UW Geophysics Project to Map Aquifers in Laramie and Snowy Ranges

A helicopter towing a wooden frame, 80 feet in diameter, should start flying regular sorties for the next week above the Laramie and Snowy ranges.

The helicopter is part of a project by The Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics, or WyCEHG, a University of Wyoming collaborative center, which provides information about groundwater and surface-water systems in the state.

The center was funded last year by a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the biggest grant in UW’s history.

Read more at the Laramie Boomerang website, http://laramieboomerang.com/articles/2013/09/13/news/doc52328f50e3ea8180258068.txt.