The Small Unmanned Meteorological Observer SUMO: Recent developments and applications of a micro-UAS for atmospheric boundary layer research

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1454-1473

  Reuder, Joachim ^a   Jonassen, Marius O ^a   Ólafsson, Haraldur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; BLLAST field campaign; morning cooling; unmanned aircraft system; wind farm effect on turbulence

Indexed keywords

3D FLOW; 5-HOLE PROBES; AUTOPILOT SYSTEMS; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FLEXIBLE TOOL; INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT; PYRENEES; TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENT; UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; WIND FARM;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; TROPOSPHERE; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT; WIND POWER;

ATMOSPHERICS;

AIRCRAFT; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; TURBULENCE; UNMANNED VEHICLE; WIND TURBINE;

DENMARK; PYRENEES;

EID: 84866152009     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-012-0042-8     Document Type: Article

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