Climate in Kenai Fjords
Southwest Alaska Network. 2020. Climate in Kenai Fjords. Southwest Alaska Network
Weather and climate are key physical drivers of ecosystem structure and function. Global climate models indicate that climate change and variability is occurring more rapidly and amplified at higher latitudes. Trends in southwest Alaska’s average annual air temperatures from 1947 to 2019, our longest consistent records, show an increase of 4.9°F in Kenai over that time period. Monitoring is critical to understanding these changes and how they impact park ecosystems, resources and communities now and in the future.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Southwest Alaska Network
- Date of Issue
- 2020-03
- Publisher
- Southwest Alaska Network
- Units
- KEFJ , SWAN
- Keywords
- climate, weather
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate