Plenary Session 1: Welcome and Keynotes
08:40-09:10: Opening remarks, logistics ISARRAwelcome
09:10-09:35: G._Roberts: Aerosol flux measurements above the ocean surface using unmanned aerial systems
09:35-10:00: J._Reuder: The two ISOBAR stable boundary layer field campaigns at Hailuoto, Finland 2017 and 2018: Experimental setup and first results
Plenary Session 2: Turbulence
10:20-10:40: D. Lawrence (A._Doddi): Atmospheric Turbulence Measurements Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
10:40-11:00: J. Zhang: Coherent structure and turbulent mixing in the hurricane boundary layer observed by unmanned aircraft
11:00-11:20: C._Canter: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Measurements of the Evolution Atmospheric Surface Layer Turbulence during Total Solar Eclipse
11:20-11:40: A. Segales: Advances in the Estimation of the Structure Function Parameter for Temperature using a Small Unmanned Aircraft System
11:40-12:00: R._Yamaguchi: Optical turbulence and mean meteorological measurement capabilities for small UAS Penguin
Plenary Session 3: Clouds, Aerosols and Trace Gases
15:20-15:40: J._Elston: Toward Large Area 3D Trace Gas Concentration Mapping at Low Altitude Above Rugged Terrain
15:40-16:00: C._Keleshis: Vertical profiles of dust aerosols using Unmanned Aerial Systems operated from a mobile Marine Vessel
16:00-16:20: R._Calmer: Aerosol-Cloud Closure Study using Remotely Piloted Aircraft Measurements during the BACCHUS field campaign in Cyprus
16:20-16:40: D._Brus: Combining airborne and ground based measurements of aerosol and cloud properties - Pallas Cloud Experiment (PaCE 2017)
16:40-17:00: D._Schmale: Coordinated Sampling of Biological Aerosols Over Freshwater and Saltwater Environments Using an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) and a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)
Plenary Session 4: UAS and NWP
08:40-09:00: J._Keeler: Impact of sUAS Data on Model-Based Supercell Forecasts
09:00-09:20: C._Schluchter: Meteodrones – Assimilating 3km Soundings for Aviation Weather Forecasts
09:20-09:40: B._Baker: NOAA UAS Research and Technology Program moving research UAS platforms into Operations
09:40-10:00: J._Pinto: Hindcasts and realtime predictions with WRF LES in support of the 2018 ISARRA Flight Week
Plenary Session 5: Boundary Layer Structure
10:20-10:40: M._Kunz: Nocturnal boundary layer budgets of carbon dioxide enabled by unmanned aircraft
10:40-11:00: B._Greene: Techniques for Sampling Morning Boundary Layer Transitions Using Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems
11:00-11:20: P._Flatau: A sUAS Study to Measure Simultaneous Oceanic and Atmospheric Profiles during the 2017 CASPER-WEST Field Experiment
11:20-11:40: A._Finn: 3D Spatio-Temporal Observations of Atmospheric Temperature and Wind Profiles from UAV-Based Acoustic Tomography
11:40-12:00: L._Baaserud: Test and validation of no-flow sensor wind retrievals from RPAS against mast, lidar and sodar observations
Posters
- Bronz: The Use of Hybrid UAVs in Atmospheric Research with Paparazzi System
- Vömel: Outcomes of the NCAR / EOL Workshop Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Atmospheric Research Poster_Voemel
- Sweeney: AirCore: the answer to making high-precision trace gas measurements on remotely operated vehicles
- Houston: NWS data needs for short-term forecasts and the role of unmanned aircraft in filling the gap Poster_Houston
- Benoit: Evolution of InterMet UAV sensors Poster_Benoit
- Creamean: HOVERCAT: A novel aerial system for evaluation of aerosol-cloud interactions
- Frew: Targeted observation and seeding using autonomous unmanned aircraft systems
- Kimball: Developing and validating atmospheric sensors for UAVs
- Cayez: Active teaching and learning of the use of RPA in meteorology
- Klein: Profiling Airborne Microwave Radiometer - a powerful tool for atmospheric research and observations Poster_Klein
- Asher: A first look at the Unmanned Whole Air Sampler (UWAS)
- Islam: Temperature/Humidity Sensor Housing for Multirotor UAS Poster_Islam
- Bernabeo: The dynamics of atmospheric aerosols: Traditional and innovative methodologies UAV-based
- Barbieri: Integration of sUAS-captured Atmospheric Data and Imagery for Improved Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions Monitoring Poster_Barbieri
- Kemppinen: Development and Field-Testing of Two Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Aerosol Particle Instruments
- Burrala: Profiling of Lower Atmosphere for Aerosol Properties and Meteorological Parameters using Unmanned Aerial System
- Guzman: Quantification of Trace Gases with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) during the 2017 CLOUDMAP Campaigns
- -S. Gao: A brief introduction to The Nighttime Fire Observations eXperiment (NightFOX) - UAS wildfire measurements in support of FIREX-AQ and fire weather forecasting
- Thomas: Deployment of a UAV based spectrometer for canopy measurements of Sun Induced Fluorescence above a CO2 enriched woodland
- -C. Chang: Multicopter-based aerial sampling and observation platforms for air quality studies
- Nelson: A novel combustion emissions sampling payload for use with small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)
- Hirsikko: Pilot study investigates applicability of an autonomous drone for operational profiling in weather service Poster_Hirsikko
- Pillar-Little: Development of a Robust CO2 Sensing Platform for Fixed or Rotary Wing UAS Poster_Pillar_Little
- Shanti: Change in Wind Patterns Associated with a Total Solar Eclipse
- Neitola: Vertical profiles of sub-arctic aerosol number size distributions obtained with a modified AlphaSense N-2 Optical Particle Counter
- Seoane: Atmospheric Instrumentation Integration in a RPAS Investigation Aerial Platform in the CIAR (Rozas Research Center)
- de Boer: Lower Atmospheric Profiling Studies at Elevation - A Remotely-piloted Aircraft Team Experiment (LAPSE-RATE): An overview of ISARRA flight week 2018 Poster_de_Boer
- Hemingway: Vertical Sampling Scales for Capturing Atmospheric Measurements via Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the Boundary Layer
- Young: Engineering a Phantom III with Atmospheric Sensing Instrumentation for Education and Outreach
- Ahlawat: Application of T-matrix retrieval algorithm in the indigenously developed Optical Particle Sizer (OPS) for airborne observations over IGP region
- Bottyan: Wind Profile Measurements on Small Quadrotor UAS Platform
- Avery: Ice Accretion on Small Unmanned Aircraft Poster_Avery
- Schreiner: Profiling the lower troposphere with GPS radio occultation
- Corrales: Test Techniques of the Control and Navigation System in a UAS
- McAdams: Development of a Holographic Cloud Particle Imager for UAVs Poster_McAdams
- Clark: Comparison of field test data with numerical weather modeling for characterization of atmospheric refractive-index structure coefficient (Cn2), under 100 meter altitude Poster_Clark
- Gonzales-Rocha: Model-based Wind Estimation in the Lower Atmosphere with Multirotor UAS
- Peuker: Investigating the polar boundary layer and aerosol particles with ALADINA Poster_Peuker
Plenary Session 6: Capability Development
15:20-15:40: J._Jacob: Results from the 2016-2018 CLOUD-MAP Coordinated Flight Campaigns
15:40-16:00: S._Swenson: Development and Deployment of Lagrangian Drifters from a sUAS
16:00-16:20: F._Mei: Development of a scientific payload for atmospheric science aboard a Group 3 UAS
16:20-16:40: B._Wrenger: Wind Measurement by Multicopter RPAS
16:40-17:00: S._Smith: On UAS Sensor Flight Pattern Determination for Studies in Atmospheric Science
Plenary Session 7: High Latitudes
08:40-09:00: G._de_Boer: Inaugural Campaigns for ARM Research using Unmanned Systems (ICARUS): An update on ongoing flight activities in Alaska
09:40-09:20: P._Chilson: Overview of the University of Oklahoma’s Contribution to ISOBAR: Science Questions and Findings
09:20--09:40: S._Kral: RPAS observation on the structure and evolution of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer during the two ISOBAR field campaigns on Hailuoto, 2017 and 2018
09:40-10:00 R. P._Lawson: Investigations of mixed-phase clouds at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
Plenary Session 8: Severe Weather and Community Discussion
10:20-10:40 J._Cione: Coyote UAS observations in Hurricane Maria (2017)
10:40-11:00: A._Houston: Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Severe Local Storm Research
11:00-11:20: R._Laurence: Deployment of TTwistor UAS During Project RiVorS
11:20-12:30: Discussion on ISARRA structure, Presentations for hosting next meeting