Professor Nicole Mölders pens book
A scientific book by GI Professor Nicole Mölders titled "Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes: Impact on Climate and Air Quality" was published by Springer as
Volume 44 of the Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library.
Alumni service award goes to Barbara Day
Barbara Day, the administrative assistant for Atmospheric Sciences, was chosen as the 2011 recipient of the William R. Cashen Service Award by the UAF Alumni Association.
The Cashen Service Award was created to recognize and perpetuate the example set by its namesake for service to the university and its alumni association.
August 2011 Alaska weather summary released
For most of Alaska, temperatures were below normal this August. Large negative deviations greater than minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit were observed in Juneau (minus 2.8 degrees Fahrenheit), King Salmon (minus 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit) and Nome (minus 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit). Like the previous month, Barrow reported the largest positive deviation with plus 3.2 degrees Fahrenheit. The only other positive deviation of our eight-city summary was Fairbanks with plus 1.1 degree Fahrenheit.
Investigations on Fairbanks air quality: Team examines meteorological conditions for elevated PM2.5
Despite a minimal population and vast terrain, air quality is a challenge in some Alaska communities. During the winter months, the Interior city of Fairbanks traditionally exceeds the 24 hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard, or the NAAQS. Professor Nicole Mölders of the Geophysical Institute’s Atmospheric Sciences group and doctoral candidate Huy Tran are investigating what causes elevated particulate levels in the community.
Scientists analyze 100 years of Fairbanks weather data
Fairbanks is the only place in Interior Alaska with more than a century of good weather records. Gerd Wendler and Martha Shulski combed through the numbers for Fairbanks and wrote a paper, "A Century of Climate Change for Fairbanks, Alaska," that appeared in a recent issue of the journal Arctic.
Arctic Haze on the wane
Arctic haze, a blob of dirty air that fuzzes up Alaska views in springtime, seems to be losing its punch.
By comparing air measurements in Barrow from the 1970s to 2008, scientists have found that pollution particles from factories in Russia and Eurasia have become fewer and fewer in the last 30 years.
“The Arctic haze is disappearing,” said Glenn Shaw, who did pioneering research on the phenomenon and is the co-author on a recent paper about its decrease. “We don’t know why.”
NASA workshop: Aug. 25
Come meet representatives from Johnson Space Center, Jet Propulsion Lab, and Ames Research Center. Explore possible collaborations in research and education.
Make yourself more competitive in proposing to Alaska Space Grant and Alaska NASA EPSCoR Research Initiation Solicitations.
This is the ideal venue to make connections and sell your research ideas. Come find out how your discipline connects, NASA’s interests are very broad.
Where: Globe Room, Elvey Building
Fairbanks winters get warmer as normals recalculated
By Tim Mowry / tmowry [at] newsminer [dot] com
Aug. 05, 2011
FAIRBANKS – Fairbanks winters just got warmer.
The National Weather Service recalculates its monthly temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals every 10 years based on daily statistics recorded from the previous 30 years…
Read more here: http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/14970825/article-Fairbanks-winters-...?
