P41C:
Balloons in Earth and Planetary Sciences: Research, Applications, and Emerging Concepts I Posters


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Session ID#: 43906

Session Description:
Scientific balloons have greatly expanded our capabilities to investigate geophysical phenomena on the Earth and beyond. In Earth science, 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. In planetary exploration, they offer opportunities for remote sensing of atmospheric and surface process from a close range.  Programs such as the NASA High Altitude Student Platform 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. Presentations in this session highlight balloons as a powerful and versatile platform for performing experiments on Earth and beyond.
Primary Convener:  Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Conveners:  Daniel Bowman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Jean-Pierre Lebreton, University of Orleans, Orleans, France and Tetsuya Yoshida, JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
Primary Liaison:  Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Chairs:  Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States and Tetsuya Yoshida, JAXA Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
OSPA Liaison:  Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • EP - Earth and Planetary Surface Processes
  • NS - Near Surface Geophysics
  • S - Seismology
Index Terms:

0394 Instruments and techniques [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0994 Instruments and techniques [EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS]
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
7594 Instruments and techniques [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Progress towards Venus Seismology through Balloon-based Infrasound Remote Sensing (374505)
Siddharth Krishnamoorthy1, Ervan Kassarian2, Voon Hui Lai3, Dr. Camille Martire, PhD4, Attila Komjathy5, James A Cutts6, Michael Pauken1, Daniel Bowman7, Raphael Garcia8, David Mimoun9 and Jennifer M Jackson10, (1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (2)JPL/NASA/Caltech, Pasadena, United States, (3)University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States, (4)Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (5)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (6)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (7)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (8)Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, DEOS/SSPA, Toulouse Cedex 04, France, (9)Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, DEOS/SSPA, Toulouse, France, (10)California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, United States
Advanced Suborbital Flight Communication System Based on Iridium 9523 and Zigbee Mesh Network (384824)
Feng Li1, Trevor Morse1, Peter Fetros1, Byron Bowles1, Tysen Buster1, Hanna Salian1, Melissa Dow1, Forrest A. Tanner2, Jonathan P. Wheless2, Marcus S. Murbach2 and David H Atkinson3, (1)University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States, (2)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (3)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science Systems Engineering Group, Pasadena, CA, United States
China’s Planetary Optical Remote Sensing Program (388249)
Fei He1, Zhonghua Yao2, Limei Yan2, Yong Wei2 and Weixing Wan2, (1)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China, (2)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Loon: A Balloon-Based Platform for Scientific Experiments in the Lower Stratosphere (400035)
Robert W Carver1, Max Kamenetsky2 and Amrita Lonkar2, (1)Google Research, Mountain View, United States, (2)Loon, LLC, Mountain View, CA, United States
HiCIBaS: A precursor mission for high contrast imaging balloon systems (411701)
Franck Marchis1, Simon Thibault2, Olivier Côté3, Denis Brousseau2, Guillaume Allain3, Marie-Pier Lord3, Mireille Ouellet3, Deven Patel3, Cédric Vallée3, Ruslan Belikov4, Eduardo Bendek5, Celia Blain6, Colin Bradley6, David Doelman7, Olivier Daigle8, René Doyon9, F.J. Grandmont10, Michael Helmbrecht11, Matthew Kenworthy7, David Lafrenière9, Christian Marois12, Steeve Montminy13, Frans Snik14, Chris de Jonge15, Gautam Vasisht16, Jean-Pierre Veran17 and Philippe Vincent18, (1)SkyMapper, San Francisco, United States, (2)Université Laval, Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers, Laval, QC, Canada, (3)Université Laval, Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers, Laval, Canada, (4)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States, (5)NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, United States, (6)University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (7)Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands, (8)Nüvü Cameras Inc., Montréal, Canada, (9)University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, (10)3ABB Inc., Quebec City, Canada, (11)Iris AO Inc., Berkeley, United States, (12)University of Victoria, NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Victoria, BC, Canada, (13)Canadian Space Agency, Montreal, Canada, (14)Universiteit Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands Antilles, (15)SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands, (16)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (17)NRC-Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, Canada, (18)CSA, Saint Hubert, Canada
Double balloon configuration for a controlled ascent and descent for atmospheric research. (412316)
Noemi Miguélez Gómez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, United States and Aroh Barjatya, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Physics and Astronomy, Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Using Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing on Balloon Platforms for High Resolution Vertical Profiles of the Atmosphere (414049)
James Douglas Goetz, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, CO, United States, M Joan Alexander, NorthWest Research Associates Boulder, Boulder, United States, Sean M Davis, University of Colorado / CIRES, Boulder, CO, United States, Terry Deshler, University of Wyoming, Laramie, United States and Lars Kalnajs, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States
Cost-Effective Testing of New Concepts in Planetary Nuclear Spectroscopy Using High-Altitude Balloons (419820)
David J Lawrence1, Samuel Fix2, John O Goldsten3, Steven V Heuer4, Ramsey S. Hourani2, Samuel Kerem2 and Patrick N Peplowski4, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory - Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, United States, (2)Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins, Laurel, United States, (3)Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins, Laurel, MD, United States, (4)Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Numerical Simulations of Atmospheric Infrasound Generated by Surface Vibrations (Ground Impact, Earthquake, Microbaroms), Comparison with Experimental Data (345775)
Dr. Camille Martire, PhD1, Raphael Garcia2, Roland Martin3, Quentin Brissaud4, Guerman Poler2, Alexandre Cadu2, James A Cutts5, Jennifer M Jackson6, Attila Komjathy5, Siddharth Krishnamoorthy7, Voon Hui Lai6, David Mimoun2, Michael Pauken7 and Anthony Sournac2, (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, (2)Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, DEOS/SSPA, Toulouse Cedex 04, France, (3)GET Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (4)California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (5)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (6)California Institute of Technology, Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, United States, (7)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Infrasound Observations Using High Altitude Balloons (351643)
Daniel C Bowman, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States, Siddharth Krishnamoorthy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, Jonathan M Lees, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Chapel Hill, United States, Eliot F Young, Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO, United States, Oliver D Lamb, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Sarah Albert, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States, Attila Komjathy, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and James A Cutts, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
U.S. DOE ARM Tethered Balloon System at AMF3 in Oliktok Point, Alaska (354960)
Darielle Dexheimer1, Fan Mei, PhD2, Casey Longbottom1, Joe Hardesty3 and Mark Ivey4, (1)Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (3)Sandia National Laboratories, Org 6913, Albuquerque, NM, United States, (4)Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM, United States

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