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Zan Frederick (USGS) installing a camera on the Mt. Foraker weather station, located on the southeast ridge at 7,826'. Mt. McKinley (20,320 ft) and Mt. Hunter (14,573 ft) are in the background. This site is a collaboration between USGS, Denali National Park, and the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program.
Zan Frederick (USGS) installing a camera on the Mt. Foraker weather station, located on the southeast ridge at 7,826'. Mt. McKinley (20,320 ft) and Mt. Hunter (14,573 ft) are in the background. This site is a collaboration between USGS, Denali National Park, and the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program.
Zan Frederick (USGS) installing a camera on the Mt. Foraker weather station, located on the southeast ridge at 7,826'. This site is a collaboration between USGS, Denali National Park, and the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program. The camera transmits low-latency images once daily in winter and hourly during the busy summer season.
Zan Frederick (USGS) installing a camera on the Mt. Foraker weather station, located on the southeast ridge at 7,826'. This site is a collaboration between USGS, Denali National Park, and the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring program. The camera transmits low-latency images once daily in winter and hourly during the busy summer season.
Bar plot showing the percentage of Chinook salmon with evidence of heat stress in each group based on the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) protein concentration data. Map indicates sample collection locations. Sample groups are arranged by region from north to south: Norton Sound (purple), Yukon (orange), and Kuskokwim (green).
Bar plot showing the percentage of Chinook salmon with evidence of heat stress in each group based on the heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) protein concentration data. Map indicates sample collection locations. Sample groups are arranged by region from north to south: Norton Sound (purple), Yukon (orange), and Kuskokwim (green).
A shelf full of legacy data collected on seabirds in Cook Inlet and Glacier Bay, Alaska.
A shelf full of legacy data collected on seabirds in Cook Inlet and Glacier Bay, Alaska.
Alaska Science Center Data Management staff organize, scan, and digitally archive physical data. Once published as part of a data release, the physical data are organized and placed into banker boxes, labeled with pertinent information, such as the data release DOI, and moved to a secure location.
Alaska Science Center Data Management staff organize, scan, and digitally archive physical data. Once published as part of a data release, the physical data are organized and placed into banker boxes, labeled with pertinent information, such as the data release DOI, and moved to a secure location.
Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.
Orange streams are increasingly common in the Brooks Range of northern Alaska. The orange stream color reflects oxidized iron, but also often indicates elevated heavy metal concentrations. Our ongoing study aims to document these occurrences and the timing of their onset.
This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.
This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.
This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.
This is B-roll video collected during the fall of 2024 on the Alaskan shores of the Chukchi Sea.
This is B-roll video of the Kugororuk River in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Alaska from July 17, 2023.
This is B-roll video of the Kugororuk River in Noatak National Park and Preserve, Alaska from July 17, 2023.
This is B-roll video of the Anaktok Creek in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska from June 11, 2023.
This is B-roll video of the Anaktok Creek in Kobuk Valley National Park, Alaska from June 11, 2023.
This is B-roll video of POV Polar Bear Collar Cam B-roll 2019, 2021, and 2022.
This is B-roll video of POV Polar Bear Collar Cam B-roll 2019, 2021, and 2022.
Lava flows are one of the coolest (or maybe hottest!) features about volcanoes, but what would a lava flow look like if you could peel away the surface and take a peek underneath?
Lava flows are one of the coolest (or maybe hottest!) features about volcanoes, but what would a lava flow look like if you could peel away the surface and take a peek underneath?
This is a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this episode we highlight stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
This is a special edition of Outstanding in the Field, the U.S. Geological Survey’s podcast series produced by the Ecosystems Mission Area. In this episode we highlight stories from the Alaska Voices podcast, a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey’s Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
What do walrus sound like? Listen to audio clips of walrus bellowing as they are hauled out on the northwest coast of Alaska.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 2 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 2 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 1 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent time-exposure (timex) image from camera 2 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent time-exposure (timex) image from camera 2 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 2 is shown here.
Two video cameras overlook the coast from atop a windmill tower in Unalakleet, Alaska where they look westward over Norton Sound. Every half hour during daylight hours, the cameras collect snapshots and video for 10 minutes. Today’s most recent image from camera 2 is shown here.
