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Citizen science photos (a, b) show a large open water zone on Dec. 20, 2020, on the Tanana River near Rosie Creek. The photos confirm the synthetic aperture radar classifications (c) from the same date. Red, blue and black arrows point to the same landmarks in all panels. Image from research paper.

New radar analysis method can improve winter river safety

Geophysical Institute
April 12, 2024
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have developed a way to use radar to detect open water zones and other changes in Alaska’s frozen...
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UAF/GI photo by Eric Marshall

New GINA satellite antenna gets lifted into place at UAF

Geophysical Institute
April 8, 2024
A crane hoisted a new 3-meter antenna atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ engineering building Saturday, increasing the capability of the...
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University of Alaska Fairbanks Facilities Services employees Mckinley Hearns, left, and Shae Patterson assemble the reflector dish of the new Geographic Information Network of Alaska antenna on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Photo by Bryan Whitten

New rooftop antenna to be installed on UAF Usibelli Building

Geophysical Institute
April 5, 2024
A new 3-meter antenna will be installed atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ engineering building as early as Saturday. The antenna is for...
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A solar flare flashes in the sun’s corona on Feb. 21, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight plasma loops in the corona and extremely hot material in flares, respectively. Photo by NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory

NASA rockets to gather sun data in rare daytime Poker Flat launches

Geophysical Institute
April 4, 2024
Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA’s first campaign to study solar...
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Chris Maio, director of the UAF Arctic Coastal Cooperative, speaks on the first day of a weeklong meeting of participants in the Alaska Coastal Cooperative for Co-producing Transformative Ideas and Opportunities in the North. Photo by Rod Boyce

Alaska communities take next steps in UAF-led climate change response

Geophysical Institute
April 2, 2024
The National Science Foundation is funding a four-year $13.9 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help communities...
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Looking back 60 years: How the Great Alaska Earthquake compares

Geophysical Institute
March 27, 2024
The March 27, 1964, Great Alaska Earthquake remains the second-largest ever recorded in the world. Each earthquake releases energy when rock...
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Research professor Andy Mahoney of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, left, stands near the USS Hampton’s sail during Operation Ice Camp in March 2024. A civilian employee with the Navy’s Arctic Submarine Lab stands in front of the sail. Photo courtesy of Andy Mahoney

Ice experts aid US military in Arctic Ocean exercise

Geophysical Institute
March 22, 2024
Camping on an Arctic Ocean ice floe can be risky. Choosing a safe spot is critical in a setting where the surface can crack open. Preparing for...
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Denise Thorsen explains some of the work underway by students in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Space Systems Engineering Program earlier this year. Photo by Rod Boyce

UAF space engineering program director wins NASA prize

Geophysical Institute
March 19, 2024
The advisor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks space engineering program is one of 20 winners of a NASA prize to expand the agency’s...
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A theropod track lies in rock near the west bank of the Kukpowruk River. Photo courtesy of Anthony Fiorillo

Alaska dinosaur tracks reveal a lush, wet environment

Geophysical Institute
March 8, 2024
A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska provides new information about the climate and...
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