[GTP] IMAGe GTP Seminar--Katrin Lehmann

[Silvia Gentile]

GTP Seminar

Towards Measuring the Turbulent Moisture Flux from Lightweight UASs
Katrin Lehmann
Scripps Institution of Oceanography



Airborne in-situ measurements are an important component of atmospheric 
research.
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) offer the facility to augment traditional 
manned-aircraft measurements when missions require coordinated, 
dangerous, or monotonous airborne measurements that may create a risk or 
challenge to participating personnel or equipment. In addition, UASs 
present a potential for less expensive routine operations especially as 
platform costs and capabilities improve.
The Ramanathan group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography has created 
miniaturized instruments and deployed them on small, unmanned aircraft. 
Successful campaigns in the past include the Maldives AUAV Campaign 
(MAC) in 2006, the California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study (CAPPS) 
in 2008, and the Cheju ABC Plume-Asian Monsoon Experiment (CAPMEX) in 
2008. Currently, the capacity to measure the turbulent surface moisture 
flux is being developed.
In the talk, past campaigns, miniaturized instruments, and results are 
summarized. The technology used to measure the turbulent moisture flux 
is discussed, and first results are shown.



May 26, 2009
Foothills Laboratory 1 (3450 Mitchell Lane), Room 2198 (EOL Atrium)
Lecture 10:00am