Air, Other
Predicting Auroras
Air, Other
Aurora Versus Power Lines
Humans, Other
Negative-Ions and Computers
Land, Other
Is the World Warming Up?
Other, Other
North Slope Gas
Water, Other
Storm Surges
Humans, Other
Alaska Science Policy?
Land, Other
Origin of Alaska's Coal
Air, Other
It's Aurora Time Again
Humans, Other
Ice Fog
Other, Other
Natural Gas Hydrates
Air, Other
The Earth's Magnetosphere
Space, Other
The Solar Wind
Humans, Other
Science In Northern Government
History, Other
People of the Bering Land Bridge
Plants, Other
Cottonwood and Balsam Poplar
Humans, Other
Herpes Virus
Land, Other
Alaska's Coal

About

Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

Contact info

The GI is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

2156 Koyukuk Drive
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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