Yukon-focus Webinars

This occasional webinar series is a venue to share data and information about ABoVE research with the broader community, and for all to learn about other research and activities in the territory/region.

Contact Libby Larson if you would like to volunteer to present or have questions.

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UPCOMING

2022

Recorded Presentation

Title: Ongoing collaborations for ABoVE in Yukon
Presenter: Dr. Kimberley Miner, Scientist and Applied Sciences Program Manager, NASA JPL

2021

	Recorded Presentations Time: 2pm ET Topic: Mapping above-ground biomass of tundra ecosystem plant functional types using unmanned aerial vehicles Presenter: Kathleen Orndahl, Northern Arizona University Topic: The CariView Experience: using GPS video-camera collars to better understand foraging ecology and summer diets of barrenground caribou Presenter: Libby Ehlers, University of Montana
	Recorded Presentations Topic: Drone data from Qikiqtaruk reveal heterogeneity in tundra greenness not captured by satellites Presenter: Jakob Assmann, Aarhus University Topic: Cross-scale research captures Arctic greening in the Yukon Arctic Presenter: Isla Myers-Smith, University of Edinburgh
	Recorded Presentations Topic: Three decades of integrated Catchment Science in Yukon Territory Presenter: Sean Carey, Professor School of Earth, Environment & Society, McMaster University, Canada Topic: Impact of Boreal and Tundra PM Fire Emissions on Air Quality in the Yukon 2001-2019 Presenter: Tatiana Loboda, Professor University of Maryland

2020

	Recorded Presentations Topic: Airborne lidar for NASA's ABoVE campaigns: coverage and uses Presenter: Dr. Paul Montesano, Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Topic: Remotely Sensed Active Layer Thickness and Soil Moisture In Canada Presenter: Dr. Kevin Schaefer, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado
	Recorded Presentations Topic: Mapping waterfowl habitat using remote sensing of wetland type and seasonal inundation dynamics Presenter: Nancy French, Liza Jenkins, Michael Battaglia from Michigan Tech Research Institute and Michael Merchant, Kevin Smith of Ducks Unlimited Canada Topic: An object-based wetland classification for the Dawson Planning Region, Yukon Presenter: Rebecca Warren and Jamie Kenyon, Ducks Unlimited Canada
	Recorded Presentations Topic: Integrating AVIRIS-NG and unoccupied aerial vehicles for evaluating impacts of disturbance on lake and river biogeochemistry Presenter: Kevin Turner, Associate Professor, Brock University Topic: The consequences of permafrost thaw on soil moisture and hydrology: what can we learn from long term monitoring and ecosystem models? Presenter: Hélène Genet, Assistant Professor, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Topic: Continental and regional patterns in caribou resource selection in response to forest fire Presenter: Eric Palm, PhD Student working with Mark Hebblewhite on the ABoVE Project "Animals on the Move" Presentation: Download PPTX Topic: Introducing the Priority Place Initiative — Yukon South Beringia Presenter: Paula Pacholek, Senior Policy Analyst, Northern Region (Whitehorse), Canadian Wildlife Service, ECC Presentation: View PDF
	Topic: Finding, Downloading, and Using NASA ABoVE data products in the Yukon Territory Presenters: Dr. Peter Griffith, Chief Support Scientist Dr. Liz Hoy, Senior Support Scientist Recording

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ABoVE

Yukon-focus Webinars