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U.S. Navy Lt. Anna Hook releases a sensor package on a weather balloon from the deck of Scripps Oceanography research vessel Sally Ride in October. The photo was taken by U.S. Air Force Major Ben Wauer. The release was part of the Couple Air Sea Processes and Electromagnetic ducting Research (CASPER) initiative, which was conducting a month-long Office of Naval Research-sponsored cruise to survey atmospheric and upper ocean conditions in the upwelling region off Southern California. [Source: Scripps Institution of Oceanography]
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