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CROCUS URBAN CANYON

The CROCUS Urban Canyon campaign studied how Chicago’s built environment influenced local Earth systems. Researchers measured temperature, atmospheric composition, wind speed and direction and more. The data will provide insights for understanding and planning for Earth system extremes. 

The campaign ran from July 15, 2024 until July 29, 2024. During this two-week period, scientists and researchers were highly visible as they launched weather balloons and took measurements at mobile weather monitoring stations both down the Roosevelt Road corridor (starting at University of Illinois Chicago and ending at the Shedd Aquarium) and across the city.

The CROCUS urban flooding & rainfall badge. A vivid purple circle.

COMING SOON

Urban Rainfall and Flooding Campaign

This presentation is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research’s Urban Integrated Field Laboratories research activity under contract number DE-AC02- 06CH11357.