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Near real-time weather monitoring for Alaska and its adjacent oceans
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Satellite Detects Major Storm in the Gulf of Alaska
November 24, 2020
Image Showcase
This view of surface wind speeds at 12:28 UTC 23 Nov 2020 was produced from AMSR2 microwave data on the GCOM-W satellite. A large area
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Satellite Imagery and Sea Spray
November 18, 2020
Blog
There were very strong northerly winds occurring in southeast Alaska today producing lots of sea spray which visible satellite imagery was able to capture. The
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VAWS: NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program Operations
November 20, 2020
News
TUESDAY, 11/24/2020: The Alaska Sea Ice Program’s Mary-Beth Schreck will present an overview of this unique program within the National Weather Service. A great opportunity to
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About GINA
Established in 2001 as an initiative of UA’s President, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) focuses on remote sensing and geographic information systems activities for Alaska and its surrounding oceans.
GINA collaborates with federal, state, and academic partners to serve this data through public portals. An inventory of satellite images over the state of Alaska is available online and these images can be freely downloaded.