Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research

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The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is a scientific laboratory studying the cloud processes that produce lightning, hail, and rain, located in the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico. The lab is operated by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) with funding from the National Science Foundation.

History

The lab was founded in 1963, following pioneering research by E. J. Workman, the former president of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (then the New Mexico School of Mines), and others, including Nobel laureate Irving Langmuir, the namesake of the laboratory. The earlier studies took place on the Plains of San Agustin and the San Mateo Mountains.

Location

The laboratory is located just south of South Baldy, the highest peak of the Magdalena mountains, at the southern end of the main ridge crest of the range, at an elevation of 10,679 ft (3,255 m). The Magdalena Mountains offer favorable conditions for the study of storms because of their frequency during the summer. Local storms are also often isolated, stationary, and relatively small.

The lab occupies the Langmuir Research Site, a congressionally-designated area within the Cibola National Forest, and operates under a Special Use Permit from the US Forest Service.

References

[http://langmuir.nmt.edu/ Langmuir Lab official site]
[http://www.nmt.edu New Mexico Tech web site]

Category:Laboratories in the United States

Category:1963 establishments in New Mexico

Category:New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Category:Buildings and structures in Socorro County, New Mexico