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2008 Calendar

  • June TBD | AOOS Board Meeting, Anchorage
  • October 16-23 | PICES, China

Alaska Weather and Climate Highlights Summary for March 2008

The March 2008 Summary contains information about Alaska's notable weather and climate events during March 2008, including:

  • record high temperatures in the Interior
  • record high precipitation in southcentral and southwest Alaska
  • extreme sea ice extent in the Bering Sea

The Alaska Weather and Climate Highlights website is produced by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, the Alaska Climate Research Center, and NOAA National Weather Service, Alaska Region.

For more information, e-mail Sarah Trainor
or call 907-474-7878.

The 2009 AOOS Field Experiment in Prince William Sound is on! 

At a workshop of all the principal investigators of that project held in conjunction with the AMSS January 20, senior PI Dr. Carl Schoch led the team’s discussion on how to demonstrate the utility of the 3 major models being developed as a demonstration of the end to end system: from observations to data management to modeling to user products.  If you would like to be involved in this initiative, or would like more information, contact the AOOS office.

Volunteer Ship Observing Workshop

AOOS, together with the Alaska Marine Advisory Program and the Alaska Regional Office of the National Weather Service, hosted a roundtable discussion on the use of Shipboard Observing Systems at the annual Alaska Marine Science Symposium January 22. 

The roundtable brought together representatives of programs that use both instrument systems and human observers on ships in Alaska waters and elsewhere. 
Access Workshop Presentations

Communicating Excitement about the Ocean

John Englander, CEO of the International Seakeepers Society, urged scientists to do a better job communicating the importance and excitement of understanding the ocean, at a keynote luncheon speech sponsored by AOOS at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium. 

Englander described his organization’s program to instrument large yachts with ocean measuring instruments as a means of expanding interest and support for ocean research.
See Englander's Presentation

AOOS Quarterly Newsletter

aoos newsletter The latest issue highlights summer sea ice, priorities for 2008-2010, conceptual designs, and more! Read More