University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
While not a viewing location itself, the Geophysical Institute provides aurora forecasts and information, helpful for planning a Northern Lights viewing trip in the Fairbanks area.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
Welcome to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, situated on the traditional lands of the Dena'ina people of the lower Tanana River. Specifically, we are standing at the threshold of the globally renowned Geophysical Institute, the…
Listen in the app2The ACUASI Drone Initiative
Our first major area of focus within the Geophysical Institute is the ACUASI program—the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. Directed by a diverse team of remote sensing scientists, engineers, and airspace…
Listen in the app3The ALPACA Winter Air Study
Moving deeply into the atmospheric chemistry division, we encounter the nerve center of the ALPACA project—the Alaskan Layered Pollution and Chemical Analysis study. Supported by a massive coalition of eighteen federal and…
Listen in the app4Atmospheric Optical Profiling
To fully comprehend the vertical structure of the Fairbanks pollution trap, scientists cannot rely solely on ground-level sensors. They must find a way to measure the air hundreds of feet above the city. …
Listen in the app5Snow Chemistry and Isotopic Signatures
While lasers probe the sky and spectrometers analyze the air, another vital component of the Institute's environmental monitoring involves looking downward, directly into the winter snowpack. The snow in Fairbanks acts as a…
Listen in the app6The Large Animal Research Station
Expanding our tour beyond the strictly atmospheric and geophysical, we arrive at the Robert G. White Large Animal Research Station, affectionately known as LARS. …
Listen in the app7The Georgeson Botanical Garden
Our final stop on the campus tour takes us to a site that beautifully contradicts the frozen, dark reputation of the Fairbanks winter: the Georgeson Botanical Garden. Located about five miles northwest of the dense downtown core,…
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our extensive tour of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Geophysical Institute, take a moment to reflect on the immense concentration of intellect, curiosity, and sheer physical endurance gathered within…
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| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 64.8564, -147.8661 |
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