| NASA Global Precipitation Measurement Mission

Preparing for Radiosonde Launch at GCPEx

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Preparing for the radiosonde launch – which measures weather conditions through the atmosphere as it ascends (12 Feb 2012)

Pictured: Dave Hudak (red sweater) & Stephen Berg

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Even 4x4s are buried under the 12” of snow of the lake effect fall of snow. (12 Feb 2012).

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The lake effect snowfall is lit up by the lights of Barrie (northwest of the CARE site).

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Mission operations inside the CARE trailer – which can be very cold at times! (11 Feb 2012)

Pictured: Norm Wood (far) and Tristan L'Ecuyer (near).

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The ADMIRARI instrument operating at the CARE site (11 Feb 2012)

The lights on the instrument allows remote operators to keep and eye on any snow build up on the sensors that would affect the measurements.