Increasing Weather Observations with AIS

Increasing Weather Observations with AIS

Jun 16, 2025

Increasing Weather Observations with AIS Transmitting real-time weather data through Automatic Information Systems A weather station on Portland Island in Southeast Alaska transmits environmental data through AIS. Image courtesy of the Marine Exchange of Alaska. For...
High-Frequency Radar

High-Frequency Radar

Apr 16, 2025

High-Frequency Radar Real-time maps show ocean current speed and direction Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) are using high-frequency radar (HFR) systems along the coast to generate real-time images of ocean currents in the Chukchi Sea, Bering...