Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2021
Citation
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 155–169, 2021 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-155-2021
Abstract
Between 14 and 20 July 2018, small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) were deployed to the San Luis Valley of Colorado (USA) alongside surface-based remote sensors, in situ sensors, and radiosonde sys- tems as part of the Lower Atmospheric Profiling Studies at Elevation – a Remotely-piloted Aircraft Team Ex- periment (LAPSE-RATE). The measurements collected as part of LAPSE-RATE targeted quantities related to enhancing our understanding of boundary layer structure, cloud and aerosol properties and surface–atmosphere exchange and provide detailed information to support model evaluation and improvement work. Additionally, intensive intercomparison between the different unmanned aircraft platforms was completed. The current pa- per describes the observations obtained using three different types of surface-based mobile observing vehi- cles. These included the University of Colorado Mobile UAS Research Collaboratory (MURC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Severe Storms Laboratory Mobile Mesonet, and two Uni- versity of Nebraska Combined Mesonet and Tracker (CoMeT) vehicles. Over the 1-week campaign, a total of 143 h of data were collected using this combination of vehicles. The data from these coordinated activi- ties provide detailed perspectives on the spatial variability of atmospheric state parameters (air temperature, humidity, pressure, and wind) throughout the northern half of the San Luis Valley.
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