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dc.contributor.authorKezoudi, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKeleshis, Christos
dc.contributor.authorAntoniou, Antonis C
dc.contributor.authorBiskos
dc.contributor.authorBronz
dc.contributor.authorConstantinides
dc.contributor.authorDesservettaz
dc.contributor.authorGao, H.
dc.contributor.authorGirdwood, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorHarnetiaux
dc.contributor.authorKandler, K.
dc.contributor.authorLeonidou
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Z.
dc.contributor.authorLelieveld, J
dc.contributor.authorMarenco, Franco
dc.contributor.authorMihalopoulos, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorMočnik, Teo
dc.contributor.authorNeitola
dc.contributor.authorParis, J.
dc.contributor.authorPikridas, Michael
dc.contributor.authorSarda-Esteve, Roland
dc.contributor.authorStopford
dc.contributor.authorUnga
dc.contributor.authorVrekoussis
dc.contributor.authorSciare, Jean
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-19T13:15:01Z
dc.date.available2021-08-19T13:15:01Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-13
dc.identifier.citationKezoudi , M , Keleshis , C , Antoniou , A C , Biskos , Bronz , Constantinides , Desservettaz , Gao , H , Girdwood , J , Harnetiaux , Kandler , K , Leonidou , Liu , Z , Lelieveld , J , Marenco , F , Mihalopoulos , N , Močnik , T , Neitola , Paris , J , Pikridas , M , Sarda-Esteve , R , Stopford , Unga , Vrekoussis & Sciare , J 2021 , ' The Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL): A New Facility for UAV-Based Atmospheric Observations ' , Atmosphere , vol. 12 , no. 8 , pp. e1042 . https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12081042
dc.identifier.issn2073-4433
dc.identifier.otherJisc: 7db36ccbd37840e999aaf385fc6436aa
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/24989
dc.description.abstractThe Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL) of the Cyprus Institute is a new mobile exploratory platform of the EU Research Infrastructure Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research InfraStructure (ACTRIS). USRL offers exclusive Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-sensor solutions that can be deployed anywhere in Europe and beyond, e.g., during intensive field campaigns through a transnational access scheme in compliance with the drone regulation set by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the research, innovation, and training. UAV sensor systems play a growing role in the portfolio of Earth observation systems. They can provide cost-effective, spatial in-situ atmospheric observations which are complementary to stationary observation networks. They also have strong potential for calibrating and validating remote-sensing sensors and retrieval algorithms, mapping close-to-the-ground emission point sources and dispersion plumes, and evaluating the performance of atmospheric models. They can provide unique information relevant to the short- and long-range transport of gas and aerosol pollutants, radiative forcing, cloud properties, emission factors and a variety of atmospheric parameters. Since its establishment in 2015, USRL is participating in major international research projects dedicated to (1) the better understanding of aerosol-cloud interactions, (2) the profiling of aerosol optical properties in different atmospheric environments, (3) the vertical distribution of air pollutants in and above the planetary boundary layer, (4) the validation of Aeolus satellite dust products by utilizing novel UAV-balloon-sensor systems, and (5) the chemical characterization of ship and stack emissions. A comprehensive overview of the new UAV-sensor systems developed by USRL and their field deployments is presented here. This paper aims to illustrate the strong scientific potential of UAV-borne measurements in the atmospheric sciences and the need for their integration in Earth observation networks.en
dc.format.extent1811514
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAtmosphere
dc.subjectUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
dc.subjectUAVs
dc.subjectdrones
dc.subjectairborne
dc.subjectobservations
dc.subject3-D atmospheric observations
dc.subjectmobile exploratory platform
dc.subjectACTRIS
dc.titleThe Unmanned Systems Research Laboratory (USRL): A New Facility for UAV-Based Atmospheric Observationsen
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Climate Change Research (C3R)
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Physics, Engineering & Computer Science
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Biodetection Technologies
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Hazard Detection and Protection Research
dc.contributor.institutionParticle Instruments and diagnostics
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Atmospheric and Climate Physics Research
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.3390/atmos12081042
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