Start Date:1999-11 Location:Chile People:Sakamoto, Seiichi Yun, Min Giovanelli, Riccardo Radford, Simon Otarola, Angel Nyman, Lars Ake Brooks, Kate |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:MMA/ALMA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) |
Description:As part of ALMA site testing, weather balloons, or radiosondes, were launched to measure the vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, and humidity. Balloons were launched about 1 km west of the present location of the ALMA AOS building, and the equipment, including the tanks of helium for the balloons, was stored in a container. Inside the container in November 1999, l-r: Seichi Sakamoto, Min Yun, Riccardo Giovanelli, Simon Radford, Angel Otarola, Lars Ake Nyman, and Kate Brooks. [show more]
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