27-01-2016 18:25 via alaskapublic.org

Marine Science Symposium – LIVEBLOG – Wednesday

7:45 a.m. Signs are that it will be a technology morning at the Marine Science Symposium.  Two different teams, one at UAA and the other at Notre Dame, will present computer models for forecasting what will be happening on the Yukon Kuskokwim flats as sea level rises and storm surges intensify with climate warming.
We’ll also see what they call a “four dimensional” depiction of the ocean currents in a part of the Bering Sea, and get an update on a new type of drone th
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