The VIIRS SnowCloud Discriminator with snow/ice in lavender-tinted white and low stratocumulus low clouds in yellow . The stratocumulus form in streets as strong northerly low level winds bring cold arctic air southward off the ice pack and across the Bering Sea. Sea water in the Bering is cold, but still much warmer than the […]
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A spectacularly clear day over Alaska allows JPSS #VIIRS to see a raft of smoke plumes from interior fires on Aug 4, 2021 (True Color RGBs).
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Jennifer Jenkins will be going through some of the functionality of ArcGIS Online hosted web applications, answering questions, and will demonstrate updated versions of the AICC Dashboard Series. Registration available here. Contact Name: Alison D York Contact E-mail: ayork@alaska.edu
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Jen Delamere and Chris Waigle summarized their Science for Alaska lecture “Firewatch: Fire landscapes from Air and Space” on KTVF with Ryan Osborne. Tune in for a few minutes of a fun question and answer series
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The report highlights recent wildfire trends in Alaska, their impacts to humans & climate change, and the essential relationship of wildfire managers and scientists. The role of direct broadcast satellite data is highlighted. A PDF is available for download: https://www.frames.gov/afsc/alaskas-changing-wildfire-environment.
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CHECK OUT AGU 2020 SESSION NOAA Satellite Proving Grounds to Enhance User Applications I IN034-02 Peter Hickman: VIIRS Direct Broadcast Advances for Improved Wildland Fire Monitoring in Alaska IN034-09 Jen Delamere: Proving Ground Activities: A Direct Broadcast Partnership at the Geographic Information Network of Alaska
