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Miniature Unmanned Airborne Sunphotometer for Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research (muSSTAR)The miniature unmanned Airborne Sunphotometer for Sun-Tracking Atmospheric Research (muSSTAR) will provide a link between local aerosols in the boundary layer and the global measurements of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT). We describe a path towards a prototype small airborne sunphotometer hosted on an unmanned aerial system for enabling air-quality and climate science by profiling the lower atmospheric boundary layer over land and boundary layer in coastal environments. This project aims to miniaturize NASA Ames’ world-leading instrumentation for use on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Document ID
20205009379
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Poster
Authors
Steve Dunagan (Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Samuel LeBlanc (Bay Area Environmental Research Institute Petaluma, California, United States)
Date Acquired
October 28, 2020
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Ames Research and Technology Forum
Location: Virtual
Country: US
Start Date: November 7, 2019
End Date: November 7, 2019
Sponsors: Ames Research Center
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 698671.02.01.55
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
aerosol
radiative transfer
climate change
planetary boundary layer
unmanned aerial system

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