Atmospheric Research Supported by Uncrewed Aerial Systems

Session ID#: 118364

Session Description:
Uncrewed Systems are significantly expanding observational capabilities in atmospheric science. This expansion is enabled by the increased deployment of uncrewed airborne systems (UAS) and tethered balloon/kite systems (TBS). Rapid adaptation of these platforms and the advancement of miniaturized instruments have resulted in ever-increasing amounts of data supporting operations under various environmental conditions and addressing critical science questions in atmospheric science research. This session invites abstracts discussing contributions to atmospheric science using UAS and TBS platforms. This includes information on recent measurement efforts leveraging these systems, developing new platforms and advanced instrumentation, enhancing the operational network, exploring past field campaigns, and the scientific interpretation of UAS/TBS-based datasets to improve numerical prediction, data assimilation and parameterization development.
Index Terms:

0305 Aerosols and particles [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
0320 Cloud physics and chemistry [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
3322 Land/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
3394 Instruments and techniques [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]


Primary Convener:  Fan Mei, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Gijs de Boer, CIRES/University of Colorado/NOAA/PSL, Boulder, CO, United States, Greg M McFarquhar, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States and Beat Schmid, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Fan Mei, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
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