In situ atmospheric aerosol measurements have been performed from a Manta unmanned aircraft system (UAS) using recently developed miniaturized aerosol instruments. Flights were conducted up to an altitude of 3000 m (AMSL) during spring 2015 in Ny Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. We use these flights to demonstrate a practical set of miniaturized instruments that can be deployed onboard small UASs and can provide valuable information on ambient aerosol. Measured properties include size-resolved particle number concentrations, aerosol absorption coefficient, relative humidity, and direct sun intensity. From these parameters it is possible to derive a comprehensive set of aerosol optical properties: aerosol optical depth, single scattering albedo, and asymmetry parameter. The combination of instruments also allows us to determine the aerosol hygroscopicity.
A Practical Set of Miniaturized Instruments for Vertical Profiling of Aerosol Physical Properties / Telg, Hagen; Murphy, Daniel M.; Bates, Tim S.; Johnson, James E.; Quinn, Patricia K.; Giardi, Fabio; Gao, Ru Shan. - In: AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 0278-6826. - ELETTRONICO. - 51:(2017), pp. 715-723. [10.1080/02786826.2017.1296103]
A Practical Set of Miniaturized Instruments for Vertical Profiling of Aerosol Physical Properties
GIARDI, FABIO;
2017
Abstract
In situ atmospheric aerosol measurements have been performed from a Manta unmanned aircraft system (UAS) using recently developed miniaturized aerosol instruments. Flights were conducted up to an altitude of 3000 m (AMSL) during spring 2015 in Ny Alesund, Svalbard, Norway. We use these flights to demonstrate a practical set of miniaturized instruments that can be deployed onboard small UASs and can provide valuable information on ambient aerosol. Measured properties include size-resolved particle number concentrations, aerosol absorption coefficient, relative humidity, and direct sun intensity. From these parameters it is possible to derive a comprehensive set of aerosol optical properties: aerosol optical depth, single scattering albedo, and asymmetry parameter. The combination of instruments also allows us to determine the aerosol hygroscopicity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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