University of Tennessee student Emily Hockman Releases a Weather Balloon (IMAGE)

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

University of Tennessee student Emily Hockman Releases a Weather Balloon

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University of Tennessee Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries student Emily Hockman launches a weather balloon equipped with an aerial acoustic recording system (AAARS). The system was used to listen for the calls of at-risk avian species on DoD facilities.

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