Alaska Science Forum: Arctic lakes getting a closer look
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but Alaska has more than that in the great expanse of flatlands north of the Brooks Range. These ubiquitous far-north bodies of water — most of them formed by the disappearance of ancient, buried ice that dimples the landscape as it thaws — make the maps of Alaska’s coastal plain look like Swiss cheese.
Remote Sensing of the Last Frontier: IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society's Luncheon Lecture Series
Greg Walker, manager of the University of Alaska Unmanned Aircraft Program and Poker Flat Research Range, will be the featured speaker at the inaugerual talk in a new lecture series developed by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society. On Tuesday, June 5, Walker will present "Using Unmanned Aircraft as a Remote Sensing Platform in Alaska" at 11:30 a.m.
Old friends mourn Jayaweera: Former GI scientist, UAF administrator dies at 73
Old friends and colleagues at the Geophysical Institute were informed that Kolf O. Jayaweera, 73, died on May 16, 2012. Jayaweera had battled a long illness as a result of a rare brain disorder. He came to the Geophysical Institute in the early 1970s and served as a physics professor and associate professor of geophysics.
The Top 20 Things You Didn't Know About Alaska
Geophysical Institute Science Writer nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell) will participate in the Discover Alaska Lecture Series by providing a special talk on Wednesday, May 30. "The Top 20 Things You Didn't Know About Alaska" will cover interesting trivia about our state -- from super chickadees to the fact that Alaska shares the same all-time high temperature as Hawaii. You'll be amazed and amused.
Fairbanks' April was 13th warmest
According to climatologists with the Alaska Climate Research Center: In Fairbanks, the average April temperature was 36.9 degrees Fahrenheit, a substantial 4.4 degrees above the long-term mean. The high temperature for the month was 61 degrees on April 16, which is also a new record high for the day. The previous maximum for this day was 59 degrees Farenheit, observed in 1993.
Alaska Science Forum: Magpies are a common site in state
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
A while back, Ron Koczaja was walking a riverbank in Kasigluk with a village elder when a large, striking bird perched on a power line.
“What is that bird?” the woman asked.
“A magpie,” said Koczaja, a teacher in the village. “What’s it called in Yupik?”
Rattling Alaska: AEIC gathers info on recent seismicity
The Alaska Earthquake Information Center, based at the Geophysical Institute at the Unviersity of Alaska Fairbanks, collects earthquake data from a network of more than 400 seismic sites. Their job is to not only collect event data, but analyze and archive it for the State of Alaska, other agencies and the general public.
Magpies a more common sight throughout Alaska
A black-billed magpie in the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Photo by Dave Menke.
A while back, Ron Koczaja was walking a riverbank in Kasigluk with a village elder when a large, striking bird perched on a powerline.
"What is that bird?" the woman asked.
"A magpie," said Koczaja, a teacher in the village. "What's it called in Yupik?"
"I don't know,” she said. “Them birds never used to be here. There is no word."
GI T-shirts for sale
You know you want one! Geophysical Institute T-shirts are now available in sizes small through XXL. All regular sized T-shirts are $15. If you want an XXL, it's $16. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales fund future GI events.
Contact Debbie Coxon in GI Operations for more information at dcoxon [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu.
GI Staff Recognition Awards due May 4, 2012
Do you think your colleague is doing an outstanding job at his/her work place or in the community? Do you have an outstanding student employee? In that case nominate them for the Spring 2012 GI Staff Council Recognition Awards.
Nominations are being accepted for the following awards:
