North Slope Coastal Imagery Initiative

TheNorthSlopeofAlaskaliesonthenorthsideofBrooksRangeandincludesextensivecoastlinesalongtheChukchiSeaandBeaufortSea.TheseshorelinesarefundamentallydifferentfrommostofthecoastlineintheUSastheyareconsolidatedbypermafrostandsubjecttoperiglacialprocesses,includingcryogenicprocessesonshoreandnearshoreseasonalpackiceformation.ThesecoastsarehighlydynamicandundergoingsomeofthefastestretreatratesinNorthAmerica(GibbsandRichmondn.d.).Proposedoffshoreoildevelopmentactivitiesinthe ChukchiSeacoastandexistingoffshoredrillingislandsalongtheBeaufortSeacoastposeenvironmentalrisksforthesecoasts.Environmentalconcernsincludeincreasedairandseatraffic,accidentaloilspills,andpotentialportdevelopments.BOEMrequiresup-­‐to-­‐date,digitalmappingthatcanbeusedtosystematicallyassesstheseenvironmentalrisks.TheSh...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: COASTAL PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, Federal resource managers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, All tags... Project, State agencies, WEB SERVICES, WEB SERVICES, completed, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, Fewer tags

Modeling Barrier Island Lagoon System Response to Projected Arctic Warming

Arey Lagoon and Island, situated on the Beaufort Sea coast just west of Barter Island and within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), was selected as a focus site for an in-depth study of coastal processes on a regional to local scale. Arey Lagoon and adjacent areas encompass a barrier island chain, a glacially fed river and delta (Hulahula and Ogpilak Rivers) from the Brooks Range watershed, low-lying tundra with coastal wet sedge, and thermokarst lakes that all may be vulnerable to the effects of changing storm patterns in response to climate change.Analysis of historical maps and imagery showed that Arey Lagoon mainland coast, partially protected by Arey Island from the direct attack of ocean waves, was...

Categories: Data, Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: BARRIER ISLANDS, BARRIER ISLANDS, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL PROCESSES, All tags... COASTAL PROCESSES, Federal resource managers, Interested public, LAGOONS, LAGOONS, LCC Network Science Catalog, Population & Habitat Evaluation/Projection, Project, Regional & county planners, STORM SURGE, STORM SURGE, Vulnerability Assessment, environment, environment, inlandWaters, inlandWaters, onGoing, Fewer tags

ShoreZone Mapping of St. Lawrence Island

​This project takes advantage of an existing helicopter platform on St. Lawrence that will be used to collect ShoreZone imagery of the island. This project is leveraging contributions by the Oil Spill Recovery Institute, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and NOAA Fisheries to collect imagery in the summer of 2013. The ABSI LCC will provided $10K to map the highest priority section of the St. Lawrence Island coastline.The ShoreZone mapping system has been in use since the early 1980s and has been applied to more than 40,000 km of shoreline in Washington and British Columbia. Through partnerships with other agencies and organizations, portions of southeastern...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL HABITAT, All tags... COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, Datasets/Database, LCC Network Science Catalog, Project, biota, biota, underDevelopment, Fewer tags

Modeling Marine Bird Distribution in the ABSI Region

This project will expand abundance & distribution models for seabirds, currently underway in Aleutian Is region (USFWS-funded project under Survey, Monitoring & Assessment program) to the greater ABSI-LCC region, and integrate 2013 seabird surveys into the analysis. In particular, this expanded effort would first focus on the North Bering Sea/Bering Strait/southern Chukchi region, which has greatest potential for increased vessel traffic and development. Using at-sea survey data, colony data, and environmental parameters, Tern Again Consulting (Dr. M. Renner) is developing seasonal species-specific models of seabird distribution in the Aleutian Islands region for use in a shipping risk assessment. The resulting...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, Academics & scientific researchers, All tags... BIRDS, BIRDS, COASTAL PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Data Acquisition and Development, Federal resource managers, Informing Conservation Delivery, LCC Network Science Catalog, Project, Report, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, biota, biota, environment, environment, oceans, oceans, underDevelopment, Fewer tags

Coastal Reslience and Adaptation

In Alaska, changes in snow, ice, and weather, have resulted in risks to human lives, infrastructure damage, threats to valuable natural resources, and disruption of hunting, fishing, and livelihoods.Leaders from the Aleutians to the Chukchi Sea came together for a series of Coastal Resilience and Adaptation Workshops, spearheaded by three Landscape Conservation Cooperatives and the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association. Tribal leaders, resource managers, community planners, and scientists explored strategies to adapt to these unprecedented changes.The workshop series brought together 14 Organizing Partners 34 Tribes, 15 State & Federal Agencies, and a total of more than 200 participants to meet in four regional...

Categories: Data, Project; Tags: Academics & scientific researchers, CLIMATE ADVISORIES, CLIMATE ADVISORIES, CLIMATE INDICATORS, CLIMATE INDICATORS, All tags... COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL AREAS, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL ELEVATION, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL HABITAT, COASTAL LANDFORMS, COASTAL LANDFORMS, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL LANDFORMS/PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, COASTAL PROCESSES, Conservation Design, Conservation NGOs, Conservation Planning, Decision Support, Federal resource managers, Hunters & anglers, INDIGENOUS/NATIVE SPECIES, INDIGENOUS/NATIVE SPECIES, Informing Conservation Delivery, Interested public, K-12 students & teachers, LCC Network Science Catalog, Map, Policy makers & regulators, Private land owners, Project, Publication, Regional & county planners, Report, Socio-economics/Ecosystem Services, State agencies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Tribes, Vulnerability Assessment, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, environment, environment, proposed, society, society, Fewer tags