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Geologists inspect an outcrop near the sample collection site. Photo courtesy Gunther Kletetschka

UAF scientist reveals cause of lost magnetism at meteorite site

Geophysical Institute
November 19, 2021
A University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist has discovered a method for detecting and better defining meteorite impact sites that have long lost...
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The Sikuliaq, a 261-foot ice-capable research vessel operated by UAF, pauses in the Arctic Ocean in June 2021 during its fifth year of operation. A few months later, it traveled farther north than ever before — almost 500 miles beyond Point Barrow. Photo by Ethan Roth

GINA provides a guiding hand in Arctic Ocean research

Geophysical Institute
November 11, 2021
The research vessel Sikuliaq navigated among and around the chunks and slabs of Arctic sea ice above Alaska for several weeks on two voyages this...
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Rajan Itani. Photo by Daniel Walker

Student’s research upends understanding of upper atmospheric wind

Geophysical Institute
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

Geophysical Institute
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

Geophysical Institute
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

Geophysical Institute
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

Geophysical Institute
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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Artist’s evidence-based reconstruction of the four- to five-story palace that was approximately 170 feet long and 90 feet wide before its destruction. Artist’s evidence-based reconstruction of palace site on upper tall, along with modern excavation. Image from paper authored by Ted E. Bunch and used

GI researcher helps unravel cause of ancient city’s destruction

Geophysical Institute
September 22, 2021
An airburst from the explosion of a comet or meteor likely caused the instant destruction of a thriving Bronze Age city of 8,000 people in the...
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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

Geophysical Institute
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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