Author Archives: Stacey Buckelew
Ex-Typhoon Merbok Post-Storm Data Response
Sept. 15, Extratropical Typhoon Merbok transited the Bering Sea impacting 40 Alaska Native communities and more than 1,300 miles of coastline. Visit this site to see the story about the post-storm data collection effort that was immediately coordinated to provide … Continue reading
Water Level Sensor Installed to Monitor Flooding at Kwigillingok
October 22, 2021 By Jacquelyn Overbeck, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Early in spring of 2021, the community of Kwgillingok experienced coastal flooding from a high tide (see https://www.kyuk.org/post/kwigillingok-experiences-severe-tidal-flooding). Although Kwigillingok has had coastal flooding in the past … Continue reading
VDatum Efforts in Alaska
Southeast Alaska Model Release/Update The VDatum 4.0.1 release on October 28, 2019 includes support for transformations involving the tidal datums of southeast Alaska (SE AK): local mean sea level (LMSL), mean lower low water (MLLW), mean high water (MHW), mean … Continue reading