The KC station at the Kennedy Space Center is located at the hub of the KSC Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) system. LDAR is an operational system that detects breakdown associated with lightning. Weather forecasters at the Cape use LDAR data to determine whether lightning is in the area. They don't want a repeat of Apollo 12! We'd like to thank Mike Brooks, Frank Merceret, John Madura, Mary Baldwin, Tom Kelly, Michael Seay, and Scott Marshall (and anyone else we've forgotten) for their help and cooperation. Mike and his wife, Susan were especially hospitable, taking us out to dinner at Dixie Crossroads. Yum.
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| 1. LANL RV at LDAR station 0 | 2. LANL electric field change meter and calibration plate | 3. Mike Brooks at the EDOT console |
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| 4. Dave and Jeremiah on the LDAR truck | 5. EDOT staion on the LDAR truck |
