Diminishing sea ice has opened the Arctic to navigation and operations like never before. Forecasters are increasingly predicting weather in support of those operations. This module is intended to provide forecasters with a brief introduction to the Arctic, including its geography, climatology, and the forecast problems they are likely to encounter. The module follows a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter on a voyage from Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands, to Barrow, on the north coast of Alaska. Various topics are addressed along the way in a series of short, stand-alone lessons.
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Linetvoskanyan
2017-12-06 18:21:15
great experience easy if you read in
Remi 111 nazari
2017-07-20 12:28:45
Fun and interesting stuff to learn about very informative .
todayweather
2017-06-09 20:48:57
the lesson provide a lot of information about arctic. and it will be better if there more example in lesson
but it's nice lesson
KevinLentz
2017-06-04 21:51:17
na
hilanaftouni
2017-01-09 21:42:54
it was a good lesson
chrisbarrell
2016-12-14 09:05:40
A great brief overview of the key information.
satokofujikawa
2016-12-03 14:46:42
good
anwralanazi
2016-12-01 12:36:35
thanks
pic2
2016-11-19 17:49:34
this is on the job training for me, as im the team leader of national inter-agency baer team-3, all hazards, im a meteorologist, incident commander, facilities unit leader trainnee, im also doing my aviation safety training, A-100, through AIT.gov- DOI-USFS. I HAVE MY JOB AID FOR OIL RESPONSE, US COAST GUARD, SUPPORT FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE TO THE MILITARY, hazardous materials inspector, international fire chief, fire manager, hydrologist(t), and doing aviation weather, emergency management.
bridgetorozco
2016-11-14 00:14:10
Good website
laura9886
2016-10-17 02:13:58
I think quiz is interesting and decreased my understanding of the lesson
tonytony12
2016-10-11 17:37:20
hi
Jonathon Fluker
2016-07-26 23:31:19
It was good I liked it a lot.
jblaisdell
2014-04-11 06:19:50
This module has a nice format weaving otherwise disconnected topics together into a coherent presentation. A good overview for those unfamiliar with the Arctic.
opalstear
2012-09-21 03:57:39
I like this module! I love this course. :)
I was so happy because I had chance to learn arctic meteoroloqy for free. This course is enjoyable and I like the narrated mode. :)Sorry for my poor English.
Meted! you guys are awesome! I appriciate.
After completing instruction the learner should be able to do the following:
Recall the mission of the U.S. Coast Guard in the Arctic
With respect to Arctic geography:
Describe the different ways that Arctic is defined
Recall countries, oceans, and marginal seas
Describe topography, including the locations of significant mountains, tundra, and glaciers
With respect to Arctic climate:
Describe differences in climatology between the Arctic and lower latitudes
Recall synoptic features for winter and summer
Recall patterns of temperature and precipitation
Describe factors that affect wind, clouds
Describe the different types of fog and factors that lead to their development in the Arctic
Describe flow interaction with topography in the Arctic
Describe the climatology of cyclones in the Arctic
With respect to vessel icing:
Describe the factors that affect vessel icing potential
Recall avoidance and mitigation strategies for dealing with vessel icing
Recall the forecast products that are available
With respect to sea ice and icebergs:
Describe the climatology and classification of sea ice
Recall operational sea ice products
Describe the climatology and classification of icebergs
Recall operational iceberg products
With respect to Arctic oceanography:
Describe currents, bathymetry, and water masses in the Arctic Ocean
Describe waves in the Arctic and how they are affected by sea ice
Recall operational wave products
With respect to NWP in the Arctic:
Recall the NWP models that are run for the Arctic region
Describe the surface and satellite observations that are used to initialize models
Arctic, geography, climatology, fog, stratus, vessel icing, cyclones, sea ice, oceanography, wave, NWP, forecasting, glaciers, tundra, fjord, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, Barents Sea, Aleutian low, Icelandic low, Siberian high, Beaufort high, polar vortex, steam fog, ice fog, advection fog, inversion, barrier jet, polar low, gap wind, iceberg, Beaufort gyre, Norwegian current, Transpolar drift, WAVEWATCH III