Using Remote Control Aerial Vehicles to Study Variability of Airborne Particulates

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dc.contributor.authorHarrison, William A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLary, David J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNathan, Brian J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Alec G.en_US
dc.contributor.utdAuthorHarrison, William A.en_US
dc.contributor.utdAuthorLary, David J.en_US
dc.contributor.utdAuthorNathan, Brian J.en_US
dc.contributor.utdAuthorMoore, Alec G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-31T19:45:46Z
dc.date.available2017-03-31T19:45:46Z
dc.date.created2015-08-04en_US
dc.date.issued2015-08-04en_US
dc.description.abstractAirborne particulates play a significant role in the atmospheric radiative balance and impact human health. To characterize this impact, global-scale observations and data products are needed. Satellite products allow for this global coverage but require in situ validations. This study used a remote-controlled aerial vehicle to look at the horizontal, vertical, and temporal variability of airborne particulates within the first 150 m of the atmosphere. Four flights were conducted on December 4, 2014, between 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm local time. The first three flights flew a pattern of increasing altitude up to 140 m. The fourth flight was conducted at a near-constant altitude of 60 m. The mean PM_{2.5} concentration for the three flights with varying altitude was 36.3 μg/m³, with the highest concentration occurring below 10 m altitude. The overall vertical variation was very small with a standard deviation of only 3.6 μg/m³. PM_{2.5} concentration also did not change much throughout the day with mean concentrations for the altitude-varying flights of 35.1, 37.2, and 36.8 μg/m³. The fourth flight, flown at a near-constant altitude, had a lower concentration of 23.5 μg/m3. © 2015, the authors, publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Limited.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNASA Award no. NNX11AL18Gen_US
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationHarrison, W. A., D. J. Lary, B. J. Nathan, and A. G. Moore. 2015. "Using remote control aerial vehicles to study variability of airborne particulates." Air, Soil and Water Research 8, doi: 10.4137/ASWR.S30774en_US
dc.identifier.issn1178-6221en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/5343
dc.identifier.volume8en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLibertas Academica Ltden_US
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4137/ASWR.S30774
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial)en_US
dc.rights©2015 The Authors, Publisher and e Libertas Academica Limited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/en_US
dc.sourceAir, Soil and Water Research
dc.subjectAir qualityen_US
dc.subjectDrone aircraften_US
dc.subjectAtmospheric radiationen_US
dc.subjectAir--Pollutionen_US
dc.subjectParticles--Enviromental aspectsen_US
dc.titleUsing Remote Control Aerial Vehicles to Study Variability of Airborne Particulatesen_US
dc.type.genreArticleen_US

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