CU Boulder IRISS

CU-Boulder's Integrated Remote and In Situ Sensing (IRISS) initiative provides 4D measurement capabilities to study phenomena at a distance and from within.

[ICECHIP @nsf_icechip]

The ICECHIP field campaign to study hail in May - June 2025 is considered flexible, allowing deployment and the collection of hailstones from Texas to Montana and east towards the Mississippi River, where terrain permits.

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[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

IRISS is prepping for hail season! RAAVEN-9 rests near the tarmac where the IRISS team has prepped a few "hailstones" for test runs. Gogo @nsf_icechip!

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Our team enjoyed talking to @davelevitan about the TRACER deployment. Check out the story! https://t.co/RpmtCxo6yf

[NOAA GML @NOAAGML]

Meet #SPLASHresearch Superheroes (& real-life alter egos) & discover their superpowers: providing critical measurements to help #PhysicalSciencesLab, #GlobalMonitoringLab & partners (incl. @CIRESnews, @CIRA) better understand Mtn West #weather & #water. https://t.co/jUSd3c0CZZ

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

J. Hamilton (CIRES/NOAA) prepares the HELiX near Gothic, CO as part of #SPLASHresearch. HELiX collects surveys of snow reflectivity and cover to assist research of hydrology and hydrometeorology in the Colorado River basin. @armnewsteam @CIRESnews @NOAAComms @NOAA_ESRL

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

The IRISS team just completed a three-week field deployment using the Super Raaven UAS to conduct autonomous targeted observation of severe convective storms. The IRISS team conducted four coordinated UAS missions on three separate severe convective storms. Great job, team!

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Putting the final touches on the Super RAAVEN! #CUEngineering #CUIRISS

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

IRISS is live tracking weather balloons from Hartsel! Braving the cold, Michael Rhodes stands next to the Hartsel DGRS.
#cuiriss #CUEngineering

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

IRISS was able to successfully test our new Enterprise Mount onboard the RAAAVEN aircraft. The purpose of testing done today is to increase the quality of our data as we prepare for future deployments. We are excited by the initial review of our data! #CUIRISS #CUEngineering

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

IRISS recently flew our RAAVENs among the wind turbines! Thanks to NREL for letting us explore their campus. #CUEngineering #CUIRISS

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Spend a day chasing tornadoes with TORUS, a massive, UNL-led severe weather research effort. #CUEngineering #CUIRISS

https://t.co/f3b8MxAuyV

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Usually, when a balloon is launched to the stratosphere, it is carried considerable distances. Not so last week when a high-pressure system produced almost no upper or lower level winds. Big thanks to Aaron in Littleton! #CUEngineering #CUIRISS

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Check out how we've been adjusting since March due to COVID-19 with clean spaces and adjusted schedules for our staff and student team! #CUEngineering #CUIRISS
https://t.co/QkydrwZ2iS

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

IRISS has been putting our 3D printing equipment from the fab lab to use in the fight against COVID-19. A small production line has been set up at the home of Engineering Manager, Steve Borenstein, to produce face shields for doctors and nurses.

[CU Boulder Engineering 🦬 @CUEngineering]

Thanks to a team of volunteer engineers and students, several dozen 3D printers are churning out PPE on the @CUBoulder campus. 🖨️

“The supply chain for a lot of this equipment is broken. We’re trying to help fill the gap.” #DoingMyPartCO

Meet the team ➟
https://t.co/SzX0B1rd4g

[NOAA GML @NOAAGML]

Proud of all the ESRL scientists and partners involved in the #NOAA_ATOMIC field campaign! Some appear in this @CBSThisMorning feature. @ciresnews @cuiriss @CUBoulder

[CIRES @CIRESnews]

CIRES/@CUBoulderATOC's Gina Jozef and CIRES fellow John Cassano, and CIRES/@NOAA_ESRL's Gijs de Boer (@deboerg) use incredible drones from @CUEngineering to study the Arctic atmosphere.

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Happening now! #AskTORUS19

[CU Boulder Engineering 🦬 @CUEngineering]

We are go for launch! 🔥

Tweet us the questions you have for our @CUIriss team using #AskTORUS19 and our team on the ground will answer them.

[CU Boulder Engineering 🦬 @CUEngineering]

“How does weather impact your livelihood?” 🌾

Weather dictates everything, and local farmer @VothCropConsult confirmed that during one of yesterday’s @TORUSupercell @CUIriss deployments.

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

#TORUS19

[CU Boulder IRISS @cuiriss]

Project TORUS is in Oklahoma today, researching this system. Stay safe, Oklahoma! @CUEngineering

[Weather Underground @wunderground]

Multiple strong tornadoes and flash floods are expected today from west Texas into Oklahoma, as a tropical air mass is overtopped by a winterlike upper low and a powerful jet stream. NOAA has issued a high risk of severe weather. https://t.co/XUWmDnwCzS