Alaska's weather and climate : a collection of articles written for the educated layman

Geophysical Institute; National Weather Service in Alaska; Weller, Gunter (editor); Bowling, Sue Ann; Augulis, Richard; Webster, Bruce; Ohtake, Takeshi; Benson, Carl S.; Nibler, Gerald J.; Wendler, Gerd; Eaton, Frank; Rizzo, Ken; Shaw, Glenn E.; Fischer, Robert; Akasofu, Syun-Ichi

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Abstract

Alaska’s weather and climate is as fascinating and varied as Alaska’s magnificent scenery. In this special report for the educated layman, Alaskan meteorologists, climatologists and geophysicists explain some of the atmospheric phenomena over Alaska and their causes and consequences. (Preface excerpt.)

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UAG R-269

Preface – Map of Alaska with place name – Articles: 1. Alaska’s weather and climate – Sue Ann Bowling – 2. Hourly climatology of daily high and low temperature occurrence – Richard Augulis – 3. Alaska’s sea ice – Bruce Webster – 4. Clouds and precipitation in Alaska – Takeshi Ohtake – 5. Alaska’s snow cover – Carl Benson – 6. Weather and spring breakup – Gerald Nibler – 7. Microclimates – Gerd Wendler and Frank Eaton – 8. Air pollution in Alaska – Carl Benson and Ken Rizzo – 9. Arctic haze – Glenn Shaw – 10. Noctilucent clouds in Alaska – Robert Fischer – 11. The aurora – S.-I. Akasofu.

Date

1979-07

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Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Report

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