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GINA Science Education Director becomes GLOBE Education Deputy Director

Christi Buffington, who joined GINA last year as our science education director, was recently promoted to deputy director for Training, Education, and Public Engagement at the GLOBE Implementation Office! Amazing Christi, we’re so proud! In the time she’s been with GINA, Christi has quickly become a valuable member of the team. She’s brought GINA a […]

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GINA’s New Antenna

On April 6, 2024, GINA’s newest antenna – dubbed “UAF-5” – was lifted into place atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Usibelli Engineering Building. On September 6, 2024, the installation of UAF-5 was completed with the addition of it’s protective radome. This 3-meter antenna will replace the “Big Dog” antenna atop UAF’s Akasofu Building, which

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Fire Season 2024 Updates

Starting June 21 and updated every Monday, fire points videos will be posted to keep track of Alaska’s fire season. Consistent with last year’s summary, each video shows a timelapse of the fire heat points detected by GINA over the course of the 2024 Alaska Fire Season. Recent fire points are displayed as bright red

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GINA at 2022 CSPP Conference

GINA is participating in the CSPP conference hosted by the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this week! CSPP is the backbone of software GINA uses to turn raw data into products, particularly CSPP-Leo. In attendance is Satya Kalluri, head of NOAA/JPSS science team, and Lihang Zhou, the program

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