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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1845-2016
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Research article
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28 Apr 2016
Research article |
| 28 Apr 2016
The Pilatus unmanned aircraft system for lower atmospheric research
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Scott Palo
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Brian Argrow
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Gabriel LoDolce
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
James Mack
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Ru-Shan Gao
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Hagen Telg
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Cameron Trussel
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Joshua Fromm
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Charles N. Long
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Geoff Bland
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
James Maslanik
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Beat Schmid
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, USA
Terry Hock
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Short summary
This paper provides an overview of a recently developed unmanned aerial system (UAS) for study of the lower atmosphere. This platform, the University of Colorado Pilatus UAS, is capable of providing measurements of atmospheric thermodynamics (temperature, pressure, humidity), atmospheric aerosol size distributions, and broadband radiation. These quantities are critical for understanding a variety of atmospheric processes relevant for characterization of the surface energy budget.
This paper provides an overview of a recently developed unmanned aerial system (UAS) for study...
