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Douglas Weibel
Professional Title
Unmanned Aircraft Pilot/Engineer
Department
CU Boulder
Home State
Colorado
MOSAiC Team
Atmosphere
Sea Ice
Tasks
Maintenance and flight operations of unmanned aircraft systems to support atmospheric and surface property data collection.
Science Questions
Understanding spatial and temporal variability at small scales in atmospheric and surface properties.
What are you most excited about the expedition?
Unmanned aircraft offer a way to collect observations that generally cannot be acquired with terrestrial or manned-aircraft systems. Operating UAS in such an extreme environment will be a significant challenge.
What do you love most about the Arctic?
Stark beauty