Measuring the winds of space: UAF team prepares for 2014 launch
The sounding rocket released bright puffs of tri-methyl aluminum, which scientists track from the ground to study winds near the lower boundary of space. The streak on the bottom right is formed by chemicals that have been moved and distorted by winds and turbulence.
Photo Courtesy Carl Andersen
On a clear, cold night two winters ago in Fort Yukon, Carl Andersen watched a rocket he helped design pierce the upper atmosphere. He and three other scientists shot pictures as the rocket ejected bright puffs of chemicals in an inverted V formation more than 60 miles up.
“They were the brightest things in the sky,” Andersen said from his office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Monitoring Alaska's volcanoes for 25 years
Twenty-five years of monitoring and studying Alaska’s volcanoes by the Alaska Volcano Observatory have improved global understanding of how volcanoes work and how to live safely with volcanic eruptions. Timely warnings from AVO throughout its 25-year history have helped reduce the impact of erupting volcanoes, protecting lives, property, and economic well-being.
Boreal forests focus of First Friday art show
The September leaves of boreal trees in Gail Priday’s backyard swirled in a mass of orange against the gray sky.
The image is now captured in Priday’s oil painting, called “Backyard,” which will be one of the many artworks featured in “Views of the Boreal Forest,” a First Friday art show.
PDF DownloadStudents talk volcanology with visitors
Annie Worden and Kristen Rahilly, graduate students in Volcanology at the Geophysical Institute, provided a rich, educational experience for a group of girls aged 8 to 11.
MapTEACH updates look
MapTeach has given its web presence a whole new look. Check out the easy-to-use functionality of the site here.
Leslie Almberg recognized for Student Learning
A former Geophysical Institute graduate student earned a prestigious teaching award in Australia. L [dot] Almberg [at] curtin [dot] edu [dot] au (Leslie Almberg) received her doctorate in volcanology just a few short years ago and is now faculty at Curtin University in Western Australia.
Paul Rosen of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to talk about Radar Program and Planetary Exploration
Alaska’s IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society is announcing an upcoming lecture of its Luncheon Lecture Series on:
“Remote Sensing of the Last Frontier”
The luncheon will be hosted at the
Infrasound Detection of Volcanic Explosions by GI Assistant Research Professor David Fee
By GI Assistant Research Professor dfee [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (David Fee)
