Phenology is the study of seasonal natural changes or phenomena. Monitoring cameras are an excellent way to track ice phenology on river and lakes to understand the processes of freeze-up and break-up, provide validation for remote sensing analysis of changing ice conditions, and inform safe travel and recreation on ice. Near real-time camera views and cameras our project and other ice observers download manually are also archived on the Fresh Eyes on Ice YouTube Channel as annotated videos for education, fun, and entertainment.
18 June 2024
This is our fourth break-up video of 2024 as part of the Fresh Eyes on Ice (http://fresheyesonice.org/) project documenting ice phenology in Alaska. We hope this real-time camera, along with many community observers, were helpful in providing forecasts and flood hazard warnings to residents along the Kuskokwim River. Many thanks to Susan Hubbard for locating the camera on her property and students and teachers at Jack Egnaty Sr. School for helping collect important ice data. Check out the video on YouTube here.
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