ASF awarded huge NASA contract

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2013-09-30
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ASF awarded hefty NASA contract
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Contract calls for development, operation of SAR Distributed Active Archive Center

 

11-meter antenna, AS3, by Todd Paris, UAF.NASA announced on Friday, September 27 that it selected the University of Alaska Fairbanks to develop and operate the Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center for NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System. The DAAC is managed by the Alaska Satellite Facility at the Geophysical Institute at UAF.

 

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Earth, Wind & Fire: First Friday Art Show October 4

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2013-09-18
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Earth, Wind & Fire
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First Friday event slated for October 4

 

Earth, Wind & Fire flyer for October 4, 2013Come enjoy artwork created by University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty, staff, students and community members centered around the theme, Earth, Wind & Fire. 

 

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New ASF antenna goes up on West Ridge

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2013-08-21
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AS3 goes up on West Ridge
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Dish to be operational by December 2013

 

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"Earth, Wind & Fire": September 6 is submission deadline for First Friday artwork

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2013-08-21
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"Earth, Wind & Fire"
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Sept. 6 is submission deadline for First Friday artwork

Stuart Creek 2 fire, 2013, courtesy Alaska Fire ServiceThe Geophysical Institute's GeoData Center is gearing up for its October First Friday art show. The show's title is "Earth, Wind & Fire" and coordinators are looking for work that fits this theme to showcase at the event.

 

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Call for artwork submissions: "Earth, Wind and Fire" is next GeoData Center art show theme

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2013-08-09
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Call for artwork submissions
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"Earth, Wind & Fire" is next GeoData Center art show theme

Artwork submissions are sought for "Earth, Wind and Fire," a First Friday art show event hosted by the Geophysical Institute GeoData Center. The deadline for submissions of photographs, paintings, watercolors, furniture, carvings, sculptures, stained glass or woodwork is September 6, 2013.

 

Anyone is welcome to submit items for consideration for the art show. Selected art will be featured during a First Friday event on October 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. and displayed through the month of October 2013 in the GeoData Center.

 

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New tool for reporting Alaska volcanic ash fall allows residents to assist scientific monitoring

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2013-07-09
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New volcanic ash reporting tool
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Residents can assist scientists

 

Redoubt ash, AVOWilderness pilots, hikers, boaters and people in Alaskan communities can now report online to authorities if they witness falling ash or an ash cloud from anerupting volcano. The Alaska Volcano Observatoryhas developed a new online tool for reporting visible volcanic ash. 

 

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Alaska Satellite Facility debuts new image collection

Release Date: 2013-07-02

 

Kuskokwim delta 1978, via Seasat

A treasure trove of new images is now available through the Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center.

Alaska Science Forum: Looking back in time at the world’s oceans

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2013-06-20
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Seasat imagery available June 28
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Unprecedented views of sea ice, waves, forests, glaciers and more

 

By molly [dot] rettig [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Molly Rettig )Photo of Kuskokwim Delta by NASA/JPL: An image of the Kuskokwim Delta taken from the Seasat Satellite in 1978.

 

A time capsule of satellite imagery of the earth will become available to scientists this month.

 

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2013 GeeWiz team excels at fundraising: More than $12,000 raised for American Heart Association

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2013-05-24
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GeeWiz team excels at fundraising
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More than $12,000 raised for American Heart Association

 

2013 GeeWiz team at Heart WalkFourteen GeeWiz team members, representing the Geophysical Institute, showed their support for the American Heart Association by raising more than $12,200 and participating in the 2013 Heart Walk in Fairbanks. 

 

The GeeWiz team raised the most money among the UAF teams and was the second-best at fundraising among all teams in the city. 

 

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"Views of the Boreal Forest" a success

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2013-04-08
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Hundreds attend art show
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"Views of the Boreal Forest" brings community to GeoData Center and Map Sales

Diana Campbell at Views of the Boreal Forest art show, 2013More than 200 people visited the "Views of the Boreal Forest" First Friday Art Show on April 5. From 5 to 7 p.m., crowds perused artwork created by borough artistsans, including photography from researchers and staff at the Geophysical Institute and the International Arctic Research Center.

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