Research and Products
ACCAP Pilot Projects
Climate change is already impacting the seasons in the North. These changes are affecting the health, lives, and livelihoods of Alaskans as well as the companies who do business in Alaska. Our efforts currently focus on climate impacts on Alaska’s transportation sector and involve three pilot projects:
Tundra Lakes:
Terrestrial water balance affecting tundra travel & access to resources (Daniel White, PI)
Interior Land Use and Subsistence:
The Synergistic Effects of Climate Change and Land Use in the Upper Yukon River Watershed (Craig Gerlach, PI)
Sea Ice:
Sea ice conditions affecting Alaskan coastal communities, marine ecosystems and offshore transportation (John Walsh and Hajo Eicken, PIs)
Public Infrastructure:
A model of the value of Alaska public infrastructure at risk to climate change (Peter Larsen, PI)
We are working to expand the network to include wildfire, ecosystem services and other infrastructure issues.
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