The ARM unpiloted aerospace vehicle (UAV) program

Technical Report · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/232608· OSTI ID:232608

Sowle, D. ^[1]

---

1. Mission Research Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

Unmanned aerospace vehicles (UAVs) are an important complement to the DOE`s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program. ARM is primarily a ground-based program designed to extensively quantify the radiometric and meteorological properties of an atmospheric column. There is a need for airborne measurements of radiative profiles, especially flux at the tropopause, cloud properties, and upper troposphere water vapor. There is also a need for multi-day measurements at the tropopause; for example, in the tropics, at 20 km for over 24 hours. UAVs offer the greatest potential for long endurance at high altitudes and may be less expensive than piloted flights. 2 figs.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States). Environmental Sciences Div.
• OSTI ID: 232608
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER-0661T; ON: DE96000982; TRN: 96:002004-0020
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Sep 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Elements of change 1994. Climate-radiation feedbacks: The current state of the science; PB: 123 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SOLAR RADIATION
RADIATION FLUX
MEASURING METHODS
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
TROPOPAUSE
AIRCRAFT