Heat, Storms and More Intensive Observational Periods this Weekend!

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August 07, 2021

The Heat is Back! West Texas A&M Students will be back in the Palo Duro Canyon this weekend observing the heat with the mobile weather station. Isolated storms are also crossing the Palo Duro Canyon on Saturday 7 August.

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Intensive Observational Period 5: Visit by Professor Sandip Pal to Canyon Thursday 29 July

August 03, 2021

WTAMU Students were glad to have Professor Sandip Pal and his student visit from Texas Tech University. Dr. Pal is a boundary-layer expert and will be providing his expertise for the study. Unfortunately, we did not get any group photos, as the visit was so fun we forgot to take them! Only driving transects, not weather balloons were conducted on 29 July We did see the first horned lizard:

Intensive Observational Period 6: Successful Operations on Saturday 31 July

August 03, 2021

The last day of July went out with a hot day that proved perfect for WTAMU students to conduct intensive observations with the mobile van and weather balloon system. The morning students also tested the tethersonde system before it got too windy. A cold front and convection brought cooler weather for the start of August late in the evening.

Intensive Observational Period 4: Successful Operations on Wed 28 July

August 03, 2021

Successful Intensive Observational Period (IOP) observations were conducted on Wed 30 July. Photos from the field observations follow below. Multiple transects and the first morning and afternoon weather balloon launches, as well as some tethersonde observations before it got too windy.

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