A UAV-based active AirCore system for measurements of greenhouse gases

Andersen, Truls; Scheeren, Bert; Peters, Wouter; Chen, Huilin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2683-2018

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A UAV-based active AirCore system for measurements of greenhouse gases

Truls Andersen, Bert Scheeren, Wouter Peters, and Huilin Chen

Data sets

A UAV-based active AirCore system for measurements of greenhouse gases – Raw data (Version 1.0) Truls Andersen, Huilin Chen, Wouter Peters, and Bert Scheeren https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1230383

Short summary

We developed and field-tested a UAV-based active AirCore for atmospheric measurements of CO₂, CH₄, and CO. AirCore is an innovative tool that passively samples air using the atmospheric pressure gradient during descent. Here we have taken further steps to change the “active” sampling process with a pump, miniaturize it, and deploy it on a UAV. The active AirCore system opens up a wide variety of opportunities, e.g., quantifying CH₄ emissions from wetlands, landfills, other CH₄ hot spots.