Alaska Science Forum: Taking to the sky to better sniff the air

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2013-07-18
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Aerosol studies get boost
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Prof. Cahill to use AeroVironment Ravens for research

Cathy Cahill in 2013 by Ned RozellBy nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell) 
 

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Atmospheric Science
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Unmanned aircraft used in South Africa game reserve

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2013-07-17
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Unmanned aircraft in South Africa
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View video of work at Welgevonden Game Reserve

In April 2013, personnel from the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration at the UAF Geophysical Institute visited the Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa.

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2013 CIG-QUEST-IRIS Seismic Imaging of Structure and Source conference takes place in Fairbanks

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2013-07-16
Teaser Title: 
Seismologists converge at GI
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Seismic Imaging of Structure and Source conference July 14-17

CIG-QUEST-IRIS conference in FAIMore than 80 participants have converged at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for a conference dedicated to seismic imaging. Participants will take in a number of presentations, conduct a poster session, tour the Alaska Earthquake Information Center and create simulations in the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center and more as part of the three-day conference.

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Outreach Office
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2013 Rockets & Gold: Poker Flat Research Range Open House

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2013-07-18
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Poker Flat Research Range Open House
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"Rockets & Gold" July 18

Map to Poker Flat from Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will host “Rockets and Gold,” an open house at the Poker Flat Research Range Thursday, July 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and is open to all ages.

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June 2013 in Fairbanks was third warmest on record

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2013-07-12
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June was third warmest in Fairbanks
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The month's highest temp. was 92 degrees Fahrenheit

June in Fairbanks was warmer than normal, with a monthly mean temperature of 66.8 degrees Fahrenheit or 6.4 degrees above the long-term mean for the month. Only four days had a negative deviation from the normal. The highest temperature occurred the 25th and 26th, a sweltering 92 degrees was observed on both days. A new daily maximum record was set on the 25th, which broke the 1983 record by one degree.

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Atmospheric Science
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Alaska Science Forum: Tiny, ancient life discovered in Southeast

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2013-07-11
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Ancient insect found in Southeast
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Caurinus tlagu has been around since the dinosaurs

 

By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)

 

In a world crawling with insects, those billions of tiny bodies fall into just 30 major descriptive groups, known as orders. That’s why Derek Sikes, curator of insects at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, was disappointed with a graduate student when she failed to identify a creature that was wandering her plots on Prince of Wales Island.

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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
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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.

Help to Stuart Creek 2 fire evacuees at UAF

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2013-07-08
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UAF offers help to fire evacuees
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Housing, showers available

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has showers and limited housing available to any students or employees that are displaced by the Stuart Creek 2 fire.

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