Mesoscale Modeling and Applications Group

Current Efforts:

Real-time Alaska WRF Weather Forecasts
MMS Beaufort Sea Mesoscale Meteorology Study
Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in Alaskan Coastal Communities

Personnel:

Dr. Jing Zhang, Research Assistant Professor
Jeremy Krieger, Research Programmer
Fuhong Liu, Graduate Research Assistant
Steve Stegall, Graduate Research Assistant

Partners:

Minerals Management Service, Alaska OCS Region, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Alaska Climate Research Center (UAF/GI)
Geophysical Institute (UAF)
International Arctic Research Center (UAF)
Peter Olsson of the Alaska Experimental Forecast Facility and Alaska State Climate Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
Keith Hines of the Polar Meteorology Group, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
Xingang Fan of the Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University