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EPCAPE Data Capture Historic Tropical Storm’s Properties
Editor’s note: Israel Silber, an ARM data analyst at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state, provided the following post about Tropical Storm Hilary, which is now the focus of a new data epoch. While the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE) is aimed at observing and improving our understanding of marine stratocumulus clouds…
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Start of EPCAPE Campaign Draws Local Attention
On February 13, 2023, in La Jolla, California, journalists listen to Ana Gabriela “Gabi” Pessoa explain weather balloon data appearing on a laptop screen. Pessoa is one of the ARM technicians supporting the yearlong Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE). The Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier is hosting the main EPCAPE instruments. ARM’s yearlong…