Spring equinox tips the light northward
Sunshine is returning to the north with the spring equinox.
Ned Rozell photo.
My thermometer here in Fairbanks is stuck on single digits today, but the height of the sun and a quick online check informs me that this is indeed the spring equinox. We will experience daylight for half the day, which was beyond imagining when the sun was two fingers above the Alaska Range in December.
Alaska Science Forum: Spring equinox tips the light northward
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
My thermometer here in Fairbanks is stuck on single digits today, but the height of the sun and a quick online check informs me that this is indeed the spring equinox. We will experience daylight for half the day, which was beyond imagining when the sun was two fingers above the Alaska Range in December.
The Physics Journal Club will be held this Friday, March 23, at 3:45 p.m. in the Elvey Auditorium
The Physics Journal Club will be held this Friday, March 23, at 3:45 p.m. in the Elvey Auditorium.
Title: Scientific Cooperation during the Cold War: a Personal Account
Speaker: Juan G. Roederer (Physics Dept/GI UAF, Director/Prof. Emeritus)
Abstract:
Geophysical Institute Quarterly Report Volume 24, No. 4 now available
How the Amerasia Basin was created, the utility of infrasound and debris lobes on the move in northern Alaska -- all of these topics are covered in the latest edition of the Geophysical Institute Quarterly Report. You can access a pdf of Volume 24, Number 4 online here or retrieve hard copies from the Outreach Office in Elvey 611. Find out what your colleagues are up to!
Davis Sentman memorial viewable online
Materials and video associated with the celebration of life held at the Geophysical Institute for Dr. Davis Sentman on January 27, 2012 is now available online. Click here to visit the online repository. Adobe Flash Player is needed to view the video.
DVD copies of the Sentman memorial are available upon request. If you're interested in a DVD copy, email info [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu.
Searching for secrets within the Alaska sled dog
Alaska sled dogs like this one can adapt on the fly to extreme exercise.
Ned Rozell photo.
Mike Davis lives in Oklahoma, but he travels to Alaska all the time to work with our greatest athletes.
Alaska Science Forum: Searching for secrets within the Alaska sled dog
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Mike Davis lives in Oklahoma, but he travels to Alaska all the time to work with our greatest athletes.
“I’m up here about once a month, about half around Anchorage and half around Fairbanks,” the Oklahoma State University veterinarian and exercise physiologist said on the phone from Wasilla. “If I could settle on a single address, I could get a Permanent Fund Dividend.”
Students awarded at 2012 Alaska Weather Symposium
On March 13-14, 2012, the Geophysical Institute co-hosted the Alaska Weather Symposium. As in 2011, there was a student poster and oral presentation competition similar to those held at other academic conferences. This year, three students from Japan participated in this competition along with University of Alaska Fairbanks students from the Department of Atmospheric Sciences (GI, IARC, CNSM), Computer Sciences, and the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
GeoCare Basket Auction on April 6, 2012
The 8th annual GeoCare Basket Auction will be held Friday, April 6 in the Geophysical Institute Globe Room. All proceeds will go to the GeoCare Employee Assistance Fund. The suggested general basket theme is Springtime (think fresh, flowers, green, etc.), although you may choose to pick your own theme.
