SAGUACHE COUNTY— Valley residents are invited to watch as two dozen small research drones zip, hover, and soar over parts of the San Luis Valley Saturday, July 14, collecting data on how and where clouds form, storms start, and rain falls.
Valley residents are invited to observe the operations at the beginning of Flight Week to find out more about what atmospheric scientists from around the world hope to learn about the atmosphere and regional weather through research right here in the San Luis Valley.
The exhibition will take place on Saturday, July 14, 8 a.m. to noon at Leach Airport in Center, located at County Road 53 and County Road C. The open house will be held from 8 a.m. to noon. A panel discussion is set for 9-10 a.m., with: Gijs de Boer, CIRES/University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA; Suzanne Smith, University of Kentucky; Brian Argrow, CU Boulder Aerospace Engineering Sciences and Capt. Phil Hall, NOAA/UAS program
To register go to http://bit.ly/flightweek2018