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Anchorage Forecast Office Research Papers
Unless otherwise noted, these files are in the PDF format.
- A Winter for the Record Books by John Papineau NWS Anchorage (Apr 2012)
- Anchorage Snowfall 2011-2012: White Gold or Nuisance? by John Papineau NWS Anchorage (Apr 2012)
- The Dry Side of Atmospheric Rivers in Alaska by John Papineau and Eric Holloway NWS Anchorage (Feb 2012)
- The Cold Facts - January 2012 in Alaska by John Papineau (Jan 2012)
- On the Cool Side by John Papineau (Jan 2012)
- Historical Early Ice at St Paul by Becki Legatt (Jan 2012)
- Windy, Wet and Wild - December 2011. by John Papineau and Emily Niebuhr NWS Anchorage (340K)
- Heavy Rain and Flood Events, A Survey. by John Papineau and Eric Holloway NWS Anchorage (1.6M)
- The Agony and the Ecstasy of Southcentral Summers - a look at summer weather across the region. by John Papineau NWS Anchorage (360k)
- Warm and Cold: Winter 2009-2010 Climate Summary by John Papineau NWS Anchorage (300k)
- A Brief Analysis of Hillside Wind Gusts by John Papineau NWS Anchorage (600k)
- Southcentral Alaska Cold Advection Wind Event: March 11-15, 2003 by John Papineau, Shaun Baines, Carven Scott NWS Anchorage (3Mb)
- Straight talk - Shelikof Strait winds as revealed by buoy observations, SAR imagery and WRF simulations by John Papineau, NWS Anchorage (4Mb)
- The Nature of Strong Wind Events in the Northern Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound by John Papineau, NWS Anchorage (2Mb)
- [Web Version] An Analysis of the Classic Arctic Outbreak Event of Late December 2008-Early January 2009 by Christian M. Cassell [PDF Version also available here (560 k)]
- 2008 Air Temperature Summary: Anchorage Forecast Office by John Papineau, NWS Anchorage (140 k)
- The Nature of Gap Winds Through the Western Chugach Mountains by John Papineau, NWS Anchorage (18M MS Doc)
- Analysis of Anchorage Downslope Windstorms by John Papineau, NWS Anchorage (12M MS Doc)
- Alaska Bore Tales: A Local Guide to Bore Tide Sightings by Marianne Molchan-Douthit (102 k)
- Analyzing Surface Wind by Eddie Zingone and Gary Hufford (2000 k)
- Anatomy of High Wind Events along Alaska's North Slope by John Papineau (105 k)
- Winter Temperature Variability Across Alaska During El Nino Events by John Papineau (150 k)
- Techniques for Forecasting Freezing Spray at WFO Anchorage by Joel Curtis
(Note, link goes to a page on nwas.org)
- March 12-13th "Bora" Windstorm across much of South-central Alaska by Carven Scott, Shaun Baines and John Papineau (1 MB)
- Development of a Link From the 4-D Cube to the Derived Sensible Weather Elements by Carven Scott and Victor Proton (600 k)
- The Necessity of a Coherent, and
Consistent Forecast Methodology in the IFPS/GFE Era Carven Scott and Victor Proton (190 k)
- The St. Patrick's Day Snowstorm, 2002, Anchorage, Alaska by Joel Curtis, John Papineau, Carven Scott,
and Kent Johnson (Meteorological Service of Canada) (875 k)
- GFE - The Next Generation (250 k) by Carven Scott, Victor Proton,
Jim Nelson, Craig Searcy, Sam Miller, Renee Wise, Chris Eldred
- Quantitative Precipitation (QPF) as a Foundation for Systematic Methodology in GFE
by Carven Scott, Jim Nelson, Victor Proton, Shaun Baines and Chris Eldred (750 k)
- A Synoptic Analysis of Mt. McKinley Windstorms by John Papineau (5.7 MB)
- A Fresh Look at Persistent Mid-Pacific Ridging by John Papineau (13.4 MB)
- Warm Air Advection and the Development of Barrier Jets in the Northern Gulf of Alaska by John Papineau (90 k)
- Forecasting ChuWally Winds by Waldo Younker (7.2 MB)
- Buoy Wind Performance in Hurricane Ivan and how Findings Relate to Buoy Verification in the Anchorage Area of Responsibility by Eddie Zingone (52 k)
- El Nino's effect in Anchorage (30 k)
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