AWRA Alaska 2023 Conference Proceedings

Presentations Videos & Resources

The following 30 presentations (over 8 sessions) are from March 6th-8th during the 2023 AK AWRA Annual Conference. This conference was recorded using Zoom, and the individual presentation videos are provided below with the presentation's author, title, and a link to the video. You can find the original conference program with presentation abstracts and other information from the conference on the 2023 Annual Conference webpage. All presentation videos start with an introduction of the presenter and end with final questions from the audience. Some presentations may have a blank screen at the beginning before the presentation begins while the presenter is introduced.

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Session 1: Eklutna
Samantha Owen Eklutna Hydroelectric Project - Fish and Wildlife Agreement Implementation
Kathy Dube Geomorphology and Sediment Transport in the Eklutna River, Alaska
Session 2: Cryosphere Hydrology/Climate Change/Modeling & Geospatial
Johnse Ostman A Synthesis of Long-Term Hydrometeorological Data Series for Eklutna Watershed, Alaska
Molly Tedesche A Perennial Snowfield Melt Model as a Synthesis of Climate, Field, and Remotely Sensed Data from the Brooks Range, Alaska
Kelsey Stockert Sublimation Measurements From Tundra and Taiga Snowpack in Alaska
Marcus Geist (First Author: Rebecca Shaftel) AKTEMP: Presenting a fully functional stream and lake temperature database for Alaska
Rebecca Shaftel Modeling stream temperature and flow from gridded climate datasets in Alaska’s Yukon and Kuskokwim basins
Shawn Carter Remote Sensing Alaska with SARRIS
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Session 3: Habitat - Fish, Wildlife, and Aquatic Species
Angela Coleman (First Author – Brian Bair) Mining Helps Resurrect A Creek on the Chugach National Forest
Lisa Docken A Recipe for Maximum Benefit from Restoration Dollars in Support of Fish Passage and Fish Habitat
Tori Brannan Sleuthing the Slough: Engaging (and Managing) Schoolwide Authentic Science in K-6 Students, a Ten-Year Study
Carrie Ann Brophil Restoration of Eklutna River
Session 4: Drinking Water
Michael Pollen Rotary District 5010 Alaskan Emergency Water Treatment System Project
Charley Palmer Alaska DEC Drinking Water Source Protection
Barbara Johnson Unrestricted Cash Transfers and Access to In-Home Water Services a case study of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend
Session 5: Weather and Water Extremes/Hazards
Jessica Cherry NOAA's Planned Updates to the Precipitation Frequency Atlas and Probable Maximum Precipitation
Janet Curran Large floods in Alaska: Considerations of flood-generating mechanisms and contributing factors
Jacquelyn Overbeck (First Author – Leslie Jones) All Hands-on Deck Data Collection Response to 2022 Bering Sea Storm from Typhoon Merbok
Melanie Engram Detecting Early Winter Open-Water Zones on Alaska Rivers Using Dual-Polarized C-Band Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)*
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Session 6: Watershed Management (Surface Water, Groundwater, Water Quality, & Conservation)
Kevin Petrone Alaska Water Budget and the Alaska Water Use Data System (AKWUDS)
Jeff Conaway (First Author – Jenn Hamblen) Preliminary Results of the US Geological Survey Alaska Transboundary Rivers Monitoring Project
Benjamin Meyer Alaska’s Kenai River Water Quality Monitoring Project: 22 Years of Community Supported Research
Ann Marie Larquier & Leah Ellis Protecting Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Alaska’s Instream Flow Program
Session 7: Hydrology Design and Engineering
Erica Betts Culvert Sizing for Climate Change, Case Studies in Alaska
Daniel Miller Roughened Channel Design and Construction
Irene Turletes & Kacy Grundhauser Dave's Creek Substation Flood Mitigation
Jim Munter A Fresh Look at Ground- and Groundwater-Sourced Heat Pumps An Alaska Heat Rush?
Session 8: Hydropower
Bryan Carey Hydropower Opportunities with Change
Dave Brailey Groundwater Inputs to an Alpine Hydroelectric System
Merrick Jackinsky Advancements in River and Tidal Energy Production in Alaska

* This presentation is proprietary and will not be posted at the request of the presenter.