Employing Seasonal Climate Forecasts to Develop Useful Products for Fire Managers in Alaska
Uma Suren Bhatt1, Akila Sampath1, Peter Bieniek1, Robert Ziel2, Ms. Heidi Strader3, Brian Brettschneider4, Alison S York5, Richard Thoman6, Ms. Sharon Alden3, GaBriella Branson7 and Peitao Peng8, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)Fuels and Fire Analyst, Dept. Natural Resources, State of Alaska, Falmouth, MA, United States, (3)Predictive Services Fire Weather Program Manager, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (4)NOAA, IARC,UAF, Anchorage, AK, United States, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Fire Science Consortium, Fairbanks, United States, (6)National Weather Service Alaska Region, Environmental and Scientific Services Division, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (7)Predictive Services Intelligence Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (8)Climate Prediction Center College Park, College Park, MD, United States
