A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS’s), which include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and tethered balloon systems (TBS) offer significant advantages over conventional research aircraft. They are capable of long-duration measurements of cloud properties in regions where piloted aircraft are unsafe, e.g.,...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:1542254 2023-07-30T04:01:50+02:00 A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's Lawson, R. Paul 2021-05-04 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1542254 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1542254 https://doi.org/10.2172/1542254 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1542254 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1542254 https://doi.org/10.2172/1542254 doi:10.2172/1542254 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2021 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/1542254 2023-07-11T09:34:58Z Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS’s), which include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and tethered balloon systems (TBS) offer significant advantages over conventional research aircraft. They are capable of long-duration measurements of cloud properties in regions where piloted aircraft are unsafe, e.g., at very low altitudes over remote regions, such as tundra and open ocean. TBS and UAV’s are now widely recognized as a technology that can provide unprecedented insights into cloud and radiation processes, but development of miniature sensors capable of providing sophisticated measurements of cloud, aerosol and radiative properties lag behind. In Phase II of this SBIR research, Stratton Park Engineering Company, Inc. (SPEC) designed and fabricated a miniature combination optical particle probe (micro-COPP) that is capable of being flown on small UAV’s and TBS. The micro-COPP measures the size distribution of cloud particles from 2 microns to several millimeters and records high-definition images that distinguish ice particle from water drops, which is essential in mixed-phase clouds. The micro-COPP was installed along with miniature instruments to measure aerosols, cloud condensation nuclei, position and atmospheric state parameters on a small UAV and TBS that were deployed in the Arctic at the Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (78° N. latitude). Other/Unknown Material Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Tundra SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Arctic Svalbard Ny-Ålesund |
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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS’s), which include Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) and tethered balloon systems (TBS) offer significant advantages over conventional research aircraft. They are capable of long-duration measurements of cloud properties in regions where piloted aircraft are unsafe, e.g., at very low altitudes over remote regions, such as tundra and open ocean. TBS and UAV’s are now widely recognized as a technology that can provide unprecedented insights into cloud and radiation processes, but development of miniature sensors capable of providing sophisticated measurements of cloud, aerosol and radiative properties lag behind. In Phase II of this SBIR research, Stratton Park Engineering Company, Inc. (SPEC) designed and fabricated a miniature combination optical particle probe (micro-COPP) that is capable of being flown on small UAV’s and TBS. The micro-COPP measures the size distribution of cloud particles from 2 microns to several millimeters and records high-definition images that distinguish ice particle from water drops, which is essential in mixed-phase clouds. The micro-COPP was installed along with miniature instruments to measure aerosols, cloud condensation nuclei, position and atmospheric state parameters on a small UAV and TBS that were deployed in the Arctic at the Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard (78° N. latitude). |
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A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's |
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A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's |
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A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's |
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A Highly Miniaturized Cloud and Aerosol Instrument Package for Small UAS's |
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