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Observational data from uncrewed systems over Southern Great Plains

Journal Article · · Earth System Science Data

Uncrewed Systems (UxS), including uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and tethered balloon/kite systems (TBS), are significantly expanding observational capabilities in atmospheric science. Rapid adaptation of these platforms and the advancement of miniaturized instruments have resulted in an expanding number of data sets captured under various environmental conditions by the Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. In 2021, observational data collected using ARM UxS platforms, including seven TigerShark UAS flights and 133 tethered balloon system (TBS) flights, were archived by the ARM Data Center and made publicly available to the user community https://adc.arm.gov/discovery/#/results/s::sgp*U3 and https://adc.arm.gov/discovery/#/results/s::sgp*tbs. These data streams provide new perspectives on spatial variability of atmospheric and surface parameters, helping to address critical science questions in Earth system science research. This manuscript describes the DOE UAS/TBS datasets, including information on the acquisition, collection, and quality control processes, and highlights the potential scientific contributions using UAS and TBS platforms.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830; SC0013306
OSTI ID:
1879624
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1882217
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-170566
Journal Information:
Earth System Science Data, Journal Name: Earth System Science Data Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 14; ISSN 1866-3508
Publisher:
Copernicus PublicationsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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aafmetaims
  • Koontz, Annette; Mei, Fan
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1237690
dataset January 2021
aafnavaims.a1
  • Cristina, Marinovici
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1238157
dataset January 2021
tbsimet.a1
  • Cromwell, Erol; Dexheimer, Darielle
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1426242
dataset January 2017
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Infrared Thermometer: Sky brightness temperature
  • Burk, Ken
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1497848
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Air temperature, Relative humidity
  • Burk, Ken
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1506683
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems CO2/H2O Analyzer
  • Burk, Ken
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1507138
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mixing Condensation Particle Counter
  • Burk, Ken
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1508391
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Filter Sampler
  • Burk, Ken
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1508641
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Single-Channel Tricolor Absorption Photometer
  • Gibler, Gabriel
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1509890
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) - Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Miniaturized Optical Particle Counter
  • Gibler, Gabriel
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1510522
dataset January 2021
ARM Aerial Facility (AAF) Portable Optical Particle Counter (inside payload bay)
  • Burk, Ken; Mei, Fan; Stephenson, John
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1660726
dataset January 2021
Sgp tbs pops 2021
  • Mei, Fan
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1827703
dataset January 2021
Sgp tbs cpc
  • Mei, Fan
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1827708
dataset January 2021
ARM TBS and TigerShark deployment data in 2021
  • Mei, Fan; Dexheimer, Darielle
  • Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Archive, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (US); ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States) https://doi.org/10.5439/1846798
dataset January 2022

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