HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments

The helicopter-borne measurement system HELiPOD is a platform for atmospheric and other environmental measurements to investigate local and regional phenomena. It can be operated in remote areas, as from a research vessel with a helicopter, without the need for a runway. This article presents the cu...

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Main Authors: Pätzold, Falk, Bretschneider, Lutz, Nowak, Stefan, Brandt, Björn, Schlerf, Andreas, Asmussen, Magnus, Bollmann, Sven, Barfuss, Konrad, Harm-Altstadter, Barbara, Hecker, Peter, Wehner, Birgit, van der Wall, Berend G., Sachs, Torsten, Huntrieser, Heidi, Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth, Lampert, A.
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Published: BioOne 1481
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spelling ftdlr:oai:elib.dlr.de:198315 2023-11-12T04:13:34+01:00 HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments Pätzold, Falk Bretschneider, Lutz Nowak, Stefan Brandt, Björn Schlerf, Andreas Asmussen, Magnus Bollmann, Sven Barfuss, Konrad Harm-Altstadter, Barbara Hecker, Peter Wehner, Birgit van der Wall, Berend G. Sachs, Torsten Huntrieser, Heidi Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth Lampert, A. 2024 application/pdf https://elib.dlr.de/198315/ https://elib.dlr.de/198315/1/HELiPOD_Elementa-19.pdf https://online.ucpress.edu/elementa en eng BioOne https://elib.dlr.de/198315/1/HELiPOD_Elementa-19.pdf Pätzold, Falk und Bretschneider, Lutz und Nowak, Stefan und Brandt, Björn und Schlerf, Andreas und Asmussen, Magnus und Bollmann, Sven und Barfuss, Konrad und Harm-Altstadter, Barbara und Hecker, Peter und Wehner, Birgit und van der Wall, Berend G. und Sachs, Torsten und Huntrieser, Heidi und Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth und Lampert, A. (2024) HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments. Elementa : Science of the Anthropocene. BioOne. ISSN 2325-1026. (im Druck) Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe Zeitschriftenbeitrag NonPeerReviewed 1481 ftdlr 2023-10-30T00:24:34Z The helicopter-borne measurement system HELiPOD is a platform for atmospheric and other environmental measurements to investigate local and regional phenomena. It can be operated in remote areas, as from a research vessel with a helicopter, without the need for a runway. This article presents the current design concept, technical details and sensor package of HELiPOD, which was completely renewed for the deployment during the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition across the North Polar Ocean in 2019/2020. It was updated for the deployment in the methane campaigns METHANE-To-Go-Poland to study methane emissions from coal mines in South Poland, and METHANE-To-Go-Nordstream, a follow-up campaign to study methane emissions from the Baltic Sea after the NordStream pipeline leaks in 2022. The HELiPOD has dimensions of 5.2 m x 2.1 m x 1.2 m and a weight of around 325 kg. It provides the possibility for flight patterns on a horizontal scale of typically 100 m to 100 km and at altitudes from 10 m up to 3 km. HELiPOD employs distributed data acquisition and central data synchronization, equipped with sensors relevant to five fields of research: atmospheric dynamics, trace gases, aerosols, radiation and surface properties. The focus of the article is the technical realization, in particular the data acquisition system for about 60 sensors, as well as concepts for energy supply and thermalmanagement. It describes the complementary use of different measurement principles and redundant sensors for improved data quality. Operational procedures are also discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic German Aerospace Center: elib - DLR electronic library
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topic Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe
spellingShingle Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe
Pätzold, Falk
Bretschneider, Lutz
Nowak, Stefan
Brandt, Björn
Schlerf, Andreas
Asmussen, Magnus
Bollmann, Sven
Barfuss, Konrad
Harm-Altstadter, Barbara
Hecker, Peter
Wehner, Birgit
van der Wall, Berend G.
Sachs, Torsten
Huntrieser, Heidi
Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth
Lampert, A.
HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
topic_facet Atmosphärische Spurenstoffe
description The helicopter-borne measurement system HELiPOD is a platform for atmospheric and other environmental measurements to investigate local and regional phenomena. It can be operated in remote areas, as from a research vessel with a helicopter, without the need for a runway. This article presents the current design concept, technical details and sensor package of HELiPOD, which was completely renewed for the deployment during the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition across the North Polar Ocean in 2019/2020. It was updated for the deployment in the methane campaigns METHANE-To-Go-Poland to study methane emissions from coal mines in South Poland, and METHANE-To-Go-Nordstream, a follow-up campaign to study methane emissions from the Baltic Sea after the NordStream pipeline leaks in 2022. The HELiPOD has dimensions of 5.2 m x 2.1 m x 1.2 m and a weight of around 325 kg. It provides the possibility for flight patterns on a horizontal scale of typically 100 m to 100 km and at altitudes from 10 m up to 3 km. HELiPOD employs distributed data acquisition and central data synchronization, equipped with sensors relevant to five fields of research: atmospheric dynamics, trace gases, aerosols, radiation and surface properties. The focus of the article is the technical realization, in particular the data acquisition system for about 60 sensors, as well as concepts for energy supply and thermalmanagement. It describes the complementary use of different measurement principles and redundant sensors for improved data quality. Operational procedures are also discussed.
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author Pätzold, Falk
Bretschneider, Lutz
Nowak, Stefan
Brandt, Björn
Schlerf, Andreas
Asmussen, Magnus
Bollmann, Sven
Barfuss, Konrad
Harm-Altstadter, Barbara
Hecker, Peter
Wehner, Birgit
van der Wall, Berend G.
Sachs, Torsten
Huntrieser, Heidi
Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth
Lampert, A.
author_facet Pätzold, Falk
Bretschneider, Lutz
Nowak, Stefan
Brandt, Björn
Schlerf, Andreas
Asmussen, Magnus
Bollmann, Sven
Barfuss, Konrad
Harm-Altstadter, Barbara
Hecker, Peter
Wehner, Birgit
van der Wall, Berend G.
Sachs, Torsten
Huntrieser, Heidi
Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth
Lampert, A.
author_sort Pätzold, Falk
title HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
title_short HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
title_full HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
title_fullStr HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
title_full_unstemmed HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
title_sort helipod - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments
publisher BioOne
publishDate 1481
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Pätzold, Falk und Bretschneider, Lutz und Nowak, Stefan und Brandt, Björn und Schlerf, Andreas und Asmussen, Magnus und Bollmann, Sven und Barfuss, Konrad und Harm-Altstadter, Barbara und Hecker, Peter und Wehner, Birgit und van der Wall, Berend G. und Sachs, Torsten und Huntrieser, Heidi und Roiger, Anke-Elisabeth und Lampert, A. (2024) HELiPOD - revolution and evolution of a helicopter borne measurements system for multidisciplinary research in demanding environments. Elementa : Science of the Anthropocene. BioOne. ISSN 2325-1026. (im Druck)
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