A. David McGuire, University of Alaska - Fairbanks, presents the study Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Forest at the 2011 Alaska Fire Science Workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska on October 7,...
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Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Forest
Presenter(s): A. David McGuire
Type: Video
Date: October 7, 2011
Paul A. Duffy presents the powerpoint, Early Season Forecasting of Fire Activity in Alaska, at the 2011 Alaska Fire Science Workshop in Fairbanks, Alaska on October 7, 2011. An annual area burned forecast model has been developed using monthly...
Presenter(s): Paul A. Duffy
Type: Video
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Occurrence, Models, Planning, Weather
Date: October 7, 2011
Current changes in climate are likely to cause changes to the fire regime in Alaska and other boreal regions. How are projected changes in fire regime likely to affect the composition of boreal forests? This presentation summarized research in...
Presenter(s): Jill F. Johnstone
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Ecology, Fire History
Date: October 28, 2010
The southwest Yukon is currently experiencing a widespread outbreak of spruce bark beetle, creating an extensive area of standing dead trees. With the increased level of fire risk, monitoring fuel treatment effectiveness, especially in terms of...
Presenter(s): Brad C. Hawkes
Type: Webinar
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Models, Monitoring and Inventory, Planning
Date: November 19, 2010
This two part webinar series focused on LANDFIRE National products that are currently available to Alaska. The scope and schedule of the LANDFIRE Refresh project will also be briefly discussed along with many other interesting topics. Part 1 of the...
Presenter(s): Frank Fay , Henry V. Bastian , Kurtis J. Nelson , Jeff Natharius , Birgit Peterson , Brenda Lundberg , Gregory K. Dillon , Donald G. Long , Matthew G. Rollins , Matt C. Reeves , Tobin Smail , Laurie L. Kurth , Donald Ohlen , Charley Martin , Jim Smith , Jim Napoli , Brian Sorbel , Marsha Henderson
Type: Video
Topic(s): Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Mapping, Models, Planning
Date: March 16, 2011
Atmospheric circulation patterns influence seasonal temperature and precipitation across large regions of Alaska. This experimental fire prediction tool uses this information to produce a forecast of area burned in Interior Alaska (i.e. South of the...
Presenter(s): Paul A. Duffy
Type: Video
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Behavior, Fire Occurrence, Models, Planning, Weather
Date: March 29, 2011
Fire acts as a catalyst and a driver of change. There is a very critical and sensitive post-fire window where fire severity strongly affects seedling recruitment patterns. Climate change could tip this sensitive transition and impact the dominate...
Presenter(s): Teresa N. Hollingsworth , Jill F. Johnstone
Type: Video
Topic(s): Climate, Fire Effects, Monitoring and Inventory
Date: September 1, 2010
In general, all climate prediction models are projecting continued increases in seasonal temperatures. Precipitation is also predicted to increase, though the impact on Alaska seems relatively minor. Alaska will most likely experience a drier...
Presenter(s): T. Scott Rupp , John E. Walsh
Type: Video
Date: 2010