Nathan Magee

(TCNJ - Physics Department)

Captured Cirrus Ice Particles in High Definition

What Meteo Colloquium GR Undergraduate
When Apr 24, 2019
from 03:30 pm to 04:30 pm
Where 112 Walker Building, John Cahir Auditorium
Contact Name Jerry Harrington
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Nathan Magee TCNJ

New results will be presented from an experimental capture system that achieves high resolution cryo-scanning electron microscopy images of natural cirrus particles. The novel system (Ice Cryo-Encapsulation by Balloon, "ICEBall") deploys a balloon-borne payload with environmental sensors and hermetically-sealed cryo-encapsulation cells.  The payload scoops particles from cirrus clouds, seals them, and returns them via parachute for vapor-locked transfer onto a cryo-scanning electron microscopy stage.  On several flights, including one highlighted here, thousands of cirrus particles were retrieved and imaged, revealing unanticipated particle morphologies and even greater complexity than expected