We are studying the electrical evolution of thunderstorms
by flying multiple series of instrumented balloons into the storms that
form over the Magdalena Mountains in central New Mexico. This project
is funded by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ATM-9626542.
The photos on this page were taken by Terry Hock of the National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
Thanks, Terry!
Page 1 - Practicing and
waiting
The students on the two balloon
launch crews wait for a storm. From right to left they are:
Ivy Winger (Univ. of Oklahoma), Wes Shroyer, Kevin Young,
Kim Whicker, Vera Sazonova,
and Lee Coleman (all Univ. of Mississippi).
Team 1 has their balloon out, but just for
practice...
From left: Lee, Dr. Dave Rust (Natl. Severe Storms Lab),
Wes,
Dr. Tom Marshall (Univ. of Mississippi, and Principal Investigator),
and Ivy.
Team 2, with their balloon out, practicing.
From left: Dave, Kevin, Vera, Tom, and Kim.
Getting instructions.
From the left: Tom, Dave, Kim, Aaron
Bansemer (Univ. of Oklahoma), Kevin,
Wes, Vera, Lee, and Dr. Maribeth Stolzenburg
(Univ. of Mississippi).
Page
2 of the Langmuir Lab Photo Gallery -
Testing and preparing
