University of Kentucky measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity in support of LAPSE-RATE using multisite fixed-wing and rotorcraft unmanned aerial systems
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Published:2020-08-06
Issue:3
Volume:12
Page:1759-1773
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ISSN:1866-3516
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Container-title:Earth System Science Data
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Earth Syst. Sci. Data
Author:
Bailey Sean C. C.ORCID, Sama Michael P.ORCID, Canter Caleb A., Pampolini L. Felipe, Lippay Zachary S., Schuyler Travis J., Hamilton Jonathan D., MacPhee Sean B., Rowe Isaac S., Sanders Christopher D., Smith Virginia G., Vezzi Christina N., Wight Harrison M., Hoagg Jesse B., Guzman Marcelo I.ORCID, Smith Suzanne WeaverORCID
Abstract
Abstract. In July 2018, unmanned aerial systems (UASs) were deployed to measure the properties of the lower atmosphere within the San Luis Valley, an elevated valley in Colorado, USA, as part of the Lower Atmospheric Profiling Studies at Elevation – a Remotely-piloted Aircraft Team Experiment (LAPSE-RATE). Measurement objectives included detailing boundary layer transition, canyon cold-air drainage and convection initiation within the valley. Details of the contribution to LAPSE-RATE made by the University of Kentucky are provided here, which include measurements by seven different fixed-wing and rotorcraft UASs totaling over 178 flights with validated data. The data from these coordinated UAS flights consist of thermodynamic and kinematic variables (air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction) and include vertical profiles up to 900 m above the ground level and horizontal transects up to 1500 m in length. These measurements have been quality controlled and are openly available in the Zenodo LAPSE-RATE community data repository (https://zenodo.org/communities/lapse-rate/, last access: 23 July 2020), with the University of Kentucky data available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3701845 (Bailey et al., 2020).
Funder
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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