New dynamical downscaling techniques garner attention

Map of Alaska separated into climate divisions: north slope, west coast, northeast interior, central interior, southeast interior, cook inlet, bristol bay, northwest gulf, aleutians, northeast gulf, north panhandle, central panhandle, and south panhandle.

A group of AK CASC-affiliated researchers has achieved some success in their efforts to downscale past climate profiles in and around Alaska. Based on a wide variety of coarse-resolution historical data, an array of new visualization and forecasting tools is now available.