Snow Scientists Dig Deep in Grand Mesa
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- Edited by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Batuhan Osmanoglu,
- Carrie Vuyovich, and
- Hans-Peter Marshall
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- Produced by:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons and
- Jessica Merzdorf
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- Videography:
- Ryan Fitzgibbons
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- Support:
- Joy Ng
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Music: "Storm Chasers," "Black Coffee," "From Small Beginnings," Universal Production Music
Complete transcript available.
NASA’s SnowEx ground and airborne campaign is a multiyear effort using a variety of techniques to study snow characteristics, and the team concluded their second year in March 2020. Not only is SnowEx learning valuable information about how snow properties change by terrain and season, but they are also testing the tools NASA will need to sample snow from space.
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See NASA.gov
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Batuhan Osmanoglu (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Carrie Vuyovich (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Hans-Peter Marshall (Boise State University) [Lead]
- Adam Warren (USRA)
- Alejandra Luna Guzmán (ATA Aerospace)
- Céline Vargel (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Chris Chickadel (University of Washington)
- Chris Hiemstra (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab)
- Chris Polashenski (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab (CRREL))
- Derek Hudson (NASA/GSFC)
- Jessica Lundquist (University of Washington)
- Jinmei Pan (Ohio State University)
- Kate Hale (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Martin Perrine (University of Maryland)
- Steve Tanner (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Steven Pestana (University of Washington)
- Suzanne Craig (University of Colorado Boulder)
- Travis Roth (Oregon State University)
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Interviewees
- Jerry Newlin (ATA Aerospace)
- Megan Mason (Boise State University)
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Producer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Videographer
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
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Production assistant
- Jessica Merzdorf (Telophase) [Lead]
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Support
- Joy Ng (KBRwyle) [Lead]
- Mike Wenner (Grand Mesa Lodge)
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Technical support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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