Towards the Volcano

CRATER team members Daniel Prendergast (blue shirt) and Joshua Fisher (orange vest) scout potential fieldwork locations for the campaign. CRATER (Costa Rica Airborne research on foresT Ecosystem Response to volcanic emissions), is a NASA-led project investigating the use of an uncrewed aircraft for volcanic trace gas sampling, in order to better understand the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on vegetation. In the distance, clouds stream off the top of the Rincon de la Vieja volcano.