Animals, Other
The Bowhead Whale
Space, Other
The Missing Night
Land, Other
The Aggie Creek Meteorite
Space, Other
Alaskan Meteorites
History, Other
Alaskan Super Mollusk
Air, Other
Aurora in Eskimo Legend
Humans, Other
A Sundial for Fairbanks
Air, Other
Abnormal Radio Propagation
Air, Other
Aurora and Climate
Land, Other
Electric Cars for Alaska
Other, Other
Free Heat?
History, Other
The Alaska-Siberia Telegraph
Land, Other
Augustine Volcano
Space, Other
Twilight Zone
Water, Other
Harding Lake Levels
Space, Other
High Altitude Winds
Plants, Other
Plant Photosynthesis
Space, Other
The Truth about Sputnik

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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