Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Meet the Superheroes of SPLASH and their Real-Life Alter Egos

This squad of instruments is providing critical data to help researchers better understand weather and water


 The Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH) field campaign runs from Fall 2021 through Summer 2022.

Pictures of four Transformer-like beings, with text: our team is helping researchers measure precipitation to find out more about water availabilty in a remote mountain basin. Find out how by clicking this image!

For additional information on these instruments and the SPLASH study, visit: https://www.psl.noaa.gov/splash/


CIRES at CU Boulder has partnered with NOAA since 1967.


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