USGS Multimedia Gallery Video Set for: Alaska

Alaska Roundtable

jpmaxwel - at - usgs.gov (James Maxwell) — Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Aviation safety, energy development, resource assessments, flood plain management, and a long list of other Federal and State government activities depend on access to accurate, up-to-date topographic maps and data. Remarkably, modern mapping information does not exist over the majority of land in Alaska, where significant resource, safety and national security interests intersect.

To address this issue, the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the State of Alaska co-hosted the Alaska Mapping Roundtable meeting of senior Federal and State executives to raise awareness of status and plans and to explore alternatives for a joint funding strategy for completing topographic mapping in Alaska. The Roundtable was held in Washington, DC on June 28, 2012 and more than 20 Federal departments and bureaus participated because of their mission critical needs for this information. Alaska participants included representatives from the Governor's Office, Department of Transportation, Department of Natural Resources, the University, and the Congressional delegation.

This features an address to the Alaska Roundtable participants by David Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Mr. Hayes outlines the urgency and needs for completing topographic mapping in the State of Alaska.

WRF Model Output: Total Precipitation Simulation

gclow - at - usgs.gov (Gary Clow) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Total precipitation simulation for Arctic Alaska

WRF Model Output: Surface Air Temperature Simulation

gclow - at - usgs.gov (Gary Clow) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Surface air temperature simulation for Arctic Alaska

Drew Point, AK Time-Lapse Photography of Coastal Erosion

furban - at - usgs.gov (Frank Urban) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

4-week time-lapse photography of the Arctic coast at Drew Point, AK shows intense coastal erosion in early July, 2008

Drew Point, AK Time-Lapse Photography of Coastal Erosion

furban - at - usgs.gov (Frank Urban) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

4-week time-lapse photography of the Arctic coast at Drew Point, AK shows mass wasting of the coastal sediments in July, 2008

Lake 31, NPR-A, AK Time-Lapse Photography of Lake Shore Erosion

furban - at - usgs.gov (Frank Urban) — Fri, 3 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

4-week time-lapse photography of the shoreline of Lake 31 in NPR-A, coastal Arctic Alaska, demonstrates erosion mechanisms during July, 2008

WRF Model Output: Cloud-top Temperature Simulation

gclow - at - usgs.gov (Gary Clow) — Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Cloud-top temperature simulation for Arctic Alaska

WRF Model Output: Total Precipitation Simulation

gclow - at - usgs.gov (Gary Clow) — Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Total precipitation simulation for Arctic Alaska