
AAOKH Highlights 2015-2018
We recently summarized what AAOKH has been up to since its inception in 2015. Check out our 1 page highlights!
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Utqiagvik trail mapping 2019
The ice trail mapping in Utqiagvik has begun for Spring 2019. The attached image shows the locations for trails and crew locations as of 16 April 2019 and ice thickness measurements will begin soon. Read full story
Ice breakout event at Utqiagvik
Billy Adams recently recorded an “ice breakout” event offshore of Utqiagvik. The landfast sea ice in front of town detached with the recent warm temperatures and winds, which is quite unusual for February.
This event has big implications for safe travel, hunting, wildlife management, etc. Billy’s photos are below.
New AAOKH poster presentation
AAOKH Research Coordinator Josh Jones is at the 2018 meeting of the American Geophysical Union this week to present information about how we’re supporting northern Alaska coastal communities as they share local observations of change. Stop by his poster tomorrow morning, 14 December, at #782 and see a preview here!
Thanks also to our contributors and co-authors: Donna Hauser, Olivia Lee, Hajo Eicken, Matt Druckenmiller, Heather McFarland, Billy Adams, Steven Patkotak, and Joe Leavitt.
Newsletter Fall 2018
The Fall 2018 newsletter is now available!
Read about the work we are currently doing, our steering group, and ways to get involved with our work:
AAOKH newsletter 2018 Read full story
Launch of new observation and data mapping tool
We have just launched of a new map-based tour of AAOKH data! Check it out here: http://mapventure.org/#/map/aaokh.
It is also posted as a menu option on the AAOKH site.
Our goal with this tool is to facilitate the sharing of coastal conditions in combination with observations collected by members of coastal communities in the context of a changing seasonal cycle. This approach can help track environmental change from a community perspective. The tour below will give you an idea of the types of curated data AAOKH helps to share and make accessible. We will make future updates, so we Read full story
Whaling trail mapping update 2018
AAOKH is working with Dr Matt Druckenmiller to map the ice thickness over whaling trails in Utqiagvik, Alaska. The latest map is available in a PDF:
Utqiagik-ice-trail-map_30April2018_thicknesses Read full story