{"id":85697,"date":"2018-10-07T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T18:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=85697"},"modified":"2019-04-10T16:56:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T02:56:23","slug":"student-research-flys-sky-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/07\/student-research-flys-sky-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Student research at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa flies sky high"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuxUyVlx_Mc?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Weather stations on Earth\u2019s surface are easy to install. But how do meteorologists know what the weather is like 6 to 12 miles above their heads? Knowing the state of the upper atmosphere is vital for forecasting weather on the ground. To obtain this information, weather balloons are launched twice a day in almost 900 locations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a> students in Assistant Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alisonnugent.com\/\"><strong>Alison Nugent\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> atmospheric science class launch a weather balloon each semester to learn the process first hand. The balloon floated up to about 13.5 miles (10 kilometers) above the Earth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85706\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85706\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/manoa-soest-weather-ballooon-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"student holding on to white weather balloon\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/manoa-soest-weather-ballooon-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/manoa-soest-weather-ballooon-2-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/manoa-soest-weather-ballooon-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa atmospheric science student preparing to release a weather balloon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The helium balloon has an instrument package attached, which measures temperature, pressure and humidity as it rises through the atmosphere. The instruments send back data to a ground receiver. The location of the balloon, wind speed and wind direction with altitude can also be observed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want the students to be able to see the connection between what we learn in the classroom and how it applies to the real science of data gathering,&rdquo; Nugent said. &ldquo;I believe such an experience is worth a thousand lectures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nugent has the students use the dataset to learn how to calculate various atmospheric indices, such as the lifting condensation level (cloud base), convective available potential energy (energy available for convection) and other measures of atmospheric energy and stability. <\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"&ldquo;Weve\">&ldquo;We\u2019ve<\/span> been trying to understand all of these different variables in class and we always used data given to us,&rdquo; <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心视频<\/abbr> M&#257;noa student <strong>Maarten Molenaar<\/strong> said. &ldquo;Now we\u2019re going to use our own data and make connections to what we see in the sky right above us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was really exciting,&rdquo; <abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> M&#257;noa student <strong>Eleanore Law<\/strong> said. &ldquo;We\u2019re seeing all the data pile in. It is cool to see life happening in action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nugent splashed into the public spotlight when she helped break down this summer\u2019s Hurricane Lane on local TV news for hours to help viewers better understand the science behind what was happening.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related <em><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> News<\/em> story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/08\/28\/uh-shares-hurricane-expertise\/\"><abbr>糖心视频<\/abbr> atmospheric scientists share hurricane expertise<\/a>, August 28, 2018<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85705\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/manoa-soest-weather-ballooon-1.jpg\" alt=\"students and instructor posing with white weather balloon\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85705\" 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