Observation of greenhouse gas vertical profiles in the boundary layer of the Mount Qomolangma region using a multirotor UAV

Zhou, Ying; Qiao, Congcong; Zhou, Minqiang; Wang, Yilong; Tian, Xiangjun; Wang, Yinghong; Duan, Minzheng

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1609-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1609-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1609-2025

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

Articles | Volume 18, issue 7

Research article

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09 Apr 2025

Research article |

| 09 Apr 2025

Observation of greenhouse gas vertical profiles in the boundary layer of the Mount Qomolangma region using a multirotor UAV

Ying Zhou, Congcong Qiao, Minqiang Zhou, Yilong Wang, Xiangjun Tian, Yinghong Wang, and Minzheng Duan

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1609-2025-supplement

Data sets

ERA5 hourly data on single levels from 1940 to present H. Hersbach et al. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.adbb2d47

Short summary

We developed an automated, flexible atmospheric sampling device for various platforms. During a 5 d field campaign in the Mount Qomolangma region, we performed 15 flights using the device mounted on a hexacopter unoccupied aerial vehicle (UAV). A total of 139 samples were analyzed using an Agilent 7890A gas chromatograph. Vertical profiles of four greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), nitrous oxide (N₂O), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆)) were analyzed and discussed.