University of Kentucky measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity in support of LAPSE-RATE using multisite fixed-wing and  rotorcraft unmanned aerial systems

S. C. C. Bailey; M. P. Sama; C. A. Canter; C. A. Canter; L. F. Pampolini; Z. S. Lippay; T. J. Schuyler; T. J. Schuyler; J. D. Hamilton; J. D. Hamilton; S. B. MacPhee; S. B. MacPhee; I. S. Rowe; C. D. Sanders; V. G. Smith; V. G. Smith; C. N. Vezzi; H. M. Wight; H. M. Wight; J. B. Hoagg; M. I. Guzman; S. W. Smith

doi:10.5194/essd-12-1759-2020

Earth System Science Data (Aug 2020)

University of Kentucky measurements of wind, temperature, pressure and humidity in support of LAPSE-RATE using multisite fixed-wing and rotorcraft unmanned aerial systems

S. C. C. Bailey,
M. P. Sama,
C. A. Canter,
C. A. Canter,
L. F. Pampolini,
Z. S. Lippay,
T. J. Schuyler,
T. J. Schuyler,
J. D. Hamilton,
J. D. Hamilton,
S. B. MacPhee,
S. B. MacPhee,
I. S. Rowe,
C. D. Sanders,
V. G. Smith,
V. G. Smith,
C. N. Vezzi,
H. M. Wight,
H. M. Wight,
J. B. Hoagg,
M. I. Guzman,
S. W. Smith

Affiliations

S. C. C. Bailey: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
M. P. Sama: Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA
C. A. Canter: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
C. A. Canter: present address: AHS, Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748, USA
L. F. Pampolini: Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA
Z. S. Lippay: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
T. J. Schuyler: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
T. J. Schuyler: present address: Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division, Air Resources Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
J. D. Hamilton: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
J. D. Hamilton: present address: Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
S. B. MacPhee: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
S. B. MacPhee: present address: Bastian Software Solutions, Louisville, Kentucky 40223, USA
I. S. Rowe: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
C. D. Sanders: Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA
V. G. Smith: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
V. G. Smith: present address: Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
C. N. Vezzi: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
H. M. Wight: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
H. M. Wight: present address: Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA
J. B. Hoagg: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
M. I. Guzman: Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA
S. W. Smith: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-1759-2020
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 1759 – 1773

Abstract

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In July 2018, unmanned aerial systems (UASs) were deployed to measure the properties of the lower atmosphere within the San Luis Valley, an elevated valley in Colorado, USA, as part of the Lower Atmospheric Profiling Studies at Elevation – a Remotely-piloted Aircraft Team Experiment (LAPSE-RATE). Measurement objectives included detailing boundary layer transition, canyon cold-air drainage and convection initiation within the valley. Details of the contribution to LAPSE-RATE made by the University of Kentucky are provided here, which include measurements by seven different fixed-wing and rotorcraft UASs totaling over 178 flights with validated data. The data from these coordinated UAS flights consist of thermodynamic and kinematic variables (air temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction) and include vertical profiles up to 900 m above the ground level and horizontal transects up to 1500 m in length. These measurements have been quality controlled and are openly available in the Zenodo LAPSE-RATE community data repository (https://zenodo.org/communities/lapse-rate/, last access: 23 July 2020), with the University of Kentucky data available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3701845 (Bailey et al., 2020).

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Country of publisher: Germany
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