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Hello again: We are nearing the end of our field campaign in Mexico. It has been a real adventure, with friendly people, great food, and interesting science. I obtained some good hydrogen peroxide measurements
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Measuring site T1 is in Tecámac. This is a little town close to Mexico City. The name Tecámac is a Náhuatl word, an ancient Mexico's language, spoken by Aztecs. In Náhuatl, Tetl or Tec means stone, camatl
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Sometimes, during a field campaign, things happen that could alter the field gas and particles measurings. For instance, this image belongs to fire started by people who lived nearby. The fire produces
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The CMET balloon group launched two balloons on March 18 which had very successful flights. The balloons were purposely brought down as they approached US airspace over the Gulf of Mexico. By doing 'soundings'
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Today we were down wind of Mexico City, and it was quite polluted. The ozone did not get that high, but perhaps that is because we are only 40 kilometers (about 25 miles) a bit close to the city. We do
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Click here to see the movie Ever wonder what an international scientific mission looks like? This short movie starts with a pan of the daily briefing held in the Operations Center, a large, windowless,
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The plane in the foreground is a Jetstream 31 (J31). It is flown under contract to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It is one of a number of planes specially outfitted to make
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