Comstock's magazine 0520 - May 2020 | Page 35

John James, right, water operations manager for the Yuba Water Agency, and Carly Ellis, a field researcher with the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography, prepare to release a balloon with a sensor attached that will send weather data in real time to researchers. PHOTO COURTESY OF YUBA WATER AGENCY/ALEX BOESCH May 2020 | comstocksmag.com 35