Tanks of helium are used to fill the balloons that researchers are getting ready to launch in Australia to study volcanic plumes.
A team of NASA and University of Wyoming scientists has ventured into the Australian bush to send a series of balloons aloft to make measurements of a volcanic plume originating from neighboring Indonesia. The campaign, in Australia’s Northern Territory, is part of an effort to better understand the climate effects of volcanic eruptions.
In this photo, tanks of helium are used to fill the balloons that researchers (left to right) Terry Deshler, Jean-Paul Vernier and Travis Knepp, are getting ready to launch in Australia. Credits: NASA