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Location Folder Show Tree ROOT _ScienceBase Catalog __National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers ___Alaska CASC ____FY 2017 Projects Alaska Snowpack Response to Climate Change: Statewide Snowfall Equivalent and Snowpack Water Scenarios Assessing Seasonal Wildfire Forecasting Methods in Alaska Bringing Scientists and Stakeholders Together through ScienceTapes (Alaska Voices) Characterizing Variability in the Drivers of Extreme Climate Events in Alaska Developing High Resolution Climate Data for Alaska More... Filters Date Range Past year (2) Past month (0) Past week (0) Past day (0) Custom range... To   Search Extensions Project (2) Citation (1) Types Map Service (2) OGC WFS Layer (2) OGC WMS Layer (2) OGC WMS Service (2) Citation (1) Contacts Uma Bhatt Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASC) Program Scott Rupp Scott Rupp Alison York More... Categories Project (2) Publication (1) Tag Types CMS Themes (2) CMS Topics (2) Community (2) Fiscal Year (2) Organization (2) Science Themes (2) Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather (1) More... Tag Schemes https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/WRET/CMS_Themes/CASC_CMS_Themes (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/WRET/CMS_Topics/CASC_CMS_Topics (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/Project/FiscalYear (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/Project/OrganizationName (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/Project/OrganizationType (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/ScienceThemes (2) https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/NCCWSC/DroughtFireandExtremeWeather (1) More... View Results as: JSON ATOM CSV Browse Folder

Projecting Future Wildfire Activity in Alaska’s Boreal Forest Wildfires are a natural occurrence in interior Alaska’s boreal forest. There is extreme variability in the severity of the wildfire season in this region. A single year in which more than one million acres of forest burns can be followed by several years of low to moderate fire activity. In addition, fires in high latitude zones appear to be responding to changes in climate. Warmer temperatures rapidly cure understory fuels, such as fast-drying beds of mosses, lichens, and shrubs, which lie beneath highly flammable conifer trees. Managing such variability is challenging in light of both changing climate conditions and the fact that planning activities require sufficient advance warning. The goal of this project... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2017, Alaska, Alaska CASC, CASC, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Fire, Fire, Projects by Region, Fewer tags Developing High Resolution Climate Data for Alaska Alaska has complex topography, with its extensive coastlines, dozens of islands, and mountain ranges that contain the tallest peaks in North America. Topography can have a strong influence on temperature and precipitation, therefore accurate representations of the terrain can improve the quality of simulations of past and future climate conditions. The spatial resolution of globally-available climate data is typically too coarse (~80 to 100 km) to adequately detect local landscape features, meaning these models aren’t useful for predicting future conditions in Alaska. In order for the state to adequately prepare for and adapt to changing conditions, high-resolution climate data is needed. One solution for acquiring... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2017, Alaska, Alaska CASC, CASC, Data Visualization & Tools, All tags... Data Visualization & Tools, Projects by Region, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Fewer tags A Comparison of Fire Weather Indices with MODIS Fire Days for the Natural Regions of Alaska Abstract (from Forests): Research Highlights: Flammability of wildland fuels is a key factor influencing risk-based decisions related to preparedness, response, and safety in Alaska. However, without effective measures of current and expected flammability, the expected likelihood of active and problematic wildfires in the future is difficult to assess and prepare for. This study evaluates the effectiveness of diverse indices to capture high-risk fires. Indicators of drought and atmospheric drivers are assessed along with the operational Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS). Background and Objectives: In this study, 13 different indicators of atmospheric conditions, fuel moisture, and flammability are... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation