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	Tony Reale (National Environmental Satellite Data Information System ), Brad Orr (Environmental Technology Laboratory), and others donning "Gumby" (survival) suits during the last abandon ship drill.
	Reporters and cameramen from the Naeoru Bulletin (native spelling) on the 03 deck of the Ron Brown, with M.J. Post and Capt. Parsons.
	Scott Smith, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Tom Gillman, College of Desert, and Chuck Pavloski, Penn State University, doing a sun photometry gig on the Ron Brown's 03 deck (forward). Also shown are two hand-held sun photometers (Microtops and CMDL versions) and the Penn State ship-stabilized sun photometer. This type of thing happens frequently.
	Medical Officer Tom Doss and Tony Reale of the National Environmental Satellite Data Information System (NESDIS) on a hiking trail though ancient coral pinnacles on Nauru.
	Pouring liquid nitrogen to calibrate the "mailbox" radiometer, destined for the Kwajalein Experiment (KWAJEX).
	Ed Westwater, Brad Orr, Heather Zorn, and Duane Hazen on the 03 deck forward, calibrating the "mailbox" radiometer.
	View of the southeast Nauru coast at low tide from the Menen Hotel, where many Nauru99 workers and visitors reside. Swimming and snorkeling generally is not safe because of riptides and jagged coral spires.
	Commanding Officer Roger Parsons and Chief Scientist M.J. Post "topside" on Nauru. This area has been extensively mined for phosphate (fertilizer) over the past century, lowering the island's height somewhat and leaving the interior largely unusable.
	Tepora Toliniu (student) and Jennifer Aicher (teacher) of La Vai Moana Marine Center in American Samoa, working in the Hydro Lab. Jen also helps with balloon launches and Tepora with hand-held sun photometer observations.
	Nauru Airport. Planes must taxi across the main highway to get from the terminal to the runway. The Flinders University Cessna 404 is the small plane in front of the 737.
	Friedhelm Jansen of Max Planck Institute (Hamburg, Germany) tuning the Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) lidar, which is used for continuous vertical profiling of moisture and aerosol backscatter.
	Boba Stankov of NOAA's Environmental Technology Laboratory at her work station in the computer lab, working to combine satellite data with shipborne measurements for more accurate products.
	Ronald H. Brown at sunset off Nauru, as seen from DOE's ARCS2 site. Photographer is Chuck Long.
	Last light from a training flare as it falls into Nauru waters.
	July 4 celebration and cookout on RHB just off Nauru. In the foreground are DOE's Robin Perez and film producer Hans Anderson of New Zealand.
	When seas are moderate to rough and the Ron Brown is underway, we often encounter bow spray. It often blows backwards and wets instruments and people alike, sometimes reaching the bridge.
	Heather Zorn of NOAA's Environmental Technology Laboratory on top of the Radiometer Van attending to scanning 5-mm and 14-um radiometers. These instruments slide to the end of a 20-foot-long I-beam, well beyond the side of the ship, to view undisturbed portside waters 25 feet below. Olympic gymnastic hopefuls have used the beam to practice balance beam routines, but they have not been seen since.
	Hans Verlinde of Pennsylvania State University working on the C-band radar's remote display and control computers deep in the bowels of the ship, far from the radar itself. Hans will be working with the Mirai and Nauru to identify storm cells for study, and to direct the Cessna 404.
	Ann Weickmann at work inside the High-Resolution Doppler Lidar van, figuring out how to use all those bits from the C-band radar's inertial navigation unit to stabilize the lidar's scanner.
	Scientists and crew muster to one of six life raft stations during an abandon ship drill, conducted at least once per week. Besides a life jacket, each person brings a hat; long pants; shirt; full-body exposure suit; and drinking water, if handy. Fire drills are also conducted at least once per week.
	University of Flinders' Cessna 404 about to fly between the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's tropical atmospheric ocean buoy and the Ron Brown just after completing an up-down profile to 3 km altitude near the ship. Buoy and ship are about 200 m apart. This image was captured from the ship's RHIB (small boat), deployed for the occasion.
	Ship's engineer Brian Mitchell displays his just-caught 57-lb yellow fin tuna on the fantail of the Ron Brown. This bodes well for the next few lunches and dinners for all hands. Fishing is permitted when it does not interfer with scientific observations.
	Scientists meet daily after breakfast in the library to go over plans, weather forecasts, satellite overflights, and request ship support. In the background is the mess deck - dining room to land lubbers.
	Flinders University Cessna 404 flying across bow of the Ron Brown at an altitude of about 15 m as part of its daily double circumnavigation of the "large triangle" configuration involving the Mirai, Ron Brown, and Nauru Island.
	Fishermen prepare their Mahi Mahi catch for all hands. Captain Parsons (second from left) observes with keen interest.
	Scott Smith of Brookhaven National Laboratory servicing the tropical atmospheric ocean buoy shortly after the arrival of Ron Brown (in background) on June 23.
	Photographers await the perfect moment for capturing the impending sunset. High cirrus and low cumulus hold great promise. A few moments later the entire sea appeared deep red/pink as it reflected the skylight.
	Scott Sandberg of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration/Environmental Technology Laboratory washing dirt off the top of the high resolution Doppler lidar van, to lighten solar heat loading and to tidy the scene for a possible U.S. Department of Energy film crew visit in early July.
	From left to right: Klaus Ertel, Volker Matthias, and Friedhelm Jansen of Max Planck Institute (MPI), and Volker Wulfmeyer of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). All are enjoying a ray of sunlight and nice views of islands and lagoons in the Jomard Passage.
	Chuck Pavloski of Pennsylvania State University on top of the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's Aerosol Van on 02 deck forward attending to Total Sky Imager.
	View of bow from the bridge of the Ron Brown showing bow spray that often falls onto forward instruments. Waves were estimated to be 2-3 meters in height.
	Pennsylvania State University's 7-channel stabilized sun photometer on 03 deck. Three times daily, three other hand-held sun photometers are also used to take corroborating data.
	Derek Coffman and Drew Hamilton at the aerosol computers in the Ron Brown's computer lab.
	Hans Verlinde at the C-band radar console in the Ron Brown's computer lab.

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