NOAA Science Seminar Series
Past 2021 Seminars

NOAA Seminar Series
Title: December 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing

Presenter(s): Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), University of Alaska Fairbanks

Sponsor(s): Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), A NOAA RISA Team

POC: Tina Buxbaum (tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu, 907-474-7812)

Abstract:
The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming months.

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here (https://uaf-accap.org/events/about-accap-webinars/)

Seminar POC for questions: tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu or sean.bath@noaa.gov

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Title: North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Outlook

Presenter(s): Justin Glisan, Iowa State Climatologist

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USDA Midwest Climate Hub, National Drought Mitigation Center, American Association of State Climatologists, National Weather Service

Seminar Contacts: Doug Kluck (doug.kluck@noaa.gov), Britt Parker (britt.parker@noaa.gov) or Molly Woloszyn (Molly.Woloszyn@noaa.gov)

Abstract:
The focus area for this webinar series is the North Central region of the U.S. (from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley). These free monthly webinars provide and interpret timely information on current climate and drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia.

December 2021 topics include drought severity and impacts; recent and potential climate/weather impacts, including but not limited to, what La Nia could mean for the region, winter soil moisture update and recharge outlook, recent warmth, Great Lakes & river conditions, mountain, plains and Midwest snow (or lack thereof); and providing the latest trends and outlooks for precipitation, temperature, and snow potential through late fall and winter (2 weeks to 6 months).

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Presenter(s): Erin Seekamp, PhD, Professor, North Carolina State University

Sponsor(s): NOAA National MPA Center and OCTO

Abstract: Description: Heritage sites represent our inherited traditions, objects, monuments, and land and seascapes that provide cultural connections and identities as well as societal benefits. Yet, coastal heritage sites are overwhelmingly at risk from climate change induced threats, such as storm-related flooding and erosion and sea level rise. Coupling climate risks with the political and financial constraints facing heritage management, it becomes clear that damage, destruction or loss of heritage is inevitable. In this webinar you will learn about strategies for adapting and accommodating loss that center planning efforts around heritage values, enable transformation of heritage sites, and enhance transparency when difficult decisions must be made.

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/resources/webinars/archive.html

Seminar POC for questions: Zac Cannizzo, zac.cannizzo@noaa.gov

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Title: Harmful Algal Bloom Complexities: Community Dynamics of a Microcystis Bloom (2021 Knauss Fellows Lunch & Learn Series)

Presenter(s): Helena Pound, Knauss Marine Policy Fellow, Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Central Library (NCL)

Seminar Contact(s): Library Seminars

Abstract: As harmful algal blooms increase in occurrence, duration, and severity around the world, it is essential to understand conditions leading to bloom formation and why they persist. Harmful algal blooms dominated by the cyanobacterial genus Microcystis occur in bodies of water around the world and provide an ideal system in which to study top-down controls on bloom dynamics.
Keywords: harmful algal blooms, Lake Erie, Microcystis

Bio(s): Helena Pound is a 2021 Knauss Fellow with the Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office, where she works on the offshore wind portfolio. There she splits her time between managing environmental projects and assisting the DOE Offshore Wind lead with a variety of major offshore wind initiatives and strategic planning. She has a masters degree in marine biology from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and recently completed her PhD in microbiology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. When she is not thinking about science, Lena can be found rock climbing with her husband or napping on the couch with her cat.

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Title: What Controls Salt Marsh Edge Erosion and Marsh Resilience? (2021 Knauss Fellows Lunch & Learn Series)

Presenter(s): Lucila Bloemendaal, Knauss Interagency Marine Policy Fellow, NOAA Office of Coast Survey

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Central Library (NCL)

Seminar Contact(s): Library Seminars

Abstract: The survival of salt marshes depends on their ability to maintain vertical elevation and areal extent. In the lateral direction, marsh edges can expand laterally or undergo edge erosion through mass failure or continuous particle erosion through waves and tidal processes. This presentation outlines a study evaluating the possible relationships between marsh shoreline type within the Great Marsh in Massachusetts and major geotechnical parameters along the marsh edge.
Keywords: salt marsh, erosion, sea level rise

Bio(s): Lucila Bloemendaal is a 2021 Knauss fellow working in NOAA Coast Survey and supporting the National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization Council as one of the Executive Secretariat. She is a PhD Candidate at Boston University studying coastal geology and salt marsh morphology. She primarily studies East Coast salt marshes, and previously did research in paleoceanography at Duke University where she earned her Bachelors.

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Title: GOES-R Socioeconomic Benefits Study: Phase 1 " Benefits of Improved Hurricane Forecasts to the General Public

Presenter(s): Michael Jamilkowski, Senior Project Scientist for The Aerospace Corporation's Civil Systems Group

Sponsor(s): NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Satellite Book Club (SBC). Please click here if you would like to subscribe to the Satellite Book Club

Point of Contact: Kashaud Bowman (kashaud.bowman@noaa.gov)


Abstract: This presentation summarizes the first phase of a GOES-R Program Office commissioned independent study to employ economist's methods, such as value chain analysis, to monetize the value of benefits accrued by GOES-R using Hurricane forecasts and warnings as an initial Pathfinder example.

Bio(s): Michael retired as a Colonel from a full USAF career as both a Weather and Space Operations Officer in 2002. He then worked several years for Raytheon as their Program Office Manager on the NPOESS, NPP and JPSS ground system programs. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Meteorology, is an AMS Fellow and a graduate of the USAF Undergraduate Space Training school.

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: 2020 YouTube Session Recordings can be found here. 2021 YouTube Session Recordings can be found here. Recordings posted to VLab can be found here.

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Title: Describing changes to life stage specific habitat area and niche overlap between Atlantic cod and haddock on the U.S. northeast shelf.

Presenter(s): Ryan Morse, NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Sponsor(s): U.S. Northeast Climate-Fisheries Seminar Series; coordinator is
Vincent.Saba@noaa.gov

Abstract: TBD

Bio(s): TBD

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Title: NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Webinar/Using the National Water Model at the NOAA/NWS/Northeast River Forecast Center

Presenter(s):
Samantha Borisoff, Climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University,
Jason Elliott, NOAA/NWS/Northeast River Forecast Center


Sponsor(s):
NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information/Regional Climate Services.

Seminar Contact(s):
Ellen Mecray

Abstract:
The webinar will feature a recap of December conditions and Jason Elliott will show the new National Water Model and its use at the NE River Forecast Center.

Bio(s): TBD

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: If interested in obtaining a PDF of the slides and/or the recording, see the Northeast Regional Climate Center.

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Title: Volcanoes under the sea and exploring the 53% of US waters that remain unmapped (presented LIVE from aboard the E/V Nautilus)
Part of the OECI Webinar Series
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Presenter(s): Dr. Paula Bontempi (Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island); Dr. Adam Soule (Director of OECI, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography); and Coralie Rodriguez (PhD student, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography). Hosted by Dr. Aurora Elmore (Cooperative Institute Manager, NOAA Ocean Exploration).

Sponsor(s): NOAA Ocean Exploration and Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI)

Seminar Contacts: Aurora Elmore (Aurora.Elmore@noaa.gov) and Joanne Flanders (Joanne.Flanders@noaa.gov)

Closed Captions: https://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?EventID=4928206&CustomerID=321

Abstract: The U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Central Pacific is dotted with hundreds of volcanic seamounts that are home to important ecosystems and valuable mineral resources. Join us from the Ocean Exploration Trust's E/V Nautilus as we make the first exploration of the Chautauqua Seamounts to uncover their secrets and learn how we explore, why we explore, and where we explore volcanoes under the sea.


Bio(s): Dr. Paula Bontempi (Dean, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island), Dr. Adam Soule (Director of OECI, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography), Coralie Rodriguez (PhD student, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography), and Dr. Aurora Elmore (Cooperative Institute Manager, NOAA Ocean Exploration).

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Recordings will be available at https://www.youtube.com/c/innerspacecenter/videos after the webinar.

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Title: Environmental DNA and RNA for advanced management and accurate surveillance of aquatic invasive species

Presenter(s): Dr. Subba Rao Chaganti, Assistant Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of MichiganWhen: Wednesday, December 15, 12-1pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA OAR Omics and NOAA National Ocean Service Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contact(s): Katharine.Egan@noaa.gov, NOAA/OAR 'Omics Coordinator and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, NOAA/NOS Science Seminar CoordinatorAfter registering, you will get a confirmation email with a link to the webinar. If you have not used Adobe connect, it is best to test your ability to use Adobe Connect, before the webinar at https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. Audio is over the computer, so adjust the volume on your computer speakers or headset. Users should use either google, IE or Edge on Windows or Safari if using a Mac.

Abstract: For successful management of bio-invasions or monitoring threatened or endangered species in the Great Lakes or elsewhere, managers and stakeholders need timely and robust scientific advice. This advice often relies on the measurable parameters by using conventional approaches such as visual surveys. Visual surveys are often expensive and labor intensive, and it is hard to detect rare species via this method. During the last decade, using environmental DNA (eDNA) in aquatic habitats has become a powerful tool to improve management of resources through the assessment of a species' distribution and entire community compositions. eDNA could be used to detect a targeted individual species or multiple species in the ecosystem. Although eDNA methods are rapid and robust, there are some concerns with the methodology. eDNA could hang out in the environment for a long time or sometimes it can be transported within the water column in both lotic and lentic systems, which may result in improper interpretation of a species' spatiotemporal distribution. These drawbacks often raise major concerns for the managers and stakeholders in decision-making. A new methodology, environmental RNA (eRNA) could solve these problems. We used eRNA from non-indigenous Dreissena mussels as a model organism to avoid such drawbacks for eDNA methodology. The concentration of eRNA degrades much faster than the eDNA, providing a predictor for estimating time since genomic material is released into the environment from the organism. The new methodology based on the eDNA and eRNA can accurately detect and distinguish fresh from legacy eDNA, and potentially decrease noise from eDNA transport. By understating how to interpret detection and quantification of markers from varying genomic origins, we undoubtedly enhance environmental genomic monitoring across spatial and temporal scales.

Bio(s): Dr. Subba Rao Chaganti is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan. He is also a recipient of the Early Career Environmental Research Award from the American Society of Microbiology in 2019. He is currently serving as Editorial Board member for Water and Hydrobiology Journals. His research focuses on understanding the structural and functional diversity of the microbial community (bacteria, archaea, and protists) and how they mutually interact within the aquatic, terrestrial and host associated environments, how they are influenced by biotic and abiotic mechanisms, and how they are altered by aquatic invasive species and other anthropogenic inputs. His hobbies include biking and playing chess.

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Title: 2021 NIHHIS-CAPA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign Results

Presenter(s):
Cooper Martin, Director, Sustainability and City Solutions, National League of CitiesJoey Williams, Manager, CAPA Strategies Liv Yoon, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia University

Janice Barnes, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Phoenix
Kirstin Dow, Professor, University of South CarolinaBronte Murrell, Heat Relief Coordinator, Town of ClarksvilleLucy Mellen, Heat Relief Coordinator, City of RichmondDana Habeeb, Assistant Professor, Indiana UniversitySara Benson, Education Associate, Museum of Science, BostonMelanie Grate, Climate Resiliency Manager, Mystic River Watershed Association

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Climate Program Office, National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), CAPA Strategies, National League of Cities

Seminar Contact(s): Morgan Zabow, morgan.zabow@noaa.gov

Abstract: The 2021 Urban Heat Island mapping campaign cycle officially closed in September, and the reports are being released to cities. This 90 minute webinar includes an overview of the 2021 UHI cohort with presentations from four of the campaigns (Charleston, South Carolina; Manhattan/Bronx, New York; Richmond & Clarksville, Indiana; and Mystic River Watershed, Massachusetts) who will discuss their overall experience, what they learned, and how they plan to use their mapping results. After the presentations, there will be a discussion and Q&A between the campaigns, moderated by Cooper Martin of the National League of Cities. This webinar will also serve as a platform to inform cities interested in applying for the 2022 cohort.

Bio(s):

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Slides and a recording will be shared after the webinar and will be available here: https://nihhis.cpo.noaa.gov/News-Events/ArtMID/7905/ArticleID/2437/NOAA-and-Partners-to-Release-Urban-Heat-Island-Mapping-Results.

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Title: The Maine-New Hampshire inshore trawl survey: We catch more than lobster

Presenter(s): Rebecca Peters, Maine Department of Marine Resources (MEDMR)

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Liz.Dawson@noaa.gov and Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov (NOAA/NMFS AFSC RACEGAP)

Abstract: The Maine-New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey (ME-NH Survey) is a fishery-independent survey run by the Maine Department of Marine Resources in collaboration with commercial fishers that was implemented twenty-one years ago to study shallow coastal zones in Maine and New Hampshire that were inaccessible to federal surveys. Prior to this survey, management strategies for commercially and recreationally important species in ME and NH waters were based on monitoring programs and studies conducted outside of these waters, where fishing pressures and environmental conditions are entirely different. This presentation will cover the success of the ME-NH Survey over the past twenty-one years and explain how this survey has filled a significant data gap and is a platform for research in an area of the Gulf of Maine that could not be surveyed previously.

Bio(s): Rebecca is a marine resource scientist at Maine Department of Marine Resources where she is in charge of leading the Maine " New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey (which will be the focus of the talk). Rebecca received her MS from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2016 and her BS From Old Dominion University.

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Slides and a recording will be available after the webinar.

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Title: American Indian Log Boats - Every Tree Tells a Story (Submerged NC Series)

Presenter(s): John Mintz, State Archaeologist and Chris Southerly, Deputy State Archaeologist NC Office of State Archaeology

Sponsor(s): Monitor NMS Submerged NC webinar series. Submerged North Carolina is part of the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series.

Seminar Contact(s): Shannon.Ricles@noaa.gov

Abstract: The Underwater Branch of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA) has launched a log boat initiative to inventory, identify, recover, preserve, and exhibit American Indian Log Boats. Partnering with North Carolina American Indian Tribes, OSA staff are collaborating to protect these important but threatened resources that demonstrate North Carolina's Indian population as being first on the land.Past discoveries of dugout canoes from coastal North Carolina provide background for a discussion of recent recoveries and finds from South River near Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Lake Waccamaw in Columbus County, highlighting work with the Waccamaw-Siouan Tribe and Coharie Indian Tribe.To learn more about Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, visit https://monitor.noaa.gov.To learn more about the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, visit https://archaeology.ncdcr.gov/

Bio(s): John Mintz, State Archaeologist, NC Office of State ArchaeologyA native of Brunswick County, North Carolina, John received his BS in social science with a concentration in anthropology in 1985 from Appalachian State University and his MA in anthropology in 1989 from the University of Arkansas. John joined OSA in 1998 serving in many roles, including site registrar, Assistant State Archaeologist, and Deputy State Archaeologist-Land before becoming the State Archaeologist in 2017.Prior to joining the OSA, John worked for the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) as a staff archaeologist. Before joining NCDOT, he was a private sector archaeology project manager with R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates where his responsibilities included directing Phase I, II, and III-level archaeological projects. While at the University of Arkansas, he was a research assistant and project archaeologist for the Arkansas Archaeological Survey.John brings more than 35 years of experience investigating historic, prehistoric, and maritime archaeological sites throughout the Southeast and Middle Atlantic regions. His research interests include economic anthropology and ethnohistory. He has a strong, enthusiastic, and abiding commitment to and engagement in public archaeology field schools and cross-divisional partnerships and collaborations. He is a member of the OSA scientific diving program.Chris Southerly, Deputy State Archaeologist " Underwater, NC Office of State ArchaeologyChris Southerly joined the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Office of State Archaeology as a staff archaeologist in 2000. As the Deputy State Archaeologist-Underwater, Chris is responsible for supervising professional staff in the identification, inventory, evaluation, and management of terrestrial and submerged archaeological resources throughout the state, and the curation of associated archaeological artifacts and data. He serves as co-principle investigator for the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project and as the UAB Diving Safety Officer managing the equipment, logistics, and training of the OSA scientific diving program.Chris did undergraduate work in biochemistry at Virginia Tech before earning his BS in anthropology from James Madison University. He also did graduate work in historical archaeology at the College of William & Mary before turning his focus to underwater archaeology and completing his MA in maritime history with the Program in Maritime Studies at East Carolina University.Chris has worked on and supervised terrestrial and underwater projects from prehistoric to modern times in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States, and abroad, conducting contract, research, and regulatory archaeology. Between 2003 and 2010, he directed archaeological fieldwork and diving operations on the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project, including serving as lead instructor for the DiveDown program, teaching recreational scuba divers about North Carolina's underwater cultural heritage.Slides, Recordings and Other Materials: You can find our webinar archives, copies of the presentation slides, and other educational resources at:
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series-archives.html
To learn more about Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, visit https://monitor.noaa.gov.
To learn more about the NC Office of State Archaeology, visit https://archaeology.ncdcr.gov/

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Title: Greenhouse gas exchange of Phragmites and Spartina species in tidal wetlands with different restoration history.
A NOAA seminar series - Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites

Presenter(s): Karina V.R. Schfer, Ecosystem Ecologist, Dep't of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University, Newark, NJCo-Authors:
- Tomer Duman, Dep't of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
- Rajan Tripathee, Dep't of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
- Kristen Tomasscicio, Dep't of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy Gill (NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator) and Judith Weis,
Professor Emerita, Rutgers University

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided.

Abstract: Wetlands occupy only a small fraction of terrestrial ecosystems but have an outsized impact in carbon burial and hence carbon sequestration. Albeit, the flood protection, sea level mitigation, carbon burial, and nutrient filtration are ecosystem services to be cherished, the concern for methane emission has been increasing. Management for maximizing carbon sequestration and at the same time minimizing methane emissions are thus sought after in wetland mitigation projects. Here, we present data from the NJ Meadowlands, an extensive area in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary comparing the CO₂and CH₄ fluxes of a restored and a natural wetland. The restored wetland with Spartina alterniflora emitted more CO₂ than the natural wetland with Phragmites and Spartina patens as measured with the eddy covariance system. Likewise, methane emissions were higher in the former than in the latter wetland. However, by comparison Phragmites and S alterniflora had higher CH₄ fluxes than S. patens as measured with chambers. Hence in the overall analysis, Phragmites has not only higher CO₂sequestration but also higher methane emission, and in contrast S. patens had lower CO₂ sequestration but also lower CH₄ emission. Other studies in the NJ Meadowlands have found that both species communities are able to keep up with sea level rise and thus provide the ecosystem services needed in this estuary.

Bio(s): Karina Schfer received her master's in science at the University of Bayreuth and her PhD at Duke University. Her primary research centers around global change and its effects on the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. The research focuses on refining carbon budgets of forest ecosystems through ecophysiological measurements and modeling. While it is extremely important to assess carbon uptake and storage and changes to uptake capacity that might be expected under rising CO₂ conditions, it is also important to investigate climate solutions such as afforestation, reforestation, and forest management that are a new endeavor of the research group.In addition to forests, wetlands are storing and sequester carbon dioxide but also emit methane. Therefore, another aspect of her research centers on methane emissions and associated methane budgets in coastal and freshwater wetlands. With the help of eddy-covariance measurements, sampling of vegetation and modeling, the ecosystem functions of wetlands are explored.

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Presenter(s):
Climate Overview: Sandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate Center

Water Resources Overview: Jeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast Center

Agriculture Impact Update: Pam Knox | University of Georgia

Spotlight: La Nia/ENSO Outlook: Michelle L'Heureux | NOAA/NWS/CPC

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI, National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Weather Service, Southeast Regional Climate Center, American Association of State Climatologists

Seminar Contact(s): Meredith Muth, NIDIS, (Meredith.muth@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars will provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production, disruption to water supply, and ecosystems.

The December 14 webinar will also feature a presentation on "La Nia/ENSO Outlook."

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Presenter(s):
Drought Conditions Update
Jon Mayer | Utah Climate Center

Landscape Water Conservation During Drought
Heidi Kratsch | University of Nevada - Reno

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), USDA Southwest Climate Hub

Seminar Contacts: Joel Lisonbee (joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov)

Abstract:
The most recent United States Drought Monitor indicates that nearly all of the Southwest is experiencing some level of drought, but summer and early fall precipitation has improved conditions. This short drought briefing will focus on winter drought conditions and forecasts for Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This will be followed by a presentation on landscape water conservation during drought.

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Presenter(s):
Climate Recap & Current Conditions
Karin Bumbaco | Office of the WA State Climatologist

Seasonal Conditions & Climate Outlook
Andrea Bair | NOAA NWS Western Regional Office

Smoke Ready Community
Heidi Huber-Sterns | Oregon State University Extension

An Analysis of the Impact of Drought on Agriculture, Local Economies, Public Health, and Crime Across the Western United States
Chris Goemans | Colorado State University

Seminar Contact(s): Britt Parker (britt.parker@noaa.gov)

Abstract:
According to the November 23, 2021 U.S. Drought Monitor, 89% of the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) is in drought, with over 40% of the region in Extreme/Exceptional Drought (D3/D4). Atmospheric Rivers continue to hit parts of the region and more are on the way, They are improving conditions, but precipitation deficits in some areas are huge. This webinar will feature recent and current conditions, outlooks, as well as presentations on a "Smoke Ready Community" and "An Analysis of the Impact of Drought on Agriculture, Local Economies, Public Health, and Crime Across the Western United States."

These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia. Speakers will also discuss the impacts of these conditions on things such as wildfires, floods, disruption to water supply and ecosystems, as well as impacts to affected industries like agriculture, tourism, and public health.

Recordings: Yes, you can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Title: How Multisatellite Water Vapor Products Assist Forecasters

Presenter(s): John Forsythe, Senior Research Associate, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University

Seminar Contact(s): Bill Sjoberg (bill.sjoberg@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Ten years ago the vision of developing an experimental layered precipitable water product for weather forecasters was to supplement and complement the then newly operational Blended Total Precipitable Water product. Today, the CIRA-developed Advected Layered Precipitable Water (ALPW) is being prepared to become an operational hourly satellite moisture product in early 2023 and is widely used by National Centers and Weather Forecast Offices. In the past ten years applications have been developed for ALPW that span many different hazardous weather events such as heavy precipitation, tropical cyclone environment characterization and severe weather such as tornadoes. ALPW is produced via fusion of passive microwave water vapor retrievals from polar orbiting satellites, including SNPP and NOAA-20. ALPW allows forecasters to see the origins and transport of upper-level moisture, especially when converging and aligned with low level moisture can many times be the difference between an ordinary weather event and an extraordinary one. Recent case studies and applications of ALPW for several different hazardous weather events that have occurred in different parts of the country and at different times of the year will be presented.The path from a research idea at a cooperative institute to a product widely used by forecasters will be described. Lessons learned during this experience will also be discussed.


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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Three Minute Thesis

Remote Access: NOAA's Uncrewed Systems

Presenter(s):
Captain Philip Hall - NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operations CenterAdrienne Sutton, Ph.D. - NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab Greg Foltz, Ph.D. - NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological LaboratoryKimberly Galvez, Ph.D. - NOAA Ocean ExplorationRob Downs - NOAA Office of Coast SurveyMelissa Wagner - Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations working with the NOAA National Severe Storms LaboratoryKatie Sweeney - NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science CenterAndrea Vander Woude, Ph.D. - NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research LabCommander Paul Hemmick - NOAA Aircraft Operations Center

Sponsor(s): NOAA Regional Collaboration Network Seminar Contacts: Keli Pirtle, keli.pirtle@noaa.gov and Bethany Perry, bethany.perry@noaa.gov

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided with the recording

Abstract: What's a Three Minute Thesis Webinar? Borrowing from a format used by universities across the country, colleagues from NOAA and partners will each have one slide and three minutes to present on their topic. There will also be time for questions from the audience between each group of speakers. We look forward to your attendance and feedback on the webinar - a way to get to know more about your colleagues, partners, noteworthy projects, unique ideas, and more!

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Telling the Story of Springer

Panelists: Donna Sandstrom, author, Orca Rescue!, and founder, The Whale Trail; Lynne Barre, recovery coordinator, NOAA Fisheries, Southern Resident killer whales; John Ford, research biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Lance Barrett-Lennard, Director, Marine Mammal Research Program, Ocean Wise; Robert Lohn, former Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: Almost 20 years ago a young killer whale named Springer brought the Northwest together. The young orca first spotted alongside ferries in Puget Sound turned out to be an orphaned Northern Resident killer whale hundreds of miles from home. The new book "Orca Rescue: the True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named Springer," describes how she was rescued, rehabilitated, and returned to her pod on the north end of Vancouver Island. Today she is thriving, with two calves of her own. Hear the inspiring story from the people who lived it, and its lasting lessons for the recovery of Southern Residents.This webinar is co-sponsored by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and NOAA Fisheries.More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Model Diagnostics Task Force- A Walkthrough of the Technical Vision and the Diagnostics Packages

Presenter(s): Aparna Radhakrishnan

Co-Author: Wenhao Dong

Sponsor(s): Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI) Modeling Division, National Weather Service of NOAA

Webinar Contacts: Stacy Mackell (stacy.mackell@noaa.gov) and Caroline Delgado (caroline.delgado@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Climate and weather model development requires ongoing improvements in the representation of a growing list of physical processes. Process-oriented diagnostics (PODs) seek to give insight into the physical mechanisms needed to guide model development. The Model Diagnostics Task Force package (MDTF Diagnostics) is an open-source Python-based unified framework that runs process-oriented diagnostics (PODs) on weather and climate model data. The software package promotes the development and integration of diagnostics by subject matter experts across government, academia, and the private sector to improve the understanding of underlying processes in models under development by NOAA-GFDL and NCAR.In this talk, we will provide an overview of the MDTF framework, encompassing both the technical and the scientific aspects. The technical overview will lay out the design goals and vision, encompassing key aspects such as Continuous Integration (CI), cloud computing and containerization to further strengthen collaborative development and foster community engagement. A science blurb centered around the Madden"Julian oscillation (MJO) process diagnostics and mesoscale convective systems based on GFDL simulations will be highlighted.

Bio(s): Aparna Radhakrishnan is the data and analytics lead at the Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System (CIMES) at Princeton. Ms. Radhakrishnan is also affiliated with GFDL since 2009 and is presently the technical lead for Model Diagnostics Task Force. Her research interests are to identify and promote usable techniques for climate data access and analysis for a diverse group of users. She also believes that the most challenging problems do not necessarily have the most complicated solutions.Dr. Wenhao Dong is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and the CPAESS Program at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research working with Drs. Yi Ming and John Krasting. He earned his Ph.D. from Tsinghua University in 2018. He has broad interests in model diagnostic and environmental data analysis. He is also fascinated by different extreme precipitating systems on various spatiotemporal scales, including low-pressure systems, tropical cyclones, mesoscale convective systems, etc.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: State Plane 2022: Where Things Stand and the Road Ahead

Presenter(s): Michael Dennis, Geodesist, NOAA/NOS National Geodetic Survey (NGS)

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Geodetic Survey. POC: Steve Vogel, National Geodetic Survey


Abstract: This webinar provides an overview of the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (SPCS2022) is nearing completion. This presentation gives a preview of what to expect for SPCS2022, which is a mix of zones designed by NGS and by state stakeholders. Next steps include finishing the design reviews and getting stakeholder feedback, with a target of finalizing SPCS2022, fittingly, in the year 2022 itself.

Technical Content Rating: Intermediate - Some prior knowledge of this topic is helpful.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Reviving Salmon Traps for Selective Commercial Fishing

Presenter(s): Adrian Tuohy, M.S., Biologist, Project Manager Wild Fish Conservancy

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: Conventional harvest techniques used in mixed-stock commercial salmon fisheries frequently result in bycatch mortality, thereby constraining fishing opportunities and reducing the effectiveness of wild salmonid recovery efforts in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. To better allow for selective harvesting of hatchery-origin salmonids while reducing commercial fishery mortality of Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmonids, Wild Fish Conservancy and local fishers collaborated to engineer, construct, and evaluate the utility of the commercial salmon trap as an alternative to the conventional gill net in lower Columbia River salmon fisheries. As Wild Fish Conservancy's manager of the Columbia River fish trap project, I describe the historical research, engineering, deployment, and operational processes necessary to testing Washington and Oregon's first commercial salmon traps since 1935 and 1948, respectively. Next, I describe engineering advancements from 2016 through 2021 and bycatch post-release survival results of paired release-recapture and net pen holding studies for Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Steelhead at trap sites in Washington and Oregon. Findings of this six-year research investigation suggest that salmon traps have considerable potential to allow for selective harvesting of hatchery-origin fishes while reducing bycatch mortality of several ESA-listed salmonid stocks in the Columbia River and elsewhere throughout the region. Salmon traps are now in the process of being legalized within the lower Columbia River, providing commercial fishers an alternative gear to the conventional gill net and a more effective means to release wild salmonids unharmed.

Bio(s): Adrian Tuohy is a biologist and project manager with the nonprofit Wild Fish Conservancy (Duvall, WA). Adrian has managed Wild Fish Conservancy's six-year evaluation of commercial fish traps for selective harvest and bycatch mortality reduction in the lower Columbia River.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: NOAA's role at the intersection of environmental stewardship and economic development
Part of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series. These webinars are open to the public and NOAA staff.

Presenter(s): Richard W. Spinrad, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator

Sponsor(s): This event is part of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series with sponsorship from the NOAA Science Council. The NOAA-wide NELS Series provides examples of NOAA's leadership in environmental science, by those who lead it and make it happen. The NELS Series is part of the NOAA Science Seminar Series. For NELS questions, contact nels@noaa.gov

Abstract: As the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the NOAA Administrator, Dr. Spinrad has identified his top three priorities for NOAA:

1. Establish NOAA as the U.S federal government authoritative source for climate products and services.
2. Advance economic development without sacrificing environmental stewardship, with
   a particular focus on advancing the New Blue Economy.
3. Integrate equity into everything we do, including how we build and provide services.
   Within NOAA, we will promote diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the workforce. Externally, we will provide equitable access to our products and services.

This seminar will examine the second priority, to clarify the balance of environmental stewardship and economic development. Though striking this balance is a challenge, we have a real opportunity for NOAA to improve its work of providing products and services that can be used by the public and private sectors to help make businesses and communities more climate resilient and effective. There is also an ever increasing number of representatives from commercial, insurance, supply chain and investment sectors acknowledging the value of NOAA's expertise, creating the possibility of whole new economic sectors being built-out based on environmental climate derivative products.
All of our work towards environmental stewardship and economic development will be done through a strong lens of equity, in keeping with the third priority. From this discussion, participants will learn more about the direct relationships between economic development, environmental stewardship, and equity.

Bio(s): https://www.noaa.gov/our-people/leadership/richard-w-spinrad-phd
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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: GOES-T Road to Launch and Operations

Presenter(s): Pam Sullivan, GOES-R/GeoXO Program Director

Sponsor(s): NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Office, Satellite Book Club (SBC). Please click here if you would like to subscribe to the Satellite Book Club

Point of Contact: Kashaud Bowman (kashaud.bowman@noaa.gov)


Abstract: It's been a busy four years since the GOES-S launch. In that time, the GOES-R Program redesigned the GOES-T ABI thermal system, delivered the instrument and integrated it to the spacecraft, and took the satellite through environmental testing to ensure it will operate in the space environment. Right now, the program is in the final preparations for the launch on March 1st, 2022. This talk will provide an overview of the plans for launch, transit to geostationary orbit, post-launch checkout, and transition of GOES-T into service as GOES-West.

Bio(s): Pam Sullivan oversees the development, acquisition, integration, installation, and acceptance of major system elements, such as the spacecraft, instruments, launch services and ground systems, for the GOES-R satellites. Pam joined NOAA in May 2018. Previously, she managed the GOES-R Series Flight project for NASA, directing the development of the spacecraft, instruments, and launch services for the four satellites in the GOES-R series. Prior to her career at NASA, Pam served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, training as a space shuttle flight controller and supporting military space experiments using the shuttle.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Gulf of Mexico Alliance 2021-2025: New Governors' Action Plan IV and Data Portal (EBM/EBFM)

Presenter(s): Dave Reed, Gulf of Mexico Alliance; Laura Bowie, Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Sponsor(s): NMFS and NOAA Central LibrarySeminar Contacts: Peg Brady (peg.brady@noaa.gov) and NOAA Central Library Seminars (library.seminars@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has released the Governors' Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts, signed by the governors of all five Gulf states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This is the fourth in a series of collaborative work plans that identifies priority issues, focus areas, and actions to enhance the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. The new Action Plan includes commitments to strengthening community resilience, increasing regional data sharing, serving underrepresented communities, and improving management of coastal habitats and wildlife species.
Keywords: Gulf of Mexico, Ecosystem, Collaboration

Bio(s): Dave Reed serves as the Program Director for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, a partnership of the five Gulf States with the goal to significantly increase regional collaboration to enhance the ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. Dave has been involved with the Gulf of Mexico Alliance since 2005. He has served as a state member for one of the Priority Issue Teams, Co-Chair of the DMAC (Data Management Advisory Committee) and finally as the Co-Chair for the Data and Monitoring Priority Issue Team. Dave holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Middle Tennessee State University.Laura Bowie serves as the Executive Director for the Gulf of Mexico Alliance, a partnership of the five Gulf States with the goal to significantly increase regional collaboration to enhance the ecological and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2010, Laura was the first employee hired by the Gulf of Mexico Alliance to take the loose network of partners into a formal not-for-profit organization. Laura holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Mississippi State University and a master's degree in environmental management from the University of Houston.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Evolution of the Cold Pool in the Bering Sea

Presenter(s): Phyllis Stabeno, PhD, Physical Oceanographer at the NOAA/OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Lab

Sponsor(s): This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska's marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic. Visit the EcoFOCI webpage for more information, http://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/.

Seminar Contacts: EcoFOCI Research Coordinator Heather Tabisola (heather.tabisola@noaa.gov) and EcoFOCI Post Doctoral Researcher Jens Nielsen (jens.nielsen@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Evolution of the Cold Pool in the Bering Sea: Integrating moorings, models, and new observing technologies to assess the evolution of the cold pool (https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/scientific-teams-set-out-track-unprecedented-changes-eastern-bering-sea).

Bio(s): Dr. Phyllis Stabeno is a physical oceanographer at the NOAA, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington. Together with Dr. Janet Duffy-Anderson, she is co-leader of NOAA's Ecosystems and Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations (EcoFOCI). For the past 30 years, she has worked on physical oceanographic, climate and ecosystem projects focused on Alaska's marine ecosystem including the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands and most recently, the Chukchi Sea. She is the lead investigator in maintaining a biophysical mooring array in the Bering Sea, including the M2 mooring now deployed for the 22 year. She recently completed as a Principle Investigator for the North Pacific Research Board sponsored Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Plan (BSIERP) project and NSF Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST), which won a 2015 NOAA Gold Medal Award. A brief bio can be found here: https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/scientist/dr-phyllis-stabeno

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Presentation slides may be requested directly from the speaker at phyllis.stabeno@noaa.gov. This presentation may be recorded and if so, available on the NOAA PMEL YouTube Channel.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Evaluating the Impact of Hydrologic Alterations on Salt Marsh Sustainability in a Changing Climate

Presenter(s): Amanda Spivak. University of Georgia, Tonna-Marie Surgeon Rogers, Waquoit Bay NERR, Giulio Mariotti, Louisiana State University, Gabrielle Sakolsky, Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project

Sponsor(s): This webinar is sponsored by the NERRS Science Collaborative

Seminar Contact(s): Doug George (douglas.george@noaa.gov) or Nick Soberal (nsoberal@umich.edu)Abstract
Parallel grid ditches were dug in approximately 90% of mid-Atlantic and New England salt marshes from the 1920s through the 1940s. Today, managers must navigate the effects of these past actions when making decisions about marsh hydrology and drainage that impact human health, ecosystem services, and marsh sustainability. Managers must also consider how stressors such as sea-level rise impact marshes. A team of scientists including staff from the Waquoit Bay Reserve in Massachusetts helped to address this challenge by working iteratively with coastal managers and restoration practitioners to develop a decision support tool for marsh hydrology management strategies that promote sustainability and continued delivery of valuable ecosystem services under future sea level rise scenarios.In this webinar, the project team will share both the collaborative and technical aspects of their approach and the resultant Marsh Sustainability and Hydrology Decision Support Tool. The tool predicts potential outcomes of ditch and runnel maintenance in micro- and macro-tidal salt marshes under different scenarios of suspended sediment input and sea level rise.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: The power of participation and collaboration: An Alaska groundfish success story

Presenter(s): Jane DiCosimo, NOAA/NMFS Office of Science and Technology, retired

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Liz.Dawson@noaa.gov and Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov (NOAA NMFS AFSC RACEGAP)

Abstract: The Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea are especiallyresource-rich and support some of the largest and most valuable commercialfisheries in the world. The success of Alaska groundfish management is due tothe foresight of numerous US fishermen and government officials that led toadoption of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act by the USCongress in 1976. The Act requires that regional fishery management councils,along with their scientific experts, fishery stakeholders, council and agency staffs,and the public balance biological, economic, and social concerns to manage USfisheries for the greatest benefit to the Nation.

Bio(s): coming soon

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Slides and a recording will be available after the webinar.

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Title: Thinking About Adaptation: Exploring the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework

Presenter(s): Scott Covington, Senior Ecologist, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Robin O'Malley, Robn O'Malley LLC; Retired USGS.
Wendy Morrison, Fisheries Ecologist with NOAA/NMFS will co-host this webinar.

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinator of NOAA science seminar series.

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided


Abstract: Climate change is a complex management problem because it involves persistent change across large areas and is difficult to address locally. Conditions fueled by or worsened by climate change may favor species new to an area over those that have been longtime inhabitants. The result: ecological transformation " although system makeover that can occur when species move due to changes in their surrounding environment.Recognizing the need for coordinated action, representatives of several natural resource management agencies met in 2018 to develop a framework to address ecological transformation. The Resist-Accept-Direct framework allows managers to choose from three management responses:

• Resist the direction of change, by working to maintain or restore function, structure or composition, based on historical or table current conditions.
• Accept the direction of change, by allowing the change to occur without intervening.
• Direct the change, by actively managing processes, function, structure or composition toward a new desired condition.

Managers may need to apply a portfolio of these three options across their area to better manage resources impacted by climate change. Regional portfolios, well-coordinated across multiple systems, can reduce the risk of piloting novel actions at anyone location and ensure that future habitats can maintain associated species at other locations. The RAD framework is one way to weigh the economic, ecological, and sociological costs and benefits of various management strategies that can be applied on landscapes faced with ecological transformation.

Bio(s):
Scott Covington is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wildlife Refuge System's Senior Ecologist. He has a background in mitigating wildlife impacts from energy development, including wind projects, oil and gas, and coal mining. This lead him to his current role, where he researches designs to improve restoration and adaptation projects to reduce impacts from climate change - and act as a science facilitator communicating these techniques to Fish and Wildlife Service and partners.Robin O'Malley retired from the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Center network in 2020 after a 30 year career in state, federal, and non-profit service. He currently works with the US FWS and NPS on climate adaptation strategy, and is assisting the Rosebud Sioux Tribe's Climate Crisis Working Group as it develops an adaptation plan for the tribe.Slides / Recording: Slides, recording and summary of chat will likely be shared with all who register for the webinar. Or email tracy.gill@noaa.gov if interested. You may view the recording of this webinar thru Adobe Connect, here:
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NOAA Science Seminar Series
Title: Life under ice: The rise and fall of Lake Erie's winter algal bloom

Presenter(s): Michael McKay " Executive Director and Professor; Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research; University of Windsor


Sponsor(s): NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA GLERL) and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)


Seminar Contact(s): Mary Ogdahl, ogdahlm@umich.edu

Abstract: Ice cover presents a logistical obstacle to our full understanding of function of north temperate ecosystems. Reflecting this, ecosystem models frequently underestimate, or even neglect biological parameters associated with ice cover. Despite the perceived inhospitable environment imposed by cold temperatures and ice cover during winter in Lake Erie, work over the past decade has revealed numerous examples of high biological activity with abundant phytoplankton biomass dominated by psychrophilic, filamentous diatoms. The diatoms are physiologically robust and the diatom bloom persists through early spring, eventually contributing to carbon export in Lake Erie's central basin. During mild winters, the bloom is reduced, likely due to light limitation coincident with deep wind-aided mixing. These surveys have demonstrated that diatom assemblages possess ice nucleating abilities, a characteristic promoting ice formation and which enables the winter diatoms to maintain a favorable position in the photic zone when the lake is ice covered. Our recent efforts have focused on mechanisms of bloom decline where chytrid parasites and other pathogens are implicated. Broadening the impact of this research has been a unique partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard promoting citizen science in support of winter data collection.

Bio(s): In 2019, Mike McKay joined the University of Windsor where he serves as the Executive Director of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and Professor in the School of the Environment. Mike received undergraduate- and graduate degrees in Biology from Queen's University at Kingston and McGill University (Montral), respectively. Upon completion of his doctoral work, he held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and with the University of Delaware where he served concurrently at the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, NY. It was during this period that Mike became active in research on aquatic nutrient cycling through his involvement with the ecosystem-scale ocean iron fertilization projects being conducted by scientific personnel from Brookhaven at that time. Mike's research expanded to include large lakes on his arrival to Bowling Green State University where he served on the faculty for over 21 years studying the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, phytoplankton and bacterial community dynamics and more recently, winter limnology involving research coordination with icebreaking programs of Canadian- and U.S. Coast Guards.Among Mike's research honors, he was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship in 2005 where he was resident at the Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany) and in 2013, was named Visiting Scholar at the Large Lakes Observatory of the University of Minnesota. He is the author of over 95 peer-reviewed manuscripts, is a co-recipient of the 2019 John Martin award from ASLO and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Great Lakes Research.

Recordings: Recording will be made available shortly after the seminar at: https://ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/120621-michael-mckay/


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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Prediction at Weeks 3 - 4 and Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Timescales, December 2021: A seasonal probabilistic forecast system for U.S. regional precipitation based on the tropical Pacific and Atlantic SSTAs, and The development, evaluation and applications of CPC Week 2-4 excessive heat forecast tools and services

Presenter(s): Dr. Dongmin Kim, NOAA AOML, and Dr. Jon Gottschalck, NOAA CPC

Sponsor(s): NOAA OAR Weather Program Office S2S Program and NOAA NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration Modeling Program DivisionSeminar Contacts: Karen Keith, karen.keith@noaa.gov

Abstract: This monthly webinar series was created to share ongoing work within NWS and OAR at the Weeks 3-4 and S2S timescales. We would like to foster a relaxed, informal dialogue among forecasters, modelers and researchers. This month, Dr. Dongmin Kim will speak about "A seasonal probabilistic forecast system for U.S. regional precipitation based on the tropical Pacific and Atlantic SSTAs." Dr. Jon Gottschalck will speak about "The development, evaluation and applications of CPC Week 2-4 excessive heat forecast tools and services."

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Available on the Weeks 3-4/S2S Webinar Series website: https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/weeks-3-4-s2s-webinar-series

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NOAA Science Seminar Series
Title: Cross-comparison study of AD software in the application of population dynamic models (National Stock Assessment Science Seminar Series)

Presenter(s): Andrea Havron, PhD, ECS Federal LLC Contractor in support of NOAA Fisheries

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and NOAA's Central Library (NCL)

Seminar Contact(s): Kristan Blackhart and Library Seminars

Abstract: Motivated by the Fisheries Integrated Modeling Systems initiative, this study aims to compare automatic differentiation software platforms used in population dynamic modeling. Pathways for both frequentist and Bayesian inference are outlined for state-space and explicit spatial models developed and implemented across the following software platforms: ADMB, Julia, Stan, and TMB. Software features of each platform are detailed along with benchmark results on performance and speed from simulations. Features considered include statistical and computational efficiency, accuracy, accessibility to the developer community, and user friendliness.
Keywords: automatic differentiation, state-space population dynamic modeling, software comparison


Bio(s): Andrea earned her Masters from Oregon State University in Marine Resource Management and her PhD in Statistics at the University of Auckland, NZ. As a post-doc under Carey McGilliard at the Alaska Fishery Science Center and Andre Punt at the University of Washington, she developed a new spatio-temporal clustering model in application to fishery catch composition. She started her position this spring with the national stock assessment modeling team working on the Fisheries Integrated Modeling Systems initiative.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Gina k'aadang.nga gii uu tll k'anguudang: Seeking Wise Counsel-Good people working together, drawing on many ways of knowing to govern Haida Gwaii

Presenter(s): Lynn Lee, Ph.D., Marine Ecologist, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site, Parks Canada and Niisii Guujaww, Program Manager, Marine Planning Program, Council of the Haida Nation

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: TBD

Bio(s): Dr. Lynn Lee - An ardent fan of all fish' in the sea, Lynn has logged thousands of scientific dives in cold water and is currently the marine ecologist for Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site. She recently finished her doctoral thesis that explores ecological interactions, historical ecology and governance related to northern abalone conservation and sea otter recovery. Lynn lives on a hobby farm in rural Tlell on Haida Gwaii with her spouse, Fred the cat, Fred the sourdough, a garden and a recent unexpected stork delivery, Masu the dog, in place of the now-fledged kid, Taimen. Over 27 years of life and work on the islands have found her engaged in a diversity of marine and land conservation initiatives. A few highlights include marine biologist planner and dive biologist for the Haida Nation, local coordinator for World Wildlife Fund Canada, stream restoration biologist and member of many land and marine use planning tables. When not engaged in things ecological, you might find Lynn making art, playing music, experimenting in the kitchen, biking in the wind, or walking on the beach.Niisii Guujaaw - Niisii is a member of the Ts'aahl Eagle Clan and was born and raised on Haida Gwaii. She received her BSc. in Marine Biology and Indigenous Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2018, and returned home to work at Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site as a field technician. She's recently moved into her new role as marine planning program manager at the Council of the Haida Nation where she works with the marine planning technical team and Haida leadership to develop and implement the various marine plans and initiatives happening on Haida Gwaii. Niisii volunteers as a board member for the Swiilawiid Sustainability Society, Skidegate Education Committee, and Mount Moresby Adventure Camp, and in her spare time enjoys spending time food gathering and exploring with family, learning Haida language, weaving, and being an auntie.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Collaborative Research to Manage Stormwater Impacts on Coastal Reserves

Presenter(s): Rachel Noble, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, rtnoble@email.unc.edu; & Whitney Jenkins, North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR),
whitney.jenkins@ncdenr.gov

Sponsor(s): This webinar is sponsored by the NERRS Science Collaborative

Seminar Contact(s): Doug George (douglas.george@noaa.gov) or Nick Soberal (nsoberal@umich.edu)

Abstract: Like many older towns along the east coast, Beaufort, North Carolina grew at a faster pace than its stormwater and wastewater infrastructure. Stormwater outfalls that discharge into coastal waters have detrimental impacts on human and ecosystem health, and stormwater runoff often results in elevated levels of pathogens and nutrients, which can lead to fishing and swimming closures, illnesses, and negative impacts on coastal ecosystems. To better understand the effects of stormwater, a project team based at the Rachel Carson component of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve used a comprehensive sampling regimen to gather quantitative information that helped them assess the effects of precipitation and tidal inundation on stormwater impacts, and identify sources of fecal contamination.In this webinar, members of the project team discuss the technical and collaborative aspects of their approach, including the sampling regimen and how their engagement approach resulted in a decision-maker summit and citizen science app that fosters ongoing community engagement on stormwater issues.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Webinar/Seasonal Outlook and El Nio-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Forecast

Presenter(s):
Samantha Borisoff, Climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University,
Michelle L'Heureux, NOAA/NWS/Climate Prediction Center


Sponsor(s):
NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information/Regional Climate Services.

Seminar Contact(s): Ellen Mecray

Abstract: The webinar will feature a recap of November conditions and Michelle L'Heureux will showcase her work with the El Nino/La Nina forecast for 2021-22 and the CPC seasonal outlook for winter.

Bio(s): TBD

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Changing spring phenology in the Gulf of Alaska and implications for fish and fisheries

Presenter(s): Lauren Rogers, PhD, Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Sponsor(s): This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska's marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic. Visit the EcoFOCI webpage for more information, http://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/.

Seminar Contact(s): EcoFOCI Research Coordinator Heather Tabisola (heather.tabisola@noaa.gov) and EcoFOCI Post Doctoral Researcher Jens Nielsen (jens.nielsen@noaa.gov)

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Abstract: Changing spring phenology in the Gulf of Alaska and implications for fish and fisheries. How tracking changes in the timing of early life stages of fishes can inform climate-ready fisheries management.

Bio(s): Dr. Lauren Rogers is a quantitative ecologist with a background in fisheries science. I am interested in how fish and their ecosystems are affected by changes in climate, and in determining which features of ecosystems make them resilient to increasing human pressures. Much of my research is focused on understanding the drivers behind short and long-term fluctuations in the abundance of harvested fish species, the role of portfolio effects in ecology, and the causes and consequences of population spatial structure. I use statistical modeling extensively in my research. Prior to joining NOAA, I was a fisheries ecologist at the Natural Capital Project (Stanford University) and a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oslo. I received a Ph.D. in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Earth Systems Science from Stanford University. A brief bio can be found here, https://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/scientist/dr-lauren-rogers

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NOAA Seminar Series
Title: ACCAP

Remote Access: Building Healthy and Thriving Alaskan Communities, Economies, and Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

Presenter(s): Sarah Trainor, Nathan Kettle, John Walsh, Adelheid Herrmann, LaVerne Dementieff, Rick Thoman, Danielle Meeker, Margaret Rudolf (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, ACCAP)

Sponsor(s): Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), A NOAA RISA Team;

Seminar Contact(s): Danielle Meeker (demeeker@alaska.edu, 571-215-7083) or Sean Bath (sean.bath@noaa.gov, 301-356-2113).

Abstract: ACCAP's portfolio of interwoven research and engagement in Alaska supports the underlying vision of building healthy and thriving Alaskan communities. Core themes include extreme events and impacts and capacity building in support of Tribal resilience. In the extreme events work, the team will use an integrated approach that brings together social science, climate science, and local expertise to: a) document socio-economic impacts of extreme climate and weather events in Alaska; b) engage practitioners to determine and meet information needs; and c) analyze historical and projected changes in extreme event occurrences to inform policy and decision-making. The work will support Tribal resilience by: a) bridging community-level climate adaptation planning and implementation with workforce and economic development; b) investigating and supporting boundary spanning and knowledge co-production between Alaska Native communities and climate and related researchers; c) innovating evaluation methodology and elevating Indigenous evaluation of climate-related knowledge co-production and climate adaptation. New outreach and engagement activities include assessment products that encompass societal impacts and adaptation, training for students and postdoctoral fellows, online course development, and enhanced convening activities with a focus on serving the needs of policy-makers, Alaska Native Peoples, tribes, and organizations throughout the state. The next 5 years of ACCAP will include a sustained assessment specialist and small-grant competition, which like the core portfolio, aims to fulfill ACCAP's vision of thriving Alaskan communities, economies, and ecosystems. This webinar will provide an overview of ACCAP's proposed activities for the next five years.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Presenter(s): Florida Climate Center, ADECA Office of Water Resources, USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center, US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), Auburn University Water Resources Center

Seminar Contact(s): Meredith Muth (meredith.muth@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin Drought Assessment Webinar is part of a monthly (twice a month during drought status) webinar series designed to provide stakeholders, water-resource managers, and other interested parties in the ACF region with timely information on current drought status, seasonal forecasts and outlooks, streamflow conditions and forecasts, groundwater conditions, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir conditions.

Recordings: Yes, you can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Presenter(s):
Drought & Climate Update
Amanda Sheffield | NOAA/NIDIS/CIRES

Drought & Climate Outlook
Jon Gottschalck | NOAA/NWS/Climate Prediction Center

Tools & Resources for your Winter Toolbox
Julie Kalansky | CNAP/CW3E/Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Amanda Sheffield | NOAA/NIDIS/CIRES

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), California Nevada Climate Applications Program (CNAP), Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC), National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

POC: Amanda Sheffield, NOAA/NIDIS, amanda.sheffield@noaa.gov

Abstract: According to the November 2 U.S. Drought Monitor, 100% of CA/NV is in drought, with 72.4% in Extreme (D3) or Exceptional (D4) Drought. An exceptional atmospheric river (AR5) brought rain, snow, and wind to Northern California and Nevada in late October. This AR and recent storms improved drought conditions but has not come close to ending the drought for the region. The current drought developed over many months to years, leaving soils parched. Greater than normal winter precipitation will still be needed to replenish this soil moisture deficit and deliver normal spring streamflows.

The California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (CA-NV DEWS) November 2021 Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar is part of a series of regular drought and climate outlook webinars designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events (i.e. El Nio and La Nia).

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

Seminar POC for questions: Amanda Sheffield, NOAA/NIDIS, amanda.sheffield@noaa.gov

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NOAA Science Seminar Series
Title: NEDTalk: NOAA Satellite Data Panel Discussion
NOAA Environmental Data Talks (NEDTalks), part of the NOAA Datafest Celebration!

Presenter(s): Panelists -
- Jorel Torres, Meteorologist/Research Associate, NOAA's JPSS Satellite Liaison, CIRA
and NOAA's National Weather Service
- Dan Lindsey, PhD, Program Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program, and
- Mike Pavolonis, Ph.D., Physical Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
- Carl Jones, Meteorologist, NOAA/National Weather Service

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)Seminar Contacts: Rafael.deameller@noaa.gov and Tiffany.Small@noaa.gov

Accessibility: Live closed captioning will be provided.

Abstract: Previous NEDTalks this month featured Jorel Torres from the JPSS program and Dan Lindsey from the GOES-R program who spoke about the importance of satellite data and the many ways that data from Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) and Geostationary (GEO) satellites are used. This week, they are returning for a panel discussion along with Michael Pavolonis, a physical scientist from the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), along with Carl Jones, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. Together, they will discuss how data from both LEO and GEO satellites is combined and the many ways they use this valuable information in their own work. They will also be answering questions from the public submitted on Twitter using #AskNOAAsatellites.

Bio(s):
Jorel Torres is a Research Associate II: JPSS Satellite Liaison at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Torres liaisons between NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) user community and the research community focusing on JPSS products, applications, and satellite training development for users.
Dan Lindsey, PhD., is the NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Scientist. He has been with NOAA since 2004 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and specializes in satellite remote sensing of mesoscale phenomena from the geostationary platform, including thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and aerosols such as smoke and blowing dust.Mike Pavolonis, PhD, is a physical scientist at the NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) and an Honorary Research Fellow at the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies in Madison, WI. He leads the NESDIS Science Team focused on volcanic clouds, severe weather, and fog/low stratus hazards. He earned his Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin " Madison, where he is stationed as part of the NOAA effort to facilitate collaboration between government and university scientists. He also holds a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Penn State. Dr. Pavolonis is an active member of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) expert panels on volcanic clouds and nowcasting and has authored/co-authored over 40 peer reviewed journal articles. He has been awarded the NOAA Bronze Medal, the NOAA David Johnson Award, and the American Astronautical Society Earth Science and Applications Award for his work on volcanic clouds and severe weather.
Carl Jones is a meteorologist with NOAA's National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, he received his B.S. in Meteorology from Florida State University in 2012. In 2014, he made the trek northward trading beaches for blizzards taking a job as a forecaster with a private weather company in Grand Forks, North Dakota. After working at this company for three years, he hung up the private sector hat for a public sector hat by joining NWS Grand Forks. His professional focus remains in operational forecasting and satellite applications, while his personal focus resides with his family, photography, cooking, and getting outdoors.


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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Marine Debris in Papahnaumokukea: A Shift in Thinking

Presenter(s): Kevin O'Brien, President/Founder, Papahnaumokukea Marine Debris Project, Hawaii

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: How do you remove over 300,000 pounds of marine debris in one year? Join us as Papahnaumokukea Marine Debris Project President/Founder Kevin OBrien shares about the three large-scale debris removal efforts in Papahnaumokukea over the last year that shifted the way we think about solving the problem of marine debris in the Monument. He will discuss public/private partnerships, grassroots community-building, and prioritizing Monument access to a diverse range of stakeholders as a solution for Monument stewardship. Marine debris is one of the top threats to the habitats and wildlife of Paphnaumokukea with an estimated 52+ tons of debris entering Monument waters every year. This presentation is part of the Third Thursday By the Bay Presentation Series at Mokuppapa Discovery Center, which is the visitor center for Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawaii. This State of the Monument lecture series is also supported by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find our webinar archives, copies of the presentation slides, and other educational resources at: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series-archives.html

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

This seminar was rescheduled from Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2021

Title: A Tale of Two Ice Floes, Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium (VAWS)

Presenter(s): Andy Mahoney & Melinda Webster, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Sponsor(s): Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), A NOAA RISA Team

POC: Tina Buxbaum (tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu, 907-474-7812) & Danielle Meeker (demeeker@alaska.edu, 571-215-7083)

Accessibility: Please contact POCs if accommodations needed.

Abstract: During the winter of 2019-2020, two drifting ice floes, thousands of miles apart, formed the temporary homes for two different Arctic operations. In late 2019, the icebreaker Polarstern was frozen into sea ice in the Central Arctic as the centerpiece of the year-long MOSAiC expedition. And, in February 2020, an ice camp was established roughly 150 miles offshore in the Alaska Beaufort Sea as the base of on-ice activity for the U.S. Navy's biennial ICEX exercise. In this webinar, we will discuss the weather and ice conditions at each location and how this impacted the science and logistics. In the process, we will introduce some of the science that was carried on these two ice floes and reflect on how the unexpected weather and ice conditions can create challenges, but also offer new insights.

The Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium (VAWS) is a collaboration between ACCAP, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, and the NOAA National Weather Service. We present cutting-edge technologies in satellite remote sensing, forecasting, and modeling to a statewide audience through this webinar series..

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here (https://uaf-accap.org/events/about-accap-webinars/)

Seminar POC for questions: tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu or sean.bath@noaa.gov

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Marine Oil Snow, and Other Complications of Organic Matter

Presenter(s): Dr. Uta Passow, Prof., Canada Research Chair-1,Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada

Sponsor(s): OR&R Lecture Series: You Don't Know What You Don't Know. Welcome to OR&R's online lecture series, You Don't Know What You Don't Know! Each month, an expert presents on a topic related to emergency spill response, environmental protection and sometimes beyond. Topics will range from booms to birds, burning to bacteria, satellites to submarines. The goal of the series is to provide a larger, more diverse audience to presentations and lectures recently given at meetings or conferences.

Point of Contact: youdontknowwhatyoudontknow@noaa.gov

Abstract: What is marine snow? It is definitely not something strap on your boots and board to go ski, it is a little deeper than that, actually way deeper. In fact, look to the oceans, marine snow is mostly an organic matter that is falling from higher layers of the water column to lower layers and eventually settling on the sea floors. Ok, so what does it have to do with oil and spills? Join us as we talk to Dr. Uta Passow, Prof., Canada Research Chair-1, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada. Where she will talk about the importance of marine snow being used as transport vehicles for oil resulting in the sedimentation of oil to the deep seafloor. Currently her team is focusing on the interactions between oil, dispersants, exopolymers and particles as part of the Multi-Partner Research Initiative under Canada's Ocean Protection Plan.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) 2022 Competitions 1 & 2 Informational Webinar Round 2

Presenter(s): Caitlin Simpson, Ariela Zycherman, Sean Bath, Genie Bey (NOAA Climate Program Office)

Sponsor(s): NOAA Climate Program Office / Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program

Seminar Contact(s): Genie Bey, Genie.Bey@noaa.gov

Accessibility: A transcript will be provided along with the recording. If there are additional requests contact Genie Bey, Genie.Bey@noaa.gov.


Abstract: CPO's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program will host a second webinar for competitions 1 & 2 to dive deeper into proposal questions after reviewing Letters of Intent.
In competitions 1 and 2, the RISA program is soliciting applications to support up to one full RISA team to conduct research and engagement in each of the regions mentioned below. In Competition 1, the program is accepting applications for regions currently covered by the RISA Network"West and Southwest. In competition 2, the program is accepting applications for regions new to the RISA network"U.S. Caribbean and Central Midwest. A maximum of one RISA team will be funded per region. With each team, we are aiming to build on-the-ground expertise, capacity, and trust-building within the specified region. The following are the regions being competed:

• West: California, Nevada
• Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico
• U.S. Caribbean: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central Midwest: Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska

This webinar covers advanced questions in competitions 1 & 2, including the anatomy and structure of a RISA team. Program managers will again be available to answer questions from the attendees. This webinar is for applicants that have already reviewed the resources below. More information: https://cpo.noaa.gov/Funding-Opportunities/RISA-FY2022-Notice-of-Funding-Opportunity Direct links to information sources include:Notice of Funding Opportunity (pdf)Information Sheet (pdf)RISA Competition FAQCommon Characteristics of RISA Teams

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Outlook

Presenter(s): Martha Shulski, Nebraska State Climatologist

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USDA Midwest Climate Hub, National Drought Mitigation Center, American Association of State Climatologists, National Weather Service

Seminar Contacts: Doug Kluck (doug.kluck@noaa.gov), Britt Parker (britt.parker@noaa.gov) or Molly Woloszyn (Molly.Woloszyn@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The focus area for this webinar series is the North Central region of the U.S. (from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley). These free monthly webinars provide and interpret timely information on current climate and drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia.

November 2021 topics include recent and potential climate/weather impacts including: drought, fall warmth, the La Nia advisory and what it could mean for the region, fall/winter soil moisture recharge outlook, frost/freeze updates, Great Lakes condition, and providing the latest trends and outlooks for precipitation, temperature, and snow potential through the late fall and winter.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series
Title: Nitrogen availability as a driver of HABs and toxins: the missing piece for modeling?

Presenter(s): Silvia Newell " Associate Professor, Wright State University


Sponsor(s): NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (NOAA GLERL) and the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR)


Seminar Contact(s): Mary Ogdahl, ogdahlm@umich.edu

Abstract: External nutrient loading (along with temperature and precipitation) is the main driver of annual harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. These blooms are dominated by the cyanobacteria Microcystis, which produces microcystin toxins, but toxicity and biomass are not always correlated and can vary from year to year and within a season. Microcystis is an excellent scavenger for ammonium and can outcompete other organisms for this preferred ammonium supply. Ammonium is therefore both taken up by cells and recycled rapidly in eutrophic systems, making it difficult to determine availability snapshot concentration measurements. Studies on ammonium turnover rates in the water column of Lake Erie, as well as supply from sediments, suggest that internal loading is a critical component of sustaining bloom biomass. Using ammonium recycling rates in mixed models also results in strong models for concentration of microcystins (R^2 =0.84 or better), suggesting that ammonium availability might be key for modeling and predicting bloom toxicity.

Bio(s): Dr. Silvia Newell is an Associate Professor of Aquatic Biogeochemistry at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Her research focuses on nitrogen cycling in eutrophic systems around the globe, from the Great Lakes to Lake Okeechobee to Taihu, China. She was the co-chair of the HABs Collaborative from 2018-2020 and currently serves as the President of the Lake Erie Area Research Network. She is currently NSF-funded on projects in Lake Superior, Lake Erie, and the Maumee River. She is also part of the monitoring team assessing the H2Ohio wetlands.

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Title: The use of cleanerfish in salmonid farming: why not transfer this environmentally-friendly technology to boost domestic seafood production?

Presenter(s): Elizabeth Fairchild Ph.D. Research Associate Professor University of New Hampshire - Department of Biological Sciences & School of Marine Sciences and Ocean Engineering

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: Researchers at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have been working with the New England aquaculture industry (Atlantic salmon farmers in Maine and steelhead trout farmers in NH) to promote the use of cleanerfish in salmonid cage culture as a means to control parasitic sea lice. The sea lice graze on the skin and mucosal tissue of the fish, leaving them open to secondary infections, as well as decreasing their value upon harvest and processing. The result is sea lice mitigation is the single largest and costly issue facing the global salmonid aquaculture industry today. Historically, farms treated their fish with chemotherapeutics, but sea lice have grown resistant to such drugs and, additionally, this practice is not environmentally friendly. Currently fish farms use a variety of tools to combat sea lice infestation but the most promising tool being used in Canada and Europe is stocking a second fish species - a cleanerfish " into the cages to keep sea lice populations under control. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), a species native to the north Atlantic including the Gulf of Maine, is an effective biological delouser and currently raised by the tens of millions each year in Europe for this sole purpose. Dr. Elizabeth Fairchild, a Research Associate Professor at UNH and the co-founder of the US Lumpfish Consortium, will discuss how this cleanerfish process works, provide an overview of cleanerfish research occurring in the US, and explain how using cleanerfish in US Atlantic salmon and steelhead trout farms could lead to a higher economic yield of locally and sustainably grown seafood in New England.

Bio(s): Dr. Elizabeth Fairchild is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering at the University of New Hampshire. She focuses on promoting sustainable domestic seafood by creating exciting, applied marine biology projects to address the needs of fishing and aquaculture communities and trains students to become successful scientists. Some of Elizabeth's most rewarding projects have been born in the wheelhouse, stemming from discussions with collaborative fishing partners as they steam to fishing grounds about what fishermen observe during their normal day. Currently her lab focuses on promoting a technology new to the US - using lumpfish, a native fish species grown in hatcheries, as a natural biological delouser to control sea lice in salmon ocean cages. She also is working with the channeled whelk fishery to make it more sustainable by developing new whelk baits and gear. Elizabeth has 25 years of research experience including extensive collaborations with the fishing and aquaculture industries, coastal communities, and state, tribal, and federal resource managers. She has incorporated strong outreach, community involvement, and education in all her successful past projects.

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Title: Where in the government are 2021 Knauss Fellows?/2021 Knauss Fellows Lunch & Learn Seminar Series

Sponsor(s): NOAA Central Library (library.seminars@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Join us for five lightning presentations about 2021 Knauss fellow experiences across different government programs. Hosted by Laura Ingulsrud, Marine Mammal Conservation Fellow, NOAA Fisheries' Office of Protected Resources.Keywords: maritime transportation, Coast Guard, professional development, ecosystem, indicators, policy coordination, interagency, maritime, policy, interdisciplinary, Congress, stakeholder engagement, communications, research-to-applicationBetween two branches: A year seeing NOAA's science inform policy

Abstract: This presentation will provide a brief overview of Kenneth's fellowship experience with NOAA's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. The talk will include an introduction to how agencies and Congress interact and examples of the wide-ranging legislative issues that Kenneth worked on as a Fellow.

Presenter(s): Kenneth Erickson, Congressional Affairs Fellow at NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs

Bio(s): Kenneth Erickson is a 2021 Knauss Fellow working with the NOAA Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Kenneth grew up in North Carolina and graduated from North Carolina State University with Bachelor's in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. Kenneth is a former NOAA Hollings Scholar and received his Master's from Louisiana State University studying the life history and how climate impacts juvenile recruitment of southern flounder. Kenneth is interested in using science to inform legislation and policy that conserves marine ecosystems and increases our understanding of atmospheric processes.

From Seattle to San Diego: Navigating ports and Coast Guard units toward Knauss mission success


Abstract: Arye recently planned and executed a month-long professional development trip along the US west coast touring Coast Guard units, ports, Army Corps district and NOAA regional offices, and environmental non-profit headquarters. This purpose of this mission was to understand how Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure and the operations they support are vulnerable to climate change effects such as sea-level rise and other natural hazards; and to interface directly with port stakeholders on operations/challenges, community engagement programs, infrastructure resiliency to natural hazards associated with climate change, supply chain logistics/disruptions, and navigation dredging/ecosystem restoration and other environmental mitigation projects. This talk will feature a recap of his Seattle-to-San Diego exodus, the importance of on-the-ground professional development for his fellowship success, and his appreciation for the Service women and men who risk their lives each day to execute the Coast Guard's mission sets.

Presenter(s): Arye Janoff, Knauss Marine Policy Fellow; U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Bio(s): Dr. Arye Janoff is a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow with the US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. He recently completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Management at Montclair State University, studying the coupling between geomorphology and economics to understand the drivers of urban coastal evolution. Arye is also involved in local government as the Secretary of the Bradley Beach Environmental Commission, advises members of the Bradley Beach Council on sea-level-rise planning and policy, serves as the Managing Editor of the Knauss Connector Newsletter, and is an avid surfer and cyclist passionate about ocean access and investment in bicycle transportation infrastructure.

Re-Introducing: NOAA National Marine Ecosystem Status Website

Abstract: NOAA's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides a starting point for educators, outreach specialists, and the interested public to explore the status of seven major U.S. marine ecosystems and the nation at-a-glance. In this presentation, Will will walk through the first major update to the website, including new data and resources available for the first time on the site, and explain how the Knauss Fellowship has allowed him to work on this tool.

Presenter(s): Willem Klajbor, Knauss Ecosystem Indicators Fellow, NOAA's Ecosystem Indicators Working Group

Bio(s): Will Klajbor is a 2021 NOAA Knauss Fellow coordinating the NOAA Ecosystem Indicators Working Group that maintains the National Marine Ecosystem Status website. Prior to the Fellowship, Will completed his Masters in Marine Resource Management with a minor in Risk Quantification in Marine Systems at Oregon State University.
Interagency leadership for a safe, secure and efficient marine transportation system

Abstract: This presentation will be a breif overview of Caleb's fellowship experience at the CMTS.

Presenter(s): Caleb Taylor, Policy Adviser at the US Committee on the Marine Transportation System

Bio(s): Caleb Taylor is a fellow with the CMTS, working with a diverse portfolio within the interagency. Caleb studied marine biology at Southern Miss and renewable natural resources at LSU, with a thesis focused on understanding impacts to blue crab population dynamics from altered hydrology from river diversions in coastal Louisiana. Caleb also has experience as a commercial crabber and deckhand aboard a 72' landing craft in Alaska and as a field biologist in Texas. His interests lie in keeping our oceans healthy by conserving marine resources and fostering a resilient and sustainable marine transportation system.
Creating a strategic outreach plan for NOAA's research-to-commercialization office

Abstract: The Technology Partnerships Office fuels innovation at NOAA by facilitating strategic public-private research partnerships, transitioning NOAA intellectual property to commercial applications, and funding small businesses to develop technologies that support NOAA's mission. This presentation will provide a brief overview of a new outreach strategy that will help TPO to better serve NOAA's innovation community.

Presenter(s): Suzi Webster, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Specialist, NOAA Technology Partnerships Office

Bio(s): Suzi Webster serves as the Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Specialist in NOAA's Technology Partnerships Office. She recently received her PhD from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, where she researched stakeholder engagement in environmental research and management. Prior to joining NOAA, Suzi worked on a team of science communication professionals at the Integration & Application Network and earned a bachelors degree in Biology and Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame.

NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Oyster Aquaculture Gear as Fish Habitat
Part of the NOAA Aquaculture Seminar Series

Presenter(s): Julie Rose, Ph.D., Research Ecologist, NOAA Fisheries NEFSC Milford Laboratory & Renee Mercaldo-Allen, Research Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries NEFSC Milford Laboratory

Sponsor(s): NOAA Fisheries Office of Aquaculture

Seminar Contact(s): Randie.Hovatter@noaa.gov, Communications Specialist, NOAA Office of Aquaculture

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Abstract: Aquaculture gear may augment natural seafloor as structured habitat for commercially and recreationally important fish species. Underwater video census was used to document fish abundance and community composition over two years of deployments on shelf and bag style oyster aquaculture cages and on boulders within natural structured rock reef habitat in Long Island Sound. Action cameras (GoPro+) were mounted on study cages deployed at active commercial shellfish farms in Milford, Norwalk and Westport, Connecticut, and on single cages on low relief sand and shell seafloor in Milford. Video was similarly collected amongst boulders on a cobble and boulder reef in Milford. Four species of fish (black sea bass, cunner, scup, and tautog) were regularly observed interacting with both oyster cages and boulders during both study years, and 13 additional species were observed more rarely. Higher numbers of fish were associated with cages as compared to boulders. Cunner were the dominant species in boulder habitat while black sea bass were the most abundant species around cages. Observations of fish behavior associated with cages and boulders are ongoing. Our results suggest that multi-tiered oyster aquaculture cages contribute complex structure to seafloor environments that provide quality habitat and ecosystem services for fish.

Bio(s): Coming soon.

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Title: AUV Orpheus - Enabling New Exploration and New Questions in the Deep Ocean and Beyond.
Part of the OECI Webinar Series

Presenter(s): Rick Murray (Deputy Director and Vice President for Science & Engineering):
Tim Shank (Deep-Sea Biologist); Ken Kostel (Science Writer/Editor); and Casey Machado (Mechanical Engineer) of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Hosted by Dr. Aurora Elmore (Cooperative Institute Manager, NOAA Ocean Exploration).

Sponsor(s): NOAA Ocean Exploration and Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI)

Seminar Contacts: Aurora Elmore (Aurora.Elmore@noaa.gov) and Joanne Flanders (Joanne.Flanders@noaa.gov)

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Abstract: The ocean's hadal zone accounts for only about 2% of the global seafloor, but more than 40% of the ocean's depth range. The new Orpheus class of autonomous underwater vehicles developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution offers to greatly reduce the complexity and risk of accessing hadal depth by combining time-tested deep-sea technology with advanced location-tracking software created by NASA to enable sophisticated exploration and study of the deep ocean. WHOI deep-sea biologist Tim Shank and mechanical engineer Casey Machado will review the objectives and results of a spring 2021 tech demo expedition funded by the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer to test two Orpheus vehicles, including one on its first open-ocean dives.


Bio(s): Rick Murray (Deputy Director and Vice President for Science and Engineering), Tim Shank (Deep-Sea Biologist), Ken Kostel (Science Writer/Editor) and Casey Machado (Mechanical Engineer) of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Dr. Aurora Elmore (Cooperative Institute Manager, NOAA Ocean Exploration).

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Title: Using IMPLAN to Create Regional Input-Output models for Recreational and Commercial fisheries

Presenter(s): Sabrina Lovell, Economist, Office of Science and Technology, NOAA/NMFS and Scott Steinback, Economist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA/NMFS

Sponsor(s): NOAA Central Library and Performance, Risks, and Social Science Office (PRSSO)Seminar Contacts: Jennifer Zhuang (jennifer.zhuang@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Understanding and estimating the economic impacts of policies related to commercial and recreational fisheries is required by law under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. To fulfill this requirement, economists at NOAA Fisheries develop custom regional input-output models for use in analyzing the baseline economic contributions from commercial and recreational fisheries, and the economic impacts resulting from proposed or actual policy changes. In this webinar, NOAA Fisheries economists will describe the process of creating the models using IMPLAN software with examples from both commercial and recreational fisheries.


Bio(s): Dr. Lovell is an economist with the Office of Science and Technology, NMFS, in Silver Spring, MD. Her work focuses on economic analysis of recreational marine fisheries and survey design and implementation. She has been leading NMFS's nationwide recreational angler expenditure surveys since 2008 and is co-author of a number of reports and publications on the economic contributions of angler expenditures as well as analysis of angler preferences.Scott Steinback is an economist with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, MA. Scott's research primarily focuses on developing economic impact and benefit/cost modeling approaches for application to commercial and recreational fisheries management issues in the Northeast and across the country. Scott constructed the first regional input-output model employed by NMFS and the approach continues to be used to assess regional shore-side impacts of proposed commercial fishing management policies.


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Title: The connection between physiology, ecology, and life histories from a macroecological perspective

Presenter(s): Jennifer Bigman, PhD, National Research Council Postdoctoral Researcher, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Sponsor(s): This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska's marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic. Visit the EcoFOCI webpage for more information, http://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/.

Seminar Contact(s): EcoFOCI Research Coordinator Heather Tabisola (heather.tabisola@noaa.gov) and EcoFOCI Post Doctoral Researcher Jens Nielsen (jens.nielsen@noaa.gov)

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Abstract: An alternative perspective on the relationships among physiology, ecology, and life histories, focusing on the predictions generated by ecological theory and the generality of patterns.

Bio(s): Jennifer is an NRC Postdoctoral Associate and Ecologist with expertise in metabolic ecology and links between physiology, morphology, and life history in fishes. Dr. Bigman conducts research on climate-mediated changes in Pacific cod spawning habitat and phenology in the Bering Sea.

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Title: Lessons learned from changes in nitrogen dioxide pollution during COVID-19

Presenter(s): Gaige Kerr, George Washington University

Sponsor(s): NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory Seminar Series

Seminar Contact(s): caroline.womack@noaa.gov

Abstract: Ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) pollution poses significant effects on human health, especially in urban areas, and is a tracer for urban activity. As urban activity ground to halt in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, levels of NO₂ plummeted in cities around the globe. Here, we provide two vignettes to show how new insights gained from understanding changes in NO₂ pollution during this natural experiment can inform long-term transportation policy and protect public health. The first vignette examines disparities in NO₂ pollution among racial and ethnic demographic subgroups in the United States (U.S.), which have persisted for decades even with overall reductions in NO₂. To investigate these disparities, we use satellite-derived measurements of NO₂ from the TROPospheric Monitoring Instrument for a baseline (spring 2019) and lockdown (spring 2020) period together with demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In the second vignette, we demonstrate how diesel passenger vehicles, which produce considerably more NOx emissions compared with gasoline engines, contribute to urban NO₂ pollution. The lessons learned from both vignettes during this natural experiment point to the dirty reality of combustion-based transportation and provide further motivation to address NO₂ pollution stemming from the transportation sector and the associated public health damages. Electrifying passenger and heavy-duty vehicles and promoting congestion pricing, low emissions zones, and active transportation (e.g., cycling, walking) are examples of actions that could broadly lower NO₂ levels and advance environmental justice by reducing NO₂ disparities.

Bio(s): Dr. Gaige Kerr is currently a postdoctoral fellow at George Washington University, working with Susan Anenberg in the Department of Engineering and Occupational Health. He received his bachelor's degree in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University, and his PhD in Earth & Planetary Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. During his graduate work, he was a fellow of the NSF Water, Climate and Health Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program. He currently serves as an Air Quality Fellow for the US State Department's Greening Diplomacy Initiative. His research interests include chemical transport models and the disparities in O₃ and NO₂ pollution.

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Title: Connecting microbes, phytoplankton, and oceanography in the California Current with eDNA and metagenomes - Part of the NOAA 'Omics Seminar Series

Presenter(s): Dr. Nastassia Patin, Postdoctoral Research, NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of Miami, Miami, FL, Stationed at Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, La Jolla, CA

Sponsor(s): NOAA OAR Omics and NOAA National Ocean Service Science Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Katharine.Egan@noaa.gov, NOAA/OAR 'Omics Coordinator and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, NOAA/NOS Science Seminar Coordinator

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Abstract: The California Current is a highly productive ecosystem with several ecologically and economically valuable fisheries. Local oceanographic phenomena like upwelling and basin-scale environmental perturbations like El Nio/La Nia cycles can impact all levels of the food web; however, the propagation of these effects through trophic levels is largely unknown due to a poor understanding of linkages between microbes, plankton, and metazoans. Here, we present data from a multi-year time series of microbial metagenomes, metabarcoding, and ocean chemistry to show how microbiomes correlate with phytoplankton and metazoan community dynamics. We used metagenome-assembled genomes and gene functions to characterize microbial communities and connect them to higher trophic level community composition. Using supervised machine learning methods, we found season- and depth-dependent microbiomes can predict distinct phytoplankton regimes, particularly diatom vs dinoflagellate dominated surface waters. We also found strong correlations between microbes and coccolithophore (E. huxleyi) abundances. This connectivity is driven by microdiverse heterotrophic microbial lineages including SAR324 and Nitrosopumilus. These combined omics approaches provide a holistic overview of marine ecosystems and may improve biological oceanographic modeling of environmental perturbations in the future.

Bio(s): Nastassia Patin got her Ph.D. at Scripps Institution of Oceanography where she studied the chemical ecology of marine sediment bacteria and their bioactive compounds. She then did a postdoc with Frank Stewart and Kostas Konstantinidis at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where she worked in a variety of marine systems to understand the role of the microbiome in ecosystem health and function. She focused on applying metagenomic and bioinformatic tools to recover high-quality genomes of uncultured marine microbes and link them to biotic and abiotic processes. In 2020,, she joined AOML where she currently works with Kelly Goodwin to leverage eDNA sequence data from the California Current to understand linkages among microbes, plankton, and metazoans while advancing Omics efforts more broadly at NOAA. In her free time Nastassia enjoys surfing, biking, cooking, and hanging out with her two cats.

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Title: Reef Rover: A Littoral Zone Benthic Crawler

Presenter(s): Ed Williams, CEO, Robo Nautica, LLC

Sponsor(s): NOAA Central Library and Technology Partnerships Office (TPO)Seminar Contacts: Tiffany House (tiffany.house@noaa.gov)

Abstract: REEF ROVER is a tele-operated, bottom crawling robotic tractor for littoral zone benthic video survey, connected wirelessly to a surface vessel with 1.25km standoff via a Wi-Fi buoy with UTP Ethernet"to-Rover comms for untethered 1080p video, including wide-angle-to-macro capability that can fill the screen with a single coral polyp. Offering both mobility and camera stability, it combines the stability necessary for macro video of benthic organisms.
Keywords: Benthic, Underwater-Robotic, Video, Open-source

Bio(s): During Ed Williams' 13 years at iRobot Corporation's Research and Military and Industrial Robotics Divisions, he helped build robots that have gone inside an inaccessible shaft in the Great Pyramid in Egypt, traveled 10 kilometers down a live oil well in Scotland, disarmed thousands of IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more. After iRobot, Mr. Williams designed a Development System for Underwater Robotic Vehicles (DSURV, US Patent 9315248) then launched Robo Nautica LLC to commercialize DSURV. Mr. Williams used it to build a proof-of-concept Reef Rover' whose successful sea trials at Gray's Reef led to Robo Nautica's SBIR grants to develop the Gray's reef Rover to a near commercialization-ready prototype.

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Title: Adapting to Climate with NOAA RISA in the Pacific Islands, Mid-Atlantic, and Urban Northeast


Presenter(s):
Victoria Keener, Co-Lead Investigator, Pacific RISA
Laura Brewington, Co-Lead Investigator, Pacific RISA
Debra Knopman, Senior Principal Researcher, Mid-Atlantic RISA
Krista Romita Grocholski, Program Manager, Mid-Atlantic RISA
Radley Horton, Lead Principal Investigator, Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN)
Dan Bader, Program Manager, Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN)

Sponsor(s): OAR Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program


Seminar Contact(s): Sean Bath, sean.bath@noaa.gov

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Abstract: The NOAA Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program invests in research and engagement that expands regional capacity to adapt to climate change in the U.S. RISA's regional teams build sustained relationships between decision makers and researchers that support collaborative and equitable adaptation to climate risks. In Fiscal Year 2021, the RISA program launched 9 new 5-year RISA teams. This webinar series is a venue to introduce each team, discuss major themes and partners, and preview the projects that will advance climate knowledge and adaptation capacity in their regions.RISA's Pacific Islands region includes Hawai'i, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The RISA team, Pacific RISA, is based at the Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, East-West Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, NOAA/NCEI's Center for Weather and Climate (CWC), and the NOAA Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR). RISA's Mid-Atlantic region includes Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and parts of West Virginia. The RISA team, Mid-Atlantic RISA (MARISA), is based at the RAND Corporation, Pennsylvania State University, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Morgan State University, and Carnegie Mellon University. RISA's Urban Northeast region serves the urban corridor from Philadelphia to New York City to Boston, which includes New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and some counties of Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, and Maine. The RISA team, Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN), is based at Columbia University, Boston University, Rutgers University, Drexel University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and City University of New York - Hunter College.RISA's Great Lakes region serves the Great Lakes basin, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario. The RISA team, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), is based at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, College of the Menominee Nation, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Title: From the Bottom of the Ocean to the Surface of the Sun: Working Across NOAA to Steward the Diversity of NOAA's Environmental Data - Part of the get to know NCEI seminar series

Presenter(s): Monica Youngman, Data Stewardship Division Chief, National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NESDIS, NOAA; monica.youngman@noaa.gov


Sponsor(s): NOAA NESDIS National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

Seminar Contacts: fred.burnett@noaa.gov, jake.crouch@noaa.gov, hernan.garcia@noaa.gov


Abstract: Ever have trouble finding data? Understanding how to use it? Have challenges combining it with other data? Then you understand why stewarding NOAA's environmental data to ensure it is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable is critical to providing the highest value from NOAA's investment in Earth observations. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Data (NCEI) works with partners across NOAA and beyond to ensure that NOAA's data are broadly available, independently understandable, and reusable for future generations, supporting NOAA's mission of science, stewardship, and service. Join this seminar to learn more about why this work is important and the challenges, how NCEI partners across the organization to meet these goals, and the foundational stewardship services NCEI offers.


Bio(s): Monica Youngman is the Chief of the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Data Stewardship Division providing archive and access services for NOAA's environmental data. In this role she focuses on making NOAA's data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable by building relationships with stakeholders to understand needs, improving the data archiving and access processes, and expanding use of Cloud technology. Prior to joining NCEI in 2018, Monica worked for NOAA's National Geodetic Survey in a number of positions, most recently leading the multi-million dollar Gravity Program that includes the Gravity for the Redefinition of the American Vertical Datum (GRAV-D) project. She has a Masters of Environmental Management from Duke University as well as bachelors degrees in political science and physics from Iowa State University.

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Title: The REMI Model: An Analysis of Coastal Resilience

Presenter(s): Peter Evangelakis, Ph.D. Vice President of Economics and Consulting Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI)

Sponsor(s): PRSSO Performance, Risks, and Social Science and NOAA Central LibrarySeminar Contacts: Jennifer Zhuang (jennifer.zhuang@noaa.gov) and NOAA Central Library Seminars (library.seminars@noaa.gov)

Abstract: REMI client AECOM worked with Broward County, Florida to develop a report analyzing the coastal hazards facing the business community of Dania Beach, Florida. Researchers also evaluated the economic benefits from adaption actions that mitigate future coastal hazards to the City's commercial core. In addition to consideration of the costs and benefits of protective investments to reduce future hazard risks, it is also important to consider the opportunities for advancing economic resilience in communities like Dania Beach. This study illustrates that advancing economic resilience requires action by both the public and private sectors at various geographic scales while explaining that both communities have a shared interest in partnering on this front. During this discussion, Dr. Evangelakis will review the AECOM study Dania Beach: Economic Impacts of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Storms. This presentation will include a live model demonstration that illustrates how the REMI model can forecast the economic costs that could occur from failing to act to protect businesses in places such as Dania Beach from future storm surge and sea-level rise impacts.
REMI is inspired by a single goal: improving public policies. Founded in 1980, REMI has sought to improve public policy through economic modeling software that informs policies impacting our day-to-day lives. The REMI model is the premier software solution for modeling the economic and demographic effects of policy changes. Their experience and development efforts have resulted in a comprehensive model that answers what if? questions about any economy. Decision-makers and analysts rely on the REMI model to validate their economic impact studies in areas such as energy and environment, economic development, transportation, taxation, and many more. Included in this discussion will be an overview of the features and licensing details of the REMI model and more information about how the REMI model can be an asset to your organization. Keywords: Coastal Resilience, economic impact, input-output modeling

Bio(s): Dr. Peter Evangelakis is Vice President of Economics & Consulting at REMI. After joining REMI in September 2017, he manages REMI's team of economists, contributes to economic modeling software development, serves as Principal Investigator on numerous projects, presents multiple presentations on behalf of the company, and leads REMI's consulting practice from our Washington, D.C. office. Prior to starting at REMI, Dr. Evangelakis taught undergraduate Intermediate Microeconomics as a Lecturer at the University of Chicago.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Cloud Vertical Structure Information for Aviation Weather Applications

Presenter(s): Yoo-Jeong Noh, Research Scientist, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), Colorado State University

Seminar Contact(s): Bill Sjoberg (bill.sjoberg@noaa.gov)


Abstract: Thiswork aims to provide satellite based 3-D cloud structure information in a more user-friendly way. Cloud data is critical for many aviation applications and climate studies, but conventional satellite-based cloud information is mostly biased toward cloud top. In support of the JPSS Alaska Cloud Demonstration as part of the JPSS Aviation Initiative, we introduced cloud vertical cross-section products along flight routes to provide more comprehensive satellite cloud data, focusing on the needs of aviation users in this data-sparse region. The products are derived from the NOAA Enterprise Cloud products with supplementary data including PIREPs(icing/turbulence), temperature (NUCAPS or NWP), and terrain data. Building on positive user feedback, we recently launched a new aviation website for custom cross-sections and continue to improve the products interacting with aviation users.

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Title: A paradigm shift: Rethinking Phragmites in the context of ecosystem resilience with insights from a meta-analysis and global change experiments
A NOAA science seminar series - Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites

Presenter(s): Tom Mozdzer, Professor, Bryn Mawr College

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy Gill (NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator) and Judith Weis (Professor Emerita, Rutgers)

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided.

Abstract: Phragmites australis is one of the most common and prolific invasive species in coastal wetlands throughout North America. Despite decades of study, the consequences of Phragmites australis invasion on ecosystem services are poorly understood. To evaluate the degree to which Phragmites australis invasion alters ecosystem services in North American tidal wetlands, we performed a meta-analysis of published studies identified using Web of Science. Our study synthesizes the findings of 69 peer-reviewed publications that contained over 900 paired data points allowing us to evaluate ecosystem services provided by Phragmites australis and native plant communities. Our meta-analysis found no overall effect of Phragmites australis invasion on ecosystem services. In addition, results from an ongoing global change experiment in the Chesapeake Bay also suggest that Phragmites will benefit more from global change than native plant communities. Our meta-analysis, and data from a long-term global change study, suggests the pressing need to reconsider the role that Phragmites australis plays in coastal wetlands, especially with respect to maintaining ecosystem resilience in an era of accelerating global change.

Bio(s): The Mozdzer Ecology lab uses an interdisciplinary approach, combining plant ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, and population genetics to better understand how wetland ecosystems may respond to global change. Currently, Professor Mozdzer is investigating the effects of global change on Phragmites australis invasion in an ecosystem level study at the Smithsonian Global Change Research Wetland. He is interested in understanding how the process of invasion may change with predicted levels of atmospheric CO2 and anthropogenic nitrogen pollution, along with the role of intraspecific genetic diversity in plant invasion. He is also collaborating with colleagues at MBL, the University of Massachusetts-Boston, Boston University, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to understand the effects of chronic nutrient pollution in plant communities in the TIDE project. He has broad interests in plant ecophysiology, biogeochemistry, and is also very interested in understanding the impacts of plant invasion on ecosystem carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Title: NEDTalk: Geostationary NOAA Satellite Data
NOAA Environmental Data Talks (NEDTalks), part of the NOAA Datafest Celebration!

Presenter(s): Dan Lindsey, Program Scientist, NOAA/NESDIS/GOES-R Program

Sponsor(s): NOAA''s National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)

Seminar Contacts: Rafael.deameller@noaa.gov and Tiffany.Small@noaa.gov

Accessibility: Live closed captioning will be provided.


Abstract: NOAA's next geostationary satellite in the GOES-R series, GOES-T, is scheduled to launch in February of 2022. In honor of this event, join GOES-R Program Scientist, Dan Lindsey, who will be discussing the many ways that data from geostationary satellites can be used as well as the role that GOES-T will play.

Bio(s): Dan Lindsey is the NOAA/NESDIS GOES-R Program Scientist. He has been with NOAA since 2004 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, and specializes in satellite remote sensing of mesoscale phenomena from the geostationary platform, including thunderstorms, tropical cyclones, and aerosols such as smoke and blowing dust.

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This webinar was part two of one series and start about 30 minutes in.

Title: If you remove Phragmites, does planting native clonal species enhance restoration?
Part of the NOAA webinar series - Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites
Note: Dr. Whigham will present this 30-minute NOAA seminar talk directly after this 12-12:30pm ET talk: What happens after Phragmites is treated with herbicide " a view over 5 years.

Presenter(s): Dennis Whigham, PhD, Senior Botanist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Founding Director, North American Orchid Conservation CenterCo-Authors:
- Sylvia Jacobson, MS Student, University of Maryland
- Andy Baldwin, Professor, University of Maryland
- Melissa McCormick, Ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Eric Buehl, Regional Watershed Restoration Specialist, University of Maryland Sea Grant
Extension Program
- Karin Kettenring, Professor of Wetland Ecology, Utah State University

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy Gill (NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator) and Judith Weis
(Professor Emerita, Rutgers)

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided.

Abstract: TBD

Bio(s): The ecology of plants has been Dennis Whigham's primary interest and his research has resulted in journeys through forests, fields and wetlands around the world. Explorations have led to studies of woodland herbs " including orchids, vines, wetland species, invasive species and studies of forests in the tropics, temperate and boreal zones. In recent years, studies of interactions between orchids and fungi have resulted in new and exciting directions. Whigham's current research projects focus on the role of wetlands associated with juvenile salmon habitat in Alaska headwater streams; the rarest terrestrial orchid in eastern North America; and an invasive wetland species that is rapidly expanding across the country. His current passion is to establish the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC), an initiative of the Smithsonian and the United States Botanic Garden. NAOCC's mission is to secure the genetic diversity of native orchids for future generations. The NAOCC model for orchid conservation is based on public-private collaborations and there are currently more than fifty collaborating organization distributed across the continent from Florida to Alaska. Whigham obtained an undergraduate degree from Wabash College and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He joined the Smithsonian in 1977. Whigham and his collaborators have published more than 250 articles in journals and he has co-edited 10 books.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Adapting to Climate with NOAA RISA in the Great Lakes, South Central, and Pacific Northwest


Presenter(s):
Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA): Maria Carmen Lemos, Jenna Jorns

Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP): Rachel Riley, Caylah Cruickshank, Barry Keim, Aimee Franklin, Anthony Levenda

Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative (NCRC): Jennifer Allen, Jason Vogel


Sponsor(s): OAR Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program


Seminar Contact(s): Sean Bath, sean.bath@noaa.gov

Accessibility: A transcript will be generated in the recording. If additional accommodations needed, please contact Sean Bath at sean.bath@noaa.gov


Abstract: The NOAA Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program invests in research and engagement that expands regional capacity to adapt to climate change in the U.S. RISA's regional teams build sustained relationships between decision makers and researchers that support collaborative and equitable adaptation to climate risks. In Fiscal Year 2021, the RISA program launched 9 new 5-year RISA teams. This webinar series is a venue to introduce each team, discuss major themes and partners, and preview the projects that will advance climate knowledge and adaptation capacity in their regions.RISA's Great Lakes region serves the Great Lakes basin, including parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Ontario. The RISA team, Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), is based at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, College of the Menominee Nation, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.RISA's South Central region includes the states of Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. The RISA team, Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), is based at the University of Oklahoma, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Sea Grant. RISA's Pacific Northwest region includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana. The RISA team, Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative (NCRC), is based at the University of Washington, Portland State University, Washington Sea Grant, Front and Centered, American Farmland Trust, and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians.

Bio(s): Great LakesSouth CentralPacific Northwest

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Title: What happens after Phragmites is treated with herbicide " a view over 5 years.
Part of the NOAA webinar series - Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites
Note: Dr. Whigham will present the following (second 20-minute) talk right after this one:
If you remove Phragmites, does planting native clonal species enhance restoration?

Presenter(s): Dennis Whigham, PhD, Senior Botanist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Founding Director, North American Orchid Conservation CenterCo-Authors:
- Karin Kettenring, Professor of Wetland Ecology, Utah State University
- Christine Rohol, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Florida
- Eric Hazelton, Ph.D., Independent Ecologist

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy Gill (NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator) and Judith Weis (Professor Emerita, Rutgers)

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided.

Abstract: TBD

Bio(s): The ecology of plants has been Dennis Whigham's primary interest and his research has resulted in journeys through forests, fields and wetlands around the world. Explorations have led to studies of woodland herbs " including orchids, vines, wetland species, invasive species and studies of forests in the tropics, temperate and boreal zones. In recent years, studies of interactions between orchids and fungi have resulted in new and exciting directions. Whigham's current research projects focus on the role of wetlands associated with juvenile salmon habitat in Alaska headwater streams; the rarest terrestrial orchid in eastern North America; and an invasive wetland species that is rapidly expanding across the country. His current passion is to establish the North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOCC), an initiative of the Smithsonian and the United States Botanic Garden. NAOCC's mission is to secure the genetic diversity of native orchids for future generations. The NAOCC model for orchid conservation is based on public-private collaborations and there are currently more than fifty collaborating organization distributed across the continent from Florida to Alaska. Whigham obtained an undergraduate degree from Wabash College and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He joined the Smithsonian in 1977. Whigham and his collaborators have published more than 250 articles in journals and he has co-edited 10 books.

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Title: Every Calf Counts: Hawaii's humpback whale mother and calf pairs in a time ofchanging climate

Presenter(s): Dr. Rachel Cartwright, Lead Researcher, Keiki Kohola Project

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: Each winter, humpback whales from across the North Pacific head to Hawaiian waters to breed and raise their young. Within the islands, the nearshore waters along the western shoreline of Maui, Hawai'i are a favored nursery region for mothers and their young calves. Over the past twenty years"the Keiki Kohola Project"a small, grassroots research organization based on Maui, has been working to provide information to help ensure the well-being of mothers and calf pairs during this critical nursery period.Between 2015 and 2017, dramatic increases in water temperatures in the North Pacific severely impacted the region's marine ecosystem. These impacts included the food supplies on which Maui's humpback whales depend. Join Dr. Rachel Cartwright to learn how Maui's mothers and their calves weathered these lean years. We provide up-to-date information on their current status, and finally we focus on how humpback whale mother and calf pairs.More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: The National Marine Ecosystem Status Website 2.0 - What It Is and How You Can Get Involved

Presenter(s): Willem Klajbor, M.S., 2021 NOAA Knauss Fellow

Sponsor(s): NMFS Ecosystem Based Management/Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Seminar Series (EBM/EBFM) and NOAA Central LibrarySeminar Contacts: EBFM/EBM Environmental Science Coordinator, Peg Brady (peg.brady@noaa.gov), and NOAA Central Library Seminars (library.seminars@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The agency's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides a starting point for educators, outreach specialists, and the interested public to explore the status of seven major U.S. marine ecosystems and the nation at -a -glance. For the first time in one location, it provides easy access to NOAA's wide range of important coastal and marine ecosystem data. In this presentation, Will will walk through the first major update to the website, including new data and resources available for the first time on the site, and explain how NOAA Programs and interested partners can get involved.
Keywords: Ecosystem, Indicator, Data

Bio(s): Will Klajbor is a 2021 NOAA Knauss Fellow coordinating the NOAA Ecosystem Indicators Working Group that maintains the National Marine Ecosystem Status website. Will is co-hosted by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, NOAA's Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Program, and the National Center for Environmental Information. Prior to the Fellowship, Will completed his Masters in Marine Resource Management with a minor in Risk Quantification in Marine Systems at Oregon State University.

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Title: Top Ten "Gotchas" - an opportunity to improve NOAA NWS Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) - Part of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series.
These webinars are open to the public, in or outside of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Presenter(s): Kenneth Graham, Director, National Hurricane Center, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS)

Sponsor(s): This event is part of the NOAA Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series with sponsorship from the NOAA Science Council. The NOAA-wide NELS provides examples of NOAA's leadership in environmental science, by those who lead it and make it happen. The NELS are presented as part of the NOAA Science Seminar Series For NELS questions, contact nels@noaa.gov

Abstract: The NOAA NWS Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) is a commitment to science and technology and builds trust through deep relationships with key decision-makers across the nation. They have a high degree of authority for public safety and the capability to amplify NWS messaging to other NWS partners. Words matter. This presentation looks at ten "gotcha" items that can make the difference in being a hurricane victim and a hurricane survivor.

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Title: Monitoring Ocean Acidification in Alaska's Marine Ecosystems

Presenter(s): Natalie Monacci, MSc, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Ocean Acidification Research Center

Sponsor(s): This seminar is part of NOAA's EcoFOCI bi-annual seminar series focused on the ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea and U.S. Arctic to improve understanding of ecosystem dynamics and applications of that understanding to the management of living marine resources. Since Oct 21, 1986, the seminar has provided an opportunity for research scientists and practitioners to meet, present, develop their ideas and provoke conversations on subjects pertaining to fisheries-oceanography or regional issues in Alaska's marine ecosystems, including the US Arctic. Visit the EcoFOCI webpage for more information, http://www.ecofoci.noaa.gov/.

Seminar Contact(s): EcoFOCI Research Coordinator Heather Tabisola (heather.tabisola@noaa.gov) and EcoFOCI Post Doctoral Researcher Jens Nielsen (jens.nielsen@noaa.gov)

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Abstract: Ocean Acidification (OA) is an important manifestation of global climate change, a result of anthropogenically increased carbon dioxide in the oceans. OA has the potential to negatively affect Alaska's Blue Economy by changing ocean chemistry, which could have impacts on culturally and commercially important species. Research conducted by the Ocean Acidification Research Center (OARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) scales the intensity, duration, and extent of OA events around the state. Projects in the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beaufort Sea will be presented and include observations from long-term autonomous monitoring, repeat hydrographic projects, and modelling efforts. The 10-year collaboration between the UAF's OARC and NOAA's EcoFOCI to outfit the Bering Sea biophysical mooring site 2 (M2) will be highlighted. The OARC outfits NOAA's surface mooring at M2, affectionately known as Peggy, with instrumentation to monitor carbonate system variables. As a result, Peggy, in addition to NOAA's core biophysical observations, is part of a worldwide network to gather long-term data on carbon dioxide in the ocean and how OA is progressing in different regions.

Bio(s): Natalie Monacci is the Deputy Director of the Ocean Acidification Research Center (OARC) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks where she has been managing all OARC activities since 2010

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Title: The effects of non-native marsh grass (Phragmites australis) on coastal nitrogen cycling
Part of the NOAA science seminar series, "Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites",
co-hosted by Dr. Judith S. Weis, Professor Emerita, Rutgers University

Presenter(s): Mollie R. Yacano, PhD Candidate, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contact(s): Tracy Gill (NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator) and Judith Weis (Professor Emerita, Rutgers)

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided.

Abstract: The European haplotype of Phragmites australis is an aggressive and widespread invader in the United States, capable of growing in fresh, brackish, and fully saline habitats. It is typically considered a nuisance invader and is a common target for eradication, which is rarely successful. Though historically viewed as detrimental, studies have found P. australis performs closely to or outperforms native marsh plants in provision of ecosystems services such as carbon storage, sediment accretion, storm protection, and nitrogen removal. Our previous work established P. australis enhances sediment denitrification relative to native salt marsh habitats, but it is currently unknown if P. australis performs this ecosystem service equally across the wide range of habitats it inhabits in coastal urban areas. In addition, understanding impacts of eradication attempts on denitrification capacity is critical. Though we have not yet observed differences between net denitrification rates in P. australis sediments from most landscape settings or eradication treatments, we have found rates differ significantly between marine and brackish sites. Our work aims to provide context to understand potential impacts of invasion and control measures of P. australis across the coastal landscapes in Eastern North Carolina.

Bio(s): Mollie Yacano received a BA from Boston University and is currently a PhD candidate in the Piehler Lab at University of North Carolina's Institute of Marine Sciences. Her research focuses primarily on the role of invasive species on altering coastal biogeochemistry. She is particularly interested in how her research can be applied to better inform coastal management policies. She is the current North Carolina Sea Grant (NCSG) and North Carolina Coastal Reserve(NCCR) Fellow and was previously the NCSG and Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) Fellow. She serves in leadership roles for the Scientific Research and Education Network (SciREN) and Growing Equity in Science & Technology (GEST), both aimed at increasing STEM literacy and visibility in K12 schools. She is also the founding member of the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Society for Women in Marine Science (SWMS).

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Monitoring Agricultural Water Use and Drought at Field to Global Scales Using Multi-Sensor Satellite ImagingThis webinar is part of the Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies Science Seminar Series.

Presenter(s):

• Dr. Martha Anderson, Research Physical Scientist, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory;
• Dr. Yun Yang, Research Physical Scientist, USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory

Sponsor(s): Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies

Seminar Contact(s): Douglas Rao (douglas.rao@noaa.gov) and Tom Maycock (tmaycock@ncics.org).

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Abstract: Across the U.S. and globally there are ever-increasing and competing demands for freshwater resources in support of food production, ecosystems services and human/industrial consumption. Accelerating climate dynamics further compound the need to more closely monitor the timing, severity, and impacts of drought on vegetation stress. To facilitate wise water management, and to develop sustainable agricultural systems that will feed the Earth's growing population into the future, there is a critical need for robust assessments of daily water use, or evapotranspiration (ET), and water stress over a wide range in spatial scales " from field to globe. While Earth Observing (EO) satellites can play a significant role in this endeavor, no single satellite provides the combined spatial, spectral and temporal characteristics required for actionable ET monitoring world-wide. In this presentation we discuss new methods for combining information from the current suite of EO satellites to address issues of water use, agricultural production and forest management. These methods fuse multi-scale diagnostic ET retrievals generated using shortwave and thermal infrared datasets from multiple EO platforms to generate ET datacubes with both high spatial (30-m pixels) and temporal (daily) resolution. We highlight several case studies where such ET datacubes are being mined to investigate changes in water use patterns over agricultural and forested landscapes in response to changing land use, land management, and climate forcings. We also discuss new capabilities for largescale applications provided by the recently launched OpenET platform, generating 30-m maps of daily, monthly and annual ET over the western U.S. using an ensemble modeling approach.

Bio(s): Dr. Martha C. Anderson received a B.A. degree in Physics from Carleton College, Northfield, MN, and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Presently she is a Research Physical Scientist for the USDA Agricultural Research Service in the Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. Her research interests focus on mapping water, energy, and carbon land-surface fluxes at field to continental scales using thermal remote sensing, with applications in drought monitoring and yield estimation. She is currently a member of the Landsat, ECOSTRESS, and OpenET Science Teams.Dr. Yun Yang received a B.S. degree in Geography from Beijing Normal University, China and a M.S. and Ph.D in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is an assistant research scientist at ESSIC, University of Maryland, College Park. Before this, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, USDA-ARS. Her research interests focus on detecting and monitoring drought impact and studying ecosystem sustainability through ET mapping using multi-scale satellite observations at field to regional scales. She is a member of the OpenET team and implemented the ALEXI/DisALEXI model on the Google Earth Engine platform.

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Title: Gulf Stream variability and trends: From the Florida Current to past Cape Hatteras


Presenter(s):Dr. Christopher Wolfe, Physical Oceanographer, and Associate Professor of marine science in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University


Sponsor(s): NOAA's Atlantic Oceanic Meteorological Laboratory (AMOL)


Seminar Contact(s): denis.volkov@noaa.gov

Abstract: Previous work linking interannual variations in Florida Current transport (FCT) to changes in atmospheric forcing have focused on the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The NAO is a one-dimensional representation of fluctuations in the strengths and positions of the Icelandic Low and Azores High and considering its components independently has the potential to provide new insights. When considering the full record, FCT is not significantly correlated (i.e., p > 0.05) with the NAO at any lag or any season; however, wintertime FCT is significantly correlated (p < 0.05) with Icelandic Low longitude in the same season. Perturbation experiments with an ocean model reveal that wind perturbations associated with changes in Icelandic Low latitude drive coastal up/downwelling (through longshore winds) and offshore sea level anomalies (through wind stress curl) that are rapidly transmitted to Florida Strait, inducing transport changes by altering the sea level gradient across the Strait. Wintertime FCT is also correlated with latitude variations in both the Icelandic Low and Azores High with a lag of four years, likely due mid-ocean wind stress curl anomalies which excite baroclinic Rossby waves.
Further downstream, climate models have forecast that the Gulf Stream past Cape Hatteras will slow and shift northward as the AMOC weakens under climate change. While several studies have indirectly inferred a slowing Gulf Stream, the picture revealed by in situ and altimetric observations is more mixed. We examine the trends in Gulf Stream latitude, speed, surface transport, and width using along-track altimetry and find very few significant trends in these quantities during the altimetry era. Further, the nature and geographic location of significant trends is very sensitive to the length of the record used in the analysis. These results suggest that any possible trends are too small to be detectable above the Gulf Stream's natural variability. Supposing that the calculated trends are real (even though not currently statistically significant) and continue at the current rate, detection of trends at more than half of the altimetry tracks would require 22"23 additional years of observations for latitude and transport and 44 additional years for speed.


Bio(s): Dr. Christopher L.P. Wolfe is a physical oceanographer and an associate professor of marine science in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 2006 and was formerly a postdoc (2006"2012) and assistant research oceanographer (2012"2013) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.

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Title: Crab reproduction and management implications in the eastern Bering Sea

Presenter(s): Laura Slater, University of Alaska Fairbanks, CFOS

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Liz.Dawson@noaa.gov and Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov (NOAANMFS AFSC RACEGAP)

Abstract: Population renewal processes are important but difficult to ascertain for crab populations in Alaska due to the complicated nature of their reproductive biology and patterns of spatial structure and movement, which are influenced by environmental conditions. We examined snow crab female sperm reserves in the eastern Bering Sea over a ten-year period as a direct measure of mating success between females the harvested (male) portion of the stock. We observed success in mating for most females but, despite the capacity for females to store sperm for use across multiple years, our results suggest females must mate each year to successfully fertilize their eggs. While reproduction is only one aspect of maintaining sustainable populations, our findings underscore the importance of maintaining adequate adult sex ratios within spatial scales that are meaningful for mating of benthic species.

Bio(s): Laura Slater is a PhDcandidate in fisheries at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, College ofFisheries and Ocean Sciences. She is studying the mating dynamics of snow crabto improve understanding of stock renewal processes. She is also a supervisory fisheriesbiologist with experience managing research programs and teams. She worked inthis role at Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak for 14 years, with a focuson crab research. She recently shifted her focus to stream fish and is workingfor the Russian River Salmon and Steelhead Monitoring Program for CaliforniaSea Grant in Santa Rosa, California. She also serves as co-chair of theDiversity and Inclusion Committee for the Western Division of the AmericanFisheries Society.

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Presenter(s):
Climate Overview: Sandra Rayne | Southeast Regional Climate Center

Water Resources Overview: Jeff Dobur/Todd Hamill | NWS Southeast River Forecast Center

Agriculture Impact Update: Pam Knox | University of Georgia

Spotlight: Getting a Feel for Your Community's Climate Future: LuAnn Dahlman | NOAA Climate Program Office

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI, National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), National Weather Service, Southeast Regional Climate Center, American Association of State Climatologists

Seminar Contact(s): Meredith Muth, NIDIS, (Meredith.muth@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars will provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production, disruption to water supply, and ecosystems.

The November 9 webinar will also feature a presentation on "Getting a Feel for Your Community's Climate Future."

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Title: Adapting to Climate with NOAA RISA in the Carolinas and Alaska

Presenter(s):
Kathie Dello (Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity, C3HE);

Sarah Trainor, Nathan Kettle, John Walsh, Adelheid Herrmann, Danielle Meeker, Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, ACCAP)


Sponsor(s): OAR Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Program


Seminar Contact(s): Sean Bath, sean.bath@noaa.gov

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Abstract: The NOAA Climate Program Office's Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program invests in research and engagement that expands regional capacity to adapt to climate change in the U.S. RISA's regional teams build sustained relationships between decision makers and researchers that support collaborative and equitable adaptation to climate risks. In Fiscal Year 2021, the RISA program launched 9 new 5-year RISA teams. This webinar series is a venue to introduce each team, discuss major themes and partners, and preview the projects that will advance climate knowledge and adaptation capacity in their regions.RISA's Carolinas region includes North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC). The RISA team, Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity (C3HE), is based at NC State University, the NC State Climate Office, UNC Chapel Hill, Furman University, NC Central University, NC Sea Grant, SC State University, and the NC Museum of Life and Science. C3HE will build upon years of regional work on climate science, tools and assessments to move into a new phase that centers Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) principles at the forefront of NOAA-funded climate research and to deliver climate futures to more communities than have been previously served. They will apply a bottom-up participatory action approach to develop a transferable model for end-to-end co-production of actionable and equitable climate resilience solutions in at-risk communities in the Carolinas. The team's aims include: Aim 0. Demonstrate our commitment to address the climate reality in a just and equitable way, while ensuring the inclusivity and diversity of all voices are represented in every aspect of our work in the Carolinas; Aim 1. Build and enhance local partnerships in underserved communities across the Carolinas to identify, test, and refine equitable solutions for climate resilience; Aim 2. Understand and predict how co-occurring and consecutive hazards interact with exposure and vulnerability to shape climate risk; Aim 3. Identify and connect the complex linkages between structures of power, intersecting social positions, and climate-health inequities in vulnerable communities; and Aim 4. Design and implement community-sciences programs to track physical and social science metrics and build community-level climate resiliency literacy. Learn more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/c3he/RISA's Alaska region includes all parts of the vast state of Alaska. The RISA team, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), is based at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.ACCAP's portfolio of interwoven research and engagement in Alaska will support the underlying vision of building healthy and thriving Alaskan communities. Core themes include extreme events and impacts and capacity building in support of Tribal resilience. In the extreme events work, the team will use an integrated scientific approach that brings together social science, climate science, and local expertise to: a) document socio-economic impacts of extreme climate and weather events in Alaska; b) engage practitioners to determine and meet information needs; and c) analyze historical and projected changes in extreme event occurrences to inform policy and decision-making. The work will support Tribal resilience by: a) bridging community-level climate adaptation planning and implementation with workforce and economic development; b) investigating and supporting boundary spanning and knowledge co-production between Alaska Native communities and climate and related researchers; c) innovating evaluation methodology and elevating Indigenous evaluation of climate-related knowledge co-production and climate adaptation. Hallmarks of new outreach and engagement activities in this project include assessment products that encompass societal impacts and adaptation, training for students and postdoctoral fellows, online course development, and enhanced convening activities with a focus on serving the needs of policy-makers, Alaska Native Peoples, tribes, and organizations throughout the state. This team includes a sustained assessment specialist and small-grant competition, which like the core portfolio, aims to fulfill ACCAP's vision of thriving Alaskan communities, economies, and ecosystems. Learn more at https://uaf-accap.org/Additional information provided on the Guide to the RISA Teams.

Bio(s): See bios at here.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: NEDTalk: Low Earth Orbit NOAA Satellite Data
NOAA Environmental Data Talks (NEDTalks), part of the NOAA Datafest Celebration!

Presenter(s): Jorel Torres, Meteorologist/Research Associate, NOAA's JPSS Satellite Liaison, CIRA and NOAA's National Weather Service

Sponsor(s): NOAA''s National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)Seminar Contacts: Rafael.deameller@noaa.gov and Tiffany.Small@noaa.gov

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Abstract: With the launch of the next polar-orbiting JPSS satellite slated for Sept. 2022, meteorologist Jorel Torres, NOAA's JPSS Satellite Liaison, will be discussing the many ways that data from these Low Earth Orbiting satellites can be used and the role that JPSS-2 will play when it becomes operational in orbit.

Bio(s): Jorel Torres is a Research Associate II: JPSS Satellite Liaison at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Torres liaisons between the National Weather Service (NWS) user community and the research community focusing on JPSS products, applications, and satellite training development for users.

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Title: Close-kin genetic methods for estimating census size and effective population size (National Stock Assessment Science Seminar Series)

Presenter(s): Robin Waples, Senior Scientist, NWFSC, Seattle, WA

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and NOAA's Central Library (NCL)

Seminar Contact(s): Kristan Blackhart and Library Seminars

Abstract: It is now possible to genetically identify close relatives in wild populations, and this information can be used in a mark-recapture framework (CKMR) to estimate abundance (N). Successful CKMR applications require information about vital rates and other life history traits, and the same genetic and demographic data can be used to estimate effective population size (Ne), the evolutionary analogue to N. I discuss how life history information differently affects CKMR estimates of N and genetic estimates of Ne, and how combined datasets can be leveraged to better understand both the ecological and evolutionary correlates of abundance.
Waples, R. S., & Feutry, P. (2021). Close-kin methods to estimate census size and effective population size. Fish and Fisheries, 00, 1" 21. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12615


Bio(s): For over a decade, Robin led a group charged with developing the scientific basis for listing determinations and recovery planning for Pacific salmon under the federal Endangered Species Act. A major theme of his research has been to apply evolutionary and ecological principles to real-world problems in conservation and management. Often this involves adapting standard population genetics models to better comport with life histories of actual species.

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Title: Using modern and traditional aquaculture technology as a tool in restoration aquaculture within coastal communities of the Pacific Basin: Fishponds, Clam Gardens and Kelp Lines

Presenter(s): Mark Tagal & Ikaika Rogerson, Aquaculturist IBSS Corp/Waimanalo Limu Hui

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: Altering the habitat to make it favorable for growing fish and other marine life has been practiced by coastal dwelling people for a very long time. From simple stone and wooden fish traps found in Southeast Asia and Polynesia to large but primitive Hawaiian fishponds have been a form of aquaculture practiced for centuries. Current aquaculture practices used in tandem with traditional understanding of fishponds can be used in restoration efforts. Acting as a valuable nursery habitat, fishponds can offset productive areas lost to modern development. Additionally, modern hatchery methods can be used with some species to boost populations that have been negatively affected by overfishing.

Bio(s): Over his career, Mark Tagal has been contracted to multiple State and Federal Agencies where he has worked in both research and commercial aquaculture, providing finfish, shellfish and algae for a multitude of research projects and human consumption. A civil service worker at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard for the last 15 years, Ikaika Rogerson graduated from both Kamehameha Kaplama and the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor of Hawaiian Studies currently pursuing his Master's Degree. Ikaika is the owner of Rocky Farms, LLC specializing in Hawaiian L'au Lapa'au. He is a graduate of the UHM GoFarm Program as well as an established aquaponics farmer. Aside from his own businesses, Ikaika serves on the board of directors for O'ahu Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association and as a board member for both the Waimnalo Market Co-Op board and the Hawaiian Canoe Racing Association board.

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Title: Showcasing Leading Practices in Climate Adaptation: Experiences from the Water Sector to Empower Other Sectors and Communities - Session 1: Leading PracticesPart of the NOAA, EPA, WUCA, and WRF webinar series " Showcasing Leading Practices in Climate Adaptation: Experiences from the Water Sector to Empower Other Sectors and Communities"

Presenter(s):
Laurna Kaatz, Denver WaterJulie Vano, Aspen Global Change Institute

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Water Research Foundation (WRF), and the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA)Seminar Contacts: Nancy Beller-Simms, nancy.beller-simms@noaa.gov (NOAA CPO); Amanda Speciale, amanda.speciale@noaa.gov (NOAA CPO); Maureen Hodgins, mhodgins@waterrf.org (WRF); Steve Fries, fries.steve@epa.gov (EPA); Klara Zimmerman, zimmerman.klara@epa.gov (EPA); Laurna Kaatz, Laurna.Kaatz@denverwater.org (WUCA)

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Abstract: The Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) is a group of 12 utilities working to collaboratively advance climate adaptation. WUCA's latest work, Leading Practices in Climate Adaptation, includes a report and website summarizing a range of actions that have been tested on the ground by WUCA agencies. The Leading Practices were developed by practitioners for practitioners and are accessible to utilities of all sizes, locations, and levels of climate adaptation experience, as well as other sectors seeking to adapt to changing conditions. Each practice is supported with concrete examples and many include supporting resources. In this webinar, participants will learn about the five essential climate action areas, review the Leading Practices, and hear a range of supporting examples. Participants will also engage in an exercise to begin thinking about which practices would be a good fit for their organization.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Windows to the Deep: Live Conversations from the Blake Plateau

Presenter(s): Dr. Eric S. Lander (President's Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy), Dr. Kirk Johnson (Sant Director, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History), Dr. Richard W. Spinrad (Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator), and Symone Barkley (Educator, NOAA National Ocean Service).

Sponsor(s): White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and NOAA Ocean Exploration.

Seminar Contact(s): Rachel.Gulbraa@noaa.gov

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Date & Time: 4 November 2021 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET

Abstract: Join the President's Science Advisor and ocean explorers as they investigate 10,000 feet deep in an area of the seafloor that's never been explored before. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) invite you to join a virtual event highlighting the importance and value of the ocean during a live conversation with explorers onboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, America's ship for ocean exploration. Presidential Science Advisor and OSTP Director Dr. Eric Lander will co-host the livestreamed event with NOAA National Ocean Service Exhibits Manager and Education Specialist Symone Barkley. The live interaction will bring the excitement of discovery directly to the public as ocean explorers image areas of the seafloor that people have never explored before and share their real-time discoveries through a live-streamed video feed. The event will stoke curiosity about the diverse and largely unknown ecosystems and organisms of the deep sea and highlight the importance of the ocean for addressing the climate crisis, rebuilding the economy, and advancing environmental justice.

Bio(s): Dr. Eric S. Lander (President's Science Advisor, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy), Dr. Kirk Johnson (Sant Director, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History), Dr. Richard W. Spinrad (Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator), and Symone Barkley (Educator, NOAA National Ocean Service).

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: NOAA Diving and Small Boat Operations Safety Tool (DASBOS Tool):
Safer and efficient operational planning through GIS Applications

Presenter(s): Joshua Fredrick, LTJG/NOAA Corps, DASBOS Tool Creator & Project Manager and
Karen Kavanaugh, Oceanographer, NOAA/NOS/Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) & DASBOS Tool Lead GIS Developer & Key Contributor
When: Thursday, November 4, 2021, 12-1pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinator of NOAA/NOS science seminar series.

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Abstract: NOAA has over 100 dive units with over 330 divers, including 15 NOAA Ships and over 430 NOAA Small Boats across the nation. These dive units are responsible for maintaining water level stations, ship husbandry, services critical to safe navigation, and much more. NOAA Divers operate in diverse environments across the country, but is the water safe to dive in?NOAA Divers face a number of risks each time they enter the water, including contamination that can pose acute or chronic risks to diver health. NOAA's Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services (CO-OPS) developed the web-based NOAA Diving and Small Boat Operations Safety GIS application (DASBOS Tool) to support pre-dive and small boat risk assessments through analysis of recent and historical water quality data. In addition, the DASBOS Tool provides water level stations (with basic meteorological data), hyperbaric chambers, hospitals, boat ramps, and marinas. This decision support tool allows divers and boaters to efficiently complete in-depth desktop reconnaissance with a single map that integrates both recent and historical data sets from a variety of sources. Equally important to the map itself is the digital backbone supporting it. The tool is an ArcGIS Online application hosted by the NOAA GeoPlatform, enabling cross-agency collaboration. Several CO-OPS data layers are updated directly from the Google Sheets maintained by operational units themselves, making data management easy and transparent. Python-based web-scraping optimizes external datasets, like those of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that provide critical water quality information.The NOAA DASBOS Tool has already demonstrated its value. Last fall, after consulting the tool, CO-OPS averted a dive mission near Lake Charles, Louisiana because of potential water contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. In the larger NOAA community, the tool is being incorporated into existing planning procedures that support the maintenance and operations of NOAA's fleet of ships and small boats. The DASBOS Tool is now publicly available and utilized by the US Navy and EPA Divers. We encourage you to utilize the DASBOS Tool for your own operations and safety planning. This new application is a powerful example of the capabilities GIS has to inform critical decisions and mitigate health risks.

Bio(s): Josh Fredrick: DASBOS Tool Creator & Project Manager. LTJG Fredrick is a NOAA Corps Officer, currently serving as the NOAA Small Boat Program Executive Officer in Seattle, WA. In six years with the NOAA Corps, he served in dive leadership roles at every duty station. While at NOAA's Center for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS) in Chesapeake, VA, he was the Hydrographic Support Officer and Unit Dive Supervisor (UDS). Aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette in Honolulu, HI, he served as the Navigation Officer and Ship Dive Officer. The DASBOS Tool was born while LTJG Fredrick served at CO-OPS with incredible support from the CO-OPS GIS Team and Field Operations Division. Karen Kavanaugh: DASBOS Tool Lead GIS Developer & Key Contributor. Kavanaugh is an Oceanographer at NOAA's Center for Operational Products and Services (CO-OPS). She worked for 10 years as the product coordinator for NOAA's operational harmful algal bloom forecasts and has recently transitioned to working on other coastal hazards, including hurricanes, tsunamis, and high tide flooding. She is also a member of the CO-OPS GIS team.

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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps 101

Presenter(s): LT Dustin Picard, Field Recruiting Officer, NOAA Corps Recruiting & LT Conor Maginn, OMAO, Pilot

Sponsor(s): NOAA Central Library Seminar Contacts: Library.Seminars@noaa.gov; LCDR Douglas Pawlishen (chief.noaacorps.recruiting@noaa.gov)Summary: What exactly is the NOAA Corps? How does this uniformed service work? What is it like being an new junior officer and progressing through the ranks?
Keywords: Honor, Respect, Commitment

Bio(s): LT Conor Maginn has proudly served in the NOAA Corps for 8 years and is currently a pilot for the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (AOC). He specializes in operating "low and slow" aboard the diverse Twin Otter aircraft. He will present on how NOAA Corps Officers assist in the many operations of AOC, from 600 feet over the ocean conducting marine mammal observations for NMFS to 45,000 ft above a storm conducting hurricane surveillance missions for NWS.

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Title: Insights into humpback whale use of entire ocean basins gained through two large, international studies

Presenter(s): David Mattila, Secretariat to the International Whaling Commission and Center for Coastal Studies

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: Long-term studies of humpback whales in two key habitats within the United States EEZ, were essential to the establishment of two National Marine Sanctuaries (Stellwagen Banks and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuaries). These studies also provided the foundation and inspiration for two unprecedented, ocean-basin studies of humpback whales in the North Atlantic Ocean (YONAH project) and the North Pacific Ocean (SPLASH project). The results of the two projects have provided new insights into the complex lives of humpback whales and their use of entire ocean basins. In addition, the two areas have become focal points for understanding how humans impact whales throughout all oceans, and have stimulated actions to reduce those impacts. This discussion will focus on the similarities and differences in humpback whales in the Hawaii and the Atlantic. More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Improving Climate Prediction Center (CPC) Experimental S2S Sea Ice Predictions with a UFS-based System

Presenter(s): Wanqiu Wang; Wanqiu.Wang@noaa.gov; Yanyun Liu, Jieshun Zhu, Weiyu Yang, Aun Kumar, and David DeWitt (NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center)

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: Sea ice predictions at subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scales have become important products for stakeholders. For example, the NWS Alaska Region requires sea-ice forecasts for the next few weeks to seasons. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has been providing sea ice predictions for week-2 to 9-month target periods based on an experimental sea ice prediction system (CFSm5) consisting of the Climate Forecast System (CFS) atmospheric component and the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Modular Ocean Model version 5 (MOM5). Sea ice in CFSm5 is initialized from a MOM5-based CPC sea ice initialization system (CSIS). Sea ice forecasts from CFSm5 are significantly better than that from the operational CFS. The NWS Alaska Region uses these CPC sea ice predictions to provide guidance to the DOI, USCG and other partners. CPC's sea ice predictions are also regularly used by Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) in Alaska Region Climate Outlooks. The recent successful development and improvement of the coupled Unified Forecast System (UFS) by the Dynamics and Coupled Modeling Group of the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) provided an opportunity for CPC to upgrade the CFSm5 to a UFS-based model for the S2S sea ice predictions. In this talk, we report our progress in the use of UFS in sea ice predictions. The final goal is to provide improved real-time week-3/4 and seasonal sea ice outlooks. We will present two major efforts with the UFS: (1) Experiments to adjust cloud parameterizations to reduce model errors in sea surface temperature and sea ice coverage and (2) An evaluation of sea ice predictions based on hindcasts completed with the UFS and comparisons with operational CFS, CFSm5, and observations. The potential of using a multi-model ensemble based on UFS, CFS, and CFSm5 will also be discussed.

Bio(s): Dr. Wanqiu Wang's principal interests are improving predictions of climate anomalies in the earth atmosphere-ocean-ice-land system at subseasonal to seasonal (S2S) time scales, and diagnosing predictability of S2S climate variability and understanding of systematic biases in coupled atmosphere-ocean dynamic forecast models. Dr. Wang received a PhD. degree in atmospheric sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996. From 1997-2004, Dr. Wang worked at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) environmental modeling center (EMC). Dr. Wang joined the Climate Prediction Center (CPC) in May 2004. The focus of his work is understanding predictability and improving predictions of Tropical intraseasonal and interannual variability, and Arctic sea ice. Dr. Wang has been serving as the chief of the CPC Operational Monitoring Branch of CPC since August 2019. Slides, Recordings Other Materials: Slides available after the seminar by contacting the presenter(s) directly
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Title: Blue-Green Biological Sensing in the Marine Environment: Mechanisms, Regulation, and Evolution.

Presenter(s): David Kehoe, PhD, Indiana University

Sponsor(s): NOAA Ocean Color Coordinating Group (NOCCG)

Seminar Contact(s): Merrie.Neely@noaa.gov

Abstract: The marine phytoplankton Synechococcus thrives in various light niches in part due to its varied photosynthetic light harvesting pigments. Synechococcus cells use a form of color vision that maximally senses blue and green light to control a process called Type 4 chromatic acclimation (CA4). Cells use the process of CA4 to tune the ratio of two chromophores, green-light absorbing phycoerythrobilin (PEB) and blue-light absorbing phycourobilin (PUB), in their light harvesting complexes or phycobilisomes. We are using molecular tools to study how Synechococcus cells adjust their PEB to PUB ratio within the phycobilisomes in response to changes in the ratio of blue to green light during CA4 and how this system is regulated. We are also investigating the prevalence of CA4 in the marine environment, its ecological role, and its evolution.

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Bio(s): Dr. Kehoe has earned post-baccalaureate degrees from the University of Washington and his PhD from UCLA, and he performed a post-doctoral study with Stanford University/Carnegie. He joined University of Indiana in 1998 rising to the rank of full professor in 2008. In 2018 he was elected a Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in 2017 a Research Fellow with the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy, in 2015 a Fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Society for Microbiology; and in 2010 he became the HHMI/U.S. National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences 2007-2008.
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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Developing and Assessing Storminess Indices for Monitoring and Predicting Subseasonal Variations in Storminess near Alaska

Presenter(s): Edmund Chang, Stony Brook University, kar.chang@stonybrook.edu; Wanqiu Wang, NOAA/CPC, wanqiu.wang@noaa.gov; Di Chen, Stony Brook University, di.chen.1@stonybrook.edu; Yutong Pan, NOAA/CPC, yutong.pan@noaa.gov

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: Extratropical cyclones give rise to most of the high impact weather near Alaska, including heavy precipitation and strong winds. Thus it is important for many stakeholders to be warned of approaching periods of increased or decreased potential of storm activities. While individual cyclone tracks can be predicted out to about a week or so, from week 2 on, statistics summarizing cyclone activity, or storminess, are more useful. Storminess can be defined based on Lagrangian cyclone tracking or by Eulerian variance statistics. The outlook includes a combination of both methods. Lagrangian cyclone tracks provide information about where cyclones pass through and are more intuitive to users, while Eulerian variance statistics are expected to be more predictable and have been shown to be highly correlated with cyclone related weather. The outlook uses 6-hrly sub-seasonal forecasts from GEFSv12 and CFSv2. Hindcasts and operational forecasts from 1999-2016 have been used to assess the prediction skill. Our results show that the combined ensemble has higher skill than either individual ensemble. The combined ensemble shows good skill in predicting cyclone amplitude and frequency for week 2, and some skill in predicting these metrics for weeks 3-4. Models also show some skill in predicting the statistics of deep cyclones for week 2. For both week 2 and weeks 3-4, the prediction skills for an Eulerian sea level pressure variance storminess metric is significantly higher than those for Lagrangian track statistics. We expect that the skills for real time forecasts should be higher than those in the hindcasts since the operational ensembles are much larger than the hindcast ensembles. A publicly accessible web page will be developed to display the subseasonal predictions in real time. The web page will also contain information on climatology and forecast verification to enable users to make more informed use of the outlook.


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Title: Global signals of population stability and trophic control in the fraction of feeding predators

Presenter(s): Dr. Mark Novak, Associate Professor, Oregon State University

Sponsor(s): NOAA NMFS SWFSC Fisheries Ecology DivisionSeminar contact: tanya.rogers@noaa.gov.

Abstract: The attributes of predator-prey interactions and their environment that enable species coexistence, inhibit population cycles, and promote resilient responses to environmental perturbations have undergone intense scrutiny. The need for insight across the varied temporal and spatial scales of ecology is only growing as the effects of environmental change compound. We here employ a simple metric to identify factors driving predator-prey interaction strengths at local to global scales: the fraction of predator individuals who, in the course of a diet survey, are found to have 'non-empty stomachs'. By compiling published diet surveys of predator species spanning the tree of life, the globe, and eight decades, we document heretofore unrecognized taxonomic, ecological, biogeographic, and temporal patterns in this metric. These patterns include a markedly bimodal latitudinal gradient and a decadal-scale temporal dynamic attributable to climate change. Paired with mathematical theory relating the fraction of feeding individuals to the strength of trophic control and the stability of predator-prey interactions, these empirical patterns present new insights for several additional patterns which ecologists have long sought to understand, including the latitudinal gradient in population cycles, the functioning of aquatic versus terrestrial ecosystems, and the effects of generalist versus specialist predators. To corroborate these insights, we provide empirical support for a novel prediction of a latitude-resilience relationship using independent analyses of population time-series obtained from the Global Population Dynamics database.

Bio(s): Mark Novak, Associate Professor in Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, studies how the interactions between species affect the structure and dynamics of ecological communities. His work combines mathematical theory with observational and experimental field approaches (in marine intertidal, kelp forests, and freshwater streams) in an effort to advance the understanding of species-rich systems. Primary topics of research include (i) developing methods for characterizing the strength and functional forms of species interactions, (ii) understanding the influence of direct and indirect effects in complex interaction networks, and (iii) quantifying patterns of individual diet specialization within populations of generalist predators to understand its consequences at the population and community level. Mark received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (with Tim Wootton) and did his postdoctoral at UC Santa Cruz (with Jon Moore, Tim Tinker, and Mark Carr).

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Title: Ecosystem-based fishery management benefits in forage fish fisheries

Presenter(s): James N. Sanchirico, Professor, Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis and Timothy E. Essington, Quantitative Ecologist, School of Fishery Science, University of WashingtonWhen: Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 12-1pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinators of NOAA's National Ocean Service science seminar series.

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Abstract: The ecosystem science underpinning ecosystem-based approaches to decision making needs to account for the complexity of multiple interacting components within and across coupled natural-human systems. In this research, we investigate the potential economic and ecological gains from adopting ecosystem-based approaches for the sardine and anchovy fisheries off of the coast of California. Research has shown that while predators in this system are likely substituting one forage species for another, the assemblage of sardine and anchovy can be a significant driver of predator populations. Currently, the harvest control rules for sardine and anchovy fisheries align more with traditional single species framework. We ask: what are the economic and ecological gains when jointly determining the harvest control rules for both forage fish stocks and their predators relative to the status quo? What are the implications of synchronous and anti-synchronous environmental recruitment variation between the anchovy and sardine stocks on optimal food-web management? To investigate these questions, we develop an economic-ecological model for sardine, anchovy, a harvested predator (halibut), and an endangered predator (brown pelican) that includes recruitment variability over time driven by changing environmental conditions. We find significant gains in moving to integrated catch control rules both in terms of the economic gains of the fished stocks, and in terms of the impacts on the brown pelican populations. We also compare the relative performance of current stylized catch control rules to optimal single species and optimal EBFM across ecological and economic dimensions, where the former trade-off considerable economic value for ecological goals. More generally, we demonstrate how EBFM approaches introduce and integrate additional management levers for policymakers to achieve non-fishery objectives at lowest costs to the fishing sectors.

Bio(s):
James N. Sanchirico is a professor of natural resource economics and policy in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis. His main research interests are the economic analysis of policy design, implementation, and evaluation for marine and terrestrial species conservation, and the development of economic-ecological models for forecasting the effects of resource management policies. He received the Rosenstiel Award for Oceanographic Sciences in 2012and the UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award in 2014. He is currently a member of the U.S. NASEM Ocean Studies Board, and PI on the NSF-funded Sustainable Oceans National Research Training program at UC Davis. Past professional service includes the Lenfest Fishery Ecosystem Task Force, a National Research Council (NRC) committee evaluating the effectiveness of stock rebuilding plans of the 2006 Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization, and six years on NOAA's Science Advisory Board.

Tim Essington is a quantitative ecologist with broad interests in applying ecological principles to fisheries, fisheries management, and conservation. From 2013 to 2021 he was the director of the University of Washington's Center for Quantitative Sciences, which houses the Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management Graduate Program. His recent book, "Introduction to Quantitative Ecology: Mathematical and statistical modeling for beginners aims to make quantitative ecology accessible to individuals with all levels of experience, expertise, and confidence in their quantitative abilities. Slides / Recording: Slides and recording will likely be shared with all who register for the webinar. You may view the recording of this webinar thru Adobe Connect, here:
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Title: Influence of aerosol uptake of HO2 on surface O3 concentrations

Presenter(s): Mat Evans, University of York

Sponsor(s): NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory Seminar Series

Seminar Contact(s): caroline.womack@noaa.gov

Abstract: Tropospheric ozone is a significant health pollutant in many parts of it the world. It is produced through chemical chain reactions where volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide, and methane are oxidised in the presence of oxides of nitrogen. The controlling chain termination step has been used for many years to separate areas into either 'NOx limited' (peroxyl radical self-reactions dominates) or 'VOC limited' (OH+NO₂ reaction dominates). This controlling regime would then guide policies for reducing emissions of NOx or VOCs, and so reduce O3 concentrations. Using a chemical transport model, we show that a third aerosol inhibited' regime can exist, where reactive uptake of HO₂ radicals onto particles dominates chain termination. In the preindustrial this regime is of negligible importance other than in biomass burning plumes, however, in 1970 2% of the Northern Hemisphere population lived in this aerosol-inhibited regime. By 2014 this had increased to 21% predominantly in Asia. This is 60% more than lived in a VOC-limited regime in the Northern Hemisphere. Aerosol-inhibited chemistry significantly suppressed surface O₃ concentrations in North America and Europe in the 1970s but due to air quality policy this influence has reduced. It is currently suppressing surface O3 over large areas of Asia. This third photochemical O₃ regime leads to potential trade-off tensions between reducing particle pollution in Asia (a key current health policy and priority) and increasing surface O₃ should O₃ precursors emissions not be reduced in tandem.

Bio(s): Dr. Mat Evans is a Professor of Chemistry in the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science. He earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge, and then did his postdoctoral work at MIT and Harvard University. He joined the University of Leeds as a NERC Fellow and then a Lecturer before joining the University of York in 2011. His research focuses on numerical modeling of atmospheric chemistry using GEOS-Chem, with particular interest in the chemistry of halogens and nitrogen oxides, and the role of clouds and ocean surfaces.

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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Arctic larval fish community changes in relation to recent trends in warming and advection

Presenter(s): Kelia Axler, NOAA NMFS AFSC; kelia.axler@noaa.govCo-authors: Esther Goldstein,Jens Nielsen, Alison Deary, Janet Duffy-Anderson; NOAA NMFS AFSC

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: The Pacific Arctic is rapidly changing due to ocean warming, sea ice loss, and increased advection via the Bering Strait. These physical changes have been linked to climate-mediated range shifts of juvenile and adult subarctic and Arctic fish populations, though less is known about how the earliest life stages (larvae) will respond. In this study, we analyzed time series(2010-2019) data of larval fish distributions sampled in the late summer relative to ocean conditions in the northern Bering (NBS) and Chukchi Sea region (>60N). Multivariate analyses revealed the presence of 3 distinct multi-species assemblages across all years: 1) a warmer-water (7.4C), lower latitude assemblage dominated by yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera); 2) a colder-water (<4.6C), higher latitude assemblage dominated by Arctic cod (Boreogadussaida), Bering flounder (Hippoglossoidesrobustus), and other common Arctic species; and 3) a mixed assemblage(4.6x<7.4C) comprised of the dominant species from the other two assemblages. Partial least squares models found that the areal coverage of the warmer-water assemblage expanded further into the Chukchi Sea in years with higher NBS sea surface temperature (SST), strong Bering Strait northward advection, and increased southerly winds, while the colder-water assemblage retracted its areal coverage in those years. Conversely, the colder-water assemblage expanded in years with lower Chukchi Sea SST and greater sea ice area and extent. Additionally, we observed a general northward latitudinal shift of all three assemblages in recent warm years (2018-2019) characterized by strong northward winds and advection. The patterns observed over the past decade in the NBS-Chukchi Sea region document how quickly larval fish communities track environmental change and provide further evidence of climate warming contributing to a borealization of the Arctic fish community.

Bio(s): Kelia Axler is a research fisheries biologist at the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center where she studies climate-mediated shifts in distribution, community structure, and ecology of larval and juvenile Northeast Pacific and Arctic fishes. Slides, Recordings Other Materials: Slides available after the seminar by contacting the presenter(s) directly
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Title: Spatial variability in West Coast groundfish reproduction

Presenter(s): Melissa Head

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Liz.Dawson@noaa.gov and Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov (NOAANMFS AFSC RACEGAP)

Abstract: Size and age at maturity estimates are essential parameters for population dynamic models used in stock assessments. The NWFSC implemented a reproductive program in 2011 to ensure west coast assessments could accurately capture variability in spawning capacity. Over the last decade, we have sampled across the entire west coast range of over 40 groundfish species. This extensive data set allows for evaluation of spatio-temporal trends in reproduction, and understanding more about the drivers of observed variability, i.e. environment, fishing pressure, and/or genetics.


Bio(s): Melissa Head is a fisheries research scientist at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, WA. She works in the Fisheries Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division as part of the Fisheries Research Survey Team. She received her Bachelor's in Marine Biology from the College of Charleston ,completed a graduate certificate in fisheries management, and is currently working on a Master's in Science at Oregon State University. She started her fisheries career as a NE Pacific Fisheries Observer and observed for five years. Over the last decade she has helped to develop a reproductive biology program at the NWFSC.

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Title: Thinking About Adaptation: Exploring the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework

Presenter(s): Scott Covington, Senior Ecologist, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Robin O'Malley, Robin O'Malley LLC; Retired USGS

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinator of NOAA science seminar series.

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Abstract: Climate change is a complex management problem because it involves persistent change across large areas and is difficult to address locally. Conditions fueled by or worsened by climate change may favor species new to an area over those that have been longtime inhabitants. The result: ecological transformation " although system makeover that can occur when species move due to changes in their surrounding environment.Recognizing the need for coordinated action, representatives of several natural resource management agencies met in 2018 to develop a framework to address ecological transformation. The Resist-Accept-Direct framework allows managers to choose from three management responses:

• Resist the direction of change, by working to maintain or restore function, structure or composition, based on historical or table current conditions.
• Accept the direction of change, by allowing the change to occur without intervening.
• Direct the change, by actively managing processes, function, structure or composition toward a new desired condition.

Managers may need to apply a portfolio of these three options across their area to better manage resources impacted by climate change. Regional portfolios, well-coordinated across multiple systems, can reduce the risk of piloting novel actions at anyone location and ensure that future habitats can maintain associated species at other locations. The RAD framework is one way to weigh the economic, ecological, and sociological costs and benefits of various management strategies that can be applied on landscapes faced with ecological transformation.

Bio(s): TBD

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Title: Moving to impact based forecasts: Tools for heat and wind hazards

Presenter(s): Joanne Robbins, Science Manager - UK Met Office

Sponsor(s): ECCC & NOAA

Seminar Contact(s): Kimberly McMahon, kimberly.mcmahon@noaa.gov

Abstract: An active area of research in the Met Office Weather Impacts Team is the development of tools (or applications) that can support operational meteorologists. The team has a particular focus on supporting the issuance of impact based warnings. Using some examples of our recent heat and wind research, this presentation will highlight some of the approaches we are trialling to improve the assessment and communication of future potential risks associated with forecast hazards. The talk will also highlight some of the on-going challenges around impact-based evaluation and developing a robust baseline for risk forecasting, and outline some of the approaches we're testing to address these challenges.

Bio(s): Joanne manages the Weather Impacts Team at the Met Office and has 13 years' experience working on risk and impact modelling for improved forecasting and warning of hydro-meteorological hazards. Her research is focused on 3 themes: developing impact models for hydrometeorological hazards and investigating methods to integrate metrological data with vulnerability and exposure datasets; impact-based evaluation using novel, non-standard observations (e.g. using social sensing methods); landslide forecasting and warning. She is currently leading the Risk-based forecasting and High-Impact weather/Seasonal events' work package of the Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership India (WCSSP India). Joanne is an active member of several working groups, including the Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project, where she leads the S2S Real Time Pilot Initiative, the HiWeather Project, the UK's Natural Hazards Partnership (NHP) and the international network LandAware.

Recording: A recording will be made available on the NWS YouTube Channel.

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Title: Prediction at Weeks 3 - 4 and Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Timescales, November 2021: Precipitation Forecasts in the Unified Forecast System (UFS) Through Tropical Nudging and Explainable Machine Learning, and A Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Indian Monsoon Onset

Presenter(s): Dr. Eric Maloney, Colorado State University, and Dr. Nachiketa Acharya, Pennsylvania State University

Sponsor(s): NOAA OAR Weather Program Office S2S Program and NOAA NWS Office of Science and Technology Integration Modeling Program DivisionSeminar Contacts: Karen Keith, karen.keith@noaa.gov

Abstract: This monthly webinar series was created to share ongoing work within NWS and OAR at the Weeks 3-4 and S2S timescales. We would like to foster a relaxed, informal dialogue among forecasters, modelers and researchers. This month, Dr. Eric Maloney will speak about "Improving S2S Precipitation Forecasts in UFS Through Tropical Nudging and Explainable Machine Learning." Dr. Nachiketa Acharya will speak about "Predicting Indian Monsoon onset in S2S scale: A Machine Learning Framework."

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Available on the Weeks 3-4/S2S Webinar Series website: https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/weeks-3-4-s2s-webinar-series

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Title: Fishing for DNA: how much water to catch and other questions
Part of the NOAA Omics Seminar Series

Presenter(s): Jesse Ausubel, Director, and Mark Stoeckle, Senior Research Associate, both with the Program for the Human Environment, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
When: Friday, October 29, 12-1pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and NOAA's National Ocean Service Science Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Katharine.Egan@noaa.gov, NOAA/OAR Oceans Portfolio 'Omics Coordinator and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, NOAA/NOS Science Seminar coordinator. Links to Omics recordings are here.

Abstract: Measuring quantities of eDNA is fast becoming a preferred method of learning the presence and abundance of fish and other aquatic species. But how much water need one filter and how much DNA need one process to obtain a reasonably complete and reproducible answer? Tests of an eDNA metabarcoding protocol for marine bony fish show more water, more species of fish up to levels tested. Amplifying decreasing amounts of extracted DNA yields progressively fewer species. Species represented by more copies (reads) of their DNA are detected more reproducibly and with less variation than lower-read species. Findings are consistent with Poisson distribution of rarer eDNA. We also vary PCR cycles, sequencing depth, primer concentrations, and primers. Our findings have multiple practical implications, including for survey strategies for both common and rare species, and identify some limits of knowledge and research directions for aquatic eDNA science.

Bio(s): Dr. Mark Stoeckle's research interests include environmental genomics, DNA barcoding, and visual representation of information. Dr. Stoeckle helped organize the early meetings that laid the foundation for DNA barcoding, a standardized method for rapid identification of animal and plant species. His DNA barcoding work with high school students has attracted wide attention including front-page articles in New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Since 2017 he has been helping develop environmental DNA as a technology for monitoring marine fish and other sea life. He published the first time-series eDNA study of the lower Hudson River estuary in 2017, and helped organize the first National Conference on Marine eDNA, held at Rockefeller University in 2018. He recently led the largest eDNA-bottom trawl study to date in collaboration with colleagues at Monmouth University and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Dr. Jesse Ausubel directs The Rockefeller University's Program for the Human Environment, which aims to elaborate the technical vision of a large, prosperous society that emits little harmful and spares large amounts of land and sea for nature. Mr. Ausubel initiated and helped lead the Census of Marine Life, Barcode of Life Initiative, and International Quiet Ocean Experiment. In 2000 President Clinton appointed him to the President's Panel on Ocean Exploration. An adjunct scientist of WHOI, he delivered the US Naval Academy's 2015 Michelson Lecture and hosted the 2016 National Ocean Exploration Forum. Mr. Ausubel serves on the Clean Ocean international Expert Group of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and on NOAA's Science Advisory Board.

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NOAA Science Seminar SeriesNOAA in Alaska and the Arctic Seminar Series 2021
This series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee.

Title: Frequency of extreme temperature events in the Arctic, Alaska, and Northeast America

Presenter(s): Muyin Wang, Research Scientist, NOAA/OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)When: Thursday, October 28, 2021, 3:30-4:00pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region and the NOS Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov and Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov

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Abstract: With rapidly warming temperatures, diminishing sea ice cover and loss of glacial mass, the Arctic can be viewed as a bellwether of global climate change. While Arctic change has been documented and projected in terms of changes in mean temperature, changes in extreme events have received less attention. Extreme temperature often causes serious impacts on natural and societal systems. In this study we investigate the frequency of extreme daily temperatures, defined as departures of more than 2 standard deviation from the historical mean(1981-2020), and the projected changes of these events in the future assimilated by the phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6).Three study areas are of particular interest: the Arctic, the Alaska, and the Eastern North America. The projected changes vary regionally and show a strong dependence on the selected forcing scenario, i.e. Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). We also examine the correspondence between changes in the mean and changes in the frequency of extreme temperature events.

Bio(s): Dr. Muyin Wang is a research scientist at PMEL and the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES), University of Washington. She received her B.S and M.S. degrees from Peking University, China, and PhD. from University of Utah. She worked as a research associate at Dalhousie University in Canada before joining PMEL in 2000.Dr. Wang's research has been focused on climate change in the Arctic and northern mid-to-high latitudes, impact of Arctic change on ecosystem, and physical processes that are associated with climate change in middle and high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. She has done extensive model assessments and tried to provide climate projections with reduced uncertainty by applying observational constraints in model simulated results. She introduced the threshold of ice-free summer Arctic to be 1-million square kilometers in 2009. She published more than 80 journal papers with >9600 citations according to Google Scholar as of Oct. 17, 2021.

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Title: Prioritize and Integrate Heat Planning
Part of NOAA's National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) Urban Heat Island Community of Practice Webinar Series

Presenter(s):
Ladd Keith, Assistant Professor in Planning, The University of ArizonaSara Meerow, Assistant Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Deputy Director, NYC Mayor's Office

Mark Hartman, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Phoenix
Jane Gilbert, Interim Chief Heat Officer and Resilience Consultant, Miami-Dade County

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Climate Program Office, National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS)

Seminar Contact(s): Noura Randle, noura.randle@noaa.gov

Abstract: While many communities are developing strategies to mitigate and manage heat, these efforts are often siloed, lack coordination, and have unclear evaluation criteria. To better address increasing heat risk, communities must prioritize and integrate heat across their network of plans which includes comprehensive plans, climate action plans, hazard mitigation plans, heat response plans, and emergency management plans. This session will provide examples of innovative cities that have worked to address chronic and acute heat risk across their network of plans, better connecting traditionally siloed disciplines to improve their heat planning efforts..

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NOAA Science Seminar SeriesNOAA in Alaska and the Arctic Seminar Series 2021
The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee.

Title: Introducing Seascape Alaska: A Regional Mapping Campaign in Support of the National Strategy for Ocean Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the U.S. EEZ

Presenter(s): Meredith Westington, Geographer, NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping (IOCM) Program.

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region and the NOS Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov and Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov

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Abstract: Seascape Alaska is a regional campaign supporting the 2020 National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (NOMEC). Working toward a common goal to fully map the U.S. waters off Alaska, the campaign is a collaboration among federal, tribal, state, and non-governmental partners with a wide range of interests.

Bio(s): Meredith Westington is a geographer with NOAA's Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping Program. She has worked at NOAA's Office of Coast Survey for over 20 years. Meredith has a bachelor's degree in geology from Virginia Tech and a masters degree in GIS Management from Salisbury University.

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Title: Carbon cycling and storage in tropical and temperate seagrass meadows

Presenter(s): Alyssa Griffin, Ph.D., Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory & Earth and Planetary Sciences Department

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: Seagrasses are one of the most widespread coastal ecosystems on Earth. Seagrasses provide many coastal communities with food security, livelihoods, and cultural benefits. They also provide nursing grounds for important fisheries and habitat for many other marine organisms. Seagrasses are important components of both local and global carbon cycles and could play a significant role in various climate change mitigation strategies. These strategies include, but are not limited to, 1) acting as a blue carbon sink by sequestering and storing organic carbon and 2) providing ocean acidification refugia by modifying surrounding seawater carbonate chemistry. Currently, the full potential of these strategies is not well known due to an incomplete understanding of carbon dynamics in seagrass meadows. In particular, the role sedimentary inorganic carbon fluxes play in seagrass carbon cycling remains unclear. In this talk, I will explore the spatial and temporal variability of carbonate chemistry in both tropical and temperate seagrass meadows and implications for the aforementioned mitigation strategies. I will also explain how in addition to storing organic carbon, other biogeochemical processes within sediments may provide a largely unaccounted for blue carbon sink in seagrass ecosystems. Improving our understanding of seagrass carbon dynamics is critical to supporting conservation, management, and restoration efforts of these valuable, but vulnerable ecosystems.BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Alyssa J. Griffin is a Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory & Earth and Planetary Sciences Department. Her research focuses on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon in nearshore marine environments, particularly within sediments. She uses numerous geochemical tools to understand how carbon storage and cycling in these important ecosystems are influenced by both natural and human-induced stressors across various spatial and temporal scales. Dr. Griffin also continues to initiate, develop, and support efforts that advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) within both the geoscience and greater scientific communities and has received multiple awards for this work.
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Title: Evaluating the Performance of Northeast Groundfish Fisheries Management in a Changing Ocean.

Presenter(s): Mackenzie Mazur and Lisa Kerr, both with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Sponsor(s): U.S. Northeast Climate-Fisheries Seminar Series; coordinator is
Vincent.Saba@noaa.gov

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Bio(s): TBD

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Title: NOAA Eastern Region Climate Services Webinar/ Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) Curves for the Chesapeake and Virginia Area

Presenter(s):
Samantha Borisoff, Climatologist with the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University,
Art DeGaetano, Director, NOAA's Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University


Sponsor(s):
NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service/National Centers for Environmental Information/Regional Climate Services.

Seminar Contact(s):
Ellen Mecray

Abstract:
The webinar will feature a recap of October conditions and Art DeGaetano will speak on the new report produced on Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves and projections for the Chesapeake region and Virginia.

Bio(s): TBD

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NOAA Science Seminar Series
NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Supporting the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) Roadmap for Arctic Observing & Data Systems and US AON: The RNA CoObs Project

Presenter(s): Hajo Eicken, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, heicken@alaska.edu and Craig Chythlook, Indigenous Liaison, Food Security Working Group, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, cchythlo@alaska.edu

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: The Research Network Activities for Sustained Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change (RNA CoObs) project seeks to support the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) Roadmap for Arctic Observing & Data Systems (ROADS). Through meetings, collaborations, and partnership with the Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) Food Security Working Group (FSWG) and other partners, the project will step through the elements of ROADS, including the identification of Shared Arctic Variables tied to societal benefits as defined by the FSWG, the capture of requirements for observing activities aimed at SAVs, and the design and adaption of information infrastructure. With a focus on the Pacific Arctic the project is meant to help explore and demonstrate how an internationally coordinated roadmap for Arctic observing can be put into action. A number of NOAA Alaska/Arctic activities are of relevance in this context, including NOAA's leadership in regional ocean observing, the U.S. Arctic Observing Network, and the Distributed Biological Observatory. The food security observing roadmap will guide observing activities in the Pacific Arctic and inform the ROADS process at the pan-Arctic scale. ROADS will then better serve operators, the research community, and decision-makers in their own efforts.

Bio(s): Hajo Eicken is Professor of Geophysics and Director of the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His research focuses on sea ice geophysics, Arctic coastal processes, and their importance for human activities and ecosystems. In Alaska he has helped lead efforts to advance collaborative research with Indigenous knowledge holders and to enhance use of scientific data by Arctic communities and government agencies. He worked with a number of colleagues to establish a sea-ice observatory at Utqiavik/Pt. Barrow. Other collaborative efforts include his involvement in helping launch the Arctic Sea Ice Outlook and Sea Ice Prediction Network, co-leadership of the Arctic Observing Summit, and member of the Science Advisory Board for the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial. Slides, Recordings Other Materials: Slides available here or by contacting the presenter(s) directly
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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Long term trends in aerosol chemical and optical properties measured at the Barrow Atmospheric Baseline Observatory northeast of Utqiavik

Presenter(s): Trish Quinn¹, NOAA PMEL; patricia.k.quinn@noaa.gov; Allison Moon²,
Lucia Upchurch^3,1, Derek Coffman¹, Jim Johnson^3,1, Tim Bates^3,1, and Betsy Andrews^4,51NOAA PMEL
²University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
³University of Washington, CICOES
⁴Univeristy of Colorado, CIRES
⁵NOAA GML

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: Measurements of aerosol chemical composition at the Barrow Atmospheric Baseline Observatory northeast of Utqiavik, Alaska have been conducted since 1997 to assess the impacts of the transport of pollutants from lower latitudes on Arctic atmospheric chemistry and climate. These measurements have been conducted alongside NOAA GML's observations of aerosol optical properties. Here we report on trends in Arctic haze aerosols in terms of composition, optical properties, and transport pathways. Between 1998 and 2013, haze season submicron non-sea salt sulfate and nitrate decreased by 2 and 1% per year, respectively. Supermicron nitrate decreased by 3% per year. Between 1998 and 2020, haze season submicron aerosol light scattering decreased by 1.6% per year and total scattering (particles less than 10 microns in diameter) decreased by 1.1% per year. Aerosol light absorption has also decreased during the haze season. Based on trajectories calculated with HYSPLIT, these decreasing trends appear to be due, at least in part, to a decrease in transport from the European sector to the Arctic. Summertime trends will also be discussed.

Bio(s): Trish Quinn (patricia.k.quinn@noaa.gov) is the Atmospheric Chemistry Group (ACG) Lead at NOAA PMEL. The Atmospheric Chemistry Group has been making shipboard measurements of aerosol chemical, microphysical, optical, and cloud-nucleating properties for over 30 years. The resulting global ocean database can be found at https://saga.pmel.noaa.gov/data/. ACG has also made long-term measurements of aerosol composition at NOAA's northern hemisphere monitoring sites including Barrow. These data can be found at
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NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Salvaging Solutions to Abandoned and Derelict Vessels: ADV Policies and InfoHub Reflections

Presenter(s): Katie Register, Executive Director of Clean Virginia Waterways and co-founder of Virginia Plastic Pollution Prevention NetworkJefferson Flood, Coastal Planner for Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program

Sponsor(s): NOAA Marine Debris Program
Points of Contact: Sarah Latshaw (Sarah.Latshaw@noaa.gov) and the Salvaging Solutions team (SalvagingSolutions@noaa.gov)

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Abstract: Every fourth Wednesday since February, the webinar has featured experts on a topic related to abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs). The goal of the series was to help communities through sharing perspectives from across the country on common ADV issues and solutions. Our speakers were specialists from federal, state, and local governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and industry, and discussed topics about communications, funding, policy, and successes and challenges under blue skies and storm conditions. This month is the final webinar in the series. Our October speakers will focus on discussing a policy white paper developed while establishing a new ADV program in Virginia. In addition, the NOAA Marine Debris Program will provide a brief overview of their ADV InfoHub and look for suggestions to further develop this tool to better serve you.

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Title: Common reed (Phragmites australis) habitat functions in the eastern U.S.
Part of the NOAA science seminar series, "Rethinking the Common Reed Grass - Phragmites",
co-hosted by Dr. Judith S. Weis, Professor Emerita, Rutgers University and Tracy Gill,
NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator


Presenter(s): Erik Kiviat, PhD, Executive Director, Hudsonia

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy Gill, NOAA/NOS science seminar coordinator, and Judith Weis, Professor Emerita, Rutgers

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Abstract: Phragmites reedbeds provide habitat functions and non-habitat services; the latter include carbon sequestration, protection of coasts from sea level rise, and amelioration of water quality. Non-habitat services are roughly proportional to Phragmites biomass and productivity, whereas habitat functions for other organisms vary depending on reedbed architecture and the organism in question.Most of the research on habitat functions has addressed nekton, birds, and insects, with less attention to other invertebrates, herpetofauna, mammals, higher plants, and cryptogams. Key questions are: What organisms are associated with reedbeds? Does Phragmites serve as food, shelter, foraging habitat, display perch, basking site, overwintering habitat? How do the habitat functions vary with environmental conditions, characteristics of the reedbed, and its management? Which uses of the habitat stand out as important for biodiversity conservation?
A few examples are songbirds roosting in reedbeds, herons nesting in reedbeds, muskrat use of Phragmites for food and lodge construction, Phragmites as butterfly larval food, reedbeds supporting vines, and bryophytes in the shelter of reeds.

Bio(s): Erik Kiviat has studied Phragmites habitats since observing a song sparrow in a reedbed fifty years ago. During that time, he has worked on freshwater tidal wetlands, biota associated with other nonnative weeds, and human interactions with wetlands, in urban, rural, and wildland environments. He has particularly observed reedbeds in New York and New Jersey, with forays in many other U.S. states and Canadian provinces, as well as Europe and Africa. Erik is the executive director and a co-founder of Hudsonia, and formerly taught natural history and environmental studies at Bard College in Annandale, New York. He holds a B.S. in natural sciences from Bard College, an M.A. in biology State University of New York at New Paltz, and a Ph.D. in ecology from Union Institute. More information is at www.hudsonia.org

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Title: Discover Spectacular: Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean Conservation and Stewardship

Presenter(s): Claire Fackler, National Education Liaison, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: 50 years ago, the U.S. ushered in a new era of ocean conservation by creating the National Marine Sanctuary System. Since then, we've grown into a nationwide network of 15 national marine sanctuaries and two marine national monuments that conserve more than 620,000 square miles of spectacular ocean and Great Lakes waters, an area nearly the size of Alaska. Your national marine sanctuaries and monuments support coastal communities and drive local economies by providing jobs and opportunities for people to discover, recreate, and form life-long connections with these spectacular places. Sanctuaries connect people and communities through science, education, and stewardship. We rely on these networks to inspire community-based solutions that help us understand and protect our nation's most spectacular habitats, marine life, archaeological wonders, and cultural seascapes.Learn more about how we look to the future to continue saving these spectacular places and ensure the National Marine Sanctuary System remains a source of pride and enjoyment for all Americans.More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html

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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic Seminar Series 2021
The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee.

Title: Climate-driven changes in abundance, distribution, and composition of the pelagic fish community in the Chukchi Sea

Presenter(s): Robert Levine, PhD Candidate, University of Washington School of OceanographyWhen: Tuesday, October 26, 3:30-4:00pm ET

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region and NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov and Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov, both coordinators of NOAA's Alaska and the Arctic webinar series and the NOAA science seminar series.

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Abstract: Acoustic-trawl (AT) surveys of the Chukchi Sea during summers 2012 and 2013 determined that pelagic fishes were dominated by age-0 Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida), with few adults present in the region. This suggests that either survivorship of age-0 fish is very low or that they emigrate to other areas as they grow. To evaluate the role of the region as a nursery for these age-0 fish, we conducted AT surveys in 2017 and 2019 and repeat acoustic surveys from autonomous surface vehicles in 2018. Throughout this period, bottom-moored echo sounders continuously measured fish abundance and movement at several locations. These observations indicate that the abundance and species composition of midwater fishes on the Chukchi Sea shelf is highly variable over seasonal and interannual time scales. Seasonally, abundance was very low in winter, increased in May, and reached peak abundance in late summer. In all years, the highest abundance in summer was observed in the northern Chukchi. The distribution of age-0 gadids is predominantly driven by transport, and an increase in age-0 pollock abundance in 2017 and 2019 suggests that environmental conditions now enable species from the south to colonize the Chukchi Sea, at least on a seasonal basis.

Bio(s): Robert Levine is a PhD Candidate in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. His research uses acoustic methods to investigate the changing pelagic fish community of the Alaska Arctic over large spatial and temporal scales, with a focus on the role of transport in shaping species distributions. His PhD work is being done in collaboration with the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center as part of the North Pacific Research Board's Arctic Integrated Ecosystem Research Program. Previously, Robert worked as a contractor for the Midwater Assessment and Conservation Engineering program at AFSC where he began working with the autonomous acoustic systems he utilizes in his current research.Slides / Recording: Slides and recording will likely be shared with all who register for the webinar. You may view the recording from this webinar thru Adobe Connect, here:
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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: An Overview of NOAA National Weather Alaska Region

Presenter(s): Eugene (Gene) Petrescu, NOAA NWS Alaska Region, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, Regional Scientist and Arctic Testbed and Proving Ground Director; eugene.m.petrescu@noaa.gov

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: The National Weather Service Alaska Region provides environmental decision support services covering the state of Alaska and the adjacent oceanic regions from the Arctic to the Bering Sea, and North Pacific. Our services cover a broad range of activities including, Marine, Aviation, Public, Tsunami, and Hydrologic for the present time out to 2 years. An overview of Alaska Region NWS offices, operations, and specific service examples will be presented.

Bio(s): Eugene Petrescu - Gene is the Regional Scientist for NOAA NWS Alaska Region, and the Director of the Arctic Testbed and Proving. After being a weather forecaster in the US Air Force, Gene joined the National Weather Service in Anchorage in 1990. Since that time, he worked for the NWS at the Glasgow and Seattle Offices as a Forecaster, then at the Glasgow and Missoula NWS Offices as the Science and Operations Officer. In 2008, Gene came back to Alaska as the Science and Operations Officer of the Alaska Aviation Weather Unit. In 2010, he came to Alaska Region Headquarters as a Techniques Development Meteorologist, and became the Regional Scientist in 2012. Slides, Recordings Other Materials: Slides available here or by contacting the presenter(s) directly
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You may view the recording from this webinar thru Adobe Connect, here:
https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/p9wc6z08k259/NOAA's Alaska and the Arctic Seminar Series 2021
The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee.

Title: Phytoplankton dynamics in the Bering-Chukchi Sea region: combined information from surveys, moorings and ocean color data

Presenter(s): Dr. Jens Nielsen, NOAA/NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Resource Assessment & Conservation Engineering Division (RACE)When: Tuesday, October, 26, 2021, 3:00-3:30pm EDTSeminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov and Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov, both coordinators of NOAA's Alaska and the Arctic webinar series and the NOAA science seminar series.

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region and the
NOS Science Seminar Series.

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided


Abstract: TBD

Bio(s): Jens M. Nielsen is a CICOES Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington and NOAA/NMFS/AFSC. He is a biological oceanographer, working primarily with plankton dynamics, long-term data sets, and marine ecosystem ecology. Much of his current research focuses on assessing climate-mediated influences on phytoplankton and primary production in the Bering Sea, Northern Bering Sea, and US Arctic. He works with range of data such as satellite, survey, and in situ ocean monitoring arrays to examine phytoplankton ecology. Slides / Recording: Slides and recording will likely be shared with all who register for the webinar. You may view the recording from this webinar thru Adobe Connect, here: https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/p9wc6z08k259/

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NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series 2021 as part of the public-access NOAA Science Seminar Series. The series is endorsed by the NOAA Arctic Executive Committee and sponsored by the NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Title: Emerging Science and Technology for Hydrology in Alaska

Presenter(s): Jessica Cherry NOAA NWS; jessica.cherry@noaa.gov

Sponsor(s): NOAA NCEI and NOS Seminar Series
Seminar Contacts: Hernan.Garcia@noaa.gov and Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov

Abstract: Hydrologic forecasting in Alaska is challenging due largely to the sparse observational network of year-round, accurate precipitation and discharge gages. This problem is being addressed by creative new work in remote sensing and alternative gage technologies. Community-based monitoring is filling other important gaps. This talk will discuss these and possible future approaches to monitoring and forecasting hydrologic responses to temperature and precipitation on a spectrum of temporal and spatial scales.
Slides, Recordings Other Materials: Slides available after the seminar by contacting the presenter(s) directly
Recording: Seminars recorded for later viewing in mp4 format

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Presenter(s):
Drought Conditions Update
Dave DuBois | New Mexico State Climatologist

Case Studies of Effective Management Practices
Anna Weinberg | CCAST Research Specialist, University of Arizona

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), USDA Southwest Climate Hub

Seminar Contacts: Joel Lisonbee (joel.lisonbee@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor indicates that nearly all of the Southwest is experiencing some level of drought, but recent rain is improving conditions. This short drought briefing will focus on autumn drought conditions and forecasts for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada. This will be followed by some case studies of effective management practices.

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Title: The Yukon Flats Changing Environment: an overview of observed and measured landscape change

Presenter(s): Mark Bertram, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge

Sponsor(s): Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), A NOAA RISA Team.

POC: Tina Buxbaum (tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu, 907-474-7812)

Abstract: Mark Bertram, supervisory wildlife biologist for the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge will guide you through the impacts of climatic change on resources in the Yukon Flats Basin. Extending 220 miles east-west along the Arctic Circle, the Basin lies between the Brooks Range to the north and the limestone peaks of the White Mountains to the south. The Yukon River bisects the Basin and contributes to the vast floodplain of lakes, ponds, and streams that dominate the landscape. The Basin, encompassed by the 11.1-million-acre Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, provides critical habitat to world-renowned breeding populations of waterfowl, salmon and whitefish fisheries, and other important subsistence resources for over 1,200 local residents.

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here (https://uaf-accap.org/events/about-accap-webinars/)

Seminar POC for questions: tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu or sean.bath@noaa.gov



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Title: Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation (GNSS-RO) on Aerial Platforms with Commercial Off-the-Shelf Receivers

Presenter(s): Bryan Chan, Night Crew Labs, CEO

Sponsor(s): NOAA Central Library and Technology Program OfficeSeminar Contacts: Tiffany House (tiffany.house@noaa.gov)

Abstract: Global Navigation Satellite System radio occultation (GNSS-RO) is a remote sensing technique that uses GPS signals to monitor Earth's atmosphere in a scalable and cost-effective manner. A key driver of this technology is to better characterize severe weather events, such as forecasting hurricane intensities and hurricane trajectories. This presentation discusses Night Crew Labs' approach to using this remote sensing technique combined with existing aerial platforms.


Bio(s): Bryan Chan is the CEO of Night Crew Labs. Mr. Chan has over 10 years of experience in the aerospace industry, supporting a wide range of engineering projects ranging from geosynchronous satellites to lunar rovers and Mars landers. Mr. Chan received his Master's of Science degree from Stanford University.

Slides, Recordings, Other Materials: Slides and a recording will be available after the webinar.

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Title: Building a cooperative rockfish survey in the Gulf of Alaska

Presenter(s): Madison Hall, NOAA/NMFS/AFSC/APU

Sponsor(s): NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Seminar SeriesSeminar Contacts: Liz.Dawson@noaa.gov and Mark.Zimmermann@noaa.gov (NOAA NMFS AFSC RACEGAP)

Abstract: Together, the AFSC and our partners in the Alaskan fishing industry just completed the first summer of data collection in a cooperative rockfish survey. Our project, the Science - Industry Rockfish Research Collaboration in Alaska (SIRRCA), aims to improve rockfish assessment models through data collection in "untrawlable" areas. Come learn more about what SIRRCA has accomplished thus far and the bigger promise of government " industry cooperative research.


Bio(s): Madison Hall started in research during her undergrad at Georgia Tech where she studied nitrogen fixation in a biochemical oceanography lab.Madison obtained a Master's degree from Rhodes University in South Africa where she studied invasion biology and competition in bivalves in a Coastal Ecology lab.She received her PhD in 2019 from the University of Central Florida studying seascape genetics and veterinary rehabilitation efficiency in Florida manatees.Started at AFSC in 2020 as a National Research Council postdoc with a dual appointment at the APU Fisheries, Aquatic Science and Technology lab. Madison now runs a government / industry cooperative research program developing an industry-based supplemental survey for rockfish. Madison spent 60 days at sea last summer leading a pilot project for cooperative data collection for GOA rockfishes, which is what she is going to tell us about today.

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Title: Thinking About Adaptation: Exploring the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) Framework

Presenter(s): Scott Covington, Senior Ecologist, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Robin O'Malley, Robin O'Malley LLC; Retired USGS

Sponsor(s): NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series.
Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinator of NOAA science seminar series.

Accessibility: Closed Captioning will be provided


Abstract: Climate change is a complex management problem because it involves persistent change across large areas and is difficult to address locally. Conditions fueled by or worsened by climate change may favor species new to an area over those that have been longtime inhabitants. The result: ecological transformation " although system makeover that can occur when species move due to changes in their surrounding environment.Recognizing the need for coordinated action, representatives of several natural resource management agencies met in 2018 to develop a framework to address ecological transformation. The Resist-Accept-Direct framework allows managers to choose from three management responses:

• Resist the direction of change, by working to maintain or restore function, structure or composition, based on historical or table current conditions.
• Accept the direction of change, by allowing the change to occur without intervening.
• Direct the change, by actively managing processes, function, structure or composition toward a new desired condition.

Managers may need to apply a portfolio of these three options across their area to better manage resources impacted by climate change. Regional portfolios, well-coordinated across multiple systems, can reduce the risk of piloting novel actions at anyone location and ensure that future habitats can maintain associated species at other locations. The RAD framework is one way to weigh the economic, ecological, and sociological costs and benefits of various management strategies that can be applied on landscapes faced with ecological transformation.

Bio(s): TBD

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Presenter(s):
Climate Recap & Current Conditions
Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik | Washington State University

Seasonal Conditions & Climate Outlook
Dave DeWitt | NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center

The Importance of Warm Habitat to the Growth Regime of Coldwater Fishes
Jonny Armstrong | Oregon State University

Climate Toolbox Historical Drought Stripes Tool
Katherine Hegewisch | University of California - Merced

Seminar Contact(s): Britt Parker (britt.parker@noaa.gov)

Abstract: According to the October 12, 2021 U.S. Drought Monitor, 91% of the Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) is in drought. Conditions have improved a bit and more precipitation may be coming. But, almost 23% of the region is still in Exceptional Drought (D4). This webinar will feature recent and current conditions, outlooks, as well as presentations on "The Importance of Warm Habitat to the Growth Regime of Coldwater Fishes" and the "Climate Toolbox Historical Drought Stripes Tool."

These webinars provide the region's stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia. Speakers will also discuss the impacts of these conditions on things such as wildfires, floods, disruption to water supply and ecosystems, as well as impacts to affected industries like agriculture, tourism, and public health.

Recordings: Yes, you can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Title: October 2021 National Weather Service Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing

Presenter(s): Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), University of Alaska Fairbanks

Sponsor(s): Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), A NOAA RISA Team

POC: Tina Buxbaum (tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu, 907-474-7812)

Abstract: The tools and techniques for making monthly and season scale climate forecasts are rapidly changing, with the potential to provide useful forecasts at the month and longer range. We will review recent climate conditions around Alaska, review some forecast tools and finish up the Climate Prediction Center's forecast for the coming months.

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find them here (https://uaf-accap.org/events/about-accap-webinars/)

Seminar POC for questions: tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu or sean.bath@noaa.gov

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Title: Diving into the barf! New insights into Ao (Christmas Shearwater) foraging ecology from Hlanik (Kure Atoll)

Presenter(s): Ilana Nimz, Ecologist at Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge

Sponsor(s): NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Seminar contact: Claire.Fackler@noaa.gov, (805) 570-1113

Abstract: Ten years of active management on Hlanik (Kure Atoll) have yielded numerous successes. Primary restoration objectives for Hlanik included invasive species management, establishing native plants, removing marine debris and monitoring ecosystem changes. While a challenging location to conduct work, the successes achieved from the decade of habitat restoration on the island are undeniable. Join ecologist Ilana Nimz as she shares ten years of conservation efforts at Hlanik before focusing on the cryptic and understudied Ao (Christmas/Chocolate shearwater; Puffinus nativitatis), one of the US Fish & Wildlife Service's 2021 Birds of Conservation Concern. The protected waters of Papahnaumokukea MNM are critical for Ao, as foraging grounds abundant with larval fish and protected from fisheries facilitates the recovery of the shearwater populations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.This presentation is part of the Third Thursday By the Bay Presentation Series at Mokuppapa Discovery Center, which is the visitor center for Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawaii. This State of the Monument lecture series is also supported by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation through a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.More information on the National Marine Sanctuaries Webinar Series:
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series.html

Are our seminars recorded? Yes, you can find our webinar archives, copies of the presentation slides, and other educational resources at: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/teachers/webinar-series-archives.html

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Title: Fisheries and Protected Species Science in A New Era of Wind Energy Development in the U.S.

Presenter(s): Mr. Andrew Lipsky Fisheries & Offshore Wind Lead, Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Sponsor(s): OR&R Lecture Series: You Don't Know What You Don't Know. Welcome to OR&R's online lecture series, You Don't Know What You Don't Know! Each month, an expert presents on a topic related to emergency spill response, environmental protection and sometimes beyond. Topics will range from booms to birds, burning to bacteria, satellites to submarines. The goal of the series is to provide a larger, more diverse audience to presentations and lectures recently given at meetings or conferences.

Point of Contact: youdontknowwhatyoudontknow@noaa.gov

Abstract: TBD

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Title: North Central U.S. Climate and Drought Outlook

Presenter(s): Laura Edwards | South Dakota State Climatologist,
Brad Rippey | Climatologist, USDA, Office of the Chief Economist

Sponsor(s): National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, USDA Midwest Climate Hub, National Drought Mitigation Center, American Association of State Climatologists, National Weather Service

Seminar Contacts: Doug Kluck (doug.kluck@noaa.gov), Britt Parker (britt.parker@noaa.gov) or Molly Woloszyn (Molly.Woloszyn@noaa.gov)

Abstract: The focus area for this webinar series is the North Central region of the U.S. (from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley). These free monthly webinars provide and interpret timely information on current climate and drought conditions, as well as climatic events like El Nio and La Nia.

October 2021 topics include a recap of the 2021 growing season for the region; discussion of warmth & drought issues and impacts; recent and potential climate/weather impacts, including but not limited to, heavy rainfall events & flooding, wildfire/smoke updates and outlooks, La Nia and what it could mean for us, fall soil moisture recharge outlook, frost/freeze potentials, and providing the latest trends and outlooks for precipitation, temperature through the fall (2 weeks to 6 months)

Recordings: You can find them here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmADP4Cm4SNtYZMmrY48PtQ)

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Title: Out with the New And In With the Old: Reviving a Traditional Makah Halibut Hook for Modern Fisheries Management Challenges

Presenter(s): Jon Scordino, M.S., Marine Mammal Biologist, Makah Fisheries Management

Sponsor(s): NWFSC's Monster Seminar Jam series

Seminar Contact(s): Vicky.Krikelas@noaa.gov

Abstract: Although fisheries challenges evolve rapidly, historical approaches may provide new tools for managers. In the state of Washington, the Makah Tribe have used ibud, their traditional fishhook, to target Pacific halibut long before the advent of modern fisheries. We describe our experience in rediscovering this historical harvesting method, testing the species selectivity, refining the approach, and producing a tool ready for application in modern fisheries management. Over nearly a decade, we were able to uncover substantial traditional knowledge in the community. Turning this knowledge into a reproducible and consistent product for testing proved difficult. Initial attempts to deploy the gear using commercial longlines encountered a range of challenges, but suggested refinements for further research. Subsequent experiments in recreational fisheries were successful due to the lessons learned during initial work. Our experience may be of value to others hoping to investigate historical methods with potential for addressing modern problems.
BIOs: Jonathan Jon Scordino has worked as the Marine Mammal Biologist for the Makah Tribe since 2007. Most of Jon's research focuses on marine mammals, but occasionally he is able to lead or assist co-workers on research of other species. One project that was extra special was the opportunity to study the Makah Tribe's halibut hook, the cibud. The Parker family of the Makah Tribe recognized Jon's many years of conducting research and helping to protect Makah treaty rights by giving him the name Cibuqsas, which translates to All about halibut hooks. It is rare for the Tribe to give a non-Makah tribal member a name and is a great honor.

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