Remnants of old fires from 2023 are getting active again in northeast British Columbia. Called “zombie fires” for how they overwinter under snow, the infrared bands of this satellite image make one of these fires visible as hot spots on the edge of last year's burn scars. #bcwx

Breakup is upon us! This DayLandCloud image of Norton Sound uses exaggerated colors for better visibility of different features. For example, the snow and ice is colored cyan and the emerging vegetation is in browns and greens. You can even glimpse the Yukon at right. #akwx

An ice jam has recently developed on the Nushagak River above Dillingham, as captured by satellite imagery. The jam has caused water levels to rise upstream, yet floodwaters remain contained within the floodplain, posing no immediate threat to upstream communities.
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GINA’s new satellite antenna is up and running! Atop the UA Fairbanks ELIF building, it will receive data from future satellites to advance the science of remote sensing and ensure redundancy in our operations. Here's a NOAA-21 DayLandCloud from our antenna! @noaasatellites #akwx

Want to learn more about the amazing universe of space exploration, science and technology? The UA Fairbanks Science Potpourri happening tomorrow - Saturday, April 13 - is part of @noaasatellites “Find Your Place in Space Week!” Stop by for activities and learning for all ages!

What's up at the UA Fairbanks Geophysical Institute? A new rooftop antenna for our GINA, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, that's what.

Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) NOAA

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During #WomensHistoryMonth , ARM recognizes #WomeninScience who are leaders in #climatescience . Today, meet Brookhaven Lab’s Maria Zawadowicz, Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Allison Aiken, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Susannah Burrows, and Texas A&M University’s Sarah Brooks | DOE Office of Science | Learn more: bit.ly/ARMWHM

GINA’s director, Jen Delamere, who also daylights as the chair of ARM’s user executive committee, recently wrote about the committee’s meeting in October where she reflects on the people of ARM and the committee itself. Read it below! ARM News

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In this Spring '24 Aurora, GINA's own Grace Veenstra discusses spring breakup, and its affect on communities like Circle and Sleetmute.

Click to read about how ice jams can cause flooding, and how satellite imagery and citizen science help!

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Rick Thoman's Arctic Report Card is focused on Sea Ice this Week. He Reports:

While extent nears seasonal maximum, thickness remains low, with ominous implications for summer melt. Barents Sea sees significant loss, with Alaska experiencing mixed ice conditions. @AlaskaWx

On this Valentine's Day, we'd like to share with you one of our Alaskan loves, polar satellites! These are satellites that do not stay in place (relative to earth) but orbit the earth by going over the poles. NOAA Satellites #akwx

Want to live and work in Alaska?

Have a passion for Environmental Monitoring, Coding, and GIS?

Want to work on projects that directly benefit Alaskans?

If you answered yes, Apply to work at GINA, the Geographic Information Network of Alaska, as a Geospatial Data Analyst!

Did you miss this week's VAWS Webinar? Not to Worry!

Access ' Decision Support in the High Arctic: five weeks of embedded deployment aboard the R/V Sikuliaq' below, to learn about life on the only ice-capable vessel in the US Academic Research Fleet

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Reminder! This Wednesday, Feb 14th, tune into the next VAWS Webinar about UAF's very own ice breaker, the R/V Sikuliaq! #SeaIce #Icebreaker

Want to be involved in environmental monitoring and assessment to benefit the public? GINA is seeking a geospatial data analyst to support projects such as wildland fire risk assessment, air quality monitoring and more. Info: careers.alaska.edu/en-us/job/5276…

Tune in Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 11-12 AKST for a #VAWS webinar from Michael Lawson of the NWS Alaska Sea Ice Program! Lawson will discuss decision support work conducted on the UAF research vessel R/V Sikuliaq, and his five week deployment onboard as an ice analyst.

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It’s fifty below zero here in Fairbanks. In Fahrenheit, that’s not just freezing, that’s 80 degrees below freezing! These pictures from GINA’s Jay Cable show his bike by the UA Fairbanks sign, and the thick inversion layer over Fairbanks caused by the dense cold air. #akwx

It’s been a busy week of conferences for GINA’s amazing employees! Owen and Carl can be seen chatting with curious attendees at the American Meteorological Society, and Hunter snapped some pictures at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium! #AMSS2024 #AMS2024

😍Check out this stunning example of a #polar #low forming along the ice edge, behind the arctic front. These lows are classified based on how they form. But they tend to be small (mesoscale), but can be very strong. #akwx GINA

Dive into the 2023 #JPSS #ScienceDigest and see how JPSS satellite data is enhancing weather forecasting and environmental monitoring. 📖

Gain valuable insights into practical applications. Download your copy: nesdis.noaa.gov/jpss-digest