P004
Balloons in Earth and Planetary Sciences: Research, Applications, and Emerging Concepts
Session ID#: 157796
Session Description:
Scientific balloons have greatly expanded our capabilities to investigate geophysical phenomena on the Earth and beyond. They can fill the gap between Earth and space-based observations, offer large coverage areas, and enable an aerial perspective at a fraction of the cost of a satellite mission. Programs such as the NASA High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) have also been instrumental in increasing student involvement in the sciences. This session will be dedicated to discussing current and planned scientific ballooning initiatives in the Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences.
We invite presentations on experiments designed for balloon platforms. Topics can include but are not limited to research from atmospheric sciences (including atmospheric chemistry), geomagnetism, planetary sciences, and seismology. Presentations may report results from past experiments, conceptual design, or theoretical work relating to future experiments.
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Index Terms:
0343 Planetary atmospheres [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0394 Instruments and techniques [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
5405 Atmospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5494 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
Primary Convener: Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners: Tetsuya Yoshida, JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan and Daniel C Bowman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Two large quakes sensed in the stratosphere by pressure sensors on board Strateole-2 balloons (1065974)
Raphael Garcia1, Adrien Klotz2, Albert Hertzog3, Roland Martin4, Solène Gérier2, Ervan Kassarian2, Jérôme Bordereau5, Stephanie Venel6 and David Mimoun2, (1)Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, DEOS/SSPA, Toulouse Cedex 04, France, (2)Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Toulouse Cedex 04, France, (3)Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique-IPSL CNRS/PSL-ENS/Sorbonne Université/Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Cedex, France, (4)GET Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (5)Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique Palaiseau, Palaiseau Cedex, France, (6)CNES, Valdosta, France
BALBOA Thermal Analysis – TVAC Experiment and Flight Test (1070128)
Xiaoyan Zhou, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Sir B Rafol, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Daniel Costanzo, UCLA, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States, Doug Ferguson, Peraton, Herndon, United States and Sidh Sikka, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, United States
Balloon Trajectory Prediction: Improving Calculation-based Techniques (1073955)
Sydney Jetton1, Haleigh Brown1, Reed Hovenkotter1, Hank Rugg1 and Carl Spangrude2, (1)Montana Space Grant Consortium, Missoula, United States, (2)Montana State University, Montana Space Grant Consortium, Bozeman, MT, United States
Working towards long endurance stratospheric Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer (POPS) measurements onboard the World View Stratollite (1127824)
Elizabeth Asher1,2, Troy D Thornberry1, Ru-Shan Gao1, Steven J Ciciora1, Alan Stern3 and David W Fahey4, (1)NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (2)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, United States, (3)World View Enterprises, Tucson, United States, (4)NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Solar Balloon Communication and Altitude Control for Multi-Balloon Sensor Swarms (1128967)
Zach Yap, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK, United States, Emalee Hough, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Stillwater, OK, United States and Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK, United States
Solar Balloon Trajectory Performance Prediction and Evaluation (1164930)
Emalee Hough, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Stillwater, OK, United States, Zach Yap, Oklahoma State University Main Campus, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK, United States, Jamey Jacob, Oklahoma State University, Unmanned Systems Research Institute, Stillwater, OK, United States, Brian R Elbing, Oklahoma State University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Stillwater, OK, United States, Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, Daniel C Bowman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States and Attila Komjathy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Balloon Borne GPS-sondes that Enable Simultaneous Multi-Point Atmospheric Sensing with a Single Ground Station (1177687)
Peter Ribbens1, Aroh Barjatya1, Robert Clayton1, Julio Guardado1, Joshua Milford2 and Jacob Gambrill1, (1)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, United States, (2)Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Variable Altitude Aerobots for Venus: A Terrestrial Test Flight Demonstration (1187531)
Jacob Izraelevitz1, Michael Pauken1, Siddharth Krishnamoorthy1, Ashish Goel1, Leonard I Dorsky1, Carolina Aiazzi1, Kevin Baines1, James A Cutts1, Caleb Turner2, Carlos Quintana2, Kevin Carlson3, TIM Lachenmeier2 and Jeffery Hall1, (1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (2)Near Space Corporation, Tillamook, United States, (3)Near Space Corporation, Tillamook, OR, United States
Beryllium Isotopes for Resolving Dynamics in the Stratosphere (BIRDIES): a balloon campaign targeting deep convection gravity waves (1189837)
Sonia Wharton1, Alan J. Hidy2, Thomas Stephen Ehrmann1, Hassan Beydoun2, Philip J Cameron-Smith1, Wenbo Zhu3 and Shaun N. Skinner3, (1)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, United States, (2)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States, (3)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, United States
Measurements of Atmospheric Noble Gases in Antarctica Captured by Autonomous Balloon Sampling (1193848)
Alex Meshik1, Karl Kehm2, Olga Pravdivtseva3 and Brian Rauch3, (1)Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States, (2)Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United States, (3)Washington University in St. Louis, Physics, St. Louis, MO, United States
Sampling Microplastics and Extremophile Organisms on Balloon Borne Payloads (1196051)
James E Simmons1, Edgar A Bering III1, Jason Ruszkowski2, Aaron Smith2, Nikolai Sardo2 and Kyle Myren2, (1)University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States, (2)University of Houston, Houston, United States
