Atmospheric Measurements with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

Abstract

This Special Issue of Atmosphere focuses on the development and implementation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their integration with sensors for atmospheric measurements on Earth. Articles that combine chemical, physical and meteorological measurements performed in recent field campaigns will be given priority. This includes the development of platform and autonomous systems in laboratories as well as the environmental deployment and operations of such systems. The operation of sensors and remote imaging for weather sensing is of special interest to this issue. While broad in scope, the manuscripts are expected to report the operation of UAS platforms with onboard systems that provide useful atmospheric data. The vision of this Special Issue is to provide a collection of articles to guide future research and motivate measurements that will increase our understanding of Earth’s complex atmosphere.