Geophysical Institute biennial report 1995--1996
The mission of the Geophysical Institute is to understand the basic physical processes governing Earth, especially as they occur in, or are relevant to the Arctic; to train graduate and undergraduate students to play leading roles in tomorrow`s society; to solve applied geophysical problems and develop resource-oriented technology of importance to the state and the nation; and to satisfy the intellectual and technological needs of fellow Alaskans through public service. The variety of subjects studied by the faculty, research staff members, and graduate students at the Geophysical Institute include auroral physics and chemistry, arctic haze, ice fog, atmospheric dynamics, ozone, Alaska weather patterns, regional meteorology and climatology, global climate change, cloud physics and radiation, permafrost, glaciers, sea ice, remote sensing, geothermal energy, tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes. Summaries are presented of the projects undertaken by the Institute in these fields.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Alaska, Geophysical Inst., Fairbanks, AK (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Office of Naval Research, Washington, DC (United States); Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States); Alaska State Government, Juneau, AK (United States); Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 290848
- Report Number(s):
- GI-99000885; ON: DE99000885; NC: NONE; TRN: AHC29901%%53
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jun 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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