Animals, Other
Musk Ox Versus Man
Plants, Other
Black Spruce
Plants, Other
Land Clearing
Humans, Other
Air Pollution in Fairbanks
Land, Other
Volcano Spacing
Plants, Other
Forest Fire Effects on Soil
Air, Other
Aleutian Lightning
History, Other
Historic Forest Fires
Water, Other
Diversion Tactics
Water, Other
Permafrost and Water Runoff
Air, Other
On Climatic Cycles
Water, Other
Winter in the Arctic Ocean
Air, Other
Daily Temperature Variations
Other, Other
The Engelmann Curve
Humans, Other
Heating with Wood
Land, Other
Beaufort Sea Boulder Patches
Other, Other
Birch Sap Sugaring Off
Humans, Other
Solar Heating

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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