Abstract
Abstract. It is widely accepted that the atmospheric boundary layer is drastically under-sampled in the vertical dimension. In recent years, the commercial availability of ground based remote sensors combined with the widespread use of small, weather-sensing uncrewed aerial systems (W×UAS) has opened up many opportunities to fill this measurement gap. In July 2018, the University of Oklahoma (OU) deployed a state-of-the-art W×UAS dubbed the CopterSonde, as well as the Collaborative Lower Atmospheric Mobile Profiling System (CLAMPS), in the San Luis Valley in south-central Colorado. Additionally, these systems were deployed to the Kessler Atmospheric and Ecological Field Station (KAEFS) in October 2018. The co-location of these various systems provided ample opportunity to compare and contrast kinematic and thermodynamic observations from different methodologies of boundary layer profiling, namely: W×UAS, remote sensing, and the traditional in-situ radiosonde. In this study, data from these platforms are compared statistically from the two campaigns. Moreover, we present select instances from the data set to highlight differences between the measurement techniques. This analysis highlights strengths and weaknesses of PBL profiling and helps lay the groundwork for developing highly adaptable systems that integrate remote and in-situ profiling techniques.
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Office of Integrative Activities
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