On Developing Seasonal Predictions of Lightning Likelihood in Alaska

Joshua Hostler1, Thomas Ballinger1, Peter Bieniek1, Uma Suren Bhatt1, Cecilia Borries Strigle1, Mitchell Burgard2, Jonathan Chriest3, Elizabeth Fischer4, Rick Lader5, Zachary Parish6, Eric Stevens7, Heidi Strader7, Richard Thoman1 and Christine F Waigl8, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)USDA Forest Service, Kalispell, United States, (3)National Weather Service Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, (5)International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, United States, (6)United States, (7)Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, Fairbanks, United States, (8)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, United States