Air, Other
Photographing the Aurora
Other, Other
Mirages
Other, Other
Mystery of the Mammoth and the Buttercups
Other, Other
The Beginning of Time
Humans, Other
Carbon Monoxide For Breakfast
Air, Other
The Noisy Aurora?
Other, Other
Simulating Life
Air, Other
A Visitor
Land, Other
Asian Dust Invades Alaska
Space, Other
Little Green Men
Air, Other
Radio Waves and Aurora
Animals, Other
Reindeer Herding by Satellite
Land, Other
Volcano Versus Snow Machine--Volcano Wins
History, Other
Bows and Arrows
Other, Other
Right- and Left-handed Cracks
Land, Other
Alaska Dirt Moves South for the Winter
Air, Other
Predicting Local Weather
Other, Other
Mammoths and Earthquakes

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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