weather & climate monitoring
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Weather & Climate Monitoring. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…. Improve regional & global climate models. 2010-2019. 2090-2099. Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
Weather & Climate Monitoring
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical ParkGlacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…
• Improve regional & global climate models
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
2010-2019
2090-2099
Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…
• Improve regional & global climate models
• Provide context for ecological study
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Improve regional & global climate models
• Provide context for ecological study
• Inform park safety operations
Justification: Climate Monitoring Will…
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Improve regional & global climate models
• Provide context for ecological study
• Inform park safety operations
Objective
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Record long-term temperature & precipitation trends
Objective
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Record long-term temperature & precipitation trends
• Identify SEAN climate gradients
Objective
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Record long-term temperature & precipitation trends
• Identify SEAN climate gradients
• Make data relevant by making it accessible
Technical Approach
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
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Technical Approach
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Logistics and Budget
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Equipment Purchase~ $10000/station
Logistics and Budget
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Equipment Purchase~ $10000/station
• Installation~ Taiya River vs Chilkoot Pass
Logistics and Budget
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Equipment Purchase~ $10000/station
• Installation~ Taiya River vs Chilkoot Pass
• Annual Maintenance ~ $900 per station calibration
Logistics and Budget
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Equipment Purchase~ $10000/station
• Installation~ Taiya River vs Chilkoot Pass
• Annual Maintenance ~ $900 per station calibration
• Data Management
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year local climate histories
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year local climate historiesChange in Monthly Max/Min Temperature, 1898-2010
Change in Monthly Max/Min Temperature, Controlled For PDO, 1898-2010
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year climate history
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year climate history
• Capture transitional zone
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year climate history
• Capture transitional zone
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year climate history
• Capture transitional zone
What we’re learning: data
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
• Build on 100-year climate history
• Capture transitional zone
• Build in robustness
What we’re learning: nuts & bolts
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program
Southeast Alaska NetworkInventory and Monitoring Program May 6, 2009
Program Delivery
Climate Products
Partnerships New Products
Contaminants in the North
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