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Funding graciously provided courtesy of: SCIPP, UCSC, Quarknet, and CSUS
Check out video of untethered launch: Der Grosste Ballon |
May 5, 2012 Register by Feb 10, 2012 Tobin
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Student mentoring and support provided courtesy of various community members, universities, and other professional organizations. We are deeply indebted to the continuing support of leading researchers, professors, and students at UC, Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics.
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Muon Detector Tips(pdf) Linear Approx of Pressure/Altitude Two Station
Theodolite: Check
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Planning the ExperimentUse our website to learn more about the atmosphere and to design exciting experiments: Student
Worksheets (pdf) Instrument
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Tips
on designing Examples from the Bearcat
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Reports & Presentations |
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How fast does a balloon with a broken tether, rise? At what altitude will a balloon burst?
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Ideas for Additional ResearchHow accurately can we measure altitude with a barometer? Which of the Atmospheric models for pressure & temperature does our data best fit? Can we use the size of a known object on an aerial photo to calculate the altitude? |
How much lift is needed? How much is the barometer pressure reading affected by the dynamic pressure of the wind? Should the thermometer be shaded? |
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