Anchorage Forecast Office Research Papers

• 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)