Barrier Jets in the Northern Gulf of Alaska
Tuesday, April 14th, 7:00pm
By Eddie Zingone, NOAA
In Cordova, meet at the Forest Service conference room upstairs.
In Valddez, meet at the PWSCC
Barrier Jets are a significant and surprisingly common feature of the winds in the northern Gulf of Alaska. However, until recent years they often went undetected. Advancements in technology including satellite borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and high-resolution weather models have allowed for better detection and understanding of these weather features. A better understanding of barrier jets can mitigate their potentially high impact to mariners.
