The ACTION Project

The ACTION Project

ACC ACTION Project Alaska Coastal Cooperative for Co-producing Transformative Ideas and Opportunities in the North ACTION is part of Navigating the New Arctic, a National Science Foundation initiative that tackles convergent scientific challenges in the rapidly...
Cook Inlet Particle Trajectory Tool

Cook Inlet Particle Trajectory Tool

Cook Inlet Particle Trajectory Tool Intuitive particle tracking tool for maritime awareness, planning, and ocean research. The new Particle Trajectory Tool is a user-friendly, web-based particle tracking simulation and visualization application that shows how oil,...
Increasing Weather Observations with AIS

Increasing Weather Observations with AIS

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

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 portions of the Alaska coast to generate real-time spatial maps of surface ocean...