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08-12-99

For the second morning in a row I could tell that the weather was different without even looking at the radar.

08-11-99

By the time I finished the morning, it was 2 p.m. At that hour the Snack Bar was the closest thing open. The name really doesn't do it justice, because it features a bakery counter, made-to-order pizza...

08-10-99

Sure enough, the band of showers got stronger during the night, even producing some lightning. The rain storms here are as wet as any in the world, but there is almost no lightning...

08-09-99

I had a choice – either go to the bonfire on the beach and get rained on, or head back to my quarters. So, I did what any red-blooded meteorologist would do...

08-08-99

At 5:00 in the morning it can be a little difficult to pick out your bike from about 50 of the same style, 20 of which are the same color! Methinks it's time for some customization.

08-07-99

The weather balloon site at Meck Island is not collecting data right now because some circuit boards need to be replaced and we are waiting for shipment from Tulsa. The Citation jet from University of North Dakota is essentially grounded...

08-06-99

You might not think of a coral atoll and bicycles in the same sentence, but around Kwaj it makes good sense. The island is small enough that cars would just get in the way...

08-05-99

The day started early, up before 5 a.m. so that Jeff and I could collect status reports from the various sites before a 6:30 a.m. briefing. Jet lag worked in my favor

08-04-99

Our arrival had just the right touch -- the Continental Micronesia Airlines Boeing 727 gracefully descended through a layer of short cumulus clouds to reveal...






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