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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1581-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1581-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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12 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 12 Mar 2019
| 12 Mar 2019
A new multicopter-based unmanned aerial system for pollen and spores collection in the atmospheric boundary layer
Claudio Crazzolara
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Martin Ebner
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Andreas Platis
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Tatiana Miranda
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (S-HEP-Tübingen), 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Jens Bange
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Annett Junginger
Department for Geosciences, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment (S-HEP-Tübingen), 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Short summary
A newly developed in situ measurement method provides new insights into the propagation behaviour of aerosol particles such as pollen grains and spores, possibly improving the pollen prognosis for allergy sufferers and providing new discoveries in the propagation behaviour of fine dust particles of different origins. This publication describes the development of the remote-controlled multicopter-based system as well as initial tests and validations to overcome various technical challenges.
A newly developed in situ measurement method provides new insights into the propagation...
