Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, Alaska
Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, AlaskaSockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, on the Seward Peninsula near Salmon Lake, Alaska.
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Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, on the Seward Peninsula near Salmon Lake, Alaska.
Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, on the Seward Peninsula near Salmon Lake, Alaska.
Spawning sockeye salmon in the Grand Central River, near Nome, Alaska
Spawning sockeye salmon in the Grand Central River, near Nome, Alaska
Sockeye salmon in shallow waters of Salmon Lake which is at the headwaters of the Pilgrim River.
Sockeye salmon in shallow waters of Salmon Lake which is at the headwaters of the Pilgrim River.
Northern Fulmars on the water
Northern Fulmars on the water
Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River
Whiskered Auklet in the Aleutian Islands
Whiskered Auklet in the Aleutian Islands
Yukon River and rainbow near Eagle, Alaska
Yukon River and rainbow near Eagle, Alaska
Sheridan River sonar
George Durner collecting data on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner collecting data on an anesthetized polar bear
Sheridan River scour hole
Sheridan River scour hole
The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) structural monitoring system in the 20- story Atwood Building is one of the most sophisticated systems in the country. Sensors are deployed on the parking and street levels, the electrical and mechanical levels, the roof level, and the 2nd, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, and 19th floors.
The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) structural monitoring system in the 20- story Atwood Building is one of the most sophisticated systems in the country. Sensors are deployed on the parking and street levels, the electrical and mechanical levels, the roof level, and the 2nd, 7th, 8th, 13th, 14th, and 19th floors.
The Robert Atwood building sensors are complemented by the Delaney Park borehole array. This array of buried, three-component sensors in six boreholes ranging in depth from 15 to 200 feet (5–60 meters), with a seventh sensor at the surface.
The Robert Atwood building sensors are complemented by the Delaney Park borehole array. This array of buried, three-component sensors in six boreholes ranging in depth from 15 to 200 feet (5–60 meters), with a seventh sensor at the surface.
Black Scoter: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Black Scoter: Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Steller's Eider in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Steller's Eider in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound next to a ruler
Pacific sand lance in Prince William Sound next to a ruler
A Pacific sand lance, Pacific herrring and a capelin in Prince William Sound, Alaska
A Pacific sand lance, Pacific herrring and a capelin in Prince William Sound, Alaska