Department
Geophysical Institute (GI)
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email
rocket@giuaf.gi.alaska.edu
Phone
907-474-7576
Address
PO Box 757320
Fairbanks , Alaska 99775United States

Science Specialties

space physics, auroral studies, rockets and missiles

Current Research

Shaped charge injection of field aligned Ba and Ca plasma to investigate the physics of mass-dependent ion acceleration. Fluorescent plasma tracer and perturbation experiments from sounding rockets. Barium, strontiu.m and calcium experiments from the CRRES satellite Red sprites and blue jets - middle atmospheric electrical breakdown above thunderstorms.