NCAR ULW 2005

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Boeing 777 getting readyBusiness class is the only way to fly
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Rocky Mountain highDenver Airport is huge
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Mamatus over the terminalThunderstorms at sunset at DIA
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The view from NCAR's director's officeFrom the roof of the Mesa Lab
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Visiting NCAR's supercomputersThe new Linux cluster
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More serversThe lobby of the Mesa Lab
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Outside the Mesa Lab (authorized vehicles only)Designed similar to Native American symbols
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NOAA's Space Environment CenterAtmospheric chemistry samples
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Weather briefing at NOAANOAA FSL's supercomputer was no. 8 in 2002
(it's now no. 103)
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Supercomputing corridorScience on a Sphere
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David Skaggs Building of NOAASpace Weather lecture at Foothills Lab
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Waterfall at Rocky Mountain National ParkUpstream at RMNP
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The ladies of the groupLadies taking photos
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The guysSnow lingers at 12,000 ft
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High altitude animals at RNMP
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Mountains above the lake of our picnicOur group (minus Douglas)
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The lakeNCAR's C-130
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Inside the C-130Coffee maker and microwave onboard
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PropellersNCAR's new jet HIAPER
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NSF funded HIAPERFrom afar
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The Earth Observing Lab (EOL) ShopAutomated cutting machine
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Parts made for a high altitude telescopeThe residence halls at University of Colorado
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Really scary monkeyEmily and the monkey
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Making a tornadoOur first computers
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Tim demonstrating CapoeiraTim and Jill doing cartwheel-like maneuvers
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Chatting at the receptionLooking out the windows of Mesa Lab
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Tim and Susan posing for photosMesa Lab from afar
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Hotel by the Denver AirportClouds at sunset
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An intersting van nearbyStorms in the distance

 

Thanks to Tim Barnes, Susan Foster and all my fellow student participants
for making the workshop an awesome experience