Abstract: AbstractAlaska experienced record-setting warmth during the 2015/16 cold season (October?April). Statewide average temperatures exceeded the period-of-record mean by more than 4°C over the 7-month cold season and by more ...

Abstract: y extending the record of Alaskan divisional temperature and precipitation back in time, regional variations and trends of temperature and precipitation over 1920?2012 are documented. The use of the divisional framework ...

Abstract: Frozen rivers in the Arctic serve as critical highways because of the lack of roads; therefore, it is important to understand the key mechanisms that control the timing of river ice breakup. The relationships between ...

Abstract: AbstractThe ice formed by cold-season rainfall or rain on snow (ROS) has striking impacts on the economy and ecology of Alaska. An understanding of the atmospheric drivers of ROS events is required to better predict them ...

Abstract: laska encompasses several climate types because of its vast size, high-latitude location, proximity to oceans, and complex topography. There is a great need to understand how climate varies regionally for climatic research ...

Abstract: he mechanisms driving trends and variability of the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for tundra in Alaska along the Beaufort, east Chukchi, and east Bering Seas for 1982?2013 are evaluated in the context of ...