at the
University of Washington
World Wide Lightning Location Network
New Pictures From Brazil, Sprite
Balloon 2002!
Overview:
The Space Sciences Division of the Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences has
several active experiments and programs underway which involve high altitude
balloon flights in 2002, 2003 and beyond, as well as data analysis from
hundreds of hours of stratospheric balloon flights in the recent past.
These studies ask questions about phenomena as diverse as Red Sprites and
the Aurora Borealis. We plan to have balloon launches in Brazil in
November, 2002, and a student balloon flight (access to space) in Spring
2003. The group is also involved with a variety of rocket
experiments to study higher altitude electrodynamics than reachable
with balloons.
Members of the Group:
Michael Kokorowski
Projects:
Sprite Balloon Experiment 2002
ELBBO/EMA
Thunderstorm Balloon
MeV Electron
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