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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4901-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-4901-2016
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06 Oct 2016
Research article |  | 06 Oct 2016

Proof of concept for turbulence measurements with the RPAS SUMO during the BLLAST campaign

Line Båserud, Joachim Reuder, Marius O. Jonassen, Stephan T. Kral, Mostafa B. Paskyabi, and Marie Lothon

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The micro-RPAS SUMO (Small Unmanned Meteorological Observer) equipped with a five-hole-probe (5HP) system for turbulent flow measurements was operated in 49 flight missions during the BLLAST (Boundary-Layer Late Afternoon and Sunset Turbulence) field campaign in 2011. Based on data sets from these flights, we investigate the potential and limitations of airborne velocity variance and TKE (turbulent kinetic energy) estimations by an RPAS with a take-off weight below 1 kg.