Climate Divisions for Alaska Based on Objective Methods

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: International Arctic Research Center (IARC) Data Archive
• Subjects: climate dividions; climate variability; Alaska; Arctic; Pacific; alaska range; north slope
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/dcx_fa0cd520-c553-4ff9-90f9-cfe3d0176d7e_1

Alaska encompasses several climate types because of its vast size, high-latitude location, proximity to oceans, and complex topography. There is a great need to understand how climate varies regionally for climatic research and forecasting applications. Although climate-type zones have been establis...