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USGS Alaska Science Center Seminar Series

The USGS Alaska Science Center in Anchorage has a monthly seminar series open to the public. All are welcome to attend! For additional details, to be added to the electronic notification list, or if you would like to conduct a seminar, please contact Durelle Smith, Science Partnership Coordinator, at (907)786-7104 or email dpsmith@usgs.gov.

October 29, 2009
Kasatochi Volcano, Nearly One Year After Eruption - Gary Drew, USGS Alaska Science Center, and Chris Waythomas, USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory

Kasatochi Volcano, an island volcano in the Aleutian chain, erupted on August 27th 2008. The resulting ash and pyroclastic flows blanketed the island, covering terrestrial habitats to an average depth of 20 meters. As a result of the eruption the island grew in size, with the Southern shoreline moving approximately 400 m seaward. USGS, in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge, undertook an integrated study of the eruption and its effects on the terrestrial and marine environments as well as the species that previously used the island.

November 20, 2009
The importance of glaciers as a source of freshwater and nutrients to the Gulf of Alaska - Eran Hood, Associate Professor or Environmental Science, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, Alaska

Watersheds draining into the Gulf of Alaska contain 75,300 km2 of glacier ice and are experiencing some of the highest rates of glacial wastage on earth, with thinning rates exceeding 5 meters of water equivalent at low elevations. This ongoing loss of glacial ice is rapidly altering landcover in watersheds along the Gulf and has important implications for the physical and biogeochemical properties of rivers in this region. This talk will examine the relative importance of glaciers as a source of freshwater and biogeochemically reactive nutrients (C, N, and P) to marine ecosystems along the Gulf of Alaska.

December 10, 2009
TBD

January 14, 2010
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), Water Resources and Water Availability - Dan White, University of Alaska Fairbanks

February 18, 2010
Educating the Public on Dynamic Geologic Processes - Elizabeth Wasserman, National Park Service

March 18, 2010
The 2009 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
Michelle Coombs and Chris Waythomas, USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory

April 15, 2010
TBD