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Document Title: Technician prepares to release dropsonde (DI02196)
Description: A technician readies a dropsonde for release on a mission to study Tropical Storm Gaston. During the PREDICT field project NCAR researchers convened in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to investigate tropical cyclogenesis (how tropical cyclones develop and strengthen), one of the most challenging aspects of atmospheric science.
Creditline: copyright University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Keywords: DI02196,Gaston,PREDICT,cyclones,dropsonde,field projects,hurricanes,research equipment,tropical cyclogenesis,tropical storm
Filename: DI02196.tif