IOP3 Thursday June 24th

WTAMU students conducted the Third Intensive Observational Period on Sunday 20 June. Activities included repairing some stations and downloading data, as well as an afternoon weather balloon lauch that sampled the environment where weak thunderstorms were trying to break the cap with help from intense heating from the canyon walls. The high temperature in the Park was 104.8degrees F at the Texas Tech floor station! The second successful weather balloon launch was also conducted. Photos from the operations are posted below. 







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