UAS-based measurement of wind vector, temperature and humidity in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, during April and May 2018 ...

This data set contains meteorological measurements from the MASC-3 research UAS (unmanned aircraft system) during a measurement campaign in April and May 2018 in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. This data provides high-resolution in-situ measurements of the three-dimensional wind vector, humidity, and temperat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schön, Martin, zum Berge, Kjell, Platis, Andreas, Bange, Jens
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2022
Subjects:
boundary layer
In-situ
Ny-Ålesund
UAS
UAV data
wind direction
wind speed
Ny Ålesund
Svalbard
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.946961
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.946961
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Summary:This data set contains meteorological measurements from the MASC-3 research UAS (unmanned aircraft system) during a measurement campaign in April and May 2018 in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. This data provides high-resolution in-situ measurements of the three-dimensional wind vector, humidity, and temperature up to 600 m AMSL. The flight path of MASC-3 was along the Broggerdalen, 1 km west of Ny-Alesund. During a measurement, MASC-3 is controlled by autopilot and flies along a 1 km - 2km long path, turning at the ends and repeating this path multiple times in multiple altitudes. This data set only contains these straight sections (called flight legs), with all turns cut out and with a constant airspeed of 18.5 m/s. Wind measurement is done using a five-hole probe in the front of the aircraft, together with an Inertial navigation sytem (INS) to calculate the wind vector from the airflow relative to the aircraft. ...

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