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Master Sgt. Chris Becvar, Loadmaster for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., loads a dropsonde into a chute during an atmospheric river reconnaissance flight out of Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Nev., Jan. 31, 2021. Upon it's release, the dropsonde measures atmospheric data such as barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity and transmits the data back to the WC-130J where it is assimilated into forecasts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 02.01.2021 14:27 |
| Photo ID: | 6503780 |
| VIRIN: | 210131-F-KV687-1166 |
| Resolution: | 5330x7462 |
| Size: | 25.72 MB |
| Location: | RENO, NV, US |
| Web Views: | 38 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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Hurricane Hunters weather winter out west for atmospheric rivers
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