Department of Geology and Geophysics names new co-chairs
The University of Alaska, Fairbanks Department of Geology and Geophysics has named Professor Anupma Prakash and Associate Professor Sarah Fowell co-chairs. Outside of the academic department, Fowell is also affiliated with the Alaska Quaternary Center. Prakash is affiliated with the Geophysical Institute’s Remote Sensing Group and the Alaska Satellite Facility.
Alaska Student Rocket Project Gets Off the Ground
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Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are collaborating with students from Toyama Prefectural University and Tokai University in Japan to prepare a rocket scheduled to launch from Poker Flat Research Range on March 4th.
PDF DownloadMaps, photos, and satellite images available on campus
Open House to celebrate co-location of Alaska Satellite Facility User Services Office, Map Office and GeoData Center
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One of the best-kept secrets on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus is located in Room 204 of the Akasofu Building. There, the Alaska Satellite Facility’s User Services office, Map Office, and GeoData Center have merged to occupy one space.
UAF Alumna to Head Alaska Synthetic Aperture Radar Facility
The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has appointed UAF alumna Nettie La Belle-Hamer as director of the Alaska Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Facility. La Belle-Hamer earned her Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees in space physics at UAF in 1994 and 1988, respectively.
Scientists to Study Changes in Highest Clouds via Satellite
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Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will be teaming with those at ten other institutions to take part in the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission over the next six years. The mission, recently funded by NASA as part of the Small Explorer program, will study clouds at the edge of space to resolve why they form and why they have been increasing over the last 30 years.
15 years of satellite data
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In celebration of the 15th anniversary of its first synthetic aperture radar data downlink, the Alaska Satellite Facility will host an open house. The open house will be held at the Elvey Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on Saturday, August 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The community is invited to come out and learn more about this facility that provides services worldwide.
Ocean wind data downlinked
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The winds that swirl above the planet’s seas are packed with information. Scientists across the globe are using this wind information in studies as diverse as global weather patterns and seafood harvesting. Currently, information on sea winds is downlinked in the Interior at the Alaska Satellite Facility, a part of the Geophysical Institute.
Free Summer Tours Open to the Public
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, International Arctic Research Center, and Poker Flat Research Range will offer free public summer tours starting June 7.
The public can learn about the Alaska Satellite Facility and the Alaska Earthquake Information Center at a weekly tour being offered by the Geophysical Institute every Wednesday from June 7- August 30 at 2:30 p.m. in the institute’s Elvey Auditorium, room 214.
Alaska Satellite Facility
The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) of the Geophysical Institute (GI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, downlinks, archives, and distributes satellite-based data to scientific users around the world.
