Rajan Itani. Photo by Daniel Walker

Student’s research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind

November 9, 2021
Space physicist Mark Conde had been seeing something curious in his atmospheric research data since the 1990s. But it was not until three years...
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This map shows Oct. 21, 2021, precipitation reports from volunteer observers across the Lower 48. Colors represent rainfall amounts, ranging from zero in empty circles to heaviest in red circles.    Image courtesy of www.cocorahs.org

UAF scientist seeks recruits for weather army

October 22, 2021
The weather army in Alaska is recruiting more volunteers. About 200 Alaskans already participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and...
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Melinda Webster carries a magnaprobe to measure the depth of melt ponds. Photo by Lianna Nixon

A year after MOSAiC: Arctic melt ponds hold climate clues for UAF scientist

October 20, 2021
Melinda Webster splashed daily through the clear water of Arctic melt ponds to measure the depth of the water cradled in pockets dotting the...
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Arctic haze appears over northern Alaska in 2008 as photographed from a NASA aircraft. Photo by Jingqiu Mao

UAF joins national air quality research with Interior Alaska site

October 7, 2021
A site near Delta Junction will be the Alaska research location in a $12 million multi-state project to determine the content of airborne...
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Crew member Johna Winters, a master’s student in marine resource management at Oregon State University, watches from the Sikuliaq’s bridge on Sept. 20, 2021. Bernard Coakley photo

Geophysics professor wraps up voyage exploring Amerasia Basin’s origin

October 4, 2021
A science cruise led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher to investigate the origin of the Arctic Ocean’s Amerasia Basin has come to an...
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Alexandru Lapadat at Eagle and Symphony Lakes in Alaska, 2017. Photo courtesy Alexandru Lapadat.

UAF awards first Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship

September 20, 2021
Alexandru Lapadat has a story Alaskans often hear from visitors who come back to the state after a first visit. “I was here once four years ago...
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Surface water extent is shown (blue) around New Orleans on Aug 29, 2021. Water extent data is derived from synthetic aperture radar. A SAR image is in the background. Credit: UAF Geophysical Institute.

Work by UAF researchers and NASA aids Hurricane Ida response

September 17, 2021
Federal emergency managers needed detailed information as Hurricane Ida approached Louisiana at the end of August. In Fairbanks, 3,400 miles away...
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A photo of CuPID in December 2019, when the chassis, or base frame of the device, met the avionics. Credit: Emil Atz

Big space mystery gets big attention from UAF space physicist

September 14, 2021
Associate professor Hyunju Connor is looking forward to the launch of an Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California...
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The Geophysical Institute’s Carl Tape talks about a small earthquake that had just occurred in the Anchorage area on Monday, Aug. 31, 2021. Credit: Daniel Walker, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute

GI researcher to lead four-year project to revolutionize seismology

September 3, 2021
A project to unite seismic data analysis and modeling with supercomputing power may help answer some of the biggest questions about the Earth’s...
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View of the GI's 75th anniversary celebration from the sixth floor of the Elvey Building. GI photo by LJ Evans.

A great day for an anniversary celebration

August 31, 2021
Hundreds of people came to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute to help celebrate its 75th anniversary on a cool Saturday in...
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Regine Hock on a research trip in Greenland. Photo courtesy Regine Hock.

Geophysical Institute glaciologist receives international acclaim

August 26, 2021
Glaciologist Regine Hock has been awarded a top honor by the International Glaciological Society for her “long-standing and ongoing service in...
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The research vessel Sikuliaq cruises through icebergs. The ship is owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Photo by Mark Teckenbrock

Geophysics professor sails north in search of deep-sea answer

August 11, 2021
How one of the two large basins underlying the Arctic Ocean formed during the Mesozoic Era remains a mystery to scientists. It’s one that...
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The C.T. Elvey building, completed in 1970, is named for Christian T. Elvey, managing director of the Geophysical Institute from 1952-1963. Geophysical Institute photo.

UAF Geophysical Institute to mark 75 years with public celebration

August 11, 2021
Come help the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute celebrate its 75th anniversary. Visit with scientists and enjoy interactive...
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Left to right, Athena project manager Helena Buurman of the Alaska Satellite Facility; Karen Diener, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency system engineering and technical assistant; and Nettie La Belle-Hamer, director of the Alaska Satellite Facility and UAF’s interim vice chancellor for research

Alaska Satellite Facility gains increased computing power that can save lives

July 16, 2021
A new high-performance computing cluster hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and provided by the federal...
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The Skydio X2 Enterprise is the model of unmanned aircraft system that will be used for operational flights in the Unalakleet program. Photo: Skydio

ACUASI training rural residents to fly unmanned craft to aid Coast Guard

June 29, 2021
Residents of a remote Alaska coastal community will fly unmanned aircraft systems to support the Coast Guard’s oil spill response, fuel tank...
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The “Big Dog” antenna is housed in a dome atop the Akasofu Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The antenna is one of two that are used to receive VIIRS data from two polar-orbiting satellites. Photo: Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks

GINA group provides the big picture in wildfire season

June 25, 2021
Fire season is underway in Alaska, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is helping — as it does every year — in the...
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This illustration from the article shows the location of temperature sensors at the Dalton Highway research site. Drone photo by Soraya Kaiser; illustration distributed under Creative Commons 4.0 International

Research shows Alaska infrastructure at risk of earlier failure

June 23, 2021
Roads, bridges, pipelines and other types of infrastructure in Alaska and elsewhere in the Arctic will deteriorate faster than expected due to a...
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This hemispheric view of Venus was created using more than a decade of radar investigations culminating in the 1990-1994 Magellan mission, and is centered on the planet's North Pole. Image: NASA/JPL/USGS

UAF professor on science team for new NASA mission to Venus

June 2, 2021
NASA has approved two missions to Venus, and that means University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute research professor Robert Herrick is...
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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.

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