The Flying Laboratory FLab: development and application of a UAS to measure aerosol particles and trace gases in the lower troposphere

Moormann, Lasse; Böttger, Thomas; Schuhmann, Philipp; Valero, Luis; Fachinger, Friederike; Drewnick, Frank

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1441-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1441-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1441-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 6

Research article

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25 Mar 2025

Research article |

| 25 Mar 2025

The Flying Laboratory FLab: development and application of a UAS to measure aerosol particles and trace gases in the lower troposphere

Lasse Moormann, Thomas Böttger, Philipp Schuhmann, Luis Valero, Friederike Fachinger, and Frank Drewnick

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1441-2025-supplement

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The Flying Laboratory FLab: Development and application of a UAS to measure aerosol particles and trace gases in the lower troposphere Lasse Moormann and Frank Drewnick https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14748149

Short summary

The drone-based Flying Laboratory FLab was developed to simultaneously measure aerosol (number concentration, size distribution, and black carbon), trace gas (O₃, CO₂), and meteorological variables. FLab was characterized in the field regarding limitations and biases due to different flight maneuvers. Two application cases are presented: analysis of the development of the lowermost troposphere (up to 300 m) and successfully bridging ground-based and aircraft- and radiosonde-based measurements.