HUBC had the pleasure of hosting visiting first-year Atmospheric Science Ph.D. students from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Dakota Wolf and Nicolas Neves de Oliveira. During their visit, they toured the site’s atmospheric research facilities, including the radiosonde laboratory and HUBC’s rooftop, home to a great diversity of atmospheric instrumentation. Students were able to observe everything from standard radiometers and spectrometers used in boundary layer and radiation studies to more specialized systems such as lightning detection instruments and precipitation-monitoring disdrometers, all working together to capture the constantly evolving state of the atmosphere in the vicinity of Washington D.C. 

Both Dakota and Nicolas also assisted in the preparation and successful release of an RS-92 radiosonde, gaining hands-on experience with upper-air observations and participating in post-launch data analysis conversations focused on interpreting the sounding structure of the atmosphere in real time.