The MOHAVE-2009 "Hard-Core", from left to right: M. Gomez (NRL), D. Walsh (JPL), D. Whiteman (GSFC), T. Gribsby (JPL), D. Hurst (NOAA), C. Straub (U. Bern), R. Selkirk (UMBC), G. Nedoluha (NRL), T. McGee (GSFC), M. Calhoun (HUB), N. Kampfer (U. Bern), D. Venable (HUB), G. Sumnicht (GSFC), L. Twigg (GSFC), E. Hall (NOAA), A. Jordan (NOAA), T. Leblanc (JPL). (Photo credit: Rennie) TMF near Building 21, a.k.a. Lidarland. (Photo Credit: Allen) Microwave radiometers in action. Front (white): MIAWARA-C; at the very back: WVMS, both looking South-East (Photo Credit: Allen) Checking "ground truth": The THref instrument. (Photo Credit: Allen) TMF-Lidar "Mission Control": 3 lidars + 2 balloon systems = 12 atmospheric composition and thermodynamic variables measured and monitored simultaneously (Photo Credit: Allen) JPL at work, the rest of the world is watching.... (Photo Credit: Corinne) NOAA at work as well! (thanks for the logistical support for balloon launches, it was great to have you there!) (Photo Credit: Corinne) $5000 package. Don't drop it! (Photo Credit: Allen) A daytime ECC+CFH launch for the TES and MkIV colleagues. (Photo Credit: Grant) And there she flies... (Photo Credit: Grant) Looking towards the High Desert (North-East): That's where most balloons go...(Photo Credit: Allen) Nik and Rennie chasing balloons... (Photo Credit: Corinne) Another Balloon Hunter (Corinne)... (Photo Credit: Rennie) Chasing balloons... a dangerous job... (Photo Credit: Corinne) Sometimes successful.... (Photo Credit: Thierry) Even at night!... (Photo Credit: Corinne) Sometimes not! (Photo Credit: Corinne) Sometimes far away... (Corinne) (Photo Credit: Rennie) ...very far away... (Rennie) (Photo Credit: Corinne) ...
but always by Happy Scientists! (Nik and Rennie) (Photo Credit: Corinne) ...and
Scientists of all ages.... (Photo Credit: Monique)
MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR THIS GREAT CAMPAIGN!
Check out this Live Daytime Balloon Launch by Dan Walsh (JPL) and Tony Grigsby (JPL):
