See below for information on the Arctic Weather Workshop 2024, hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Post-meeting reference materials:

Zoom Meeting Recordings from Jan. 16 & 17

 

Some attendees joined virtually on Zoom for two days of Arctic Weather Workshop presentations on 01-16-24 and 01-17-24. The meeting was streamed live from the Wood Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Fairbanks, Alaska, and was co-hosted by the UAF Geophysical Institute. Download the meeting agenda.
 

• Tues., Jan. 16:
  View the Day 1 recording.
  Day 1 presentation slides (Google Drive folder)
   
• Wed., Jan. 17:
  View the Day 2 recording. 
  Day 2 presentation slides (Google Drive folder)

Contact Gail Weaver at gail.weaver.1@us.af.mil with questions about the workshop agenda.

Presentation slides

Day 1 (Google Drive folder)

Day 2 (Google Drive folder)

Speaker biographies

All bios (Google Drive folder)

Alaska Earthquake Center analysis of the Friday, 1/19, M5.3 earthquake

The Geophysical Institute's Alaska Earthquake Center has been conducting additional analyses and preparing data visualizations for the M5.3 earthquake that occurred during the GI tours on Friday, 1/19. The web story on the earthquake contains information about the aftershocks and differences in seismic responses on the five floors we have instrumented in the UAF Usibelli engineering building.

Read the story: http://earthquake.alaska.edu/magnitude-53-earthquake-near-salcha-rattles-interior-alaska

Visit the UAF Geophysical Institute Facebook page to learn about the earthquake in a short video from Alaska State Seismology Michael West. Read about the experience of AWW24 tour participants who requested an earthquake while touring AEC!

 

Meeting information: 

AWW24 Dinner at Soba ($30/person)

6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 16
$30 per person — purchase here

Attendees will enjoy a buffet of Moldovan food from Soba Moldovan Restaurant, including chicken schnitzel and lamb sausage, salad or soup, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes with gravy, and honey cake. Guests with dietary restrictions will receive plated meals separately.

Boxed Lunches from UAF ($17/day)

Purchase your lunches here, $17/day.

Boxed lunches and beverages will be available during the first two days of AWW24 workshop (Tues.1/16, Wed. 1/17) and after the Geophysical Institute Tour on Fri., 1/19.

UAF Parking Permit ($5/day)

A parking permit ($5/day) is required for visitors Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Purchase a parking permit here, which will be emailed to you on Friday, Jan. 12. Please print and display this permit on the right side of your dashboard.

For workshop days 1 & 2:
Park in UAF regular decal lots 4F, 4D, or 4E near the Nenana Shuttle Station. These lots are indicated in yellow on the southern part of campus on this downloadable UAF campus map. Navigate to this parking lot on Google Maps here.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks staff member will be onsite to greet and direct AWW24 attendees near the Nenana Shuttle Station.

The free Nenana Shuttle runs in continuous 7-minute loops. Passengers should load at the Nenana Shuttle Station, ride through the Eielson Building stop, and unload at the Wood Center.

Please reference the AWW24 agenda to ensure enough time to check in before presentations begin. 

• Tuesday, Jan. 16: Opening remarks start at 8:50 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 17: Opening remarks start at 8:35 a.m.

Parking costs for the military are reimbursable as long they are approved as an additional expense on their DTS orders.

Download a map with these instructions for AWW24.

Thursday, 1/18: UA Museum of the North

9-11:30 a.m.

Explore the UA Museum of the North. Admission is $14 per person, to be purchased upon arrival. Visitors have the option to eat lunch at the museum's small cafe after the tour.

Friday, 1/19: Geophysical Institute and National Weather Service Tours

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tour the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute (2156 N Koyukuk Drive, directions here) and the National Weather Service. You'll hear from:

• Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer
• Alaska Satellite Facility
• Geographic Information Network of Alaska
• Alaska Center for UAS Integration
• Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Alaska Earthquake Center
• Wilson Alaska Technical Center
• and more!

Boxed lunches and coffee will be available after the tour from 1-1:30 p.m. in the Elvey Building Globe Room.

Purchase a parking pass if you plan to drive yourself to the Elvey Building for this tour.